Session Details
[ITSOS]AATS/JATS International Thoracic Surgical Oncology Summit Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery：Education ＆ Challenges
Wed. Oct 21, 2026 9:10 AM - 10:40 AM JST
Wed. Oct 21, 2026 12:10 AM - 1:40 AM UTC
Wed. Oct 21, 2026 12:10 AM - 1:40 AM UTC
Room 1 (Main Hall, 1F, Kyoto International Conference Center)
Chairperson：David Jones（Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA）, Masayoshi Inoue（Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine）
[ITSOS-1]Advanced Thoracic Surgery Training in Canada：The Role of Simulation in Surgical Training
Kazuhiro Yasufuku (Division of Thoracic Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Canada)
[ITSOS-2]The Safety Certification System for Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery established by The Japanese Society of Thoracic Surgeons（JSTS）
Hisashi Iwata1, Toshihiko Sato2, Akinori Iwasaki2, Ichiro Yoshino3, Shinichi Toyooka4 (1.Gifu University, 2.Fukuoka University, 3.Former President of JSTS, 4.President of JSTS)
[ITSOS-3]‘Shaping a Surgeon’ - Lessons from Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Across Three Surgical Cultures
Norihisa Shigemura (University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, USA)
[ITSOS-4]Robotic-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for Stage II–III NSCLC：Current Perspectives and Surgical Challenges
Ryuji Nakamura (Department of Thoracic and Pediatric Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences and Medical School, Nagoya City University)
[ITSOS-5]Thoracic Surgical Education Across Borders：A Japanese Surgeon’s Experience in Advanced Fellowship Training in Canada
Fumi Yokote (Department of Surgery, Teikyo University School of Medicine / Division of Thoracic Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada)