Endoscopic Port-Access Mitral Valve Repair Drylab Training (May, 2018)

Endoscopic Port-Access Mitral Valve Repair Drylab Training is organized by European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) and will be held during May 03 - 04, 2018 at Maastricht UMC+, Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands.

Conference Objectives are :
• 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
• The simulator can give feedback about the length and depth of each stitch on mitral valve annulus with the picture of each created stitch. The operator can train his/her skills based on pre-set parameters of length and depth

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.