Fourth International Joint Meeting on THORACIC SURGERY

Endorsed by SECT

Fourth International Joint Meeting on Thoracic Surgery was granted 24 European CME credits (ECMEC) by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME).

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

9th

International Meeting on General Thoracic Surgery

8th

International Workshop on Surgical Exploration of the Mediastinum and Systematic Nodal Dissection

3rd

Meeting of the Thoracic Oncology, Thoracic Surgery, Respiratory Nursing, Respiratory Physiotherapy and Techniques & Transplantation Areas of the Spanish Society of Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery (SEPAR)

1st

Joint Meeting of the Spanish Society of Thoracic Surgery (SECT)

Presentation

Dear colleagues:

We welcome you to the Fourth International Joint Meeting on Thoracic Surgery that will take place in Barcelona, Spain, in November 2018. The rewarding experiences of the [ First ], [ Second ] and [Third] International Joint Meetings on Thoracic Surgery held in the same city in 2009, 2012 and 2015 encourage all of us to work together once again with the purpose of celebrating the fourth edition in 2018.

The Joint Meeting 2018 will consist of a mixture of brief oral and video presentations comprising different areas of thoracic surgery and many other selected topics closely related to thoracic surgery and thoracic oncology, with special emphasis on diagnosis, staging and treatment of lung cancer. In addition, there will be breakfast sessions and lunch seminars specifically dedicated to relevant fields in thoracic surgery, and sessions of proffered papers in poster and video presentation format. A great effort has been made to present a programme with an outstanding content. In this meeting, particular attention has been given to the discussion time of the topics.

The Joint Meeting 2018 will take place in the Gothic Quarter of Barcelona, where the city originated and where the most emblematic public buildings are located: [ the Cathedral ], the imposing [ church of St. Maria del Mar ], one of the finest Gothic churches in Spain, and the [ Picasso Museum ]. Barcelona harbour and the modernist buildings by Antonio Gaudi, [ La Pedrera ] and [ La Casa Batlló ], are within walking distance of the Gothic Quarter. Autumn certainly is the best time of year to visit Barcelona and you can enjoy pleasant walks in the city.

We hope you will honour us with your active participation in this Fourth Joint Meeting 2018. We are looking forward to seeing familiar and new faces among us. We count on you to make the meeting a real educational and scientific success.

With our kindest regards,

Coordinators Laureano Molins
Ramón Rami-Porta
José Belda-Sanchis

General Information

Venue

FOMENT DEL TREBALL NACIONAL
Vía Layetana 32-34
08003 Barcelona

[ www.foment.com ]

How to get from Barcelona airport to the Meeting venue

Barcelona International Airport (airport code BCN) is located 12 km southwest of the city.

By taxi: TAXIS are available at an approximate cost of 50 € including the required supplements for leaving the airport and carrying luggage. They are yellow and black, and, when free, show a clearly visible green light on the roof of the vehicle.

By bus: AEROBUS: This special service is clearly signposted at the stops outside the terminal and it takes you to different parts of the city, the Plaza Catalunya stop is the closest to the Meeting Venue, 10 minutes walk approximately.
The AEROBÚS service operates 365 days a year, always with the same schedule (including Sundays and Holidays). Departures from airport, from 05:35 to 01:00; departures from Plaza de Catalunya, from 05:00 to 00:15. Buses run every 5 to 10 minutes, depending on the time of day.
For further information regarding timetables and fares, we recommend you visit the website: www.aerobusbcn.com.
Price: 5.90 € (Rates 2018)

By train: The station is located to the West of the terminal. Trains go to "Sants" Station and run approximately every 30 minutes to and from Barcelona airport to the city centre.
Length of journey: 17 minutes to Barcelona Sants station. Fare: 3.50 €.
Further information: www.renfe.es. From here you can take:

Metro: Take the green line metro (line 3) from “Sants Estació” to "Plaça Catalunya" Station (two stops). The rate for a single ticket is 2.20 €. Further information: www.tmb.net.

Bus: Take bus number 43 and 17 which have stops in "Via Laietana". Buses run every 10-15 minutes. The rate for a single ticket is 2.20 €. Further information: www.tmb.net.

Coffee service

Coffee, soft drinks and snacks will be available at all times at the Exhibition Hall.

Official language

English will be the official language of the Joint Meeting. There will be no simultaneous translation into Spanish.

Organizing Secretariat



C/ Bonaire, 7.
08301 Mataró (Barcelona – SPAIN)
T. (0034) 937 552 382

[ thoracic.surgery@actoserveis.com ]
[ www.thoracicsurgery2018.org ]
[ www.actoserveis.com ]

Objectives and Background

Objectives

This Fourth Joint Meeting has two principal goals: to provide the newest and the best evidence on several topics in thoracic surgery, and to review the most important details of time-honoured and new procedures and surgical techniques.

The scientific programme, a full immersion in thoracic surgery and oncology, will combine a series of short lectures with video forum sessions and educational seminars. Particular attention has been given to the discussion time of the topics in order to promote an active and rewarding participation.

The scientific programme is designed to meet the needs of residents as well as young and senior specialists in thoracic surgery, pneumology, and oncology.

Background

The International Meetings on General Thoracic Surgery were organized by the General Thoracic Surgery Unit of Sagrat Cor, University Hospital in Barcelona, in 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999 and 2002. International Faculty members came from USA and Europe (H. Grillo, W.S. Payne, H. Ellis, P. Goldstraw, D. Mathisen, R. Landreneau, P. Pairolero, S. Hazelrigg, S. Cassivi, D. Lardinois, A. Patterson, D. Nuss, I. Vogt Moykopf, A. Lerut, E. Rendina, K. Naunheim, M.R. Mueller, and others) with a valuable contribution of the Spanish units in each of the meetings.

The International Workshops on Surgical Exploration of the Mediastinum and Systematic Nodal Dissection were organized in Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain, in 1998, 2000, 2003 and 2006. Nearly 100 speakers from Spain and abroad participated in these highly specific meetings. Their highlights were the live surgery programmes featuring systematic nodal dissection and lung resection for lung cancer performed by Japanese thoracic surgeons (T. Naruke, R. Tsuchiya, T. Goya, H. Kondo, H. Nomori, and H. Asamura), and videomediastinoscopies, extended cervical videomediastinoscopies, video-assisted mediastinal lymphadenectomies, performed by staff thoracic surgeons and invited thoracic surgeons who developed these techniques (M. Huertgen, B. Witte, M. Zielinski, and J. Kuzdzal). Additionally, topics such as transbronchial needle aspiration and bronchial and oesophageal ultrasound with fine needle aspiration were integrated into the programme due to its clinical relevance and utility.

The Thoracic Oncology, Thoracic Surgery and Techniques & Transplant Areas are multidisciplinary collaborative working groups of the Spanish Society of Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery (SEPAR) mainly composed by thoracic surgeons and pulmonologists, but also by oncologists, radiologists, pathologists, nurses, etc. The number and quality of the scientific publications, guidelines and meetings testify to the long tradition and prestige of these working teams. Some of the most relevant works have been those of 1) the Bronchogenic Carcinoma Cooperative Group I (GCCB-SEPAR-I) that registered data from nearly 3000 patients with lung cancer who had undergone surgical treatment from 1993 to 1997; from the analyses of the collected data, more than 30 publications in indexed journals have been already published; 2) the Spanish Multicenter Study of Neuroendocrine Tumours of the Lung (EMETNE-SEPAR), with more than 5 publications in indexed journals specifically related to the treatment and prognosis of neuroendocrine lung tumours; 3) the Spanish Group for Surgical Resection of Colo-Rectal Pulmonary Metastases (GECMP-CCR-SEPAR) that finished the registration of data from more than 540 patients treated surgically in 2010 and has published 6 papers till now; 4) the Bronchogenic Carcinoma Cooperative Group II (GCCB-SEPAR-II), specifically created to participate in the Prospective Lung Cancer Staging Project of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer towards the 8th edition of the TNM classification of lung cancer, that already has registered online more than 2600 patients and has published recently the descriptive analysis of the registry; and 5) The Brochogenic Carcinoma Cooperative Group III (GCCB-SEPAR-III) recently created to participate in the collection of data of the IALSC to inform the 9th edition of the TNM classification of lung cancer to be released in 2024.

In 2009, the leadership of these three long-standing initiatives joined their efforts in order to concentrate in a single meeting the updated information on several topics in the fields of general thoracic surgery and thoracic oncology. The result was the First International Joint Meeting on Thoracic Surgery that took place in Barcelona, Spain. National and International Faculty members from all around the world came to Barcelona to share knowledge and experience on relevant topics and novel aspects of  thoracic surgery. The successful result in terms of scientific quality, number of participants and encouraging feedback prompted us to promote the celebration of the second, third and now fourth editions of the International Joint Meeting on Thoracic Surgery.

There will be two novelties in this Fourth International Joint Meeting on Thoracic Surgery: 1) The collaboration of the Spanish Society of Thoracic Surgery (SECT), created in 2007.  The Spanish Society of Thoracic Surgery organizes an annual congress as well as courses for residents in thoracic surgery. Its association with the Fourth International Joint Meeting on Thoracic Surgery will be highly valuable. 2) The incorporation of the Nursing and Physiotherapy Areas of the Spanish Society of Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery. Both groups of professionals constitute an important part of the managing team treating thoracic surgery patients. They will join us for the first time to discuss burning issues in their respective specialties.

