MICS TRAINING DAYS
Innsbruck, February 26-27, 2026
FOCUS Valve MICS Training Days is a skills-acquisition education program of the Focus Valve Platform and the Medical University of Innsbruck in cooperation with Aesculap Akademie based on the experience of more than 10 years Focus Valve minimally invasive valve surgery training courses.
The objective of this program is to provide individualized intensive training opportunities for MICS mitral valve procedures on explanted pig hearts under the guidance of by experienced tutors.
The wetlab training will be complemented by intensive OR hospitations to observe totally endoscopic or other minimally invasive valve procedures. Up-to-date 3D imaging with the Aesculap Einstein Vision® videoendoscopic system is available at each wetlab working station as well as in the OR.
At FOCUS Valve MICS Training Days participants train extensively the most important techniques of mitral valve repair and replacement on explanted pig hearts.
Two surgeons will work at one station tutored by a senior minimally invasive surgeon. MICS Training Days comprise Modules II and III of the FOCUS Valve educational program.
We are looking forward to welcoming you in Innsbruck!
Program directors:
Nikolaos Bonaros, Daniel Höfer, Ludwig Müller, Michael Grimm
Learning objectives: Endoscopic mitral valve repair, Endoscopic aortic valve replacement, Transaxilliary valve surgery, Combined AV/ MV diseases, Interactive workshops, Echocardiography, MICS techniques for aortic, mitral, tricuspid valve surgery and atrial fibrillation
REGISTRATION AND INQUIRIES
Please register online – kindly note that the number of training slots is limited.
Applications must be submitted no later than December 8, 2025.
The fee for the full two days of training, including lunches, is EUR 1,100 (incl. 20% VAT).
ONLINE REGISTRATION
If you have any questions regarding registration, invoicing, payment, or a visa application letter, please contact the organizing office:
MAW – Medizinische Ausstellungs- und Werbe GmbH
E-Mail: valve@maw.co.at
Tel.: +43 1 536 63 34
Contact persons: Ms. Barbara Horak or Mr. David Grünseis
Hotel reservations
Hotel accommodation is not included in the training fee.
Please ensure that you book your hotel well in advance.
Below you will find a list of recommended hotels within walking distance of both the venue and the city center:
Hotels close to the venue & general travel information;
PROGRAM
| DAY 1 | February 26, 2026 |
| 08:15 - 08:30 | Introduction and Training Outline - Group Formation |
| 08:30 - 12:30 | Group A: 2 Live cases in the ORT Group B: Hands-on 3D Endoscopy Wet-Lab |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 - 16:30 | Handy-on 3D Endoscopy Wet-Lab |
| 16:30 - 18:00 | Lectures Introduction to minimally invasive mitral valve surgery Technology and tools for MIMV - Imaging - Instruments - Perfusion Techniques for minimally invasive mitral valve repair |
| DAY 2 | February 27, 2026 |
| 08:30 - 12:30 | Group B: 2 Live cases in the OR Group A: Hands-on 3D Endoscopy Wet-Lab |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 - 16:30 | Hands-on 3D Endoscopy Wet-Lab |
| 16:30 - 17:30 | Questions & Answers |
| DOWNLOAD THE PROGRAM AS PDF |