2023 STS/EACTS/ESTS Latin America Thoracic Surgery Conference - Agenda | STS

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DAY 1 - Friday, December 1 - MALIGNANT

08:00 – 08:10	Welcome & Opening Remarks Rafael S. Andrade, MD, MHA, Minneapolis, MN, USA
08:10 – 10:00	General Session 1: Advances in Immunotherapy and Targeted Therapy for Lung Cancer Fernando Vannucci, MD, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Rafael S. Andrade, MD, MHA, Minneapolis, MN, USA Immunotherapy for Operable NSCLC - Review of Evidence Patrick Forde, MBBCh, Baltimore, MD, USA Neoadjuvant vs Adjuvant Immunotherapy - Debate Clarissa Baldotto, MD, PhD, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (pre); Patrick Forde, MBBCh, Baltimore, MD, USA (post) Targeted Therapy for Operable NSCLC Mara B. Antonoff, MD, Houston, TX, USA Outcomes and Survival followed Wedge Resection Versus Lobectomy for Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis in a First Peruvian Registry^A Wildor Samir Cubas Llalle, MD, MSc, Lima, Perú Hospital-Based Cancer Registries: Validating Methodological Approaches to Adjust Lung Cancer Staging in Brazil^A Isabel Emmerick, PhD, Worcester, MA, USA Discussion
10:00 – 10:30	Break/Visit Exhibits
10:30 – 13:05	General Session 2: Lung Cancer Surgery: When and How Jose J. Camargo, MD, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Nuria M. Novoa, MD, PhD, FEBTS, Salamanca, Spain Stage III NSCLC – Surgery vs Non-Surgical Treatment - Debate Sergio Bolufer Nadal, MD, PhD, Alicante, Spain; Enrique Guzmán De Alba, MD, Mexico City, Mexico Lymph Node Management – Sampling or Complete Dissection? Enrique Guzmán De Alba, MD, Mexico City, Mexico Lobectomy vs Sublobar Resection for NSCLC - Debate Alessandro Brunelli, MD, Leeds, UK; Ricardo M. Terra, MD, MPH, PhD, São Paulo, Brazil Economical and Sustainable VATS Lobectomy Artur Gomes Neto, MD, Maceio-AL, Brazil Transareolar Incision Applied in Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery of the Right Middle Lobectomy^A Zhangfan Mao, MD, Wuhan, China Outcomes of Robotic Assisted Thoracic Surgery versus Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery in Mexico. Focus on Complications^A Gildardo Cortes Julian, MD, Guadalajara, Mexico Discussion
13:05 – 14:15	Break/Visit Exhibits
14:15 – 15:50	General Session 3: Minimally Invasive Lung Resection: What is Best? Flávio Brito Filho, MD, Brasília, Brazil; Richard S. Milton, FRCS (CTh), Leeds, UK VATS vs RATS Lobectomy - Debate Marion Durand, MD, PhD, Neuilly Sur Seine, France; Darcy Ribeira Pinto Filho, MD, Caxias do Sul, Brazil VATS/RATS Lobectomy - Intraoperative Management of Life-Threatening Complications John D. Mitchell, MD, Aurora, CO, USA Management of Complications Following Lung Cancer Resection Nuria M. Novoa, MD, PhD, FEBTS, Salamanca, Spain Early Experience in Uniportal VATS Segmentectomies^A José Miguel Clavero, MD, Santiago, Chile Post-Operative Pain and Quality of Life in Video-Assisted Versus Robot-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Study at a Single High-Volume Institution^A Stephen C. Yang, MD, FACS, MAMSE, Baltimore, MD Discussion
15:50 – 16:20	Break/Visit Exhibit
16:20 – 17:45	General Session 4: Update on Thymic Tumors and Challenges in Lung Cancer Surgery Carlos Alberto Almeida Araújo, MD, Natal, Brazil; Enrique Guzmán De Alba, MD, Mexico City, Mexico Management of Thymic Tumors – Surgery and Perioperative Therapy Enrico Ruffini, MD, Torino, Italy Status of Lung Cancer Surgery in Latin America – Opportunities and Challenges Luis Fernando Rueda Marulanda, MD, Barranquilla, Colombia Oligometastatic Disease José Miguel Clavero, MD, Santiago, Chile Lung Cancer Demographic Profile and Treatment in Public and Private Healthcare Sectors: Data from the Brazilian Lung Cancer Registry^A Juliana Vieira de Oliveira Salerno, Brazil 5-year Survival of 48 Cases of Thymoma Surgical Resections in a Single Thoracic Surgery Service^A Anna Maria Garcia Cardoso, Brazil Discussion
17:45 – 17:50	Closing Remarks Rafael S. Andrade, MD, MHA, Minneapolis, MN, USA

