The Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Co-ordinators Training Course will run from 15 – 17 June 2017 in Berlin, Germany
THURSDAY 15 JUNE
| 13:30 | Registration | |
| 14:00 | Course Introduction | T de By, Windsor |
| 14:15 | Development of mechanical circulatory support | C. Banfi, Geneva |
| 15:30 | Break | |
| 15:45 | Basics of end-stage heart disease | P Mohacsi, Bern |
| 16:30 | Surgical techniques of ventricular assist device implantation | T Krabatsch, Berlin |
| 17:15 | Basic knowledge of ventricular assist devices | F Kaufmann, Berlin |
| 17:45 | Questions and round table discussion | |
| 18:15 | Close |
FRIDAY 16 JUNE
| 09:00 | Technical aspects of ventricular assist devices – malfunctions and solutions | F Kaufmann, Berlin |
| 09:30 | Industry presentations | |
| 10:30 | Break | |
| 10:45 | Industry presentations | |
| 12:45 | Lunch | |
| 13:15 | Hands-on training at the simulation laboratory | F Merkle, Berlin |
| 15:15 | Break | |
| 15:45 | Psycho-social aspects of treatment of patients with end-stage heart disease | W Albert, Berlin |
| 16:15 | Round table discussion around essential questions with respect to ventricular assist device patient treatment | |
| 17:00 | Close |
SATURDAY 17 JUNE
| 09:00 | Follow-up of outpatients and education in the community | A Legait, Paris |
| 09:30 | Management of emergency situations in outpatients | J Mulzer, Berlin |
| 10:00 | Need, use and effects of anti-coagulants in ventricular assist device therapy | T Grüger, Berlin; J Mulzer, Berlin |
| 10:30 | Break | |
| 10:45 | Treatment of infection and sepsis in Utrecht | A Stam, Utrecht |
| 11:15 | The ventricular assist device co-ordinator’s function in Vienna | T Schlöglhofer, Vienna |
| 11:45 | The importance of benchmarking: EUROMACS | T De By, Windsor |
| 12:15 | Evaluation, questions and answers | T De By, Windsor |
| 12:30 | Close |
COURSE INFORMATION
Date/Duration
15 – 17 June 2017 (3 day course)
Location
Berlin, Germany
Course Director
V. Falk, Berlin
Course Format
Interactive lectures
Video presentations
Drylab
Course Fee
€495 inclusive of 19% German VAT
Fee includes lunch, refreshments and dinner on Friday 16 June
Course Overview
This three-day course will cover in detail all aspects of mechanical circulatory support. From the origins of end-stage heart failure, its pathophysiology and its assessment, psycho-social aspects management, device problem solving and surgical techniques.
There will be video presentations as well as a hands-on drylab where participants will be able to perform these techniques.
Target Audience
Ventricular assist device co-ordinators, nurses, transplant co-ordinators, VAD technicians, paramedics involved in end stage heart disease, perfusionists.
For further information on the venue, accommodation and transport, please click Here.
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Faculty
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Carlo Banfi -
Thomas Grüger -
Theo de By -
Friedrich Kaufmann -
Thomas Krabatsch -
Paul Mohacsi -
Johanna Mulzer -
Thomas Schlöglhofer -
Arjen Stam