Speakers And Chairpersons

Speakers and Chairpersons Disclosure Form Form: Speaker abstracts and profiles

Rafael AGUILÓ, Thoracic Surgery Service, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain

Alvar AGUSTÍ, Respiratory Institute, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain

Nasser K. ALTORKI, Toracic Surgery Service, The New York Hospital, Cornell Medical Centre, NY, USA

Felipe ANDREO, Pneumology Service, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain

Edurne ARRIOLA, Oncology Department, Hospital del Mar, Bacelona, Spain

Hisao ASAMURA, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Jalal ASSOUAD, Thoracic Surgery Service, Hôpital Tenon, Paris, France

Kalliopi ATHANASSIADI, Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Evangelismos General Hospital, Athens, Greece

Joan Albert BARBERÀ, Respiratory Institute, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain

José BELDA-SANCHIS, Thoracic Surgery Service, Hospital Universitari MútuaTerrassa, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain

Marc BOADA, Thoracic Surgery Service, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

Souheil BOUBIA, Thoracic Surgery Service, Centre Hospitalier Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco

Sergi CALL, Thoracic Surgery Service, Hospital Universitari MútuaTerrassa, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain

Francesc CASAS, Radiotherapy Service, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

Stephen CASSIVI, Thoracic Surgery Department, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

Lluís CIRERA, Oncology and Hematology Service, Hospital Universitari MútuaTerrassa, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain

Esther CLADELLAS, Thoracic Surgery Service, Hospital Universitari MútuaTerrassa, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain

Xavier D'JOURNO, Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Marseille, France

Paul DE LEYN, Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

Hertbert DECALUWE, Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Leuven, Belgium

Frank DETTERBECK, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA

Michael DUSMET, Thoracic Surgery Department, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom

Juan J. FIBLA, Thoracic Surgery Service, Hospital Universitari Sagrat Cor, Barcelona, Spain

Pinto FILHO, Thoracic Surgery Service, Caxias do Sul University, Brazil

Pier Luigi FILOSSO, Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Torino, Italy

Carlos FRAILE, Thoracic Surgery Service, Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos, Madrid, Spain

José Mª GALBIS, Thoracic Surgery Service, Hospital de Alcira, Valencia, Spain

Peter GOLDSTRAW, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom

Diego GONZÁLEZ-RIVAS, Coruña University Hospital, UCTMI and Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Coruña, Spain

Angela GUIRAO, Thoracic Surgery Service, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

Jorge HERNÁNDEZ, Thoracic Surgery Service, Sagrat Cor University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain

Florentino HERNANDO TRANCHO, Thoracic Surgery Service, Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos, Madrid, Spain

Martin HÜRTGEN, Thoraxchirurgie, Katholisches Klinikum, Koblenz, Germany

Manuela IGLESIAS SENTÍS, Thoracic Surgery Service, Hospital Universitari MútuaTerrassa, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain

Isabel ILLA, Neurology Service, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain

Masaoki ITO, Department of Surgical Oncology, Hiroshima University Hospital Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima, Japan

Young Tae KIM, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea

Thomas KLIKOVITS, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Gunda LESCHBER, Department of Thoracic Surgery, ELK Berlin Chest Hospital

Hongxu LIU, Department of Thoracic Surgery. Liaoning Cancer Hospital and Institute. Shenyang, Liaoning Province. People's Republic of China

Carmen LUCENA, Respiratory Institute, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain

Margarita MAJEM, Oncology Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain

Ramon MARRADES, Pneumology Service, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

Elisabeth MARTÍNEZ, Thoracic Surgery Service, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain

Jose Maria MATILLA, Thoracic Surgery Service, Hospital Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain

Franca MELFI, Department of Cardio-Thoracic, University of Pissa, Pissa, Italy

Joan MELIS, Respiratory Institute, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

Marcello MIGLIORE, Thoracic Surgery Service, Policlinico Hospital, Catania, Italy

Lucia MILLA, Thoracic Surgery Unit, Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain

Jenny MITCHEL, Thoracic Surgery Service, Oxford Univertsity, Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford Heart Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley, Way, Oxford, UK

Laureano MOLINS, Thoracic Surgery Service, Hospital Clínic & Sagrat Cor, Barcelona, Spain

Meritxell MOLLA, Radiotherapy Service, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

Tamás MOLNÁR, Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Medical School of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary

Luis MONTUENGA, Laboratory of Biomarkers, Oncology Division, Center of Applied Medical Research CIMA, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

Michael MÜLLER, Division of Thoracic Surgery Otto Wagner Hospital Vienna, Austria

Arturo NAVARRO, Department of Radiation Oncology, Institut Català d’Oncologia, Hospital Duran i Reynals, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain

Andrew G. NICHOLSON, Department of Histopathology, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom

Carme OBIOLS, Thoracic Surgery Service, Hospital Universitari MútuaTerrassa, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain

Raymond U. OSAROGIAGBON, Thoracic Oncology Program, Baptist Cancer Center, Memphis, TN, USA

Cristian PALERU, Thoracic Surgery Department, National Institute of Pneumology, Bucarest, Rumania

Marina PARADELA, Thoracic Surgery Service, Hospital Universitario Juan Canalejo, A Coruña, Spain

Pilar PAREDES, Nuclear Medicine Service, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

Jesper Holst PEDERSEN, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmarck

Ramón RAMI-PORTA, Thoracic Surgery Service, Hospital Universitari MútuaTerrassa, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain

Josep RAMIREZ, Pathology Service, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

Noemi REGUART, Oncology Service, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

Mohammed RIDAI, Thoracic Surgery Service, Centre Hospitalier Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco

Albert RODRÍGUEZ, Thoracic Surgery Service, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain

Antonio ROMAN, Pneumology Service, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebrón, Barcelona, Spain

Antoni ROSELL, Pneumology Service, Hospital de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain

Enrico RUFFINNI, Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Torino, Italy

Valerie W. RUSCH, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

David SANCHEZ , Thoracic Surgery Service, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

Marcelo SÁNCHEZ, Radiodiagnostic Service, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

Roser SAUMENCH PERRAMON, Thoracic Surgery Service, Hospital Universitari MútuaTerrassa, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain

Raquel SEBIO, Escola Superior de Ciències de la Salut - Fundació Tecnocampus Mataró-Maresme (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)

Mireia SERRA, Thoracic Surgery Service, Hospital MútuaTerrassa, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain

Joshua Robert SONETT, Section of Thoracic Surgery, Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, New York. USA

Kenji SUZUKI, General Thoracic Surgery, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Hideharu TANAKA, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Kyorin University, Mitaka, Japan

Joan Carles TRUJILLO, Thoracic Surgery Service, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain

Paula UGALDE, Thoracic Surgery Service, Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Hôpital Laval, Québec, Canada

Michael UNGER, Pulmonary and Critical Care, Division Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA

Eric VALLIERES, Thorcic Surgery Service Swedish Cancer Institute, Seattle, USA

Paul VAN SCHIL, Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium

Nuria VIÑOLAS, Oncology Service, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

Ivan VÖLLMER, Radiodiagnostic Service, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

David WALLER, Thoracic Surgery, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom

Walter WEDER, Thoracic Surgery Service, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Douglas E. WOOD, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, USA

Marcin ZIELINSKI, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Pulmonary Hospital, Zakopane, Poland

Organizing Committee

Laureano MOLINS, Thoracic Surgery Service, Hospital Clínic & Sagrat Cor, Barcelona, Spain

Ramón RAMI-PORTA, Thoracic Surgery Service, Hospital Universitari MútuaTerrassa, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain

José BELDA-SANCHIS, Thoracic Surgery Service, Hospital Universitari MútuaTerrassa, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain

Programme

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Wednesday, 28th November 2018

