Residents at the 37th EACTS Annual Meeting

The Annual Meeting is a great environment for Residents to come together to learn and network with peers and experts from around the world. The Residents’ Committee has planned an exciting programme designed to support residents wherever they are in their career.

Escape the coffin in 60 minutes!

This lively interactive session will discuss a complex case, with the audience voting on each step of the treatment. More details will be announced soon.

EACTS & GTSRA Joint Session

We’re teaming up with the GTSRA to deliver a session on optimising education and training worldwide. A real chance to share knowledge on a global scale.

Breaking the Taboo - Every surgeon has a graveyard

This session is always the best attended resident’s session. As surgeons we can be reluctant in presenting, discussing cases that went wrong, however these are usually the cases where we learn the most from! In this session, residents will present a nightmare cardiothoracic surgery case highlighting the key events. This will be followed up by the expert operating surgeon who will reflect on the case and point out the areas where things went wrong and how these could be mitigated in the future. The floor will be open to the audience to discuss the case in detail in a friendly, supportive environment.

There will be two cardiac cases and a single thoracic case presented.

Science Worth Spreading

Focusing on the surgeon-scientist this session aims to provide insight into how to start-up and complete high level scientific research, whilst working as a clinician. Invited speakers with a wealth of research background will share their experiences of performing good scientific research, the highs and the lows and give a insight into developing a clinical trial from an idea. Following these key note presentations the winner of the Residents Corner Award will be invited to present their scientific paper.

Residents’ Lunch

Join fellow Residents for a relaxed lunch. An opportunity to share common interests and discuss key issues. Please make a note in your calendar to sign up on arrival on site at the Austria Centre on Thursday 5 October.