Sixth International Joint Meeting on THORACIC SURGERY 2024

Dear colleagues:

We welcome you to the Sixth International Joint Meeting on Thoracic Surgery that will take place in Barcelona, Spain, in November 2024. The rewarding experiences of the [ First ], [ Second ], [Third], [Four] and [Fifth] International Joint Meetings on Thoracic Surgery held in the same city in 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018 and 2021 encourage all of us to work together once again with the purpose of celebrating the sixth edition in 2024.

The Joint Meeting 2024 will consist of a mixture of brief oral and video presentations comprising different areas of thoracic surgery and many other selected topics closely related to thoracic surgery and thoracic oncology, with special emphasis on diagnosis, staging and treatment of lung cancer. In addition, there will be breakfast sessions and lunch seminars specifically dedicated to relevant fields in thoracic surgery, and sessions of proffered papers in poster and video presentation format. A great effort has been made to present a programme with an outstanding content. In this meeting, particular attention has been given to the discussion time of the topics.

The Joint Meeting 2024 will take place in the Gothic Quarter of Barcelona, where the city originated and where the most emblematic public buildings are located: [ the Cathedral ], the imposing [ church of St. Maria del Mar ], one of the finest Gothic churches in Spain, and the [ Picasso Museum ]. Barcelona harbour, and the modernist buildings by Antonio Gaudi, [ La Pedrera ] and [ La Casa Batlló ], are within walking distance of the Gothic Quarter. Autumn certainly is the best time of year to visit Barcelona and you can enjoy pleasant walks in the city.

We hope you will honour us with your active participation in this Sixth Joint Meeting 2024. We are looking forward to seeing familiar and new faces among us. We count on you to make the meeting a real educational and scientific success.

With our kindest regards,

Organizing Committee
Laureano MOLINS. Co-Chair
Ramón RAMI-PORTA. Co-Chair
José BELDA-SANCHIS. Co-Chair
Juan J. FIBLA
Sergi CALL
Juan Carlos TRUJILLO REYES
Marc BOADA

Objectives

This Sixth Joint Meeting has two principal goals: to provide the newest and the best evidence on several topics in thoracic surgery and oncology, and to review the most important details of time-honoured and new procedures and surgical techniques.

The scientific programme, a full immersion in thoracic surgery and oncology, will combine a series of short lectures with video forum sessions and educational seminars. Particular attention has been given to the discussion time of the topics in order to promote an active and rewarding participation.

The scientific programme is designed to meet the needs of residents as well as young and senior specialists in thoracic surgery, pneumology, and oncology, as well as that of related specialists, i. e., anaesthesiologists, nurses and chest physiotherapists.

Background

The International Meetings on General Thoracic Surgery were organized by the General Thoracic Surgery Unit of Sagrat Cor University Hospital in Barcelona, in 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999 and 2002. International Faculty members came from USA and Europe (H. Grillo, W.S. Payne, H. Ellis, P. Goldstraw, D. Mathisen, R. Landreneau, P. Pairolero, S. Hazelrigg, S. Cassivi, D. Lardinois, A. Patterson, D. Nuss, I. Vogt Moykopf, A. Lerut, E. Rendina, K. Naunheim, M.R. Mueller, and others) with a valuable contribution of the Spanish units in each of the meetings.

The International Workshops on Surgical Exploration of the Mediastinum and Systematic Nodal Dissection were organized in Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain, in 1998, 2000, 2003 and 2006. Nearly 100 speakers from Spain and abroad participated in these highly specific meetings. Their highlights were the live surgery programmes featuring systematic nodal dissection and lung resection for lung cancer performed by Japanese thoracic surgeons (T. Naruke, R. Tsuchiya, T. Goya, H. Kondo, H. Nomori, and H. Asamura), and videomediastinoscopies, extended cervical videomediastinoscopies, video-assisted mediastinal lymphadenectomies, performed by staff thoracic surgeons and invited thoracic surgeons who developed these techniques (M. Huertgen, B. Witte, M. Zielinski, and J. Kuzdzal). Additionally, topics such as transbronchial needle aspiration and bronchial and oesophageal ultrasound with fine needle aspiration were integrated into the programme due to its clinical relevance and utility.