06:30 Secretariat opens
07:00 - 07:35 Best posters
Chairpersons: M. Müller - J. Belda
  • COMPREHENSIVE COMPARISON OF TARGETABLE GENETIC VARIANTS STATUS IN PRIMARY SITE AND METASTATIC LYMPH NODES, AND SURVIVAL IMPACT IN LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA
    Masaoki Ito, Yoshihiro Miyata, Shoko Hirano, Shingo Kimura, Fumiko Irisuna, Kyoko Ikeda, Kei Kushitani, Naoto Kishi, Yasuhiro Tsutani, Yukio Takeshima, Morihito Okada
    Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
  • CONFIRMATION OF SERUM miRNA BIOMARKERS WHICH CAN BE USED IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER BY SILICO METHODS AND CONFIRMED BY RT-PCR
    A. Poyraz, B. Küçükkaraduman, Atakan, Z. Günnur Dikmen, C. Atinkaya, M. Kavas, A. Öztürk, S. Alparslan, Yalçnkaya, A.O. Güre
    Bilkent University, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Ankara, Turkey
  • AN INDEPENDENT ADVANCED NURSE PRACTITIONER CLINIC (ANPC) FOR EARLY DISCHARGED THORACIC PATIENTS IN THE CONTEXT OF AN ENHANCED RECOVERY AFTER SURGERY PATHWAY (ERAS); THE SHEFFIELD EXPERIENCE
    Ostrovskis-Wilkes R, Wild J, Happs-Smith N, Rao J, Edwards J, Tenconi S, Socci L.
    Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, UK
  • APPLICABILITY OF ESTS GUIDELINES FOR MEDIASTINAL STAGING IN NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER (NSCLC) IN A TERTIARY HOSPITAL
    Libreros Alejandra, Sánchez-Lorente David, Boada Marc, Montesinos Mario, Guzmán Rudith, Guerrero Carlos, Guirao Angela, Gimferrer Josep Maria, Molins Laureano.
    Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain.
  • EVALUATION OF EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF UNIPORTAL SEGMENTECTOMY IN THE TREATMENT OF LUNG CANCER
    Chenlei Zhang, Gebang Wang, Zhanwu Yu, Hongxu Liu*
    Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
  • VALIDITY OF INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF LUNG CANCER PROPOSAL FOR THE REVISION OF N DESCRIPTORS IN LUNG CANCER
    Jae Kwang Yun1, Geun Dong Lee1, Seung Eun Lee2, Sehoon Choi1, Hyeong Ryul Kim1, Yong-Hee Kim1, Dong Kwan Kim1, and Seung-Il Park1
    1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
    2Department of Pathology, Konkuk University School of Medicine, , Seoul, Republic of Korea
07:40 - 07:55 Opening ceremony
08:00 - 09:25 VIDEOFORUM 1
THE SUBXIPHOID APPROACH
Chairpersons: M. Zielinski - J.C. Trujillo
08:00 - 08:10 Subxiphoid thoracoscopy
E. Martínez
08:10 - 08:20 Subxiphoid resection of lung metastasis
F. Detterbeck
08:20 - 08:30 Subxiphoid pericardioscopy
J. C. Trujillo
08:30 - 08:40 Subxiphoid thymectomy for myasthenia gravis
H-X. Liu
08:40 - 08:50 Subxiphoid lobectomy: how I do it
D. González Rivas
08:50 - 09:05 Transcervical-subxiphoid thymectomy
M. Zielinski
09:05 - 09:25 Discussion
09:30 - 11:00 SESSION 1
SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF EMPHYSEMA OTHER THAN TRANSPLANTATION
Chairpersons: W. Weder - L. Molins
09:30 - 09:40 Evaluation of the patient with emphysema
J.A. Barberà
09:40 - 09:50 Endobronchial procedures
M. Unger
09:50 - 10:05 Bullectomy & percutaneous lung drainage
D.C. Pinto Filho
10:05 - 10:15 LVRS as bridge to transplant: NO
A. Román
10:15 - 10:25 LVRS as bridge to transplant: YES
W. Weder
10:25 - 11:00 Discussion
11:00 - 11:25 Coffee break
11:30 - 13:00 SESSION 2
INNOVATING ISSUES IN THE DIAGNOSIS & MANAGEMENT OF LUNG CANCER
Chairpersons: R. Osarogiagbon - M. Majem
11:30 - 11:40 Utility of tumour markers for diagnosis
R. Marrades
11:40 - 11:50 Liquid biopsy based on circulating tumoral DNA
E. Arriola
11:50 - 12:00 Prognostic impact of circulating tumour cells
L. Milla
12:00 - 12:10 Predictive biomarkers in lung cancer research
L. Montuenga
12:10 - 12:20 Immunotherapy in NSCLC today
N. Reguart
12:20 - 12:30 Differences in lung cancer surgery in women
J.J. Fibla
12:30 - 12:40 Using technology to assist patient follow up
S. Cassivi
12:40 - 13:00 Discussion
13:00 - 13:55 Lunch
13:00 - 13:55 Sponsored lunch sessions (2 parallel sessions)
14:00 - 15:30 VIDEOFORUM 2
THE TRANSCOSTAL APPROACH
Chairpersons: P. Ugalde - M. Serra
14:00 - 14:08 Tubeless lobectomy
D. González Rivas
14:08 - 14:16 VATS pneumonectomy
P. Ugalde
14:16 - 14:24 VATS lobectomy
H. Decaluwé
14:24 - 14:32 VATS segmentectomy
N.K. Altorki
14:32 - 14:40 VATS sleeve lobectomy
D. González Rivas
14:40 - 14:48 VATS lobectomy with chest wall resection
P. Ugalde
14:48 – 14:56 Paravertebral block for VATS procedures
J. Fibla
14:56 - 15:04 Robotic lobectomy
F. Melfi
15:04 - 15:12 VATS vs Robotic approach
N.K. Altorki
15:12 - 15:30 Discussion
15:30 - 15:55 Coffee break
16:00 - 17:10 SESSION 3
THORACIC INFECTIONS & PARASITOSIS
Chairpersons: M. Ridai - R. Aguiló
16:00 - 16:20 VATS lobectomy in infectious lung disease
S. Boubia
16:20 - 16:30 VATS approach for thoracic hydatid disease
M. Ridai
16:30 - 16:40 Surgical approach to infectious mediastinitis
K. Athanassiadi
16:40 - 16:50 Tuberculosis, mother of all thoracic surgery: then and now
T. Molnár
16:50 - 17:10 Discussion
17:15 - 18:55 SESSION 4
WHY WE SHOULD GO BEYOND MEDIASTINOSCOPY IN LUNG CANCER STAGING
Chairpersons: H. Decaluwé - R. Rami-Porta
17:15 - 17:25 Introductory lecture: EBUS/mediastinoscopy in cN0 lung cancer
C. Lucena
17:25 - 17:35 Why we should perform transcervical lymphadenectomies
M. Dusmet
17:35 - 17:45 Results of VAMLA when the mediastinum looks normal
S. Call
17:45 - 17:55 Benefits of TEMLA over endoscopic procedures
M. Zielinski
17:55 - 18:05 Our approach and results with upfront resection for single station clinical N2
M. Müller
18:05 - 18:15 Our approach and results with upfront resection for single station clinical N2
D. Waller
18:15 - 18:25 Our approach and results with upfront resection for single station clinical N2
Y.T. Kim
18:25 - 18:35 Results of trimodality therapy for patients with cN2 NSCLC diagnosed by VAMLA
S. Call
18:35 - 18:55 Discussion
19:00 Secretariat closes

Thursday, 29th November 2018

06:30 Secretariat opens
Parallel breakfast sessions (x 2)
07:00 - 07:55 BREAKFAST SESSION 1
INCIDENTAL LUNG NODULES LESS THAN 8MM; FLEISCHNER SOCIETY RECOMMENDATIONS
Auditorium
Chairpersons: E. Cladellas - F. Andreo
07:00 - 07:15 Radiological view
M. Sánchez
07:15 - 07:30 Pathological view
J. Ramírez
07:30 - 07:40 Radioguided occult lesion localization (ROLL)
P. Paredes
07:40 - 07:55 Discussion
07:00 - 07:55 BREAKFAST SESSION 2
LUNG METASTASES OF COLORECTAL ORIGIN
Conference room 1
Chairpersons: L. Cirera - A. Rodríguez
07:00 - 07:10 When is lymphadenectomy indicated?
S. Call
07:10 - 07:20 Prognosis regarding the approach and CT/M1 ratio
J. Hernández
07:20 - 07:30 The value of repeated metastasectomy
R. Tanaka
07:30 - 07:55 Discussion
08:00 - 09:25 VIDEOFORUM 3
TIPS AND TRICKS OF PREOPERATVE MEDIASTINAL STAGING
Chairpersons: M. Dusmet - R. Rami-Porta
08:00 - 08:08 Cervical video-mediastinoscopy
S. Call
08:08 - 08:16 Extended cervical video-mediastinoscopy
C. Obiols
08:16 - 08:24 Mediastino-thoracoscopy
J. Belda
08:24 - 08:32 Cervical incision thoracic endoscopic surgery
J. Assouad
08:32 - 08:42 Video-assisted mediastinoscopic lymphadenectomy (VAMLA)
M. Hürtgen
08:42 - 08:52 Transcervical extended mediastinal lymphadenectomy (TEMLA)
M. Zielinski
08:52 - 09:00 Transoral endoscopic mediastinal surgery (TOEMS)
G. Leschber
09:00 - 09:25 Discussion
09:30 - 11:00 SESSION 5
LUNG CANCER SCREENING TODAY
Chairpersons: D. Wood - L. Molins
09:30 - 09:40 Do we need a randomized study?
D. Wood
09:40 - 09:50 COPD and lung cancer
A. Agustí
09:50 - 10:00 Radiomics in lung cancer screening
M. Sánchez
10:00 - 10:10 What can we know about NELSON?
J.H. Pedersen
10:10 - 10:20 When to perform a lymphadenectomy?
N.K. Altorki
10:20 - 10:30 Screening programme (CRIBAR) in Barcelona
L. Molins
10:30 - 11:00 Discussion
11:00 - 11:25 Coffee break
11:30 - 12:25 SESSION 6
THE TRANSCERVICAL APPROACH
Chairpersons: M. Zielinski - J.M. Galbis
11:30 - 11:38 Thymectomy
E. Ruffini
11:38 - 11:46 Mediastinal tumours
W. Weder
11:46 - 11:54 Lobectomy
M. Zielinski
11:54 - 12:02 Main bronchus closure
C. Paleru
12:02 - 12:10 Oesophageal procedures
X. D’Journo
12:10 - 12:25 Discussion
12:30 - 13:00 EXTRAORDINARY LECTURE
Chairpersons: R. Rami-Porta - L. Molins

A view from above: my life in thoracic surgery
P. Goldstraw
13:00 - 13:55 Lunch
13:00 - 13:55 Sponsored lunch sessions (3 parallel sessions)
14:00 - 15:30 VIDEOFORUM 4
INTRAOPERATIVE NODAL ASSESSMENT
Chairpersons: E. Vallières - R. Rami-Porta
14:00 - 14:10 Introductory lecture: the prognostic relevance of pNx
R. Osarogiagbon
14:10 - 14:18 Systematic nodal dissection for right-sided tumours
H. Asamura
14:18 - 14:26 Systematic nodal dissection for left-sided tumours
H. Asamura
14:26 - 14:34 Lymphadenectomy for oesophageal cancer
X. D’Journo
14:34 - 14:42 Nodal sampling
K. Suzuki
14:42 - 14:50 Robotic lymphadenectomy
F. Melfi
14:50 - 15:05 Final reflections: ways to improve intraoperative nodal staging
R. Osarogiagbon
15:05 - 15:30 Discussion
15:30 - 15:55 Coffee break
16:00 - 17:15 SESSION 7
THE 8TH EDITION TNM OF THORACIC MALIGNANCIES: IMPLICATIONS FOR CLINICAL PRACTICE
Chairpersons: P. Goldstraw - F. Hernando Trancho
16:00 - 16:08 Lung cancer: the T and the M components
R. Rami-Porta
16:08 - 16:16 Lung cancer: clinical implication of the suggested subclassification of nodal disease by zones and stations
H. Asamura
16:16 - 16:24 Surgical management of lung cancers with multiple lesions
D. Waller
16:24 - 16:32 Mesothelioma
V. Rusch
16:32 - 16:40 Thymic malignancies
F. Detterbeck
16:40 - 16:48 Oesophageal cancer
X. D’Journo
16:48 - 17:15 Discussion
17:20 - 18:30 SESSION 8
THE TRACHEO-BRONCHIAL TREE
Chairpersons: D. Wood - R. Saumench
17:20 - 17:28 Virtual bronchoscopy
A. Rosell
17:28 - 17:36 Bronchoscopic staging of lung cancer
M. Unger
17:36 - 17:44 Limits of tracheal resection
D. Wood
17:44 - 17:52 Resection in the laryngotracheal border zone
T. Klikovits
17:52 - 18:00 Sleeve lobectomy after induction therapy
E. Vallières
18:00 - 18:08 Adventurous sleeve resections
M. Dusmet
18:08 - 18:30 Discussion
19:00 Secretariat closes
19:30 - 20:30 Official reception at Barcelona City Hall (Saló de Cròniques)

Friday, 30th November 2018

06:30 Secretariat opens
Parallel breakfast sessions (x 2)
07:00 - 07:55 BREAKFAST SESSION 3
TREATMENT OF LUNG CANCER IN A PATIENT WITH POOR PFT’S
Chairpersons: A. Navarro - M. Iglesias
07:00 - 07:10 Stereotactic body radiotherapy
M. Mollá
07:10 - 07:20 Surgical alternatives to lobectomy
K. Suzuki
07:20 - 07:30 The especial case of interstitial lung disease
R. Tanaka
07:30 - 07:55 Discussion
07:00 - 07:55 BREAKFAST SESSION 4
MYASTHENIA GRAVIS
Chairperson: J.C. Trujillo - D. Sánchez
07:00 - 07:15 Myasthenia gravis: subgroup classification
I. Illa
07:15 - 07:30 Evidence for thymectomy in myasthenia gravis
J.R. Sonett
07:30 - 07:55 Discussion
08:00 - 09:25 VIDEOFORUM 5
BEST SUBMITTED VIDEOS
Chairpersons: M. Ito - J. Belda
08:00 - 08:07 BILATERAL MINIMALLY INVASIVE VATS APPROACH IN DESCENDING NECROTIZING MEDIASTINITIS
Marcelo Parra, D. Paz, D. Gruen, D. Rodríguez, R. Pavez and O. Orellana
Hospital de Urgencia Asistencia Pública. Facultad de Medicina – Universidad Finis Terrae. Santiago - Chile
08:07 - 08:10 Discussion by appointed discussant
Herbert
08:10 - 08:17 UNIPORTAL VIDEO-ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC LINGULECTOMY UNDER SPONTANEOUS VENTILATORY ANAESTHESIA
AJ Sharkey, B Gray, J Rosser, L Socci
Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, UK
08:17 - 08:20 Discussion by appointed discussant
P. Van Schil
08:20 - 08:27 MULTIPLE LUNG CANCER : S2 AND S1+2C + S3A SEGMENTECTOMY
Yeon Soo Kim
ilsan Paik Hospital, Goyang, South Korea
08:27 - 08:30 Discussion by appointed discussant
H. Liu
08:30 - 08:37 SURGICAL TREATMENT FOR SUBGLOTTIC TRACHEAL STENOSIS
Loidi, Claudia; Apaolaza, Irati; Pac, Joaquin; Rojo, Rafael; Rumbero, Juan Carlos; Fernando, Marta; Rosado, Joel; Hernández, Lucia.
Hospital Universitario Cruces, Barakaldo. Spain
08:37 - 08:40 Discussion by appointed discussant
D. Wood
08:40 - 08:47 BILATERAL VIDEO-ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC (BI-VATS) MAXIMAL THYMECTOMY IN STAGE IIIA THYMOMA
Mauro Guarino, Elisabeth Martinez Tellez, Josep Belda Sanchis, Juan Carlos Trujillo Reyes
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital Universitari de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain; and Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital Universitari Mútua Terrassa, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
08:47 - 08:50 Discussion by appointed discussant
JR. Sonett
08:50 - 08:57 SURGICAL TREATMENT OF POSTRACHEOTOMY SUBGLOTTIC LARYNGOTRACHEAL STENOSIS
I. Apaolaza Rebollo, C. Loidi Lopez, J. Pac Ferrer, M. Lorenzo Martín, U. Jiménez Maestre, L. Hernández Pérez, M. Fernando Garay, N. Uribe-Etxebarria Lugariza-Aresti, J. Rosado Rodriguez, J. C. Rumbero Sanchez, R. Rojo Marcos, J. B. Casanova Viudez
Cruces University Hospital, Barakaldo, Spain
08:57 - 09:00 Discussion by appointed discussant
T. Klikovits
09:00 - 09:25 General discussion
09:30 - 11:00 SESSION 9
SPECIAL TECHNIQUES FOR LOCALLY ADVANCED LUNG CANCER
Chairperson: N. Viñolas - F. Detterbeck
09:30 - 09:40 Resection of posterior sulcus tumours
V. Rusch
09:40 - 09:50 Resection of anterior sulcus tumours
M. Paradela
09:50 - 10:00 Surgical indications for Stage IIIB NSCLC
W. Weder
10:00 - 10:10 Carinal resection after induction therapy?
T. Klikovits
10:10 - 10:20 Resection of the vertebral bodies. Indications and results
S. Cassivi
10:20 - 10:30 Surgery in oligometastatic disease
E. Vallières
10:30 - 10:40 Is hyperthermic intrapleural chemotherapy useful when the pleura is involved?
M. Migliore
10:40 - 11:00 Discussion
11:00 - 11:25 Coffee break
11:30 - 13:00 SESSION 10
PHYSIOTHERAPY AND NURSING IN THORACIC SURGERY
Chairpersons: P.L. Filosso - R. Rami-Porta
11:30 - 11:55 Relevance of a specialized nurse
J. Mitchell
11:55 - 12:03 E-cigarettes: a word of caution
M. Unger
12:03 - 12:11 Prehabilitation in thoracic surgery
D. Sánchez
12:11 - 12:19 Different incentive spirometer devices used in the respiratory physiotherapy
J. Melis
12:19 - 12.27 Fissios: an interactive smartphone App for patients´ perioperative care and chest physical therapy
C. Fraile
12:27 - 12:35 Perioperative exercise training in patients submitted to lung resection: state of the art
R. Sebio
12:35 - 12:43 Management of chest tubes: key issues for nurses
P.L. Filosso
12:43 - 12:55 Discussion
13:05 - 13:55 Lunch
13:05 - 13:55 Sponsored lunch sessions (3 parallel sessions)
14:00 - 15:30 VIDEOFORUM 6
SPECIAL SURGICAL ISSUES
Chairpersons: C. Paleru - J.M. Matilla
14:00 - 14:10 The midway: technical tips for lung resection through a small video-assisted thoracotomy
H. Asamura
14:10 - 14:20 Animal model of mediastinoscopy
C. Paleru
14:20 - 14:30 Pleurectomy/Decortication for malignant pleural mesothelioma
V. Rusch
14:30 - 14:40 Ex-vivo evaluation in non-beating lung donors
M. Boada
14:40 - 14:50 Be careful with the pulmonary artery!
H. Asamura
14:50 - 15:00 Lung cancer diagnosis by trained dogs
A. Guirao
15:00 - 15:10 Use of 3D printing in chest, lung, mediastinum and oesophageal cases
S. Cassivi
15:10 - 15:20 Thymectomy for nonthymomatous myasthenia gravis
J.R. Sonett
15:20 - 15:30 Discussion
15:30 - 15:55 Coffee break
16:00 - 17:10 SESSION 11
THYMIC TUMOURS
Chairpersons: F. Detterbeck - J.C. Trujillo
16:00 - 16:08 Non invasive preoperative staging
I. Völlmer
16:08 - 16:16 Lymph node dissection in thymic malignancies: implication of the ITMIG lymph node map & TNM classification and staging
Y.T. Kim
16:16 - 16:24 Management of stage III-IV thymomas
J.R. Sonett
16:24 - 16:32 Management of thymic carcinomas
E. Ruffini
16:32 - 16:40 Management of neuroendocrine thymic tumours
P. L. Filosso
16:40 - 16:48 Management of recurrent thymoma
E. Vallières
16:48 - 16:56 The present role of adjuvant radiotherapy
F. Casas
16:56 - 17:10 Discussion
17:15 - 18:30 SESSION 12
SUBLOBAR RESECTIONS FOR LUNG CANCER
Chairpersons: E. Vallières - L. Molins
17:15 - 17:25 Present indications of wedge resection
N.K. Altorki
17:25 - 17:35 Present indications of segmentectomy
K. Suzuki
17:35 - 17:45 Caution! Spread through air spaces (STAS)
A. G. Nicholson
17:45 - 17:55 Status of the American trial
N.K. Altorki
17:55 - 18:05 Status of the Japanese trials
H. Asamura
18:05 - 18:30 Discussion
18:30 - 18:45 Closing remarks
L. Molins, R. Rami-Porta, J. Belda
19:00 Secretariat closes

Scientific Information

Instructions for speakers and chairpersons

The length of the video presentations, lectures and discussions is changeable and depends on the session.

