Home Events Events in 2025 Events All Only Upcoming Showing: Filter by type All Academic Competence Track Conferences ESTS Affiliated ESTS in the Contemporary World Track External Events Knowledge Track Skills Track Webinars View by: Year Month Events in 2025 2024 2026 Jan 09 5th International Sublobar Resection and Bronchoscopic Ablations Summit - Endorsed by ESTS Thursday 9 Jan – Friday 10 Jan 2025 Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to invite you to our joined 5th International Sublobar Resection and Bronchoscopic Ablations Summit that will take place on January 9th & 10th, 2025 in Paris. https://paris.international-conference-sublobar.com/ Building on our success since 2018 in bringing together… Jan 13 ESTS Webinar: Surgical Volume and Outcome in Lung Cancer Surgery and Lung Transplantation Monday 13 Jan – Monday 13 Jan 2025 18.00 CET Oxford Style Debate Alessandro Bertani ,Palermo, Italy: Small is beautiful Marcelo Cypel, Toronto, Canada: Size matters Hauke Winter, Heidelberg, Germany: The European perspective on volume in lung cancer surgery Moishe Liberman, Montreal, Canada: The North American perspective on… Jan 29 ESTS WGTS/IASLC Webinar Series Wednesday 29 Jan – Wednesday 29 Jan 2025 Wednesday 29th January, 6pm CET You are invited to participate in the "WGTS/IASLC webinar series on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Thoracic Surgical Oncology" On behalf of the organisers, Cecilia Pompili and Clemens Aigner, we hope you can join us.… Jan 31 Register now! Open access for conversion and difficult pathologies Course Friday 31 Jan – Saturday 1 Feb 2025 Clinical Skill Centre, Szeged, Hungary Course Director: Jozsef Furak, ESTS Past President Scientific Program Register here February 2025 Feb 10 ESTS-ERS Webinar: Interdisciplinary Management of Lung Transplant Recipients Monday 10 Feb – Monday 10 Feb 2025 18.00 CET Joint ESTS - ERS Webinar Chairs: Federica Meloni, Clemens Aigner Peter Jaksch, Vienna, Austria: Management of sensitized patients Alberto Benazzo, Vienna, Austria: Surgical evaluation of complex cases Andrea Mariscal, Toronto, Canada: New preservation strategies of donor organs Michael Perch,… Feb 18 VATS Lobectomy Basic-Intermediate Course. Now SOLD OUT. Tuesday 18 Feb – Thursday 20 Feb 2025 AIMS Academy, Milan, Italy Course Organisers: Nuria Novoa, Madrid, Spain Hermien Schreurs, Alkmaar, The Netherlands View Scientific Program Register Now Feb 26 ESTS WGTS/IASLC Webinar Series Wednesday 26 Feb – Wednesday 26 Feb 2025 Wednesday 26th February, 6pm CET You are invited to participate in the "WGTS/IASLC webinar series on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Thoracic Surgical Oncology" On behalf of the organisers, Cecilia Pompili and Clemens Aigner, we hope you can join us.… March 2025 Mar 05 Robotic Discovery Course - Amsterdam Skills Centre Wednesday 5 Mar – Thursday 6 Mar 2025 Robotic Discovery Course - Amsterdam Skills Centre, 5-6 March 2025 The ESTS Robotic Working Group is pleased to announce an ESTS Discovery course being held 5-6th March 2025 at the Amsterdam Skill Center. Day 1, over 2 hours, will commence with… Mar 10 ESTS Webinar: Artificial Intelligence in Thoracic Surgery Monday 10 Mar – Monday 10 Mar 2025 18.00 CET Round Table Discussion Chair: Clemens Aigner Gijs Luijten, Graz, Germany: 3D surgical instrument collection for extended reality Anna Minasyan, A Córuna, Spain Luca Bertolaccini: Milan, Italy Please click here to register Mar 19 ESTS WGTS/IASLC Webinar Series Wednesday 19 Mar – Wednesday 19 Mar 2025 Wednesday 19th March, 6pm CET You are invited to participate in the "WGTS/IASLC webinar series on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Thoracic Surgical Oncology" On behalf of the organisers, Cecilia Pompili and Clemens Aigner, we hope you can join us.… Mar 20 Register now! Congrès de Chirurgie Thoracique - Royal Belgian Society for Surgery - Endorsed by ESTS Thursday 20 Mar – Friday 21 Mar 2025 Program and registration details Registration is FREE but mandatory by emailing: info@acta-medica-belgica.be For our 14th edition of the thoracic surgery meetings in Mons, we have chosen to share the future of thoracic pathology with our experts on the first day.… Mar 26 European Lung Cancer Conference (ELCC 2025), Paris, France Wednesday 26 Mar – Saturday 29 Mar 2025 Further information: European Lung Cancer Congress 2025 (esmo.org) The European Lung Cancer Congress is a collaborative effort of the most important multidisciplinary societies representing thoracic oncology specialists, working together to advance science, disseminate education and improve the practice of lung… April 2025 Apr 07 MI Esophagectomy and Anastomosis Course. Now SOLD OUT. Monday 7 Apr – Tuesday 8 Apr 2025 7 - 8 April 2025 Istanbul, Turkey Please click here for the Program Register here The ESTS MI ESOPHAGECTOMY AND ANASTOMOSIS COURSE Istanbul, Turkey, 07/04/2025 - 08/04/2025 organized by European Society for Thoracic Surgery (ESTS) has been accredited by the European Accreditation… Apr 07 Knowledge Track Course: now SOLD OUT Monday 7 Apr – Friday 11 Apr 2025 Monday 7 - Friday 11 April 2025 Lindner Hotel Prague Castle, Prague, Czech Republic "Now sold out" KTC Program Course organiser: Alessandro Bertani, ESTS Director of Education The course is accredited for 28 CME credits. Apr 07 ESTS webinar on 'Thoracic Trauma - Management of Rib