The 12th European Mechanical Circulatory Support Summit (EUMS) will run from 29 November – 2 December 2017
WEDNESDAY 29 NOVEMBER (19:00-21:00)
| 19:00 | Get Together, Wandelhalle, Kurpark |
THURSDAY 30 NOVEMBER (08:45-18:20)
| 08:45 | Welcome | V Falk, Berlin; J Gummert, Bad Oeynhausen & P Leprince, Paris |
| 09:00 | Session 1: Trials and Registries | |
| Chairs: J Gummert, Bad Oeynhausen & P Leprince, Paris | ||
| Present and future trials | U Jorde, New York | |
| Registries: Analysis of right heart failure using EUROMACS and INTERMACS data | K Caliskan, Rotterdam | |
| Momentum Trial: Endpoints and questions | L Damme, Riga |
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| Randomised controlled trial (RCT) vs propensity score (PS): Trial your best | O Kuss, Düsseldorf | |
| Panel discussion | ||
| 10:30 | Break | |
| 11:00 | Session 2: Managing Adverse Events | |
| Chairs: A El-Banayosy, Oklahoma City & D Zimpfer, Vienna |
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| Neurological complications | M Sitzer, Bad Oeynhausen | |
| Thrombosis and bleeding | M Slepian, Tuscon | |
| Infection and immunity | M Hannan, Dublin | |
| Reliability | T Finocchiaro, Aachen | |
| Critical ventricular assist device (VAD) infection – how would you decide? | F Schönrath, Berlin | |
| Panel discussion | ||
| 12:50 | Lunch | |
| 13:50 | Session 3: Ethics, Psychology and Economy | |
| Chair: K Tigges-Limmer, Bad Oeynhausen & S Tsui, Cambridge |
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| Update on psychosocial aspects in ventricular assist device (VAD) therapy: Why do we need psychologists in ventricular assist device (VAD) teams? | K Tigges-Limmer, Bad Oeynhausen | |
| Ventricular assist device (VAD) therapy under economic restrictions. How to choose the right patient | S Tsui, Cambridge | |
| Ventricular assist device (VAD) therapy without economic restrictions – Who is defintely beyond? | J Gummert, Bad Oeynhausen | |
| Ethical considerations for ventricular assist device (VAD) implantation – a surgeon’s view | D Zimpfer, Vienna | |
| Ethical considerations for ventricular assist device (VAD) implantation – a lawyer’s perspective | S Wiesner, Berlin | |
| Panel discussion | ||
| 15:50 | Break | |
| 16:20 | Session 4: The Right Ventricle | |
| Chairs: C Mahr, Seattle & E Potapov, Berlin | ||
| Pre-operative assessment | L Paluszkiewicz, Bad Oeynhausen | |
| Peri-operative assessment, optimising and treatment | E Potapov, Berlin | |
| Late right ventricular (RV) failure – myth or reality? | E Rame, Philadelphia | |
| Biventricular (BiVAD) strategies – paracorporeal vs two centrifugal pumps (Pro/Contra) | E Potapov, Berlin; A Ruhparwar, Heidelberg | |
| Panel discussion | ||
| 18:20 | Close |
FRIDAY 1 DECEMBER (09:00-18:30)
| 09:00 | Session 5: Surgical Techniques (Live-in-a-box) | |
| Chairs: J Börgermann, Bad Oeynhausen & A Fiane, Oslo | ||
| Minimally invasive implantation | J Schmitto, Hannover | |
| Heart transplantation (HTx) after ventricular assist device (VAD) and total artificial heart (TAH) | P Leprince, Paris | |
| With extracorporeal circulation (ECC), extra corporeal life support (ECLS) or off-pump/ Biventricular (BiVAD) configurations | M Morshuis, Bad Oeynhausen | |
| Innovative approaches | A Fiane, Oslo | |
| Panel discussion | ||
| 11:00 | Break | |
| 11:30 | Session 6: Grown Up Congenital Heart Disease (GUCH) and Children | |
| Chairs: M Hübler, Zürich & B Stiller, Freiburg | ||
| Mechanical circulatory support (MCS) in challenging patients | E Sandica, Bad Oeynhausen | |
| The early beginning of long-term support in children | B Stiller, Freiburg |
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| Ventricular assist device (VAD) in children | M Hübler, Zürich | |
| Panel discussion | ||
| Keynote Lecture: Personal mobility of tomorrow – electric, connectect, smart |
C Senger, Wolfsburg | |
| 13:20 | Lunch | |
| 14:20 | Session 7: Heart Failure Therapy in Motion | |
| Chairs: J Gummert, Bad Oeynhausen & M Slepian, Tuscon |