Breakfast sessions: this type of session consists of two or three short lectures of related topics followed by a 15-25-minute discussion.

Lunch seminars and sponsored lunch sessions: the lunch seminars and sponsored lunch sessions consist of an up-to–date and concise review or other types of presentation regarding different topics in general thoracic surgery.

Video forum: 8-10 minute videos presentation. These videotapes should emphasize the most important steps and technical details of the surgical procedure, and their content must have a high educational value. Whenever possible, videos of related topics are grouped in the same session. Discussion will take place at the end of the session.

Lectures: Lectures will have a maximum duration of 10 minutes. Their contents must be precise and related to the title of the lecture. Whenever possible, lectures are grouped in sessions covering related topics. Speakers are kindly asked to avoid overlapping with other lectures of the same session. Discussion will take place at the end of the session.

Poster presentation: Abstracts of proffered papers will be considered for electronic poster display, only. Selected abstracts will be divided into three categories: a) general thoracic surgery; b) lung cancer staging and mediastinal lymph node dissection; and c) general topics on lung cancer. The presenters of the best 6 posters will have the opportunity to summarize their content in two minutes that will be followed by a 3-minute discussion. Prospective presenters are kindly asked to prepare their posters in English. There will not be any physical posters in this Joint Meeting. The presenters will be asked to submit their posters in a single Power Point slide. In the venue of the Joint Meeting, computers will be available to see the posters.

[ Poster and videos instructions ]

Video presentation: A videoforum session will be reserved for proffered videos. Those willing to present a video will have to submit a 250-word abstract in English similar to the abstracts for posters (see instructions above), but with the following structure: a) introduction; b) indication of the technique; c) decription of the technique; d) conclusion. To avoid any technical problems, we recommend using the Mpeg format. Videos should not exceed 300MB and 7 minutes of viewing time. From all submitted videos, the Scientific Committee will choose eight for public presentation in a videoforum session. The other videos, as well as the selected ones, will be available at the computer room especially set for poster and video watching.

[ Poster and videos instructions ]

Speakers: Speakers are kindly requested to prepare their presentations according to the above instructions. The organizers of the Joint Meeting recommend the speakers to strictly limit their presentations to the allotted time. This is fundamental to keep good timing in this busy meeting and allow for enough discussion. There will be no simultaneous translation into Spanish. The speakers are kindly asked to prepare their slide presentations in English.

Chairpersons: Chairpersons are responsible for the timing and fluidity of the sessions. They should introduce the speakers as briefly as possible, and time their presentations according to the allotted time. They should alert the speakers when their time has been consumed. The Chairpersons are expected to enliven discussions and keep their right timing.

Poster and video

Instruccions

Posters

Abstracts of proffered papers will be considered for electronic poster display, only. Selected abstracts will be divided into three categories: a) general thoracic surgery; b) lung cancer staging and mediastinal lymph node dissection; and c) general topics on lung cancer. The presenters of the best 6 posters will have the opportunity to summarize their content in two minutes, that will be followed by a 3-minute discussion. Prospective presenters are kindly asked to prepare their posters in English. There will not be any physical posters in this Joint Meeting. The presenters will be asked to submit their posters in a single Power Point slide. In the venue of the Joint Meeting, computers will be available to see the posters.

Abstracts of a maximum of 250 words should be uploaded into this website no later than 15th July 2018

The presenter of the poster MUST be registered in the Joint Meeting. The presenters of the posters will be informed of the decisions regarding the acceptance of the posters by 30th September 2018. The abstract must be informative and must include: a) objectives (with or without introduction), b) methods, c) results, and d) conclusions. Statements such as 'the results will be presented' are unacceptable.

Send the abstract in Word format following these instructions:

a. use font no smaller than 10 points;
b. type title in capital letters;
c. type single space;
d. underline presenter's name;
e. organize the heading of the abstract as follows: title, authors' names, institution, city and country, leaving one line between the heading and the body of the abstract.

Send the abstract using the following link: Abstract of Posters and video Form

Videos

A videoforum session will be reserved for the best 6 proffered videos. These will have to be presented in a maximum of 7 minutes that will be followed by a 3-minute discussion by an appointed discussant.

Those willing to present a video will have to submit a 250-word abstract in English similar to the abstracts for posters (see instructions above), but with the following structure: a) introduction; b) indication of the technique; c) description of the technique; d) conclusion.

Abstracts of a maximum of 250 words should be uploaded into this website, no later than 15th July 2018.
Abstract of Posters and video Form

At the same time of abstract submission, the video will have to be uploaded to the following website:
[ https://www.wetransfer.com ]

For uploading instructions go to: [ https://www.wetransfer.com/howitworks?trk=panel ]

To avoid any technical problems, we recommend using the Mpeg format. Videos should not exceed 300MB and 7 minutes of viewing time. From all submitted videos, the Scientific Committee will choose six for public presentation in a videoforum session. The other videos, as well as the selected ones, will be available at the computer room especially set for poster and video watching.

The presenter of the video MUST be registered in the Joint Meeting. The presenters of the videos will be informed of the decisions regarding the acceptance of the videos by 30th September 2018.

List of posters and videos accepeted

Best Videos

Friday, 30th November 2018 08:00 - 09:25h

  1. BILATERAL MINIMALLY INVASIVE VATS APPROACH IN DESCENDING NECROTIZING MEDIASTINITIS
    Marcelo Parra, D. Paz, D. Gruen, D. Rodríguez, R. Pavez and O. Orellana
    Hospital de Urgencia Asistencia Pública. Facultad de Medicina – Universidad Finis Terrae. Santiago - Chile
  2. UNIPORTAL VIDEO-ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC LINGULECTOMY UNDER SPONTANEOUS VENTILATORY ANAESTHESIA
    AJ Sharkey, B Gray, J Rosser, L Socci
    Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, UK
  3. MULTIPLE LUNG CANCER : S2 AND S1+2C + S3A SEGMENTECTOMY
    Yeon Soo Kim
    ilsan Paik Hospital, Goyang, South Korea
  4. SURGICAL TREATMENT FOR SUBGLOTTIC TRACHEAL STENOSIS
    Loidi, Claudia; Apaolaza, Irati; Pac, Joaquin; Rojo, Rafael; Rumbero, Juan Carlos; Fernando, Marta; Rosado, Joel; Hernández, Lucia.
    Hospital Universitario Cruces, Barakaldo. Spain
  5. BILATERAL VIDEO-ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC (BI-VATS) MAXIMAL THYMECTOMY IN STAGE IIIA THYMOMA
    Mauro Guarino, Elisabeth Martinez Tellez, Josep Belda Sanchis, Juan Carlos Trujillo Reyes
    Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital Universitari de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain; and Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital Universitari Mútua Terrassa, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
  6. SURGICAL TREATMENT OF POSTRACHEOTOMY SUBGLOTTIC LARYNGOTRACHEAL STENOSIS
    I. Apaolaza Rebollo, C. Loidi Lopez, J. Pac Ferrer, M. Lorenzo Martín, U. Jiménez Maestre, L. Hernández Pérez, M. Fernando Garay, N. Uribe-Etxebarria Lugariza-Aresti, J. Rosado Rodriguez, J. C. Rumbero Sanchez, R. Rojo Marcos, J. B. Casanova Viudez
    Cruces University Hospital, Barakaldo, Spain

Best Posters

Wednesday, 28th November 2018 07:00 - 07:35h

  1. COMPREHENSIVE COMPARISON OF TARGETABLE GENETIC VARIANTS STATUS IN PRIMARY SITE AND METASTATIC LYMPH NODES, AND SURVIVAL IMPACT IN LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA
    Masaoki Ito, Yoshihiro Miyata, Shoko Hirano, Shingo Kimura, Fumiko Irisuna, Kyoko Ikeda, Kei Kushitani, Naoto Kishi, Yasuhiro Tsutani, Yukio Takeshima, Morihito Okada
    Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
  2. CONFIRMATION OF SERUM miRNA BIOMARKERS WHICH CAN BE USED IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER BY SILICO METHODS AND CONFIRMED BY RT-PCR
    A. Poyraz, B. Küçükkaraduman, Atakan, Z. Günnur Dikmen, C. Atinkaya, M. Kavas, A. Öztürk, S. Alparslan, Yalçnkaya, A.O. Güre
    Bilkent University, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Ankara, Turkey
  3. AN INDEPENDENT ADVANCED NURSE PRACTITIONER CLINIC (ANPC) FOR EARLY DISCHARGED THORACIC PATIENTS IN THE CONTEXT OF AN ENHANCED RECOVERY AFTER SURGERY PATHWAY (ERAS); THE SHEFFIELD EXPERIENCE
    Ostrovskis-Wilkes R, Wild J, Happs-Smith N, Rao J, Edwards J, Tenconi S, Socci L.
    Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, UK
  4. APPLICABILITY OF ESTS GUIDELINES FOR MEDIASTINAL STAGING IN NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER (NSCLC) IN A TERTIARY HOSPITAL
    Libreros Alejandra, Sánchez-Lorente David, Boada Marc, Montesinos Mario, Guzmán Rudith, Guerrero Carlos, Guirao Angela, Gimferrer Josep Maria, Molins Laureano.
    Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain.
  5. EVALUATION OF EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF UNIPORTAL SEGMENTECTOMY IN THE TREATMENT OF LUNG CANCER
    Chenlei Zhang, Gebang Wang, Zhanwu Yu, Hongxu Liu*
    Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
  6. VALIDITY OF INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF LUNG CANCER PROPOSAL FOR THE REVISION OF N DESCRIPTORS IN LUNG CANCER
    Jae Kwang Yun1, Geun Dong Lee1, Seung Eun Lee2, Sehoon Choi1, Hyeong Ryul Kim1, Yong-Hee Kim1, Dong Kwan Kim1, and Seung-Il Park1
    1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea. 2Department of Pathology, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Konkuk University Medical Center, Seoul, Republic o

