33rd EACTS Annual Meeting

Exhibition & Training Village

We present an exhibition of our industry partners with the very latest information on solutions for patient care. All registered participants will have the opportunity to attend the exhibition and interact with medical experts on innovations in patient care.

Thursday 3 October	14:00-19:00
Friday 4 October	09:00-17:00
Saturday 5 October	09:00-17:00

 

Abstract Submission

General Abstract submission will be open from 1 February 2019.

Work in Progress   open now

Allied Health Professionals   open now

Late Breaking Clinical Trials   open now

Congratulations and good luck to everyone who will be presenting their work in Portugal.

For more information on submitting abstracts please visit 

EACTS Abstract Submission

Registration

Registration is now open.   Your registration fee includes access to ALL scientific sessions Thursday-Saturday and entrance to the exhibition Thursday-Saturday. 

Save time and Money

We strongly encourage all visitors to register online in order to save time at the queues and money.

Registering online will always be less expensive than buying your tickets from our lovely staff at the onsite registration desk. For more information please visit 

EACTS Annual Meeting Registration

Accommodation Information

Important: Please book your accommodation through our officially appointed supplier:

AIM Group International

AIM Group International is a trusted MedTech partner.

There are a number of counterfeit websites or agencies – EACTS  cannot guarantee any rooms/rates offered within these.  If you are in any doubt as to the authenticity of such sites or companies, please notify the EACTS Executive Secretariat immediately.

Exhibition

In conjunction with the Scientific Meeting, we will host an exhibition for industry partners. Companies will present the latest in cardiac, thoracic and vascular therapies, technologies and related services in an educational exhibition area. All registered participants will have the opportunity to attend the exhibition and interact with medical experts on innovations in patient care. The EACTS trade exhibition is an important and time efficient way to keep up to date with new to market technology, state of the art products, innovations and developments in the cardio-thoracic market.  The exhibiting companies look forward to meeting the people that matter to their business in one place, to demonstrate new products and attract interest from new prospects and existing customers.

For industry partners: All information regarding approved suppliers and onsite logistics can be found on the EXHIBITION INFORMATION page.

Opening hours:

Thursday 3 October	14:00-19:00
Friday 4 October	09:00-17:00
Saturday 5 October	09:00-17:00

 

Industry Meeting
A meeting was held with Industry representatives on Wednesday 13 February at the Lisbon Congress Centre. A tour of the exhibition and meeting areas was undertaken, then several reports were presented by EACTS and its appointed agencies. These are provided via the links below for your further reference:

Kathy McGree EACTS Executive Director	Sharon Pidgeon EACTS Events Director	European International (Fairs) Ltd	AIM Group

 

Training Village

A number of Training Village units will be specifically set aside for Industry to organise their own ‘Hands-on’ workshops, including wet and dry labs and any other small practical sessions. These sessions do not form part of the official scientific programme of the Annual Meeting. Sessions are scheduled at pre-defined times, offered to delegates on an invitation only basis, and are restricted to a maximum of 10-15 people per session.

Opening hours:

Thursday 3 October	14:00-19:00
Friday 4 October	09:00-17:00
Saturday 5 October	09:00-17:00

Other Industry opportunities

 

Our INDUSTRY OPPORTUNITIES section has a comprehensive list of opportunities and more information about how you can best showcase your organization at our annual meeting.

Satellite Symposia

A satellite symposium is a corporate or product related function at which a formal scientific presentation is made.  These are excellent educational opportunities for surgeons and industry partners alike. Whether you are hosting or attending this year’s satellite symposia we hope you will enjoy this excellent learning opportunity.  For further information please click HERE

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The 32nd Annual Meeting European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Milan, Italy, 18/10/2018-20/10/2018 has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) with 23 European CME credits (ECMEC®s). Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

Through an agreement between the Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert EACCME® credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Information on the process to convert EACCME® credit to AMA credit can be found at www.ama-assn.org/education/earn-credit-participation-international-activities.

Live educational activities, occurring outside of Canada, recognised by the UEMS-EACCME® for ECMEC®s are deemed to be Accredited Group Learning Activities (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

EACCME® credits
Each participant can only receive the number of credits he/she is entitled to according to his/her actual participation at the event once he/she has completed the feedback form. Cf. criteria 9 and 23 of UEMS 2016.20.

Breakdown of credits per day:
18.10.2018 – 8
19.10.2018 – 8
20.10.2018 – 7