Where Tomorrow's Leaders Compete Today
The tradition of competitive academic exchange has always been a vital cornerstone of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS) Annual Meetings, serving as a dynamic platform to challenge and showcase the expertise of our emerging professionals.
For the 34th Meeting of the ESTS in Athens, this essential fixture evolves into the highly anticipated ESTS Cup!
Continuing the high-level, continental dynamic, this prestigious competition brings together five international teams of trainees, each guided by world-renowned captains.
The ESTS Cup is designed to test the latest knowledge, stimulate critical debate, and highlight essential topics from Locally Advanced Lung Cancer to Infectious Diseases, cementing its place as a must-watch event that celebrates the future of thoracic surgery.
Organizers
Katrin Welcker and Pietro Bertoglio
AFRICA
SOUTH AMERICA
ASIA
EUROPE
NORTH AMERICA
TOPICS & EXPERTS
- LOCALLY ADVANCED LUNG CANCER – Clemens Aigner
- INFECTIOUS DISEASES – Stephen Cassivi
TEAM LEADERS
- EUROPE – Xavier Benoit D’Journo-France
- AFRICA – Hussein Elkhayat -Egypt
- NORTH AMERICA – Leah Backhus -USA
- SOUTH AMERICA – Macarena Muto -Uruguay
- ASIA -Kimihiro Shimizu -Japan
TRAINEES
EUROPE
- Sara Lotorto, Italy
- Ward Seurs, Belgium
- Elsa Armand, France
- Evaggelia Chatzimichali, Greece
AFRICA
- Amir Elmarghany, Egypt
- Wassim Chaieb, Tunisia
- Mustafa Shehata, Egypt
- Ashraf Sayed Hoosen, South Africa
NORTH AMERICA
- Benjamin Wadowski, USA
- Christine Alvarado , USA
- Dan Cloonan, USA
- Panagiotis Tasoudis, USA
SOUTH AMERICA
- Gabriel Lunardi Aranha, Brazil
- Gabriela Martinez, Uruguay
- Joana Vicenza Ceratti Scalco, Brazil
- Sergio Siad , Colombia
ASIA
- Seshiru Nakazawa, Japan
- Wakako Nagase, Japan
- Yusuke Aoki, Japan
- Hongsheng Deng, China
PROGRAM
INTRODUCTION
- 8:00 - 8:05
Katrin Welcker and Pietro Bertoglio
EXPERT TOPIC 1:
- 8:05 - 8:35
LOCALLY ADVANCED LUNG CANCER – CLEMENS AIGNER
- INTRODUCTION
- SIX QUESTION. AUDIENCE VOTING REVEALED AT EACH QUESTION
- EXPERT PROVIDES CORRECT ANSWER AND EXPLANATION FOR THE QUESTION (ALL TOGETHER OR AT THE AND OF EACH QUESTION)
- FINAL EDUCATION MESSAGE FROM THE EXPERT
- QUESTIONS FROM THE FLOOR
EXPERT TOPIC 2:
- 8:35 – 09:05
INFECTIOUS DISEASES – STEPHEN CASSIVI
- INTRODUCTION
- SIX QUESTIONS. AUDIENCE VOTING REVEALED AT EACH QUESTION
- EXPERT PROVIDES CORRECT ANSWER AND EXPLANATION FOR THE QUESTION (ALL TOGETHER OR AT THE AND OF EACH QUESTION
- FINAL EDUCATION MESSAGE FROM THE EXPERT
- QUESTIONS FROM THE FLOOR
1 EXTRA QUESTION FROM EACH EXPERT (CASE SCENARIOS)
- 09:05 – 09:21
TOPIC 1: Introduction + 1 questions, answer + voting , explanation
TOPIC 2: Introduction + 1 questions, answer + voting , explanation
WINNERS AND PRIZES
- 09:21 – 09:26
ESTS Director of Education / President-Elect