The Thoracic Oncology, Thoracic Surgery and Techniques, Transplant, Nursing and Chest Physiotherapy Areas are multidisciplinary collaborative working groups of the Spanish Society of Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery (SEPAR) mainly composed by thoracic surgeons and pulmonologists, but also by oncologists, radiologists, pathologists, nurses, etc. The number and quality of the scientific publications, guidelines and meetings testify to the long tradition and prestige of these working teams. Some of the most relevant works have been those of 1) the Bronchogenic Carcinoma Cooperative Group I (GCCB-SEPAR-I) that registered data from nearly 3000 patients with lung cancer who had undergone surgical treatment from 1993 to 1997; from the analyses of the collected data, more than 30 publications in indexed journals have been already published; 2) the Spanish Multicentre Study of Neuroendocrine Tumours of the Lung (EMETNE-SEPAR), with more than 5 publications in indexed journals specifically related to the treatment and prognosis of neuroendocrine lung tumours; 3) the Spanish Group for Surgical Resection of Colo-Rectal Pulmonary Metastases (GECMP-CCR-SEPAR) that finished the registration of data from more than 540 patients treated surgically in 2010 and has published 6 papers till now; 4) the Bronchogenic Carcinoma Cooperative Group II (GCCB-SEPAR-II), specifically created to participate in the Prospective Lung Cancer Staging Project of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer towards the 8th edition of the TNM classification of lung cancer, that already has registered online more than 2600 patients and has published recently the descriptive analysis of the registry; and 5) The Bronchogenic Carcinoma Cooperative Group III (GCCB-SEPAR-III) recently created to participate in the collection of data of the IALSC to inform the 9th edition of the TNM classification of lung cancer to be released in 2024.

In 2009, the leadership of these three long-standing initiatives joined their efforts in order to concentrate in a single meeting the updated information on several topics in the fields of general thoracic surgery and thoracic oncology. The result was the First International Joint Meeting on Thoracic Surgery that took place in Barcelona, Spain. National and international faculty members from all around the world came to Barcelona to share knowledge and experience on relevant topics and novel aspects of thoracic surgery. The successful result in terms of scientific quality, number of participants and encouraging feedback prompted us to promote the celebration of the second, third, fourth, fifth and now sixth editions of the International Joint Meeting on Thoracic Surgery.

In the Sixth International Joint Meeting on Thoracic Surgery we will keep two innovations previously introduced: 1) The collaboration of the Spanish Society of Thoracic Surgery (SECT), created in 2007. The Spanish Society of Thoracic Surgery organizes an annual congress as well as courses for residents in thoracic surgery. Its association with the Fifth International Joint Meeting on Thoracic Surgery was highly valuable, and there are all reasons to think it will continue to be so in the Sixth. 2) The incorporation of the Nursing and Physiotherapy Areas of the Spanish Society of Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery. Both groups of professionals constitute an important part of the managing team treating thoracic surgery patients. They will join us for the third time to discuss burning issues in their respective specialties.

Speakers and Chairpersons Disclosure Form Form: Speaker abstracts and profiles

Firas ABU AKAR, Thoracic Surgery Unit, Edith Wolfon Medical center, Holon, Israel

Carlos AGUSTÍ, Pneumology Service, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain

Clemens AIGNER, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Nasser ALTORKI, Thoracic Surgery Service, The New York Hospital, Cornell Medical Centre, New York, USA

Marco ANILE, Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy

Hisao ASAMURA, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

José Manuel ASENCIO, Department of Surgery, Gregorio Marañón General University Hospital, Madrid, Spain

Sonia BAEZA, Respiratory Medicine Department, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain

Josep BELDA, Thoracic Surgery Service, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain

Irene BELLO, Thoracic Surgery Service, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

Marc BOADA, Thoracic Surgery Service, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

Sergio BOLUFER, Thoracic Surgery Service, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, Spain

Ilies BOUABDALLAH, Thoracic Surgery Service, Hopital Saint Joseph Marseille, Marseille, France

Souheil BOUBIA, Thoracic Surgery Service, Centre Hospitalier Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco

Alex BRUNELLI, Thoracic Surgery Service, St. Jame´s University Hospital, Leeds, UK

