Preliminary Program
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
| 7:30 | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 | Welcome and Introduction Drs. Gail Darling, Kazuhiro Yasufuku, Colin Schieman |
| 8:30 | Overview of Technique for Anti-Reflux Surgery and Hiatal Hernia Repair Dr. Colin Schieman |
| 9:00 | Overview of Technique for Heller Myotomy Dr. Dalilah Fortin |
| 9:30 | Hands-On Session — Laparoscopic Esophageal Myotomy and Fundoplication Drs. Gail Darling, Dalilah Fortin, Colin Schieman, Kazuhiro Yasufuku |
| 12:00 | Lunch (provided) |
| 1:00 | Hands-On Session — Laparoscopic Esophageal Myotomy and Fundoplication Drs. Gail Darling, Dalilah Fortin, Colin Schieman, Kazuhiro Yasufuku |
| 4:00 | CanMEDS Session: When Thoracic Surgeons Get Sued: Education about the most common complaints and lawsuits filed against thoracic surgeons in Canada Dr. Dennis Desai, Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) |
| 5:00 | Dinner |
Thursday, July 16, 2015
| 7:30 | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 | Welcome and Introduction Drs. Kazuhiro Yasufuku, Colin Schieman |
| 8:10 | Standard Techniques of Lung Cancer Staging Dr. Colin Schieman |
| 8:30 | EBUS-TBNA (Procedure and Results) Dr. Kazuhiro Yasufuku |
| 9:10 | Radial probe EBUS Dr. Wael Hanna |
| 9:30 | Cytopathologic Diagnosis of EBUS-TBNA Samples: Rapid On-Site Evaluation and Final Sign-Out Dr. William Geddie |
| 10:00 | Hands-On Session (Dry Lab) 1. Handling of equipment (balloon attachment, needle, etc.) 2. Training with a Phantom 3. Questions & Answers Drs. Wael Hanna, Colin Schieman, Anderson Tyan, Kazuhiro Yasufuku |
| 12:00 | Lunch (provided) |
| 1:00 | CanMEDS Session: Professionalism, Communication and Collaboration in Practice Dr. William McCauley, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) |
| 2:00 | Hands-On Session (Wet Lab) 1. Anatomy of the Mediastinum of Pigs 2. Demonstration 3. EBUS-TBNA, RP-EBUS in Pigs 4. Questions & Answers Drs. William Geddie, Wael Hanna, Colin Schieman, Anderson Tyan, Kazuhiro Yasufuku |
| 5:00 | Pre-Recorded EBUS-TBNA Case Dr. Kazuhiro Yasufuku |
| 5:45 | Questions & Answers |
| 6:00 | Adjourn |
| 7:00 | Dinner with Faculty |
Friday, July 17, 2015
| 7:30 | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 | Welcome and Introduction Drs. Kazuhiro Yasufuku, Colin Schieman |
| 8:10 | Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery for Lung Cancer Dr. Kazuhiro Yasufuku |
| 8:30 | VATS Lobectomy (Procedure and Results) Dr. Andrew Pierre |
| 9:00 | Hands-On Session – VATS Lobectomy I Drs. Laura Donahoe, Andrew Pierre, Colin Schieman, Kazuhiro Yasufuku, Jonathan Yeung |
| 12:00 | Lunch (provided) |
| 1:00 | Hands-On Session – VATS Lobectomy II Drs. Laura Donahoe, Colin Schieman, Kazuhiro Yasufuku, Jonathan Yeung |
| 4:00 | CanMEDS Session Transitioning into Thoracic Surgery Practice: Setting up and building your practice Dr. Robert Zeldin |
| 6:00 | Adjourn |
Saturday, July 18, 2015
| 7:30 | Continental Breakfast |
| 7:50 | Welcome and Introduction Drs. Kazuhiro Yasufuku, Colin Schieman |
| 8:00 | Rigid Bronchoscopy/Airway Stenting Dr. Michael Ko |
| 8:20 | Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy Dr. Kazuhiro Yasufuku |
| 8:40 | Bronchoscopic Approach to Solitary Pulmonary Nodules Dr. Kazuhiro Yasufuku |
| 9:00 | Hands-On Session 1. Rigid Bronchoscopy Dr. Michael Ko 2. Airway Stenting Dr. Jonathan Yeung 3. Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy Dr. Laura Donahoe 4. Navigational Bronchoscopy Dr. Anderson Tyan |
| 12:00 | Closing Remarks and Adjourn Drs. Kazuhiro Yasufuku, Colin Schieman |