SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
| 07:30 - 08:15 | Registration |
| 08:15 - 08:30 | Welcome Addresses |
| 08:30 - 08:45 | Fundamentals of TOETVA Özer Makay |
| 08:45 - 09:00 | Instructions in anatomical and endocrinological perspective Ayberk Kurt |
| 09:00 - 09:10 | Patient and procedure selection, patient optimization Nurcihan Aygün |
| 09:10 - 09:20 | Theatre setup and pre-surgery checks Murat Özdemir |
| 09:20 - 09:30 | Intubation, preparation and positioning of the patient and the team Fatih Tunca |
| 09:30 - 09:40 | Incisions, hydrodissection, trocar positioning and flap preparation Philipp Riss |
| 09:40 - 10:00 | Coffee Break |
| 10:00 - 10:15 | Endoscopic dissection & suturing (incl. specimen retrieval and closure) Serkan Teksöz |
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Neural monitoring tips Atakan Sezer |
| 10:30 - 10:50 | Common errors and management of novel complications İsmail Cem Sormaz |
| 10:50 - 11:00 | Postoperative care and follow-up Andrea Casaril |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Experience session: Discussion on results and tips & tricks Moderator: Philipp Riss Discussants: All faculty |
| 11:30 - 11:45 | Evidence of TOETVA competency Cem Dural |
| 11:45 - 12:00 | Ethicolegal issues Marco Raffaelli |
| 12:00 - 12:30 | Tuition from cadaver video and course material Özer Makay, Cem Dural, Ayberk Kurt |
| 12:30 - 12:50 | Light Lunch |
| 13:15 - 17:00 | Hands-On, close supervision and immediate feedback from expert All faculty |
Procedural skill lab with 6 working stations
• Instrumentation
• Operating room setup, patient intubation, positioning and surgical field preparation
• Basic steps (from A to Z)
• Vestibular incisions, hydrodissection
• Flap preparation and port placement
• Right lobectomy in craniocaudal fashion
• Left lobectomy in craniocaudal fashion
• Central node dissection in craniocaudal fashion
• How to manage and avoid complications
• Mental nerve identification and dissection
• Specimen retrieval
• Midline and vestibular incision closure
• Discussions