Sergi CALL, Thoracic Surgery Service, Hospital Universitari Mútua de Terrassa, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain

José Luís CAMPO-CAÑAVERAL, Thoracic Surgery Department, Hospital Puerta de Hierro de Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain

Stephen D. CASSIVI, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

Robert CERFOLIO, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, USA

Jean-Pierre CHAVOIN, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. CHU de Toulouse - Hôpital de Rangueil, Toulouse, France

Miguel CONGREGADO, Thoracic Surgery Service, Hospital Virgen de la Macarena, Sevilla, Spain

Silvana CROWLEY, Thoracic Surgery Department, Hospital Puerta de Hierro de Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain

Hiroyuki DAIKO, Department of Esophageal Surgery, National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan

Harry DE KONING, Deptartment of Public Health, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Paul DE LEYN, Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

Herbert DECALUWÉ, ThoracoVascular Department, Zol Ziekenhuis Oost Limburg, Genk, Belgium

Frank DETTERBECK, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA

John EDWARDS, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Northern General Hospital , Sheffield, UK

Raul EMBÚN, Thoracic Surgery Service, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain

Jordi FAULÍ, Chief Architect, Sagrada Familia Temple, Barcelona, Spain

Enriqueta FELIP, Medical Oncology Service, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebrón, Barcelona, Spain

Manuel FERNÁNDEZ, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

Juan José FIBLA, Thoracic Surgery Service, Hospital Universitari Sagrat Cor, Barcelona, Spain

Carlos GÁLVEZ, Department of Thoracic Surgery. Hospital General Universitario Alicante, Alicante, Spain

David GÓMEZ DE ANTONIO, Thoracic Surgery Department, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, Majadahonda, Spain

Diego GONZÁLEZ-RIVAS, Coruña University Hospital, UCTMI and Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Coruña, Spain, and Shanghai, People’s Republic of China

Luis GOROSPE, Radiology Department, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain

Ángela GUIRAO, Thoracic Surgery Service, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

Henrik Jassem HANSEN, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery RT, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark

Jorge HERNÁNDEZ, Thoracic Surgery Service, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain

Florentino HERNANDO, Thoracic Surgery Service, Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos, Madrid, Spain

Konrad HOETZENECKER, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

James HUANG, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Thoracic Service, New York, USA

Martin HÜRTGEN, Thoraxchirurgie, Katholisches Klinikum, Koblenz, Germany

Mahmoud ISMAIL, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Klinikum Ernst von Bergmann, Potsdam, Germany

Masaoki ITO, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kindai University, Faculty of Medicine, Osaka-Sayama, Japan

Alberto JAUREGUI, Thoracic Surgery Department, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain

David JONES, Thoracic Surgery Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

Haruhiko KONDO, Kyorin University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Carmen LUCENA, Pneumology Service. Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

Margarita MAJEM, Oncology Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain

Daniel MARTÍNEZ, Department of Pathology, Biomedical Diagnostic Center. Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

Elisabeth MARTÍNEZ, Thoracic Surgery Service, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain

Carlos MARTÍNEZ-BARENYS, Thoracic Surgery Department, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain

Joan MASSAGUÉ SOLÉ, Cancer Biology and Genetics Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

Laureano MOLINS, Thoracic Surgery Service, Hospital Clínic & Sagrat Cor, Barcelona, Spain

Meritxell MOLLÁ, Radiotherapy Oncology Service, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

Tamás MOLNÁR, Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Medical School of Pécs, Pécks, Hungary

Nicolás MORENO, Thoracic Surgery Service, Hospital Ramon y Cajal, Madrid, Spain

Ricard NAVARRO, Anesthesiology Department, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

Andrew NICHOLSON, Department of Histopathology, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK

Carme OBIOLS, Thoracic Surgery Service, Hospital Universitari Mútua de Terrassa, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain

Isabelle OPITZ, University Hospital Zürich, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Zürich, Switzerland

Raymond OSAROGIAGBON, Thoracic Oncology Program, Baptist Cancer Center, Memphis, USA

Georgina PLANAS, Thoracic Surgery Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain

Sanjay POPAT, The Royal Marsden Hospital & The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK

Mariano PROVENCIO, Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Univesitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain

