IMS TRAINING & EDUCATION
In collaboration with REACH Surgical
Cambridge, United Kingdom

Uniportal &
Subxiphoid
VATS Course

Two days of specialist training in minimally invasive thoracic surgery, led by the Royal Papworth Hospital thoracic surgical team.

For thoracic surgeons and senior trainees

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2027 course dates

14–15
January 2027
29–30
April 2027
9–10
September 2027
18–19
November 2027

About the course

Focused learning.
Practical experience.

Ideal Medical Solutions and REACH Surgical bring together surgical observation, practical training and expert guidance in a two-day programme focused on uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) and subxiphoid approaches.

Who is it for?
Thoracic surgeons and senior trainees seeking to develop their skills in these techniques.

The programme

Two days. A practical focus.

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Day one

Surgery observation

Observe procedures with the Royal Papworth Hospital team and learn through case presentations and keynote sessions.

  • Welcome and case presentation
  • Morning and afternoon surgery observation
  • Evening keynote speeches and dinner

Day two

Hands-on cadaver training

Develop your practical skills through cadaver sessions, faculty presentations and equipment demonstrations.

  • Faculty presentations
  • REACH Surgical presentation and demonstration
  • Practical cadaver sessions

Meet the faculty

Learn from the Papworth team.

Expert guidance from the thoracic surgical team at Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge.

Course faculty: Mr Giuseppe Aresu, Mr Aman Coonar and Mr Adam Peryt.

Royal Papworth Hospital · Cambridge, United Kingdom

Interested in joining us?

Register your interest or contact the IMS team for course information.