Poster and Video Display without Discussion

Poster

  1. IMPACT OF LUNG CARCINOID SUBTYPE AND SIZE ON LONG TERM OUTCOMES AFTER SURGICAL RESECTION
    Maria Cattoni1, Alessandra Siciliani2, Andrea Imperatori1, Maria Letizia Vita3, Stefano Margaritora3, Pierluigi Granone3, Camilla Vanni2, Erino Angelo Rendina2, Lorenzo Dominioni1, Nicola Rotolo1,4
    1 Centro di Ricerca in Chirurgia Toracica, Università dell’Insubria, Varese, Italy; 2 Chirurgia Toracica, Ospedale S. Andrea, Università La Sapienza, Roma, Italy; 3 Chirurgia Toracica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy; 4 Centro di Ricerca
  2. THE INTRODUCTION OF PHYSICIANS ASSISTANTS - ANAESTHESIA IN A THORACIC PRE-ASSESSMENT CLINIC: THE SHEFFIELD ERAS EXPERIENCE
    C Sanders, M Wragg, S Hepburn, C Owen, J Rosser, A Parnell, L Socci, B.Gray
    South Yorkshire Cardiothoracic Unit, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
  3. ENHANCED RECOVERY AFTER SURGERY (ERAS): ADHERENCE AND OUTCOMES IN ELDERLY PATIENTS UNDERGOING VATS LOBECTOMY
    Federico Mazza, Alessia Stanzi, Massimiliano Venturino, Alberto Gorla, Andrea Antonelli, Nicoletta Barzaghi, Alessandro Locatelli, Giulio Melloni
    Santa Croce e Carle General Hospital, Cuneo, Italy
  4. IDENTIFICATION OF RISK FACTORS FOR POSTOPERATIVE ACUTE EXACERBATION OF THYMOMA WITH MYASTHENIA GRAVIS
    Kyohei Masai, Takashi Ohtsuka, Seiji Omura, Mikito Suzuki, Kaoru Kaseda, Keisuke Asakura, Tomoyuki Hishida, Hisao Asamura
    Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
  5. PULMONARY METASTATECTOMY- A VIABLE TREATMENT OPTION FOR METASTATIC RENAL CELL CARCINOMA?
    Tan Junyang1, Tina Koh2 , Joel Foo JS3, Carson JA4
    1 Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Singapore
    2 Division of Surgical Oncology, National Cancer Centre
    3 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, National Heart Centre Singapore
    4 Centre of Quantitative Medicine, Duke NUS Medical School
  6. SURGERY SURVIVAL IN pIIIApN2
    Esther Fernández Araujo, Samuel García Reina, Carlos Martínez Barenys, Pedro Enrique López de Castro Alujes
    H. Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain
  7. CORRELATION BETWEEN THE FEV1 VALUES PREDICTED FOR THE POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD AND ASSESSED OVER THREE MONTHS AFTER PULMONARY RESECTIONS
    Karine Aparecida Arruda, Antonio José Maria Cataneo, Daniele Cristina Cataneo
    Botucatu School of Medicine - São Paulo State University, Botucatu - São Paulo, Brazil
  8. REDO THORACIC PROCEDURES BY ROBOTIC SURGERY
    Ricciardi Sara1, Carmelina Cristina Zirafa2, Gaetano Romano1, Federico Davini2, Franca Melfi2
    1 Department of Surgical, Medical, Molecular and Critical Pathology, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, 2 Multispecialty Centre for Surgery, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
  9. BRONCHOPLEURAL FISTULAS: RISK FACTORS, PRESENTATION AND MANAGEMENT
    Sabita Jiwnani, Vijayraj Patil, George Karimundackal, C S Pramesh
    Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, India
  10. INVESTIGATION OF MEDIASTINAL LYMPH NODE METASTASIS IN NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER
    Wang Gebang, Chen Wei, Zhang Chenlei, Yu Zhanwu, Liu Hongxu
    Department of thoracic surgery, Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, Shenyang, Liaoning, P.R.China
  11. SPLENIC AND INTESTINAL METASTASES: AN UNUSUAL PRESENTATION OF METASTASIC LUNG CANCER
    L. Milla Collado, M. Merichal Resina, C. Cerdán Santacruz, A. Ojanguren Arranz
    Hospital Universitario Arnau Vilanova. Lleida. Spain.
  12. SOLO-SURGERY OF VATS THYMECTOMY USING THORACOSCOPE-HOLDING ROBOTIC DEVICE
    Kyung Soo Kim, Seung Keun Yun, Ji Yun Lee, Jung Suk Choi, Kwan Yong Hyun, Soo Whan Choi, Seok Whan Moon, Si Young Choi
    Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
  13. SLEEVE LOBECTOMY FOR CENTRALLY LOCATED NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER: EXPERIENCE OF A SINGLE INSTITUTE
    Liu Hongxu, Ma Yegang, Yu Zhanwu, Ren Yi, Zhang Chenlei, Wang Gebang, Liu Hongxi
    Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, Shenyang, Liaoning, P.R.China
  14. PLEURODESIS VERSUS PLEURECTOMY IN THE TREATMENT OF PRIMARY SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTORAX
    Libreros Alejandra, Sánchez David, Boada Marc, Montesinos Mario, Guzmán Rudith, Guerrero Carlos, Guirao Angela, Gómez-Caro Abel, Gimferrer Josep Maria, Molins Laureano.
    Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain.
  15. THE RISK FACTORS OF COMPENSATORY SWEATING IN PATIENTS WHO UNDERWENT ONE-STAGE BILATERAL SINGLE-PORT THORACOSCOPIC SYMPATHECTOMY FOR HYPERHIDROSIS.
    Hıdır Esme, Ferdane Melike Duran
    Konya training and research hospital, Health Sciences University, Konya, Turkey
  16. BLOC RESECTION OF PULMONARY SULCUS NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER INVADING (OR NOT) THE SPINE (T4 OR T3). MULTIMODAL TREATMENT AND SURVIVAL
    Moldes-Rodríguez, Milagros MD, PhD1; Díez-Ulloa, M. Alberto. MD, PhD2; García-Prim, José M. MD, PhD1; Rivo, J. Eduardo MD, phD1; Quiroga, Jorge, MD1
    Departments of Thoracic Surgery1, and Orthopedic and Traumatology Surgery2, Clinical University Hopital of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
  17. INTRACTABLE CHYLOTHORAX AND CHYLOPERITONEUM AFTER ESOPHAGECTOMY TREATED WITH RADIOTHERAPY
    Si Young Choi, Kyung Soo Kim, Chan Beom Park, Deog Gon Cho, Mi Hyoung Moon, Younggyu Moon
    Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, St. Paul Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
  18. KIRCHER’S CALCULATION OF THE POSTOPERATIVE PNEUMOTHORAX PREDICTS PROLONGED AIR LEAKAGE AFTER ANATOMICAL RESECTION OF LUNG CANCER
    Takahiro Nakagomi, Kaoru Kaseda, Kohei Matsuda, Kyohei Masai, Tomoyuki Hishida, Hisao Asamura
    Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
  19. OUTCOME OF LUNG CANCER PATIENTS DIAGNOSED FOLLOWING EMERGENCY ADMISSION: A CALL FOR EARLY DIAGNOSIS
    Maria Brandão, Luísa Nascimento, Dulce Apolinário, Teresa Gomes, Bebiana Conde, Ana Fernandes
    Centro Hospitalar de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal
  20. THYMOMA PRESENTING AS AUTOIMMUNE LIMBIC ENCEPHALITIS
    Maria Brandão, Joelma Silva, Teresa Gomes, Bebiana Conde, Ana Fernandes
    Centro Hospitalar de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal
  21. IS THE AGGRESSIVE SURGERY THE GOLDEN KEY IN THE TREATMENT OF THE ENDOMETRIOSIS RELATED PNEUMOTHORAX? – CASE PRESENTATION OF AN SUCCESSFULLY SURGICALLY TREATED PATIENT
    Olga Danaila, Anca Asaftei, Huminiuc Constantin, Bolca Ciprian, Diana Leonte, Paleru Cristian
    Marius Nasta National Institute of Pneumology, Bucharest, Romania
  22. THORACOSCOPIC RESECTION OF THYMIC ATYPICAL CARCINOID TUMOR IN PATIENT WITH ZOLLINGER-ELLISION SYNDROME
    Ji Yun Lee, Jung Suk Choi, Jin Won Shin, June Lee, Se Ha Ahn, Si Young Choi, Kyung Soo Kim
    Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, South Korea
  23. HELIUM CAUSED SEVERE SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA AND PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM AFTER J-PLASMA FACIAL SKIN REJUVENATION
    Zeljko Djakovic, Vedran Cesarec, Zoran Janevski, Dubravko Jalsovec, Goran Madzarac, Dorian Hirsl, Ivan Bunjevac, Marko Vrancic, Dinko Stancic-Rokotov
    Department of Thoracic Surgery “Jordanovac”, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
  24. SOLITARY FIBROUS TUMOR OF THE PLEURA: THE VALIDITY OF SURGICAL RESECTION AND ITS PATHOLOGICAL FEATURES AND PROGNOSIS
    Kohei Matsuda, Kaoru Kaseda, Kyohei Masai, Tomoyuki Hishida, Takashi Otsuka, Hisao Asamura
    Division of Thoracic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
  25. SUCCESFUL NON-OPERATIVE TREATMENT OF BRONCHOPULMONARY PERFORATION CAUSED BY A MALPOSITIONED NASO-GASTRIC TUBE
    Cosci M, Napoli F, Ambrosi E, De Marchi F
    Ospedale S.Bortolo, Vicenza, Italy
  26. THE COMPLEX APPROACH OF A LOCALLY ADVANCED NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER – CASE PRESENTATION OF A SUCCESSFULLY SURGICALLY TREATED N2 POSITIVE PATIENT
    Anca Asaftei, Olga Danaila, Huminiuc Constantin, Cordos Ioan, Alexe Mihai, Leonte Diana, Raluca Istrate, Paleru Cristian
    Marius Nasta National Institute of Pneumology, Thoracic Surgery Departement, Bucharest Romania
  27. METACHRONOUS LUNG CANCER DEVELOPING AFTER 11 YEARS OF CHEMO-RADIOTHERAPY IN A PATIENT WITH NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CARCINOMA
    O. Derdiyok, C. Atinkaya, S. Aydoan, M. Kavas, Yalçnkaya
    Health Science Medical Faculty, Sureyyapasa, Department of Thoracic Surgery
  28. VATS LOBECTOMY INITIAL EXPERIENCE
    Zeljko Djakovic, Vedran Cesarec, Zoran Janevski, Dubravko Jalsovec, Goran Madzarac, Dorian Hirsl, Ivan Bunjevac, Marko Vrancic, Dinko Stancic-Rokotov
    Jordanovac University Department of Thoracic Surgery, Zagreb University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia
  29. SURGICAL TREATMENT AND OUTCOME OF PULMONARY HAMARTOMA: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF 10-YEAR EXPERIENCE
    Hıdır Esme, Ferdane Melike Duran, Yasar Unlu
    Konya training and research hospital, Health Sciences University, Konya, Turkey
  30. DESCENDING NECROTIZING MEDIASTINITIS: THE PRICE FOR UNDERESTIMATING PHARYNGEAL ABSCESS
    Raquel Pereira, Catarina Lacerda, João Filipe Cruz
    Centro Hospitalar de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal
  31. PRIMARY LUNG MALIGN MESENCHYMAL TUMORS: CASE SERIES
    C. Atinkaya, O. Derdiyok, M. Kavas, Yalçnkaya
    Health Science Medical Faculty, Sureyyapasa, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Maltepe, Turkey
  32. CONTRALATERAL PNEUMOTHORAX IN BULLOUS LUNG AFTER PNEUMONECTOMY: REPORT ONE CASE.
    Assoc Prof .Gradica ,Ph dr.Y.Vata; Dr.L.Lisha; Dr.Dh.Argjiri; Prof asc.A.Cani; Dr.L.Shpataraku; *Dr.S.Gradica; dr.A.Vyshka dr.P.Hysko; **dr.Z.Perduka.
    University Hospital “Shefqet Ndroqi”Tirane Albania.;*Public Pharmacy Service Kamez Albania;**Public Hospital Rreshen District Albania.
  33. BRONCHIAL CARCINOID TUMORS: SURGICAL MANAGEMENT AND LONG-TERM OUTCOME: ANALYSES OUR CASES JANUARY 2003-JANUARY 2018
    Assoc. prof. Gradica; Dr. L. Lisha; Dr. Dh. Argjiri**; Assoc. prof. A. Cani***, Dr. F. Kokici***; Dr. A. Vyshka***; Dr. D. Xhemalaj*; Dr. F.S. Gradica****; Dr. V. Rexha****. Service of Thoracic Surgery, Histopathology section*; Pneumology Department**; Anestesie reanimation
    University Hospital "Shefqet Ndroqi" Tirane Albania
  34. MEDIASTINAL CYSTS ,SURGICAL TREATMEN: ANALYSES OUR CASES. PERIOD OF TIME JANUARY 2007–DECEMBER 2017
    Prof .asc. Gradica, Dr. L. Lisha; Dr. Dh. Argjiri; Assoc. Prof. A. Cani; Dr. F. Kokici; Dr. F.S. Lala; Dr. V. Rexha; Dr. Ph. Y. Vata; Dr. L. Shpataraku; Dr. Ph. D. Xhemalaj; Dr. Z. Perduka
    University Hospital "Shefqet Ndroqi" Thorax Surgery Service, Anestesie reanimation, Pneumology, Vis
    University Hospital "Shefqet Ndroqi" Tirane Albania

