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AD HOC COMMITTE FIRST INTERVENTION SESSION
Monday, 6 June 2011, 17:30-19:00

Organiser: Tamas Molnar (Pecs)
Chairmen: Ludwig Lampl (Augsburg), Witold Rzyman (Gdynia), Thomas F Molnar (Pecs)

SYMPOSIUM ON THORACIC SURGERY IN WAR "FROM KOREA TO KABUL"

17:30-17:35 Introduction (TF Molnar, Pecs)
17:35-17:45 Thoracic Surgery in Korean War (1950-1953) (TF Molnar, Pecs)
17:45-17:55 Thoracic Surgery in Vietnam War (1955-1975) (L. Lampl, Augsburg)
17:55-18:05 Thoracic Surgery in 3rd Balkan War (1991-1999) (N. Ilic, Split)
18:05-18:15 Thoracic Surgery in 3rd Balkan War (1991-1999) (V. Cvijanovic, Belgrade)
18:15-18:25 Thoracic Surgery in Afghanistan (2001-present) (S. Pellek, NATO)
18:25-18:40 Thoracic Surgery in war – civilian trauma care implications: from Persian Gulf to Kosovo (1990-1991 / 2003-2007 / 2010) (AM Olariu, Pristina)
18:40-18:55 Round table: Lessons learnt – challenges to come  
18:55-19:00 Closing remarks (L. Lampl, Augsburg)

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AD HOC COMMITTEE WOMEN IN THORACIC SURGERY SESSION
Monday, 6 June 2011, 17:30 - 19:00

Organiser: Eveline Internullo (Genua)
Chairmen: Eveline Internullo (Genua) - Shari Meyerson (Chicago)

THORACIC ENDOMETRIOSIS; A RARE DISEASE ? "YOU ONLY SEE WHAT YOU KNOW"

17:30-17:35 Introduction (Eveline Internullo, Genua)
17:35-17:50 The gynaecologist's perspective (Carla Tomassetti, Leuven)
17:50-18:05 The thoracic surgeon’s perspective a (Marco Alifano, Paris)
18:05-18:20 A systematic review of surgical literature (Eveline Internullo, Genua)
18:20-18:30 Pre-emptive treatment: case series (Jan Lesaffer, Leuven)
18:30-18:40 Abstract 429 : case report (Illaria Rigni, Legnano)
18:40-19:00 Interactive discussion  

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ESTS-AATS BIOLOGY CLUB
Tuesday, 7 June 2011, 08:30-12:30

Organiser: G. Rocco (Naples), T. D'Amico (Durham)

All talks 15 minutes presentation + 5 minutes discussion

08:30 Introduction of the Biology Club and Review of Objectives G. Rocco (Naples)
     
  Mesothelioma (Moderator: D. Waller, Leicester  
08:30-08:50 Molecular strategies in the treatment of mesothelioma E. Pompeo (Rome)
08:50-09:10 EMT and mesothelioma E. Felley-Bosco/W. Weder (Zurich)
09:10-09:30 Role of intrapleural therapy D. Sugarbaker (Boston)
     
  Lung Transplantation (Moderator: A. Patterson, St Louis)  
09:30-09:50 The use of nono-heart beating donors in LTx D. Van Raemdonck (Leuven)
09:50-10:10 Ex-vivo lung perfusion S. Keshavjee (Toronto)
10:10-10:30 Tracheal transplantation P. Delaere (Leuven)
10:30-11:00 Coffee break  
     
  Lung Cancer (Moderator: P. Thomas, Marseille)  
11:00:-11:20 Targeted therapy: the need for a specific histological diagnosis P. Van Schil (Antwerp)
11:20-11:40 Biomolecular predictors of treatment efficacy and survival T. D’Amico (Durham)
11:40-12:00 Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and metastatic disease C. Denlinger (Charleston
12:00-12:20 EMT and cancer stem cells G. Rocco (Naples)
12:20-12:30 Final Comments G. Rocco (Naples)

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EUROPEAN MASTERS IN THORACIC SURGERY SESSION
Tuesday, 7 June 2011, 08:30 - 10:30

Organiser: Francesco Leo (Milan)
Chairmen:
Ugo Pastorino (Milan) - Joachim Schirren (Wiesbaden)

11:00-11:05 Introduction (F. Leo, Milan)
11:05-11:25 Thoracic Surgery in the Tuberculosis Era (M. Perelman, Moscow)
11:25-11:45 Sleeve resections (I. Vogt-Moykopf, Heidelberg)
11:45-12:05 Surgery of the thymus (G. Maggi, Turin)
12:05-12:25 Surgical treatment of cancer of esophagus and GE junction (T. Lerut, Leuven)
12:25-12:30 Concluding Remarks (F. Leo, Milan)

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DATABASE AND QUALITY CERTIFICATION SESSION
Sunday, 5 June 2011, 17:00 - 18:00

Organiser: Alex Brunelli (Ancona)
Chairmen: Pierre-Emmanuel Falcoz (Strasbourg) - Alex Brunelli (Ancona)

17:00-17:10 ESTS Annual Report 2011 (G. Varela, Salamanca)
17:10-17:20 ESTS Accreditation (A. Brunelli, Ancona)
17:20-17:30 Data quality (M. Salati, Ancona)
17:30-:17:40 Convergence between Epithor and ESTS database;
Conceptual and technical aspects
(M. Dahan, Toulouse)
17:40-18:00 Database interactive users discussion (audience and Dendrite IT)  

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