DAY 2 - Saturday, December 2 - BENIGN

07:30 – 07:40	Welcome Rafael S. Andrade, MD, MHA, Minneapolis, MN, USA
07:40 – 10:00	General Session 5: Surgical Challenges in Benign Thoracic Diseases Geraldo Roger Normando, MD, Belém, Brazil; Tomás G. Núñez, MD, Buenos Aires, Argentina Management of Tracheal Stenosis Núñez, MD, Buenos Aires, Argentina Surgical Management of Fungal and Mycobacterial Infections: Latin American Experience Luis Fernando Rueda Marulanda, MD, Barranquilla, Colombia Surgical management of Fungal and Mycobacterial Infections: North American Experience John D. Mitchell, MD, Aurora, CO, USA Bronchopleural Fistula Management José Miguel Clavero, MD, Santiago, Chile Management of Prolonged Air Leakage? Sergio Bolufer Nadal, MD, PhD, Alicante, Spain Tracheal Stenosis as a Complication of Prolonged Intubation in COVID-19 Patients: A Peruvian Cohort^A David Arturo Bellido Yarlequé, Peru Awake Locoregional Anesthesia for Tracheostomy in Upper Airway Tumor^A Emmanuel Peña Gomez Portugal, Mexico City, Mexico Impact of the Montgomery Manuever in the Outcomes of the Surgical Treatment for Laryngotracheal Stenosis^A Isaac Rodrigues, MD, São Paulo, Brazil Discussion
10:00 – 10:30	Break/Visit Exhibits
10:30 – 12:30	General Session 6: Non-Malignant Potpourri José Ribas Milanez de Campos, MD, São Paulo, Brazil; Luis Fernando Rueda Marulanda, MD, Barranquilla, Colombia Penetrating Chest Trauma – When to Operate, When to Watch David Eduardo Eskenazi, MD, Buenos Aires, Argentina Rib Fractures: Evidence-Based Guidelines Richard S. Milton, FRCS (CTh), Leeds, UK Reflex Hyperhidrosis Wolfgang William Schmidt Aguiar, MD, Recife, Brazil Current Status of ERATS Alessandro Brunelli, MD, Leeds, UK Comparing Outcomes After Surgical Fixation of Traumatic Rib Fractures: Is Age But a Number?^A Crystal Zhang, MD, USA First Rib Resection Using Videothoracoscopy In Patients With Thoracic Outlet Syndrome^A Soledad Olivera Lopez, Argentina Technical Adaptation Of First Rib Resection By Vats For The Thoracic Outlet Syndrome^A Isabele Alves Chirichela, Brazil Discussion
12:30 – 13:30	Break/Visit Exhibits
13:30 – 15:35	General Session 7: Thymectomy and Quality in Thoracic Surgery Bernardo Nicola, MD, Recife, Brazil; Sergio Bolufer Nadal, MD, PhD, Alicante, Spain Quality Measurement in Thoracic Surgery Marion Durand, MD, PhD, Neuilly Sur Seine, France How to Develop an Academic Career - North American Experience Mara B. Antonoff, MD, Houston, TX, USA How to Develop an Academic Career - Latin American Experience Paulo M. Pego-Fernandes, MD, Brasília, Brazil Esophageal Perforation: Our Experience^A Luis Emilio Durand Guastavino, Uruguay Perioperative Outcomes of Empyema Decortication by Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) Versus Open Thoracotomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis^A Eduardo Leyva-Moraga, Mexico Thymectomy for Myasthenia Gravis - Evidence-Based Indications Nuria M. Novoa, MD, PhD, FEBTS, Salamanca, Spain Thymectomy for Myasthenia Gravis - How To Do It Tomás G. Núñez, MD, Buenos Aires, Argentina Discussion
15:35 – 15:45	Closing Remarks Rafael S. Andrade, MD, MHA, Minneapolis, MN, USA