Video

  1. BRONCHIAL RECONSTRUCTION SURGERY WITHOUT PULMONARY RESECTION
    Loidi, Claudia; Apaolaza, Irati; Pac, Joaquin; Casanova, Juan; Rumbero, Juan Carlos; Uribe-Etxebarria, Naia; Lorenzo, Mónica; Jiménez, Unai; Hernández, Lucía
    Hospital Universitario Cruces, Barakaldo. Spain
  2. NON INTUBATED UNIPORTAL VATS FOR LOW COMPLEX PROCEDURES
    Rodrigo Veloso Rossi
    Instituto Mário Penna; Belo Horizonte; Brasil
  3. VATS LEFT UPPER LOBECTOMY
    Montesinos M.,Guzman R., Guirao A., Libreros A., Boada M., Sánchez D., Gómez-Caro A., Gimferrer J.M., Molins L.
    Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Barcelona - Spain

Registration

Form on-line

Registration fee Till 30th September 2018 From 1st October to 31st October 2018 From 1st November 2018 and on-site registrations
Residents in thoracic surgery 400.00 € 450.00 € 500.00 €
Certified thoracic surgeons and other specialties 600.00 € 650.00 € 700.00 €
Nursing Graduate 200.00 € 250.00 € 300.00 €
One day
Registration IJMTS		 250.00 € 250.00 € 250.00 €
Two days
Registration IJMTS		 500.00 € 500.00 € 500.00 €
One day (Friday)
Registration Nursing Graduate		 100.00 € 100.00 € 100.00 €
Registration fee

Application for CME credits is in progress

Registration fee includes

  • Admission to all sessions, poster and video presentation
  • Admission to exhibition area
  • Welcome drink
  • Meeting documentation and programme
  • Coffee breaks and lunches
  • Certificate of attendance

Registration documentation will be handed-out to the participants from the Meeting Secretariat. Registration forms will be processed only when received before 31st October, 2018. After this date registration forms will be processed as on-site registrations.

On-line registration

On-line registration is possible through the web site Online payment is only possible by credit card. This service will let you register and pay through the Internet with an officially secured system SSL and receive your confirmation letter on-line.

Registration

Registration form is also available on this web site ready to be printed. Please send it by fax or post together with the corresponding payment to the Secretariat before 1st November, 2018. Late registration will be possible on-site. Registration forms received without the complete contact address or without payment will not be accepted. The fees should be paid in Euros by credit card or bank transfer or by bank cheque in Euros payable through a Spanish bank and made out to ACTO-SERVEIS THORACIC SURGERY. A confirmation letter will be sent by email. Participants must bring this letter to the registration desk as proof of their registration.

Cancellation policy

Any cancellation must be notified in writing and will be subjected to the following conditions: refund of fees, less a 25% administrative charge, will be applied to cancellations received up to 31st October, 2018. As of 1st November, 2018, no refund can be made.

Payment of Registration Fees

Registrations can only be validated and confirmed when accompanied by payment. Early rates only apply when registration and payment are received before 30th September. When registrations and payments are received after 30th September 2018, then the corresponding late fees will automatically apply. Payment in EURO (€) should be made in advance by one of the following means:

Registration fees may be paid by credit card (ON-LINE REGISTRATION)

Accommodation

Hotel Reservation

Hotel accommodation (within walking distance) in various price categories and with special rates has been reserved.

All bookings will be managed directly with the hotel by the email:

Congress Code for special rates: ACTO SERVEIS – THORACIC MEETING

Deadline for guaranteed hotel reservations and special rates: 28th September 2018. After this date, the hotel can update availability and rates.

Rates

HOTELS Double room
for single use		 Double room
Hotel Colon ****
Av/ Catedral, 7. 08002 Barcelona
 144.33€ 162.16€
Hotel HCC Montblanc ***
Via Laietana, 61, 08003 Barcelona
 135.65€ 135.65€

Breakfast and VAT included.

Prices are per room and nights.

Hotel Situation

Hotel Colon ****

Av/ Catedral, 7. 08002 Barcelona [ see map ]

Hotel HCC Montblanc ***

Via Laietana, 61, 08003 Barcelona [ see map ]

Lower Cost Accommodation

Younger visitors and those looking for alternative forms of accommodation will find youth hostels, halls of residence, some of them open all year round. In short, accommodation for all tastes and at prices to suit every pocket.

Below you will find a list of the students' hall of residence. For more information about the city's hotels please check the website [ www.barcelonaturisme.com ] (where to sleep).

Contact them directly to consult prices for short stays and make the reservation.

Cancellation Policy for Hotel Reservation

Cancellations must be notified in writing by mail, fax or e-mail to the Congress Office and are subject to the following conditions:

  • Before 15th June 2018: 20 % will be withheld as a fee for administration.
  • Between 15th June and 15 September 2018: 50% of the reservation fees paid will be reimbursed.
  • After 15th September 2018, no refunds will be issued.
  • All reimbursements will be processed AFTER the Congress.
  • Requests for refunds made after 15th December 2018 will not be considered.

