Minisymposium: Enhanced recovery in esophageal cancer surgery

Program

13.00 – Welcome coffee
Chairmen: prof. dr. P. Nafteux – dr. F. Van Herpe, UZ Leuven

13.30 – 13.40 – Introduction
prof. dr. Lieven Depypere (Head of Department of Thoracic Surgery, UZ Leuven)

13.40 – 13.55 – Esophageal cancer experience in Denmark
prof. Malene Missel (Clinical nurse specialist, Senior researcher and Associate professor, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, DK)

13.55 – 14.10 – Centralization of complex surgery for esophageal cancer in Belgium
dr. Stijn Vanstraelen (Department of Thoracic Surgery, UZ Leuven)

14.10 – 14.30 – Discussion

14.30 – 15.00 – Coffee break

15.00 – 15.30 – ERAS 2.0 in Esophageal Cancer Surgery
prof. dr. Donald E. Low (Emeritus Chief of Thoracic Surgery, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, USA)

15.30 – 15.45 – Esophageal cancer surgery: The patient's perspective
Jan Kelders, Former patient, Author of “Mijn verhaal” deel 1 & 2

15.45 – 16.00 – Discussion