Organisers: Thoracic Surgery Committee members
Session 1: The thoracic patient in the ICU
Chairmen: K Athanassiadi, Athens; W Klepetko, Vienna
| 09:00 | Ventilation strategies: circumstances for using them | M Antonelli, Rome |
| 09:20 | Tracheostomy when and how | S Elia, Rome |
| 09:40 | Reducing intrathoracic sepsis in the ICU patients | S Halezeroglu, Istanbul |
| 10:00 | Chaired panel discussion | |
| 10:30 | Coffee |
Session 2
Chairmen: M Antonelli, Rome; R A Schmid, Bern
| 11:00 | How a surgeon can help with airleaks in the ICU | D Subotic, Belgrade |
| 11:20 | Re-operations on ICU patients: indications and management strategies | L Lang-Lazdunski, London |
| 11:40 | How to increase the chances of recovery to good quality of life | A Brunelli, Ancona |
| 12:00 | Chaired panel discussion | |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
The Evidence Lecture
chairman: T Treasure, London
| 13:30 | Resection for patients initially diagnosed with N3 lung cancer after response to induction chemotherapy: the evidence on systematic review | E A Rendina, Rome |
Session 3: Pulmonary metastasectomy
Chairmen: D Van Raemdonck, Leuven; J-M Wihlm, Strasbourg
| 14:30 | The clinical evidence for pulmonary metastasectomy | J Pfannschmidt, Heidelberg |
| 14:50 | Beliefs and practice in Europe | E Internullo, Parma |
| 15:10 | Should we follow in the footsteps of liver surgeons? | J Northover, London |
| 15:30 | How do we square evidence and practice? | Tom Treasure, London |
| 15:50 | Panel discussion | |
| 16:20 | Adjourn |