Thursday 5th November 2009
Secondary lung cancer
Advances in the management of sarcoma – Ian Judson, London, UK
Metastatectomy for sarcoma – Simon Jordan, London, UK
Metastatectomy for melanoma and carcinoma – Ugo Pastorino, Milan, Italy
Congenital lung abnormalities
Pathology – Andrew Nicholson, London, UK
Clinical spectrum – Andrew Bush, London, UK
Surgical management – Kostas Papagiannopoulos, Leeds, UK
Surgery of the chest wall
Resection for malignancy – George Ladas, London, UK
Soft tissue reconstruction – Paul Harris, London, UK
Nuss procedure – Michael Dusmet, London, UK
Assessing results of MIRPE – George Krasopolous, Liverpool, UK
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Medical management - Duncan Geddes, London, UK
Lung volume reduction surgery – Eric Lim, London, UK
Bronchoscopic therapy – Michael Polkey, London, UK
Intra-pulmonary bypass - Simon Jordan, London, UK
Lung transplantation (European perspective) – Mario Petrou, London, UK
Lung transplantation (North American perspective) – John Odell, London, UK
Airway surgery
Techniques of reconstruction – Griffith Pearson, Toronto, Canada
Slide tracheoplasty – Victor Tsang, London, UK
Disobliteration (Laser and photodynamic therapy) - Jeremy George, London, UK
Disobliteration (Diathermy and cryotherapy) – Emma Beddow, London, UK
Stents – Karen Redmond, London, UK
Pleural malignancies
Palliation by pleurodesis and shunts – John Pilling, London, UK
VATS pleurectomy and decortication – David Waller, Leicester, UK
Extra-pleural pneumonectomy – Walter Weder, Zurich, Switzerland
Medico-legal aspects – Anthony Newman-Taylor, London, UK
Friday 6th November 2009
Primary lung cancer
Pathology – Bill Travis, New York, USA
Molecular biology and tissue banking – Harvey Pass, New York, USA
7th Edition of the TNM and beyond – Ramon Rami-Porta, Barcelona, Spain
Screening – James Jett, Rochester, USA
Fast-track assessment – Francis Wells, Cambridge, UK
Lung function assessment – Vincent Young, Dublin, Ireland
Preoperative assessment, fitness for surgery – Pallav Shah, London, UK
Preoperative staging (PET) – Simon Padley, London, UK
Preoperative staging (EBUS, mediastinoscopy) – Mark Krasnik, Copenhagen, Denmark
Induction therapy – Thierry Le-Chevalier, Villejuif, France
Restaging after induction therapy - Paul Van Schil, Antwerp, Belgium
Surgery after induction therapy - Paul De Leyn, Leuven, Belgium
Sentinel node techniques – Olivier Tiffet, Saint-Etienne, France
Pleural lavage cytology – Eric Lim, London, UK
Intra-thoracic nodal assessment (Brompton experience) - Alastair Graham, Belfast, Ireland
Intra-thoracic nodal assessment (Curative versus staging) – Shun-ichi Watanabe, Tokyo, Japan
Adjuvant chemotherapy – Frances Shepherd, Toronto, Canada
Post-operative radiotherapy – Paul Van Houtte, Brussels, Belgium
Radical surgery versus radiotherapy – David Ball, Melbourne, Australia
Intra-lesional therapy – Chrish Fernando, Boston, USA
Cancer and pulmonary fibrosis – Athol Wells, London, UK
Post-operative complications
ALI / ARDS aetiology and prevention – Timothy Evans, London, UK
Morbidity and mortality after pulmonary surgery – Asim Kutlu, Istanbul, Turkey
Post-operative air leaks – Elizabeth Belcher, London, UK
Bronchopleural fistula – Khaled Al-Kattan, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Empyema – Poo Sing Wong, Singapore