ISTSCON 2026 · 9th Annual Conference
Pre-Conference
Workshops
Hands-on learning. Expert guidance. Advanced thoracic surgical practice.
Workshop Programme
Focused pre-conference sessions
Focused pre-conference sessions designed for practical learning and advanced clinical expertise.
Provisional listing — the official ISTSCON 2026 workshop programme is awaited.
- Workshop 01Thoracoscopy
VATS Anatomical Resection
Station-based practical session on video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy and segmentectomy technique, port planning and hilar dissection.
- Date
- 25 Nov 2026
- Time
- 09:00 AM – 01:00 PM
- Venue
- Hotel Green Park, Visakhapatnam
- Faculty
- Faculty to be announced
Registration opening soonCapacity to be announced
- Workshop 02Bronchoscopy
Interventional Bronchoscopy & EBUS
Airway assessment, endobronchial ultrasound staging, and management of central airway obstruction on simulation models.
- Date
- 25 Nov 2026
- Time
- 09:00 AM – 01:00 PM
- Venue
- Hotel Green Park, Visakhapatnam
- Faculty
- Faculty to be announced
Registration opening soonCapacity to be announced
- Workshop 03Robotic Surgery
Robotic Thoracic Surgery Orientation
Console orientation, docking workflow and instrument handling for robotic-assisted thoracic procedures.
- Date
- 25 Nov 2026
- Time
- 02:00 PM – 05:00 PM
- Venue
- Hotel Green Park, Visakhapatnam
- Faculty
- Faculty to be announced
Registration opening soonCapacity to be announced
- Workshop 04Advanced Techniques
Chest Wall & Airway Reconstruction
Reconstruction planning for chest wall resection, tracheobronchial sleeve techniques and anastomotic safeguards.
- Date
- 25 Nov 2026
- Time
- 02:00 PM – 05:00 PM
- Venue
- Hotel Green Park, Visakhapatnam
- Faculty
- Faculty to be announced
Registration opening soonCapacity to be announced
- Workshop 05Hands-on
Thoracic Trauma & Airway Emergencies
Time-critical management of penetrating and blunt thoracic trauma, tube thoracostomy and emergency airway control.
- Date
- 25 Nov 2026
- Time
- 09:00 AM – 12:30 PM
- Venue
- Hotel Green Park, Visakhapatnam
- Faculty
- Faculty to be announced
Registration opening soonCapacity to be announced
- Workshop 06Hands-on
Peri-operative Care & Thoracic ERAS
Enhanced recovery pathways, analgesia blocks, chest drain protocols and physiotherapy-led rehabilitation.
- Date
- 25 Nov 2026
- Time
- 01:30 PM – 05:00 PM
- Venue
- Hotel Green Park, Visakhapatnam
- Faculty
- Faculty to be announced
Registration opening soonCapacity to be announced
Featured Workshop
VATS Anatomical Resection
A structured pre-conference session covering the principles and stepwise conduct of video-assisted thoracoscopic anatomical resection, from patient selection through to fissure and hilar management. Content, faculty and station layout are provisional until the official ISTSCON 2026 programme is released.
- Date
- 25 Nov 2026
- Time
- 09:00 AM – 01:00 PM
- Venue
- Hotel Green Park, Visakhapatnam
- Format
- Station-based practical session with live demonstration
- Faculty
- Faculty to be announced
- Seats
- Capacity to be announced
- Registration fee
- Fee to be announced
- Status
- Registration opening soon
Supporting institution
GITAM Hospital, Visakhapatnam — proposed workshop host partner, subject to confirmation.
What you will learn
Learning outcomes
Indicative outcomes across the workshop track; final objectives follow the official scientific programme.
- 01
Advanced clinical decision making
- 02
Hands-on surgical techniques
- 03
Contemporary thoracic approaches
- 04
Technology-assisted procedures
- 05
Practical case-based learning
- 06
Expert faculty interaction
Why join the workshops?
Practice-changing, not passive
- 01
Hands-on Experience
Small-group stations built around repeated, supervised practice rather than passive viewing.
- 02
Expert Faculty
Direct interaction with thoracic surgeons leading high-volume Indian and international practices.
- 03
Advanced Techniques
Thoracoscopic, endoscopic and robotic approaches presented with contemporary evidence.
- 04
Real-world Application
Protocols, checklists and pathways you can implement in your unit the following week.
Workshop day
25 November 2026
Indicative flow of the pre-conference workshop day. Times shown are placeholders pending the official programme.
08:00 AM
Workshop registration & kit collection
09:00 AM
Morning workshop sessions begin
11:00 AM
Practical & demonstration stations
01:00 PM
Lunch & faculty interaction
02:00 PM
Afternoon advanced sessions
04:00 PM
Interactive discussion & case debate
05:00 PM
Workshop conclusion & certification
Workshop faculty
Faculty panel
The ISTSCON 2026 workshop faculty is being finalised by the scientific committee. Confirmed names, designations and institutions will be published here.
To be announced
Designation, institution and speciality pending confirmation
To be announced
Designation, institution and speciality pending confirmation
To be announced
Designation, institution and speciality pending confirmation
To be announced
Designation, institution and speciality pending confirmation
For faculty already confirmed for the scientific programme, see the ISTSCON 2026 speakers page.
Ready to take your practice further?
Reserve your place in the ISTSCON 2026 pre-conference workshop programme.