Meeting EACTS with Industry Partners

1. Meeting EACTS with Industry Partners Geneva, January 11th, 2010

2. Our objectives • To advance education in the field of cardio-thoracic surgery • To encourage the exchange of cardio-thoracic surgeons • To hold scientific meetings • To sponsor journals for the publication of scientific papers, presented at such meetings, and other suitable articles

3. European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Council 2009/ 2010 - Officers President Pascal Vouhé Vice President Ottavio Alfieri Milan Secretary General Pieter Kappetein Editor in Chief Ludwig von Segesser Treasurer Ralph A Schmid Raising Standards through Education and Training

4. European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Councillors and Domain Chairs Past President Erino A Rendina Congenital Juan Comas Adult Cardiac Jose Luis Pomar Vascular Martin Grabenwöger Peyman Sardari Nia Doug Wood Seattle Leslie Hamilton Newcastle upon tyne Shinichi Takamoto Paul van Schil Raising Standards through Education and Training

5. European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Raising Standards through Education and Training

6. European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Members per Continent Raising Standards through Education and Training

7. European AssociationforCardio-Thoracic Surgery Member Type Raising Standards through Education and Training

8. Journals owned by EACTS European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery (EJCTS) Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery (ICVTS) In Print Online Official Journal of ESTS Published by Elsevier On-line OPEN ACCESS In print Official Journal of ESCVS Published by EACTS MMCTS - Multimedia Manual of Cardiothoracic Surgery Online OPEN ACCESS Published by EACTS

9. European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery evolution of ISI impact factor 1994-2007 (ATS and JTCVS given for comparison)(note: 2007 IF is based on material published in 2005/2006) Raising Standards through Education and Training

10. European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgerytop 20 submitter countries in 2009 (to August) – note top 3 in 2007 were Japan, UK, Italy Raising Standards through Education and Training

11. Review Vienna 2009

12. European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Vienna - 3966 Delegates from 91 countries

13. Vienna - 3966 Delegates from 91 countries European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

14. European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Top Twenty Countries

15. European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Physicians attending Annual Meeting 2000 - 2009 23 Years serving Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery

16. European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Registration Techno College 23 Years serving Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery

17. European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Post Graduate Education Course Attendance

18. European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Largest Cardio-Thoracic Meeting in the world for last 7 years AATS: figures given by AATS after each meeting STS: data available from Exhibition Sales Brochure only 23 Years serving Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery

19. Membership Publishing Educational Courses, Cardiac and Thoracic European School in Bergamo 24rd Annual Meeting Activities

20. European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Major EACTS Prizes The Francis Fontan Prize €30,000 The Thoracic Prize €30,000 The amount awarded should cover the costs of one year's stay at a major European department or any other research facility. The activities during this year are left to the discretion of the prize-winner and the head of the department visited, but should primarily involve fields such as research training, research activities, advanced clinical education and/or departmental management. Winners: 2009 Fontan 2009 Fabio Ius ,Udine, Italy Thoracic Prize 2009 not awarded Raising Standards through Education and Training

21. European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery EACTS Events 2009 4 – 6 February Cardiac & Thoracic Robotic Surgery Strasbourg, France 16 – 21 March ESCTS Cardiac Course Level A Bergamo, Italy 25 – 27 March ESCTS Endovascular Course Bergamo, Italy 13 – 14 April Applied Science Course Moscow, Russian Federation 16 – 18 April Applied Science Course Kaunas, Lithuania 18 – 23 May ESCTS Cardiac Course Level B Bergamo, Italy 21 – 26 September ESCTS Cardiac Course Level C Bergamo, Italy 15 – 17 October Multidisciplinary Course On Lung Cancer Prague, Czech Republic, EACTS/ESMO/ESTRO/ESTS/ESSO 17 – 21 October 23rd Annual Meeting Vienna, Austria 26 – 28 November Advanced Techniques in Cardiac Surgery Moscow, Russian Federation

22. 24rd Annual Meeting September 2010 Geneva, Switzerland

23. Scientific Programme for Geneva Saturday Techno College Sunday Post Graduate Courses Monday Presidential Address Honoured Guest Lecture Abstract Sessions. Tuesday Abstract Sessions Wednesday Advance Technology Course

24. European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Preliminary Programme of the Domain of the Acquired Cardiac Disease 23 Years serving Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery

25. European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Preliminary Programme of the Domain of the Congenital Heart Disease 23 Years serving Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery

26. European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Preliminary Programme of the Domain of the Thoracic Disease 21 Years serving Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery

27. European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Preliminary Programme of the Domain of the Vascular Disease 23 Years serving Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery

28. Satellite meetings • Techno-College • Wednesday morning program E3 • Expand your skills • Enlarge your vision • Embrace the future

29. Wednesday Morning E3 • Rationales: • Decreasing attendance of last half day on Wednesday • Insufficient hand’s-on-training (HOT) • Inefficiently used on-site industrial resources • Enhance introduction of novel technologies ”by familiarizing via hand’s on training, interactive video sessions • “Sensational” effect of Techno-College from live transmissions with passive participant role and low educational or training value

30. Goals Wednesday Morning E3 • Increased motivation to attend the Wednesday session by increase “return of time investment” by interest oriented HOT sessions • Allow for specific pre-booked HOT sessions (increased interests) • Improve Cross-linking and expand network between surgical colleagues and MeDTech Industry (MDTI) staff • Use present MDTI resources (on-site material and personnel) and combine education, training and networking to set the stage for follow-up in depth-trainings • Present improved techniques with pre-existing devices • Bringing practical aspects to the session presented in the Techno College and closing the meeting

31. Wednesday morning E3 • Focus on relatively new devices, techniques or technologies • Participants needs to be pre-booked to optimize logistics • The matrix is maintained - all activities are split in the four domains adult, cong., vascular, thorax • The domain chairs are in charge of organizing the topic of interest that will be discussed and then followed by the Video and skill session. • Domain chairs will help to define the discussants on the defined topic as well as video presenters and skill demonstrators (favouring younger colleagues for all skill task) • The discussion will provide the necessary theoretical background to motivate the following HOT sessions

32. European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery This work of the Association in the field of education would be impossible without your generous support. EACTS Council on behalf of the members expresses their gratitude and appreciation for your continued support. Raising Standards through Education and Training