Upcoming Events
Friday 31 January – Saturday 01 February 2025
Register now! Open access for conversion and difficult pathologies Course
Clinical Skill Centre, Szeged, Hungary
Course Director: Jozsef Furak, ESTS Past President
Scientific Program
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Tuesday 18 February – Thursday 20 February 2025
Now SOLD OUT. VATS Lobectomy Basic-Intermediate Course
AIMS Academy, Milan, Italy
Course Organisers:
Nuria Novoa, Madrid, Spain
Hermien Schreurs, Alkmaar, The Netherlands
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Monday 07 April – Tuesday 08 April 2025
Registration now open! MI Esophagectomy and Anastomosis Course
7 - 8 April 2025
Istanbul, Turkey
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Past Events
Wednesday 19 June – Thursday 20 June 2024
Robotic Masterclass Rouen France: Endorsed by ESTS Robotic Working Group
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This practical course will help you discover the latest technological advances in...
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Thursday 07 November – Friday 08 November 2024
Registration Open: Ultrasound in Thoracic Surgery (USiTS) Course
7 - 8 November 2024
Leicester, UK
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Courses Directors
Edward J. Caruana, Leicester,...
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Thursday 17 October – Friday 18 October 2024
ESTS Robotic Working Group: Robotic Assisted Thoracic Surgery Course
IRCAD, Strasbourg, France
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Thursday 12 December – Friday 13 December 2024
Basic Adult ECMO Course and Simulation for Thoracic Surgeons (Course Full)
University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
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Delve into the intracacies of ECMO...
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Wednesday 25 September – Friday 27 September 2024
ESTS Chest Wall Surgery Course (Course Full)
In Collaboration with Chest Wall International Group (CWIG)
25 - 27 September 2024, Leuven, Belgium
The course is intended for thoracic...
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Monday 27 November – Tuesday 28 November 2023
VATS Advanced Lobectomy Course - Copenhagen, Denmark.
This course has been awarded 13.5 European CME credits (ECMECs) by the European Accreditation Council for Continuous Education
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Thursday 18 April – Friday 19 April 2024
MI Esophagectomy and Anastomosis Course
18 and 19 April 2024
Istanbul, Turkey
Registration is full, please contact Ms Laura Pascual in case of late availability due to any...
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Wednesday 27 September – Friday 29 September 2023
ESTS Course on Chest Wall Surgery
Leuven, Belgium
Chest Wall Surgery Course, Leuven, Belgium,27-29 September 2023.
In Collaboration with the Chest Wall International Group...
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Wednesday 25 October – Friday 27 October 2023
ESTS VATS Lobectomy Basic Intermediate Course
25 - 27 October 2023
Hamburg, Germany
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This Course is for Senior Residents or Young Attendees with minimal VATS...
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Thursday 02 March – Saturday 04 March 2023
4th Vienna-ESTS Laryngotracheal Course, 2 - 4 March 2023, Vienna, Austria. Registration Now Open
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After the cancellation of the 2020 course due to...
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Friday 09 December – Saturday 10 December 2022
MI Esophagectomy and Anastomosis Course
Istanbul, Turkey
9 - 10 December 2022
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Tuesday 04 October – Thursday 06 October 2022
ESTS Chest Wall Surgery Course: 4-6 October 2022, Leuven, Belgium
In Collaboration with the Chest Wall International Group (CWIG)
This course is intended for thoracic surgeons willing to expand their theoretical...
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Monday 28 November – Tuesday 29 November 2022
ESTS VATS Lobectomy Advanced Course
28 - 29 November 2022
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Registration closed, course full
This course is for fellows and...
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Monday 08 October 9:00AM – Wednesday 10 October 5:00PM 2018
Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy and Anastomosis Course
Registration is now closed.
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Monday 07 April 8:45AM – Tuesday 08 April 5:00PM 2008
ESTS school of thoracic surgery - April 2008, Elancourt, Paris, France
Registration is now closed
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Thursday 25 September 8:45AM – Friday 26 September 5:00PM 2008
ESTS school of thoracic surgery - September 2008, Elancourt, Paris, France
Registration is now closed
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Monday 02 March 8:00AM – Tuesday 03 March 5:00PM 2009
Tracheobronchial resections and Chest wall tumors
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Thursday 08 October 9:00AM – Friday 09 October 5:00PM 2009
Minimally invasive lung surgery and associated treatments
Registration is now closed
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Monday 15 February 9:00AM – Tuesday 16 February 5:00PM 2010
Surgery for end-stage lung disease and thoracoscopy
Registration is now closed
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Monday 27 September 9:00AM – Tuesday 28 September 5:00PM 2010
Oesophageal disorders
Registration is now closed
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Monday 14 February 9:00AM – Tuesday 15 February 5:00PM 2011
Thoracoscopic procedures
Registration is now closed
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Monday 26 September 9:00AM – Tuesday 27 September 5:00PM 2011
Minimally invasive lung and mediastinal procedures
Registration is now closed
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Monday 24 September 9:00AM – Tuesday 25 September 5:00PM 2012
Thoracoscopic approach to lung, pleural and mediastinal diseases
Registration is now closed
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Monday 13 February 9:00AM – Tuesday 14 February 5:00PM 2012
Surgery for end stage lung disease and thoracoscopy
Registration is now closed.
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Monday 11 February 9:00AM – Tuesday 12 February 5:00PM 2013
Minimally invasive approach to thoracic disorders
Registration is now closed
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Monday 23 September 9:00AM – Tuesday 24 September 5:00PM 2013
Lung transplantation minimally invasive surgery
Registration is now closed - Closing Date (Wednesday 28 August 2013)
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Tuesday 11 February 10:04AM – Wednesday 12 February 10:04AM 2014
Minimally Invasive Surgery for Lung Diseases, Diaphragm Dysfunction and Thoracic Trauma
Registration is now closed - Closing Date (Friday 31 January 2014)
A copy of the Registration form can be found here.
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Monday 22 September 9:00AM – Tuesday 23 September 5:00PM 2014
From Minimally Invasive Surgery to Extended Resections for Mediastinal Diseases Following on Esophageal and Tracheal
Registration is now closed - closing date Monday 8 September 2014
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Monday 23 February 9:00AM – Tuesday 24 February 5:00PM 2015
Chest wall surgery and minimally invasive surgery (Lung Mediastinum - Video - Robot)
Registration February 2015: Registration extended until 5 February
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Monday 14 September 9:00AM – Tuesday 15 September 5:00PM 2015
Maximally and minimally invasive surgery tips and tricks from the experts
Registration September 2015: Registration ends Friday 21 August 2015
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Thursday 08 February 9:00AM – Friday 09 February 5:00PM 2018
Trachea and Major Airways
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Monday 25 November 9:00AM – Tuesday 26 November 5:00PM 2019
VATS Lobectomy Advanced Course
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Wednesday 25 September 9:00AM – Friday 27 September 5:00PM 2019
Chest Wall Surgery Course - Hamburg, Germany
This is the 5th course on Chest Wall Surgery organised by ESTS in the Skills Track High Technology programme to complement the existing courses:...
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