Ramón RAMI-PORTA, Thoracic Surgery Service, Hospital Universitari Mútua de Terrassa, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain

José RAMÍREZ, Department of Pathology, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

Ricard RAMOS, Thoracic Surgery Service, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

Noemí REGUART, Medical Oncology Service, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

Nina REIG OUSSEDIK, Thoracic Surgery Service, Hospital Universitari Mútua de Terrassa, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain

Mohamed RIDAI, Thoracic Surgery Service, Centre Hospitalier Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco

Alberto RODRÍGUEZ, Thoracic Surgery Service, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain

Iñigo ROYO, Thoracic Surgery Department, HU Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain

Jens C. RUECKERT, Universitäts Medizin Berlin Charité, Berlin, Germany

Enrico RUFFINI, Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Torino, Torino, Italy

Valerie RUSCH, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

Witold RZYMAN, Medical University of Gdansk, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Gdansk, Poland

David SÁNCHEZ, Thoracic Surgery Service, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

Norberto SANTANA, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

José SANZ-SANTOS, Pulmonology Service, Hospital Universitari Mútua de Terrassa, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain

Thomas SCHWEIGER, Thoracis Surgery Department, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Ana SEBIO, Oncology Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain

Luis SEIJO, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Madrid Spain

Mireia SERRA, Thoracic Surgery Service, Hospital Universitari MútuaTerrassa, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain

Vitalii SOKOLOV, Thoracic Surgery Service, Kyiv Clinical Hospital #17, Kyiv, Ukraine

Joshua SONETT, Thoracic Surgery Service, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA

Kenji SUZUKI, Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Artur SZLUBOWSKI, Endoscopy Unit, John Paul II Hospital, Krakow and Endoscopy Unit, Pulmonary Hospital Zakopane, Krakow, Zakopane, Poland

Ricardo TERRA, University of São Paulo Medical School - São Paulo Cancer Institute, São Paulo, Brazil

Erik THUNNISSEN, Department of Pathology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

William D. TRAVIS, Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

Juan Carlos TRUJILLO, Thoracic Surgery Service, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain

Paula UGALDE, Division of Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA

Anna UREÑA, Thoracic Surgery Service, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

Paul VAN SCHIL, Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium

Federico VENUTA, University of Rome La Sapienza, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Rome, Italy

David WALLER, Thoracic Surgery Service, St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, UK

Shun-Ichi WATANABE, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

Richard WINS, Thoracic Surgery Service, Hospital Clínic de Valencia, Valencia, Spain

Pawel WNUK, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Pulmonary Hospital Zakopane, Zakopane, Poland

Douglas E. WOOD, Department of Surgery. University of Washington, Seattle, USA

Mustafa YUKSEL, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Marmara University Medical School, Istambul, Turkey

Marcin ZIELINSKI, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Pulmonary Hospital, Zakopane, Poland

Tuesday, 19^th November 2024

Wednesday, 20^th November 2024

Thursday, 21^st November 2024

Friday, 22^nd November 2024

Form Online

Instructions

Posters

Abstracts of proffered papers will be considered for electronic poster display, only. Selected abstracts will be divided into three categories: a) general thoracic surgery; b) lung cancer staging and mediastinal lymph node dissection; and c) general topics on thoracic oncology. The presenters of the best 6 posters will have the opportunity to summarize their content in two minutes, that will be followed by a 3-minute discussion. Prospective presenters are kindly asked to prepare their posters in English. There will not be any physical posters in this Joint Meeting. The presenters will be asked to submit their posters in a single Power Point slide. In the venue of the Joint Meeting, computers will be available to see the posters.

Abstracts of a maximum of 250 words should be uploaded into this website no later than 1st September 2024.

The presenter of the poster MUST be registered in the Joint Meeting. The presenters of the posters will be informed of the decisions regarding the acceptance of the posters by 16th September 2024. The abstract must be informative and must include: a) objectives (with or without introduction), b) methods, c) results, and d) conclusions. Statements such as 'the results will be presented' are unacceptable.

Send the abstract in Word format following these instructions:

• use font no smaller than 10 points;
• type title in capital letters;
• type single space;
• underline presenter's name;
• organize the heading of the abstract as follows: title, authors' names, institution, city and country, leaving one line between the heading and the body of the abstract.

