Provisional Progamme


Thursday 19th September 2024

07.30 - 08.00 Registration with Coffee/Croissants

08.00 - 08.15 Intrduction with Mr. E. Senanayake/ Mr. A. Ashoub & Mr. H. Fallouh

08.15 - 10:30: Grand Thoracic MDTs

Chairman: Mr. H. Fallouh


Panel: - Dr. R. Stevenson / Dr. M. Djearaman /  Dr. B. Sutton / Mr. D. Waller / Mr. M. Kalkat / Dr. S. Baijal

10.30 - 11.00 Coffee and Exhibitions

11:00 - 13:15: Coronary Artery Revascularisation

Chairman: Mr. A. Ranasinge

Time Speaker(s)
11.00 - 11.15 Guidelines/Evidence for Revascularisation Professor M. Loubani
11.15 - 11.30 Conduit Mr. N. Al Attar
11.30 - 11.45 Off Pump Mr. A. Muir
11:45 - 13:15 MDT Session All Faculty

13.15- 14.00 Lunch and Exhibitions

14:00 - 15:00: Seminars

Seminar & Group Speaker(s)
Seminar 1 - Group A Aortic Surgery Professor M. Redmond / Ms. D. Harrington / Professor D. Cameron / Mr. E. Senanayake / Mr. O. Nawaytou
Seminar 2 - Group B Assessment of Ischaemic Heart Discease Mr. A. Ashoub / Professor M. Loubani / Mr. A. Muir / Mr. N. Al Attar
Seminar 3 - Group C Assessment and fitness for Thoracic Surgery Dr. S. Sannakki / Mr. L. Hernandez / Dr. T. Christensen
Seminar 4 - Group D Trauma Ms. M. Jenkins / Mr. M. Purohit / Mr. R. Steyn
Seminar 5 - Group E Mediastinum Ms. E. Belcher / Ms. J. King
Seminar 6 - Group F Heart Failure Mr A. Ranasinghe / Mr. D. Quinn

15:00 - 16:00: Seminars

Seminar & Group Speaker(s)
Seminar 1 - Group D Aortic Surgery Professor M. Redmond / Ms. D. Harrington / Professor D. Cameron / Mr. E. Senanayake / Mr. O. Nawaytou
Seminar 2 - Group E Assessment of Ischaemic Heart Discease Mr. A. Ashoub / Professor M. Loubani / Mr. A. Muir / Mr. N. Al Attar
Seminar 3 - Group F Assessment and fitness for Thoracic Surgery Dr. S. Sannakki / Mr. L. Hernandez / Dr. T. Christensen
Seminar 4 - Group A Trauma Ms. M. Jenkins/ Mr. M. Purohit / Mr. R. Steyn
Seminar 5 - Group B Mediastinum Ms. E. Belcher / Ms. J. King
Seminar 6 - Group C Heart Failure Mr A. Ranasinghe / Mr. D. Quinn

16.00 - 16.30 Coffee and Exhibitions

16:30 - 17:15: The Mr. Frank Collins Memorial Lecture

Chairmen: Professor B. Naidu / Dr. T. Christensen

Time Speaker(s)
16.30 - 17.15 Innovation in Thoracic Surgery Mr. J. Dunning

17:15 - 18.00 Evening Break

18.00 - 20.00 Exhibition Hall and Industry Update Session

Chairman: Mr.  E. Senanayake/ Mr. A. Ashoub / Ms. A. Menon


Friday 20th September 2024

07.30 - 08.00 Registration - Coffee/Croissants

08.00 - 10.45 Aortic Valve Replacement

Chairman: Mr. O. Nawaytou

Time Speaker(s)
08.00 - 09.00 Aetiology, Assessment and Indications for Surgery for Aortic Vavle Disease Dr. W. Moody
- Stenosis and Regurgitation
- The Asymptomatic Patient
- The Low Gradident Poor LV Scenario in Aortic Stenosis
09.00 - 09.40 Choice of Aortic Valve Approach
- Mechanical Professor D. Cameron
- Tissue and Alternate Options Mr. O. Nawaytou
- Ross Professor M. Redmond
- TAVI Dr. A. Nadir
09:40 - 10:45 MDT All Faculty

10.45 - 11.00 Coffee and Exhibitions

11.00 - 13.00 Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Disease

Chairman: Mr. T. Barker

Time Speaker(s)
11.00 - 11.45 Aetiology, Definition and Assessment of Mitral Regurgitation, including evidence for intervention Dr. W. Moody
11.45 - 12.00 Mitral Valve – Surgical Considerations Mr. M. Bhabra
12.00 - 13.00 Mitral and Tricuspid Valve MDT Mr. M. Bhabra

13.00 - 13.45 Lunch and Exhibitions

13.45 - 15.45 Sub-Specialist Thoracic Practice I

Chairman: Professor. TBC

Time Speaker(s)
13.45 - 14.05 Chest Wall and flaps to manage intrapulmonary space Mr. M. Kalkat
14.05 - 14.25 Pectus Surgery - Best Evidence Mr. J. Dunning
14.25 - 15.45 Thoracic Sepsis Mr. R. Milton
15.45 - 15.05 LVRS Mr. S. Rathinam
15.05 - 15.25 Airway Management Mr. M. Kallat
15.25 - 15.45 Q&A All Faculty

