Left-Handed Cardiac Surgery Learning Lab: An EACTS Annual Meeting Initiative
Left-handed cardiac surgery has been a rising topic. Training necessities pertaining to left-handed cardiac surgery education and mentorship are crucial to this group of surgeons. Through initiatives of experienced left-handed cardiac surgeons in association with the EACTS, a left-handed learning lab at the EACTS annual meeting was developed. This skills lab training is dedicated to offering left-handed surgeons a space which offers both technical development and career networking. In this short communication, we detail lessons learned and future insights into left-handed cardiac surgery education through hands-on training.
Authors
- Eric E. Vinck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9728-3910)
- Alicja Zientara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1915-0618)
- Peyman Sardari Nia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2296-1497)
- Roman Gottardi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9716-3655)
- Sabine Bleiziffer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9669-7372)
- Anna Lena Emrich
- Nora Goebel
- Mona Bickel-Dabadghao
Institutions
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
- Maastricht University Medical Centre (NL)
- Robert Bosch Hospital (DE)
- Maastricht University (NL)
- Westpfalz Klinikum (DE)
- University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
- Fundación Cardiovascular de Colombia (CO)
- Zentralklinik Bad Berka (DE)
- Universitäts-Herzzentrum Freiburg-Bad Krozingen (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Interdisciplinary CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery
- Published
- 2025-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivaf279
- Primary Topic
- Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00