Dr. Ahmed Ghoneim, Head of Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, announced the closing of the section for a training workshop in the field of Cardiothoracic Surgery on Osteoarthritis Cases, in the presence of Professor Paolo Nafis, the Portuguese expert in Cardiothoracic Surgery; Dr. Ahmed Nabil, Assistant Lecturer in the Department and the workshop's Rapporteur; and with the participation of a group of professors and doctors of Cardiothoracic Surgery in Al-Minya University and Assiut University. This was held under the auspices of Prof. Dr. Tarek El-Gammal, President of Assiut University, and Prof.Dr. Ahmed Al-Manshawi, Vice President for Graduate Studies. Dr. Mahmoud Khairy pointed out that the workshop aimed to exchange scientific expertise, train young doctors on the latest international technologies in the field of aortic valve constriction and on the process of replacing the valve with advanced surgical methods. The proceedings of the workshop included a lecture delivered by Professor Paulo and which was entitled "Narrowing the aortic valve and surgical methods to replace it".