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| Genetics or Myocarditis in non-ischemic MCS-patients? | H Milting, Bad Oeynhausen | |
| Myocardial recovery: Can we control it? | A Petrou, Zürich | |
| New pharmacology therapy | C Schulze, Jena | |
| Ventricular assist device (VAD) first | C Knosalla, Berlin | |
| Transplant first | J Börgermann, Bad Oeynhausen | |
| Panel discussion | ||
| 16:20 | Break | |
| 16:50 | Session 8: Heart Failure Family | |
| Chairs: P Mohacsi, Berne & C Schulze, Jena |
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| The heart failure specialist: When to refer | C Mahr, Seattle | |
| The Surgeon: Implantation – optimal time | S Ensminger, Bad Oeynhausen | |
| The ventricular assist device (VAD) coordinator | J Beckman, Seattle | |
| Running with the pump – from the perspective of a rehabilitation physician | N Reiss, Bad Rothenfelde | |
| Panel discussion | ||
| 18:30 | Close | |
| 19:00 | Group Dinner |
SATURDAY 2 DECEMBER (09:00-14:30)
| 09:00 | Session 9: Starting a Ventricular Device (VAD) Programme | |
| Chairs: P Leprince, Paris & M Morshuis, Bad Oeynhausen | ||
| Patient selection | A El-Banayosy, Oklahoma City | |
| Heart failure unit | P Raake, Heidelberg | |
| First patient and first pump | J Garbade, Leipzig | |
| Ventricular assist device (VAD) programme only with transplant | J Gummert, Bad Oeynhausen | |
| Ventricular assist device (VAD) programme without transplant | M Palmen, Leiden | |
| Panel discussion | ||
| 11:00 | 2nd EUMS Rising Stars Quiz | |
| 11:30 | Break | |
| 12:00 | Session 10: New Technologies | |
| Chairs: S Ensminger, Bad Oeynhausen & T Finocchiaro, Aachen |
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| What do we need? Is it possible? | A El-Banayosy, Oklahoma City | |
| Adverse events: How to interpret the data | T Schlöglhofer, Vienna | |
| Interfaces and mechanical circulatory support (MCS) – challenges and opportunities | M Slepian, Tuscon | |
| Pressure sensors – ventricular assist devices (VAD) with artificial intelligence | M Slaughter, Louisville | |
| Panel Discussion | ||
| 13:30 | Session 11: Industry Update | |
| Chairs: A El-Banayosy, Oklahoma City & J Gummert, Bad Oeynhausen |
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| 14:30 | Closing Remarks | |
| Farewell lunch |
COURSE INFORMATION
Date/Duration
29 November -2 December 2017 (3 day course)
Location
Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
Please click HERE for more information.
Chairmen
J Gummert, Bad Oeynhausen; V Falk, Berlin; P Leprince, Paris
Registration Fee
Members: €500 inclusive of VAT
Non-Members: €600 inclusive of VAT
The fee includes lunches, refreshments, get together on Wednesday 29 November and the group dinner on Friday 1st December.
Summit Format
Interactive lectures, live-in-a-box cases and keynote presentations
Target Audience
Cardiologists, heart failure cardiologists, emergency and ICU specialists (ECLS), cardiac surgeons, perfusionists, heart failure nurses and ventricular assist device (VAD) coordinators, medical industry (cardiac devices including ECMO development and production). Paediatric cardiologists and congenital heart disease surgeons
Learning Objectives
- Organising of a heart failure network
- Use of ECLS systems in emergency situations and in the ICU
- Learning of recommendations for ECLS and VAD use from major societies and from recently published guidelines
- New surgical techniques for VAD implantation, as well as unusual solutions of complex surgical problems in VAD patients
- How to avoid long-term complications during VAD treatment
- Learn about the role and need for VAD coordinators
- Learn about the need for post-operative rehabilitation
- Review and learn about the latest developments and perspectives in the VAD field
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Faculty
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Ulrich Jorde -
Jennifer Beckman -
Brigitte Stiller -
Kadir Caliskan -
Paul Schulze -
Claudius Mahr -
Philip Raake -
Nils Reiss -
Evgenij Potapov -
Jan Schmitto -
Felix Schönrath -
Stephanie Wiesner
