About ESTS HistoryInteractive History TimelineConstitutionBoard of DirectorsCommitteesESTS Board of DirectorsESTS Database CommitteeESTS International CommitteeESTS Learning Affairs CommitteeESTS Membership CommitteeNominating CommitteeESTS RegentsESTS Women in General Thoracic SurgeryESTS Annual Meeting Committee 2021ESTS Annual Meeting Committee The Hague 2020ESTS Annual Meeting Committee Dublin 2019ESTS Annual Meeting Committee Ljubljana 2018ESTS Annual Meeting Committee Innsbruck 2017ESTS Annual Meeting Committee Naples 2016ESTS Annual Meeting Committee Istanbul 2016ESTS Annual Meeting Committee Lisbon 2015Lisbon 2015 Abstract ReviewersESTS Annual Meeting Committee Copenhagen 2014Copenhagen 2014 Abstract ReviewersESTS Annual Meeting Committee Birmingham 2013Birmingham 2013 Abstract ReviewersESTS RegentsPast PresidentsHonorary MembersPatient Information (Patient Centered Working Group)What is Thoracic SurgeryTypes of surgical incisions or skin wounds for pulmonary and mediastinal surgery Other alternative approaches: rigid and flexible bronchoscopy; cervical incisionsDiseasesCOPD and the pulmonary surgeryWhy is COPD important to your surgeryCOPD treatmentPulmonary nodules and lung cancerRisk factors: smokingLung cancerTypes of Lung cancerDiagnosisStagingTreatmentTypes of Pulmonary resectionsChest traumaDiagnosis and initial managementTypes of chest injuries according to their locationTreatment of the most frequent lesionsPneumothoraxChest wall tumorsThymic tumors: thymoma, thymic carcinomaRespiratory insufficiency and lung transplantWhat is a Lung Transplant? Preoperative evaluation and optimization The surgical process of lung transplantWhat to expect during recovery and possible complicationsThe surgical processAt the outpatient clinicPreparation for admissionAdmission one day or more before Admission the same day of the surgery The day of the surgeryThe postoperative period: Expected recovery after surgery.Once at homeGeneral instructions Standard Wound CareReasons for seeking medical attentionFrequently asked questions after surgerySummary of recommendations of what NOT to do after surgery CounsellingStop smokingChest physiotherapyBasic exercisesExercises lying downExercises sitting downUseful appsWorking Groups (multiple)Working Groups: General Information & MembersRegulationsLive ActivitiesOutputFeedbackAnnual ReportCollaborationJob OpportunitiesOrganogram of GovernanceIndustry PartnershipsGeneral AssemblyContact Share via: Home About ESTS Committees ESTS Board of Directors My Committees You must log in to view your committees. ESTS Board of Directors Disclosure Statements for Board of Directors 2020/2021 Next Meetings Monday 12 April 2021: 19:00 hours CET Monday 14 June 2021: 19:00 hours CET Monday 27 September 2021: 19:00 hours CET Monday 13 December 2021: 19:00 hours CET Committee Roster Member Office Term of Office Enrico Ruffini President 2019-2021 Alessandro Brunelli Secretary General 2018-2021 Isabelle Opitz Treasurer 2019-2021 Gaetano Rocco Editor 2018-2021 Gilbert Massard Past President 2019-2021 Konstantinos Papagiannopoulos Past Past President 2019-2021 Pierre Emmanuel Falcoz Director 2018-2021 Marco Scarci Director 2019-2021 Hasan Fevzi Batirel Director 2019-2021 Herbert Decaluwe Member 2018-2021 David Healy Member 2020-2023 Nuria Valentín Member 2019-2021 Meinoshin Okumura Member 2019-2021 Rene Horsleben Petersen Member 2019-2021 Hermien Schreurs Member 2020-2023 Willem-Hans Steup Member 2018-2021 David Waller Member 2018-2021 Back to previous page