Thursday, 4 March 2027
WELCOME REMARKS
(9:00-9:05 am)
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I - BASICS IN AIRWAY SURGERY
(9:05-10:00 am)
Chairs: Ad Verhagen, Nijmegen & Thomas Schweiger, Vienna
Basic Anatomy, Definitions and Classifications
Benoit Bibas, Sao Paulo
Pathophysiology and Targeted Therapy
Alexander Hillel, Baltimore
Ventilation and Airway Management – Perspective from Anesthesiology
Bernhard Zapletal, Vienna
Discussion
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II - FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT & OUTCOME
(10:00-10:50 am)
Chairs: Kishore Sandu, Lausanne & Clemens Aigner, Vienna
Pre- and postoperative evaluation of voice and swallowing
Doris-Maria Denk-Linnert, Vienna
Holistic approach to the pediatric aerodigestive tract
Veronika Kranebitter, Vienna
Voice and swallowing rehabilitation
Justin Roe, London
Discussion
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COFFEE BREAK
(10:50-11:10 am)
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III - HOW I TEACH IT
( 11:10 am - 12:10 pm)
Chairs: Alexander Gelbard, Nashville – Doris-Maria Denk-Linnert, Vienna
Therapeutic interventions via microlaryngoscopy
Kishore Sandu, Lausanne
Endoscopic Posterior Costal Cartilage Grafting in Adults and Children
Christopher Wootten, Nashville
Cricotracheal resection & Laryngotracheal Reconstruction
Thomas Schweiger, Vienna
Cervical and intrathoracic tracheal resections
Mohsen Ibrahim, Rome
Carinal resections
Clemens Aigner, Vienna
Discussion
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IV - ENDOSCOPY & INTERVENTIONAL BRONCHOSCOPY
(12:10-1:00 pm)
Chairs: Hasan Batirel, Istanbul & Marco Idzko, Vienna
Visualization and assessment of dynamic airway stenoses
Lutz Freitag, Hemer
Long-term management of Montogomery T-Tubes
Benoit Bibas, Sao Paulo
Recanalization and Stenting
Lutz Freitag, Hemer
Endoscopic treatment options for idiopathic subglottic Stenosis
Alexander Gelbard, Nashville
Discussion
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LUNCHBREAK & POSTERWALK
(1:00-2:00 pm)
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V - INTERDISCIPLINARY MANAGEMENT OF MALIGNANT AIRWAY TUMORS
(2:00-3:10 pm)
Chairs: Konrad Hoetzenecker, Nashville & Veronika Kranebitter, Vienna
Malignant Airway Tumors - an overview
Clemens Aigner, Vienna
The medical oncologist’s perspective
Thorsten Füreder, Vienna
The surgeon’s perspective
Olaf Mercier, Paris
The radiation oncologist’s perspective
Joachim Widder, Vienna
Discussion
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VI - SECURING THE AIRWAY
(3:10-4:00 pm)
Chairs: Benoit Bibas, Sao Paulo & Doris-Maria Denk-Linnert, Vienna
Coniotomy and Tracheostomy: from elective to emergent scenarios
Isabella Stanisz, Vienna & Veronika Kranebitter, Vienna
ECMO in airway surgery
Konrad Hoetzenecker, Nashville
Ex-Utero Intrapartum Treatment (EXIT) procedure
Katrin Klebermaß-Schrehof, Vienna
Discussion
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COFFEE BREAK
(4:00-4:30 pm)
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VII - FACULTY CASES AND NIGHTMARES
(4:30-5:30 pm)
Chairs: Clemens Aigner, Vienna & Hasan Batirel, Istanbul
Extraordinary cases presented by faculty