Send the abstract using the following link: Abstract of Posters and video Form

Videos

A videoforum session will be reserved for the best 6 proffered videos. These will have to be presented in a maximum of 7 minutes that will be followed by a 3-minute discussion by an appointed discussant.

Those willing to present a video will have to submit a 250-word abstract in English similar to the abstracts for posters (see instructions above), but with the following structure: a) introduction; b) indication of the technique; c) description of the technique; d) conclusion.

Abstracts of a maximum of 250 words should be uploaded into this website, no later than 1st September 2024.
Abstract of Posters and video Form

At the same time of abstract submission, the video will have to be uploaded to the following website:
[ https://www.wetransfer.com ]

For uploading instructions go to: [ https://www.wetransfer.com/howitworks?trk=panel ]

To avoid any technical problems, we recommend using the Mpeg format. Videos should not exceed 300MB and 7 minutes of viewing time. From all submitted videos, the Scientific Committee will choose six for public presentation in a videoforum session followed by discussion by an appointed discussant. The other videos, as well as the selected ones, will be available at the computer room especially set for poster and video watching.

The presenter of the video MUST be registered in the Joint Meeting. The presenters of the videos will be informed of the decisions regarding the acceptance of the videos by 16th September 2024.

Form Online

Registration fees

	Till 30th September 2024	From 1st October to 31st October 2024	From 1st November 2024 and on-site registrations
Residents in thoracic surgery	400.00 €	450.00 €	500.00 €
Certified thoracic surgeons and other specialties	600.00 €	650.00 €	700.00 €
One day Registration IJMTS	250.00 €	250.00 €	250.00 €
Two days Registration IJMTS	500.00 €	500.00 €	500.00 €
AIACT Congress ONLY*	0.00 €	0.00 €	0.00 €

* AIACT congress ONLY: This fee will apply exclusively to those participants attending the AIACT Congress on 22nd November 2024, but not the Joint Meeting.

Application for CME credits is in progress

Registration fee includes

• Admission to all sessions, poster and video presentation
• Access to all content available on demand after the Congress for two months
• Admission to exhibition area
• Welcome drink
• Meeting documentation and programme
• Coffee breaks and lunches
• Certificate of attendance

Registration documentation will be handed-out to the participants from the Meeting Secretariat. Registration forms will be processed only when received before 31st October, 2024. After this date registration forms will be processed as on-site registrations.

On-line registration

On-line registration is possible through the web site Online payment is only possible by credit card. This service will let you register and pay through the Internet with an officially secured system SSL and receive your confirmation letter on-line.

Registration info

Registration form is also available on this web site ready to be printed. Please send it by fax or post together with the corresponding payment to the Secretariat before 1st November, 2024. Late registration will be possible on-site. Registration forms received without the complete contact address or without payment will not be accepted. The fees should be paid in Euros by credit card or bank transfer or by bank cheque in Euros payable through a Spanish bank and made out to ACTO-SERVEIS THORACIC SURGERY. A confirmation letter will be sent by email. Participants must bring this letter to the registration desk as proof of their registration.

Cancellation policy

Any cancellation must be notified in writing and will be subjected to the following conditions: refund of fees, less a 25% administrative charge, will be applied to cancellations received up to 31st October, 2024. As of 1st November, 2024, no refund can be made.

Payment of Registration Fees

Registrations can only be validated and confirmed when accompanied by payment. Early rates only apply when registration and payment are received before 30th September. When registrations and payments are received after 30th September 2024, then the corresponding late fees will automatically apply. Payment in EURO (€) should be made in advance by one of the following means:

Registration fees may be paid by credit card (ON-LINE REGISTRATION)

Information about accommodation will come soon.

Lower Cost Accommodation

Younger visitors and those looking for alternative forms of accommodation will find youth hostels, halls of residence, some of them open all year round. In short, accommodation for all tastes and at prices to suit every pocket.

Below you will find a list of the students' hall of residence. For more information about the city's hotels please check the website [ www.barcelonaturisme.com ] (where to sleep).

Contact them directly to consult prices for short stays and make the reservation.

To request information on available sponsorship options, please contact with the Organizing Secretariat

thoracic.surgery@actoserveis.com
t +34 937 552 382