About ESTS HistoryInteractive History TimelineConstitutionBoard of DirectorsCommitteesESTS Board of DirectorsESTS Database CommitteeESTS Finance CommitteeESTS International CommitteeESTS Learning Affairs CommitteeESTS Membership CommitteeNominating CommitteeESTS RegentsESTS Women in General Thoracic SurgeryESTS Annual Meeting Committee Budapest 2025ESTS Annual Meeting Committee Barcelona 2024ESTS Annual Meeting Committee Milano 2023ESTS Annual Meeting Committee The Hague 2022ESTS Annual Meeting Committee 2021ESTS Annual Meeting Committee The Hague 2020ESTS Annual Meeting Committee Dublin 2019ESTS Annual Meeting Committee Ljubljana 2018ESTS Annual Meeting Committee Innsbruck 2017ESTS Annual Meeting Committee Naples 2016ESTS Annual Meeting Committee Istanbul 2016ESTS Annual Meeting Committee Lisbon 2015Lisbon 2015 Abstract ReviewersESTS Annual Meeting Committee Copenhagen 2014Copenhagen 2014 Abstract ReviewersESTS Annual Meeting Committee Birmingham 2013Birmingham 2013 Abstract ReviewersESTS RegentsPast PresidentsHonorary MembersPatient Information (Patient Centered Working Group)What is Thoracic SurgeryTypes of surgical incisions or skin wounds for pulmonary and mediastinal surgery Other alternative approaches: rigid and flexible bronchoscopy; cervical incisionsDiseasesCOPD and the pulmonary surgeryWhy is COPD important to your surgeryCOPD treatmentPulmonary nodules and lung cancerRisk factors: smokingLung cancerTypes of Lung cancerDiagnosisStagingTreatmentTypes of Pulmonary resectionsChest traumaDiagnosis and initial managementTypes of chest injuries according to their locationTreatment of the most frequent lesionsPneumothoraxChest wall tumorsThymic tumors: thymoma, thymic carcinomaRespiratory insufficiency and lung transplantWhat is a Lung Transplant? Preoperative evaluation and optimization The surgical process of lung transplantWhat to expect during recovery and possible complicationsThe surgical processAt the outpatient clinicPreparation for admissionAdmission one day or more before Admission the same day of the surgery The day of the surgeryThe postoperative period: Expected recovery after surgery.Once at homeGeneral instructions Standard Wound CareReasons for seeking medical attentionFrequently asked questions after surgerySummary of recommendations of what NOT to do after surgery CounsellingStop smokingChest physiotherapyBasic exercisesExercises lying downExercises sitting downUseful appsWomen in General Thoracic SurgeryWorking Groups (multiple)Working Groups: General Information & MembersRegulationsLive ActivitiesOutputFeedbackAnnual ReportCollaborationJob OpportunitiesOrganogram of GovernanceIndustry PartnershipsGeneral AssemblyContactAbout ESTS Share via: Home About ESTS Committees ESTS Board of Directors My Committees You must log in to view your committees. ESTS Board of Directors Disclosure Statements for Board of Directors 2023/2024 Next Meetings Saturday 25 May 2024, 13:00 - 17:00 Barcelona, Spain (details of additional meetings prior to BoD to follow) Monday 10 June 2024, 19:00 hours Webex Committee for Learning Affairs and Program Committee: Saturday 21 September 2024 Board of Directors: Sunday 22 September 2024: 09:00 - 13:00 hours CET venue: TBA, provisionally Amsterdam airport Tuesday 17 December 2024: 19:00 - 21:00 hours CET, Webex Sunday 9 February 2025: Board of Directors, Budapest Friday 7 February and Saturday 8 February: Program Committee, Budapest Tuesday 8 April 2025: 19:00 - 21:00 hours CET, Webex Committee Roster Member Office Term of Office Jozsef Furak President 2023-2024 Nuria Novoa President-Elect 2023-2024 Hasan Fevzi Batirel Secretary General 2021-2024 Servet Bolukbas Treasurer 2023-2026 Pierre Emmanuel Falcoz Editor 2021-2024 Isabelle Opitz Past President 2023-2024 Alessandro Brunelli Past Past President 2023-2024 Alessandro Bertani Director 2023-2025 David Healy Director 2021-2023 Rene Horsleben Petersen Director 2021-2023 Hermien Schreurs Director 2021-2023 Brendon Stiles Director 2023-2025 Zalan Szanto Director 2021-2023 Katrin Welcker Director 2022-2024 Back to previous page