Fractures' Monday 7 Apr – Monday 7 Apr 2025 Oxford Style Debate Didier Lardinois, Basel, Switzerland: Early rib fixation is key to good outcome Erik de Loos, Heerlen, The Netherlands: A conservative approach can yield better functional outcome. Visit this link to Register May 2025 May 12 ESTS Webinar: Surgical Techniques in Sleeve Resections Monday 12 May – Monday 12 May 2025 18.00 CET Technical Session Tomaz Stupnik, Ljubljana, Slovenia: VATS sleeve Ilies Bouabdallah, Marseille, France: RATS sleeve Daniel Valdivia, Bielefield, Germany: Uniportal robotic sleeve Kostas Papagiannopolous, Leeds, UK: Beyond standard sleeve Please click here to register May 14 ESTS-AtriCure Webinar: Cryoanalgesia in Thoracic Surgery - 6pm (CET) Wednesday 14 May – Wednesday 14 May 2025 During the upcoming European Society of Thoracic Surgeons webinar, sponsored by AtriCure, experts will engage in cutting-edge discussions on the role of Cryo Nerve Block Therapy in thoracic surgery. The session will highlight real-world experiences, clinical outcomes, and emerging applications… May 25 33rd European Conference on General Thoracic Surgery, Budapest, Hungary Sunday 25 May – Tuesday 27 May 2025 Registration now open! Visit the ESTS 2025 website here: https://estsmeeting.com/ June 2025 Jun 19 Asia Thoracic Cancer Care Summit 2025: Breaking Boundaries-Personalized Therapies - Endorsed by ESTS Thursday 19 Jun – Friday 20 Jun 2025 We are pleased to announce the Asia Thoracic Cancer Care Summit 2025 (ATCCS 2025), organized by the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, taking place in Hong Kong from 19th to 20th June 2025. The summit… Jun 26 Vienna Lung Failure and Transplantation Symposium 2025 - Endorsed by ESTS Thursday 26 Jun – Friday 27 Jun 2025 The Department of Thoracic Surgery and the Comprehensive Center for Chest Diseases at MedUni Vienna/University Hospital Vienna are excited to announce an upcoming two- day international symposium focused on “Lung Failure and Transplantation." This symposium aims to address all treatment… September 2025 Sep 14 Call for Applications: ESTS Robotic Discovery Course - Amsterdam Skills Centre Sunday 14 Sep – Monday 15 Sep 2025 Call for Applications: ESTS Robotic Discovery Course The ESTS Robotic Working Group is pleased to announce the upcoming Robotic Discovery Course to be held at the Amsterdam Skills Centre on 14–15 September 2025. The two-day course begins with lectures on… Sep 30 Registration open: Chest Wall Surgery Course Tuesday 30 Sep – Thursday 2 Oct 2025 The European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS) is pleased to announce the upcoming Chest Wall Surgery Course 📅 September 30 – October 2, 2025 📍 Leuven, Belgium Join us for an in-depth, hands-on course covering the latest techniques and advancements in chest wall… October 2025 Oct 13 ESTS Webinar: The Third Dimension Monday 13 Oct – Monday 13 Oct 2025 The European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS) is pleased to invite you to an insightful and forward-looking webinar titled: “The Third Dimension” Date: 13 October 2025 Time: 6:00 PM CET Chair: Clemens Aigner (Austria) Rene Horsleben Petersen (Denmark) – 3D reconstruction… November 2025 Nov 05 Women in Thoracic Surgery 2nd Annual Conference Wednesday 5 Nov – Wednesday 5 Nov 2025 Women in Thoracic Surgery 2nd Annual Conference Omni Amelia Island Hotel, Fernandina Beach, FL November 5-6, 2025 The call for abstracts for the… Nov 10 VATS Lobectomy Advanced Course Monday 10 Nov – Tuesday 11 Nov 2025 The European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS) is pleased to announce the upcoming VATS Lobectomy Advanced Course 10-11 November 2025 Copenhagen, Denmark This highly specialized course is designed for thoracic surgeons who have experience with VATS lobectomy and are looking… Nov 10 ESTS Webinar: A peek into the crystal glass – important ongoing trials in thoracic surgery Monday 10 Nov – Monday 10 Nov 2025 The European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS) is delighted to invite you to an engaging and forward-thinking webinar: A peek into the crystal glass – important ongoing trials in thoracic surgery Date: 10 November 2025 Time: 6:00 PM CET Chair: Clemens… Nov 13 ESTS-Endorsed International Symposium on Multimodal Mesothelioma Therapy Thursday 13 Nov – Thursday 13 Nov 2025 Leading experts in thoracic oncology will convene in Vienna on November 13, 2025 at Klinik Floridsdorf in Vienna for the International Symposium on Multimodal Mesothelioma Therapy – After MARS2, a one-day event dedicated to the latest developments in the diagnosis, treatment,… Nov 21 Second Italian Chapter Friday 21 Nov – Saturday 22 Nov 2025 The European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS) is pleased to announce the upcoming Second Italian Chapter November 21–22, 2025 Milan, Italy More comprehensive information, including the full course agenda, faculty list, and instructions for registration, will be made available soon. December 2025 Dec 15 ESTS Webinar: Surgery for Esophageal Cancer – State of the Art Monday 15 Dec – Monday 15 Dec 2025 The European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS) is pleased to invite you to an insightful and forward-thinking webinar: Surgery for Esophageal Cancer – State of the Art Date: 15 December 2025 Time: 6:00 PM CET Chair: Clemens Aigner (Austria) Lieven Depypere…