Endoscopic Port-Access Mitral Valve Repair Drylab Training 2017

Endoscopic Port-Access Mitral Valve Repair Drylab Training is organized by European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) and would be held during May 11 - 12, 2017 at Maastricht University, Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands. The target audience for this medical meeting basically for Physicians.

Learning Objectives
• Indication and results of minimally invasive mitral valve repair
• Patient selection
• Surgical repair techniques
• Complications
• Gain familiarity and knowledge in instrumental necessities for endoscopic mitral valve repair
• Practice and learn the basic techniques in endoscopic surgery for mitral valve repair on high-fildelity simulators
• Mitral valve repair using annuloplasty ring and neochords on high-fidelity simulators
Specifics of the simulators
• True simulated physical model of endoscopic port-access set-up whereby the operator can train from the basic technique to full complex repairs
• Disposable mitral valves and papillary muscles that have been created out of material resembling the physical characteristics of connective tissue giving the operator true experience
• Simulator can give feedback about the length and depth of each stich on mitral valve annulus with picture of each created stich. The operator can train his/her skills based on pre-set parameters of length and depth