Sponsoring Guidelines

Dear Sir/Madam,

We are pleased to inform you that the “Fourth International Joint Meeting on Thoracic Surgery, Barcelona 2018” will be held on 28th, 29th and 30th November 2018 in this city. The rewarding experiences of the First, Second and Third International Joint Meetings on Thoracic Surgery held in the same city in 2009, 2012 and 2015 encourages all of us to work together once again with the purpose of celebrating the fourth edition in 2018.

This “Joint Meeting” is the combination of three initiatives that have been developed over recent years here in Spain. The intention is to bring together, in one conference, the latest information about the key topics, and the most controversial ones, in our speciality. The four initiatives are: the “9th International Meeting on General Thoracic Surgery”, which, since 1992, has been organised by the Thoracic Surgery Department at the Hospital Sagrat Cor; the “8th International Workshop on Surgical Exploration of the Mediastinum and Systematic Nodal Dissection”, organised by the Thoracic Surgery Department at the Hospital Universitari Mutua Terrassa; the “3rd Meeting of the Thoracic Oncology, Thoracic Surgery, Respiratory Nursing, Respiratory Physiotherapy and Techniques & Transplantation Areas of the Spanish of Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery (SEPAR)” and the “1st Joint Meeting of the Spanish Society of Thoracic Surgery (SECT).

We are very aware that without your participation in the conference, it would be very difficult for this scientific event to take place. Therefore, we would very much like the event to fulfil your expectations and meet your requirements.

As you will see below, we are open to lots of different options of working together, ranging from the traditional exhibition stand to organising a lunch seminar for between 50-60 delegates where companies can present their latest technological advances. Naturally, financing the attendance of professionals at the Joint Meeting suits both companies such as yours and the organising committee, which believes this is the best way to ensure the event is a success and to cultivate personal relationships.

We hope you will find the scientific programme and the guest speakers a strong incentive to participate in the 2018 Joint Meeting.

Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have any questions or comments. We would also be happy to discuss tailor-made proposals of working together that are not outlined above or in the attached information.

Organizing Committee Coordinators Dr. Laureano Molins
Dr. Ramón Rami-Porta
Dr. José Belda-Sanchis

Exhibitor / sponsorship packages

STAND

Exhibition Area.
The exhibition area will be located on the main floor of the congress.

Zone Stands Price Features
EXHIBTION ZONE 0 1 & 2 5.900,00 € Located in the Hall of the main room. 3 x 2 m space. Installation of “umbrella” type modular stands allowed.
EXHIBTION ZONE 1 From 3 to 7 5.300,00 € Located in the exhibition area 1. 3 x 2 m space. Installation of “umbrella” type of modular stands allowed.
EXHIBTION ZONE 2 From 8 to 13 4.800,00 € Located in the exhibition area 2. 3 x 2 m space. Installation of “umbrella” type of modular stands allowed.
HALL ZONE From 14 to 19 3.500,00 € Located in the Hall of the exhibition area. 2. x 1.5 m space. “Umbrella” type modular stands NOT allowed.
Exhibition Area

*prices do not include VAT

Booking an Exhibition Space.
Exhibitors need to complete and return the “reservation contract” within one week of the reservation / space allocation. After one week, the organisers have the right to offer the space to other exhibitors. Requests for spaces must be for multiples of 6m2. Each space will be equipped with a main power socket. Exhibitors that need exhibition stand furniture, an exhibition stand or assistance for the setting of the stand must notify the Technical Secretary prior to 1 October 2018.
Exhibition spaces shall be allocated on a strict first-come, first-served basis.

Payment Terms.
The following payment terms (as stated on the invoice) shall be applied:

  • Exhibitors must pay 50% within 30 days of signing the contract. The remainder must be paid before 15 September 2018.
  • Payment in full is required prior to the start of the conference. If exhibitors fail to pay in full, they will not be permitted to set up their stands.

Venue Regulations
The regulations of the venue, Auditorio Fomento del Trabajo, shall be applied.

Insurance
Exhibitors shall be responsible for any damages to the property or lives of third parties they may cause directly, or that may be caused by personnel working for them on their stand. The organisers shall not be held responsible for the exhibitors' property during the exhibition or when the stand is being set up or taken down. The organisers recommend that exhibitors take out insurance.

Exhibitor Services (Technical Installation Services) - 1 October 2018 -
Exhibitors may request an estimate to hire of the following:

  • Electrical equipment.
  • Telecommunications services.
  • Temporary staff to set up and take down the stand.
  • Modular stands / stand furniture.
  • Audiovisual equipment.
  • IT equipment.
  • Plants and flowers.
  • Catering.
  • Hostesses.

STAND SET UP
The exhibition will take place on 28th, 29th and 30th November 2018. Stands can be set up on 27th November between 3pm and 8pm and must be taken down on 30th November from 2pm onwards.

RESERVATION & CONTRACT FORM
Reservation form must be sent through the meeting website, section “sponsoring guideline”: www.thoracicsurgery2018.org/sponsors-form/

Each day of the conference will include company sponsored seminars that will be held at lunchtime in different rooms within the conference centre. Although there are no additional costs for delegates to attend sponsored seminars, they must indicate which seminars they wish to attend when they register for the conference. Catering must be provided for delegates during the seminar.

Seminar Lunch Price Features
Main Conference Room 6.500 € Room with capacity of 200 people. Audiovisual aids included.
Room 1 3.200 € Room with capacity of 50 people. Audiovisual aids included.
Room 2 2.850 € Room with capacity of 25 people. Audiovisual aids included.
Seminar Lunch

* Price includes catering for delegates. Prices do not include VAT.

Hiring a Room for a Seminar.
Sponsors need to complete and return the “reservation contract” within one week of the reservation / seminar allocation. After the conclusion of one week, the organisers have the right to offer the space to other sponsors.

Payment Terms.
The following payment conditions (as stated on the invoice) shall be applied:

Exhibitors must pay 50% within 30 days of signing the contract. The remainder must be paid before 15 September 2018.

Payment in full is required prior to the start of the conference. If sponsors fail to pay in full, they will not be permitted to proceed with their seminar.

RESERVATION & CONTRACT FORM
Reservation form must be sent through the meeting website, section “sponsoring guideline”: www.thoracicsurgery2018.org/sponsors-form/

The third option open to companies is a combination of sponsoring a seminar and hiring an exhibition space.  Price varies according to the type of Stand and Seminar Lunch selected (see prices in sections 2 and 3).  A discount of €500 will be applied to the total amount.

Payment Terms.
The following payment conditions (as stated on the invoice) shall be applied:

Exhibitors must pay 50% within 30 days of signing the contract. The remainder must be paid before 15 September 2018.

Payment in full is required prior to the start of the conference. If sponsors fail to pay in full, they will not be permitted to proceed with their seminar or set up their stand.

Venue Regulations
The regulations of the venue, Auditorio Fomento del Trabajo, shall be applied.

Other options

Poster room sponsoring € 3.600,00
Definitive Programme € 3.540,00
USB of abstracts € 3.000,00
Meeting bag € 4.000,00
Website € 3.500,00
Inclusion of documents in meeting bag € 1.770,00
Speakers dinner €. 3.000,00

Cancellations

If for any reason, including force majeure, the conference is unable to take place, exhibitors undertake not to take any action whatsoever against the organisers. The organisers shall return moneys paid, less a proportion to cover general costs incurred up until the cancellation.

As regards cancellations by exhibitors, if an exhibitor cancels prior to 15 September 2018, they shall be entitled to a refund less 40% of the amount paid. Exhibitors who cancel after this date shall not receive any refund.

The Organising Committee reserves the right to postpone, shorten or lengthen the conference for reasons beyond its control, or due to force majeure.

Such circumstances shall not entitle exhibitors to rescind their contract or to demand compensation for damages.

Company Attendance

1. Names of stand personnel:
Exhibitors need to request “exhibitor passes” for personnel on the stands so they can access the exhibition area and the scientific sessions.

6 m2 stand ............................................. 2 passes per exhibitor

2. Conference Opening:
All exhibitors are invited to the conference opening event.

Exhibition zone

Sponsors

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City Information

Barcelona overlooks the Mediterranean and is located in a heavily populated area which is a hub of economic activity.

Barcelona enjoys a Mediterranean climate, with mild winters and warm summers. It is a coastal city and has over four kilometres of urban beaches and large areas of nearby forest. Although it is a large city, it is easy to get around on public transport and on foot. You can reach any point in the city by metro, bus and taxi.

Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia. Its inhabitants are open and welcoming. The people of Barcelona speak Catalan, their own language, and Spanish. Many of them also understand a little English and French.

Visa
Spain is part of the Schengen zone. This means that nationals from EU countries do not need a visa.

Lenguage
Most of Barcelona’s inhabitants are bilingual and speak Catalan, their own language, and Spanish.

Electricity
The voltage in Spain is 220 volts, 50 Hz.. The plug types are C and F.

Climate
The city has a typically Mediterranean climate and enjoys pleasant temperatures all the year round.

Currency
The euro (€) is the official currency of the European Union and can be exchanged at savings banks and banks.

Banks
Business hours differ between banks. Most banks are open from Monday to Friday from 08:15 to 14:15

Customs
In Barcelona mealtimes are usually a little later than the rest of Europe. The city’s shops have long opening hours.

Shopping in Barcelona
Monday to Saturday, from 09:30 to 13:30 and from 16:30 to 20:00.
Most of the department stores do not close at mid-day.