15.45 - 16.15 Coffee and Exhibitions

16.15 - 17.15: Seminars

Seminar & Group Speaker(s)
Seminar 1 - Group E Aortic Surgery Professor M. Redmond / Ms. D. Harrington / Professor D. Cameron / Mr. E. Senanayake / Mr. O. Nawaytou
Seminar 2 - Group F Assessment of Ischaemic Heart Discease Mr. A. Ashoub / Professor M. Loubani / Mr. A. Muir / Mr. N. Al Attar
Seminar 3 - Group A Assessment and fitness for Thoracic Surgery Dr. M. Auldin / Mr. L. Hernandez / Dr. T. Christensen
Seminar 4 - Group B Trauma Mr. R. Milton / Ms. M. Jenkins / Mr. R. Steyn / Mr. M. Purohit
Seminar 5 - Group C Mediastinum Ms. E. Belcher / Ms. J. King
Seminar 6 - Group D Heart Failure Mr A. Ranasinghe / Mr. D. Quinn

17:15 - 18:15: Professor Robert Bonser - Memorial Lecture

Chairman: Ms. D. Harrington

Time Speaker(s)
17.15 - 18.15 The next 10 years of Aortic Surgery – how do we prepare for it? Professor D. Cameron


20.00 Balti Evening – 19.30 for 20.00 hours – Praza 94 – 96 Hagley Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B16 8LU



Saturday 21st September 2024

08.00 - 08.30 Registration - Coffee/Croissants

08.30 - 10.30 Congenital Cardiac Surgery

Chairman: Professor D. Cameron / Mr. P. Botha / Professor M. Redmond 

10.30 - 11.00 Coffee and Exhibitions

11.00 - 12.40 Sub-Specialist Thoracic Practice II

Chairman: TBC 

Time Speaker(s)
11.00 - 11.20 Diaphragm Mr. H. Fallouh
11.20 - 11.40 Management of pleural malignancies (Meso) Mr. A. Nakas
11.40 - 12.00 Management of respiratory failure/lung transplant Professor D. Eaton
12.00 - 12.20 Management of primary and secondary pneumothorax Ms J. King
12.20 - 12.30 Q&A

12:40 - 13:40 Seminars

Seminar & Group Speaker(s)
Seminar 1 - Group F Aortic Surgery Professor M. Redmond / Ms. D. Harrington / Professor D. Cameron / Mr. E. Senanayak / Mr. O. Nawaytou
Seminar 2 - Group A Assessment of Ischaemic Heart Discease Mr. A. Ashoub / Mr. A. Muir
Seminar 3 - Group B Assessment and fitness for Thoracic Surgery Dr. S. Sannakki / Mr. L. Hernandez / Dr. T. Christensen
Seminar 4 - Group C Trauma Mr. R. Milton / Mr. R. Steyn / Mr. M. Purohit
Seminar 5 - Group D Mediastinum Ms. E. Belcher / Ms. J. King
Seminar 6 - Group E Heart Failure Mr A. Ranasinghe / Mr. D. Quinn

13.40 - 14.15 Lunch and Exhibitions

14:15 - 15:15 Seminars 

Seminar & Group Speaker(s)
Seminar 1 - Group C Aortic Surgery Professor M. Redmond / Ms. D. Harrington / Professor D. Cameron / Mr. E. Senanayake / Mr. O. Nawaytou
Seminar 2 - Group D Assessment of Ischaemic Heart Discease Mr. A. Ashoub / Mr. A. Muir
Seminar 3 - Group E Assessment and fitness for Thoracic Surgery Dr. S. Sannakki / Mr. L. Hernandez / Dr. T. Christensen
Seminar 4 - Group F Trauma Mr. R. Milton / Mr. R. Steyn / Mr. M. Purohit
Seminar 5 - Group A Mediastinum Ms. E. Belcher / Ms. J. King
Seminar 6 - Group B Heart Failure Mr A. Ranasinghe / Mr. D. Quinn

15:15 - 16:15 Seminars

Seminar & Group Speaker(s)
Seminar 1 - Group B Aortic Surgery Professor M. Redmond / Ms. D. Harrington / Professor D. Cameron / Mr. E. Senanayake /Mr. O. Nawaytou
Seminar 2 - Group C Assessment of Ischaemic Heart Discease Mr. A. Ashoub / Mr. A. Muir
Seminar 3 - Group D Assessment and fitness for Thoracic Surgery Dr. S. Sannakki / Mr. L. Hernandez / Dr. T. Christensen
Seminar 4 - Group E Trauma Mr. R. Milton / Mr. R. Steyn / Mr. M. Purohit
Seminar 5 - Group F Mediastinum Ms. E. Belcher / Ms. J. King
Seminar 6 - Group A Heart Failure Mr A. Ranasinghe / Mr. D. Quinn