Monday, September 14th 2026

09:00 – 11:00  Lectures  
  Welcome address Philipp Riss/Christian Scheuba
  Implementation of TOETVA – recommended approach Philipp Riss/Christian Scheuba
  Surgical anatomy Ioannis Koutelidakis
  Intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) and autofluorescence Melisa Arikan
  Specimen retrieval and alternative access (TOVARA)  Stefan Schopf 
  TOETVA step-by-step (tips&tricks) Costanza Chiapponi
  Current evidence on TOETVA Ahmet Cem Dural
  Discussion  
     
11:15 – 16:00  Hands- on cadaver course  
  –       TOETVA
–       TOVARA
–       IONM
–       Hemostasis
–       central neck dissection
–       transcervical thymectomy (for parathyroid gland)
 Faculty