Fundamentals in Cardiac Surgery: Coronary Artery Disease

The Fundamentals in Cardiac Surgery: Coronary Artery Disease Course will run ONLINE from 2-3 March 2022. Kindly note all times shown are local UK times. WEDNESDAY 2 March 08:45 Welcome and introduction A Ranasinghe, Birmingham 09:00 Investigating a patient with chest pain S George, Birmingham 09:15 How to interpret a coronary angiogram S George, Birmingham 09:40 Most influential studies in the third millennium for coronary surgery M Cikirikcioglu, Geneva 10:20 Break 10:50 CPB and myocardial protection M Jasinski, Wroclaw 11:20 OPCAB M Cikirikcioglu, Geneva 11:45 Conduit selection S Fremes, Toronto 12:10 Secondary prevention S George, Birmingham 12:30 Lunch 13:30 Guidelines for revascularisation S George, Birmingham 14:00 MDT Session 16:00 Close THURSDAY 3 MARCH 09:00 Measuring outcomes in cardiac surgery S Nashef, Cambridge 09:30 Surgery for ischaemic cardiomyopathy M Jasinski, Wroclaw 10:00 Treatment of mechanical complications of MI G Faerber, Jena 10:30 Break 11:00 Technical considerations T Kieser, Calgary 12:30 Lunch … Continue reading "Fundamentals in Cardiac Surgery: Coronary Artery Disease"

The Fundamentals in Cardiac Surgery: Coronary Artery Disease Course will run ONLINE from 2-3 March 2022.
Kindly note all times shown are local UK times.

WEDNESDAY 2 March
08:45 Welcome and introduction A Ranasinghe, Birmingham
09:00 Investigating a patient with chest pain S George, Birmingham
09:15 How to interpret a coronary angiogram S George, Birmingham
09:40 Most influential studies in the third millennium for coronary surgery M Cikirikcioglu, Geneva
10:20 Break
10:50 CPB and myocardial protection M Jasinski, Wroclaw
11:20 OPCAB M Cikirikcioglu, Geneva
11:45 Conduit selection S Fremes, Toronto
12:10 Secondary prevention S George, Birmingham
12:30 Lunch
13:30 Guidelines for revascularisation S George, Birmingham
14:00 MDT Session
16:00 Close
THURSDAY 3 MARCH
09:00 Measuring outcomes in cardiac surgery S Nashef, Cambridge
09:30 Surgery for ischaemic cardiomyopathy M Jasinski, Wroclaw
10:00 Treatment of mechanical complications of MI G Faerber, Jena
10:30 Break
11:00 Technical considerations T Kieser, Calgary
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Case studies (small group sessions)
  Group 1 S Nashef, Cambridge; G Faerber, Jena
  Group 2 S George, Birmingham; T Kieser, Calgary
  Group 3 S Fremes, Toronto; S Sandner, Vienna
16:00 Close

 

 

Programme subject to change.

COURSE INFORMATION

Date/Duration
2-3 March 2022 (2 day course)

Course Director
A Ranasinghe, Birmingham

Course Format
Virtual meeting
Interactive lectures
Case studies (small group session)
MDT session

Course Fee
Members: €60 inclusive of VAT
Non-Members: €100 inclusive of VAT

Course Overview
The “Fundamentals in Cardiac Surgery” – series focusing particularly on coronary artery disease.
The lectures of the course are covering clinical aspects from the diagnosis of coronary artery disease to advanced investigations and medical therapy necessary for the decision-making and treatment of the patients.  In the case studies session the participants are invited to join the discussions of selected cases, exchange experience and discuss questions.
The updated “Fundamentals”-EACTS 2022 courses are in alignment with the current EBCTS syllabus

Target Audience
Skills Level 1 – Residents in training with the course content closely allied to the EBCTS syllabus.

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Faculty

  • Aaron Ranasinghe
  • Mustafa Cikirikcioglu
  • Stephen Fremes
  • Marek Jasinski
  • Teresa Kieser
  • Samer Nashef