| Abstracts submision | 15th September 2015 |
| Early registration fee | 30th September 2015 |
| Hotel reservations | 15th September 2015 |


Congress recognised of professional interest by the Government of Catalonia (Department of Health and Studies)

| 06:30 | Secretariat opens |
| Parallel breakfast sessions (x 2) | |
| BREAKFAST SESSION 1 | Improving the strategic management of lung cancer Auditorium Chairpersons: P. R. Aparicio - A. Rodríguez |
| 07:00-07:15 | The relevance of multidisciplinary team decisions on the management of lung cancer patients R. Osarogiagbon |
| 07:15-07:30 | Systematic approach in the management of lung cancer P. R. Aparicio |
| 07:30-07:55 | Discussion |
| BREAKFAST SESSION 2 | Infectious and parasitic lung diseases Conference room 1 Chairpersons: C. Paleru / J. J. Rivas |
| 07:00-07:10 | Hepato-thoracic hydatidosis S. Boubia |
| 07:10-07:20 | Surgery of aspergilloma M. Ridai |
| 07:20-07:30 | Pneumonectomy for destroyed lung: rationale for closing the bronchus first via the transcervical approach C. Paleru |
| 07:30-07:55 | Discussion |
| VIDEO FORUM 3 | Preoperative mediastinal staging Chairpersons: M. De Waele - J. M. Gimferrer |
| 08:00-08:08 | Cervical video-mediastinoscopy P. de Leyn |
| 08:08-08:16 | Extended cervical video-mediastinoscopy C. Obiols |
| 08:16-08:24 | Mediastino-thoracoscopy S. Call |
| 08:24-08:32 | Video-assisted mediastinoscopic lymphadenectomy (VAMLA) M. Hürtgen |
| 08:32-08:40 | Transcervical extended mediastinal lymphadenectomy (TEMLA) M. Zielinski |
| 08:40-08:48 | Subxiphoid pericardioscopy J. C. Trujillo |
| 08:48-08:56 | Pericardioscopy by VATS M. Congregado |
| 08:56-09:25 | Discussion |
| SESSION 5 | Multidisciplinary approach to oligometastatic NSCLC Chairpersons: D. de Ruysscher - R. Rami-Porta |
| 09:30-09:40 | Definition of oligometastatic NSCLC C. Dooms |
| 09:40-09:55 | Role of surgery in oligometastatic NSCLC P. van Schil |
| 09:55-10:10 | Integration of local and systemic therapies in oligometastatic NSCLC D. de Ruysscher |
| 10:10-10:20 | Therapeutic options for oligoprogressive NSCLC C. Dooms |
| 10:20-10:30 | Circulating tumour cells in lung cancer. Staging and therapeutic implications V. Bobek |
| 10:30-11:00 | Discussion |
| 11:00-11:25 | Coffee break |
| SESSION 6 | Pathological and molecular biology issues in NSCLC Chairpersons: W. Travis - J. Ramirez |
| 11:30-11:40 | How to get good tissue samples for molecular typing in lung cancer. The pulmonologist’s point of view J. Jett |
| 11:40-11:50 | Why to rebiopsy lung cancer after treatment M. Majem |
| 11:50-12:00 | Molecular typing of NSCLC W. Travis |
| 12:00-12:10 | Serum biomarkers for the diagnosis of lung cancer R. Molina |
| 12:10-12:20 | MicroRNA molecular profiles in lung cancer prognosis A. Navarro |
| 12:20-12:30 | Pathological assessment of tumour response after induction therapy W. Travis |
| 12:30-12:40 | Limits of intraoperative frozen section J. Ramirez |
| 12:40-13:00 | Discussion |
| 13:00-13:55 | Lunch |
| 13:00-13:55 | Lunch sessions (3 parallel sessions) Lunch session 4: Auditorium Industry-sponsored lunch session Lunch session 5: Conference room 1 Industry-sponsored lunch session Lunch session 6: The revised ESTS guidelines on preoperative mediastinal staging Conference room 2 Chairperson: D. Sánchez P. de Leyn |
| VIDEO FORUM 4 | Intraoperative nodal assessment Chairpersons: S. Swanson - F. Hernando Trancho |
| 14:00-14:10 | Systematic nodal dissection for right-sided tumours H. Asamura |
| 14:10-14:20 | Systematic nodal dissection for left-sided tumours H. Asamura |
| 14:20-14:30 | Lymphadenectomy by VATS R. Flores |
| 14:30-14:40 | Exploration of the aorto-pulmonary window M. Zielinski |
| 14:40-14:50 | Abbreviated TEMLA M. Zielinski |
| 14:50-15:00 | Lymphadenectomy for oesophageal cancer X. B. D'Journo |
| 15:00-15:30 | Discussion |
| 15:30-15:55 | Coffee break |
| SESSION 7 | Update on the IASLC Staging Projects on thoracic malignancies Chairpersons: P. Goldstraw |
| 16:00-16:08 | Lung cancer R. Rami-Porta |
| 16:08-16:16 | Mesothelioma V. Rusch |
| 16:16-16:24 | Thymic malignancies F. Detterbeck |
| 16:24-16:32 | Oesophageal cancer X. B. D'Journo |
| 16:32-16:40 | Japanese contributions to oesophageal cancer staging Y. Tachimori |
| 16:40-16:48 | South American contribution to the IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project G. Lyons |
| 16:48-17:10 | Discussion |
| SESSION 8 | Unsolved problems of the TNM classification for lung cancer Chairpersons: N. Viñolas - R. Rami-Porta |
| 17:15-17:25 | A uniform way to measure tumour size F. Detterbeck |
| 17:25-17:35 | Reliability of lobe-specific systematic nodal dissection as a staging procedure H. Kondo |
| 17:35-17:45 | Multiple tumours: is there a better way to classify them? F. Detterbeck |
| 17:45-17:55 | Positive pleural lavage cytology: to upstage or not to upstage H. Kondo |
| 17:55-18:05 | Staging implications of the proposed IASLC/ATS/ERS adenocarcinoma classification W. Travis |
| 18:05-18:35 | Discussion |
| Extraordinary lecture Chairperson: R. Rami-Porta |
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| 18:40-19:00 | Chest surgery and medical humanities T. Molnar |
| 19:00-19:30 | Meeting GECMP-CCR-SEPAR (only members) |
| 19:30 | Secretariat closes |