The Fundamentals in Valvular Heart Disease Course will run from 25 – 27 April 2023 in Windsor.
This Course will be available online and in-person, all times shown below are local UK times.
TUESDAY 25 APRIL
08:55 | Welcome and introduction | A Ranasinghe, Birmingham |
SESSION 1: ASSESSMENT OF AORTIC VALVE DISEASE AND TREATMENT CHOICE | ||
09:00 | Surgical anatomy of the aortic valve | A Crucean, Birmingham |
09:30 | Surgical anatomy of the mitral and tricuspid valves | A Crucean, Birmingham |
10:00 | Aetiology, assessment and indications for aortic valve intervention – Part 1 | S Rahman Haley, London |
10:45 | Break | |
11:15 | Aetiology, assessment and indications for aortic valve intervention – Part 2 | S Rahman Haley, London |
11:45 | TAVI – technical aspects and patient selection | G Dahle, Oslo |
12:15 | Right assess for the right patient (min-sternotomy, RAT, full sternotomy) | D Reser, Zurich |
12:45 | Lunch | |
SESSION 2: AORTIC VALVE MDT | ||
14:00 | Valve prosthesis choice | T Holubec, Frankfurt |
14:30 | Aortic valve guidelines | T Holubec, Frankfurt |
15:00 | MDT | S Rahman Haley, London |
17:00 | Close |
WEDNESDAY 26 APRIL
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SESSION 3: HANDS-ON PART 1 | ||
09:00 | Aortic valve wetlab | T Holubec, Frankfurt; D Reser, Zurich; G Dahle, Oslo; T Barker, Coventry |
12:30 | Lunch | |
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SESSION 4: HANDS-ON PART 2 | ||
14:00 | Mitral/Tricuspid/AF wetlab | M Castella, Barcelona; N Bonaros, Innsbruck; S Rooney, Birmingham; T Barker, Coventry |
17:30 | Close |
THURSDAY 27 APRIL
SESSION 5: EVIDENCE AND GUIDELINES FOR INTERVENTION | ||
09:00 | Mitral valve | N Bonaros, Innsbruck |
09:30 | Tricuspid valve | S Rooney, Birmingham |
10:00 | Break | |
SESSION 6: SURGICAL TECHNIQUES | ||
10:30 | Mitral valve replacement | S Rooney, Birmingham |
11:00 | Mitral valve repair techniques | N Bonaros, Innsbruck |
11:30 | Tricuspid valve repair/replacement | N Bonaros, Innsbruck |
12:00 | Lunch | |
13:00 | Transcatheter technologies | R Yadav, London |
13:30 | Surgical treatment of AF | M Castella, Barcelona |
14:00 | Break | |
14:15 | Mitral valve MDT | M Castella, Barcelona; R Yadav, London |
16:15 | Close |
Programme and faculty subject to change.
COURSE INFORMATION
Date/Duration
25-27 April 2023 (3 day course)
Location
Windsor, UK
Course Director
A Ranasinghe, Birmingham
Course Format
In-person meeting
Interactive lectures
MDT session
Hands-on wetlab
Course Fee
This course is available online and in-person.
In-person registration fees include all sessions, breaks, lunch and dinner on Tuesday 25 April.
In-person fees (Windsor,UK):
Members: €495.00
Non-Members: €595.00
Online registration fees include all sessions, except sessions 3 and 4. Kindly note there is no interactive function and you will not be able to interact with Faculty and other attendees.
Hybrid fees (online only):
Members: €150.00
Non-Members: €200.00
Course Overview
The “Fundamentals in…” – series focusing particularly on valvular heart disease – aortic, mitral and tricuspid.
The lectures of the course are covering clinical aspects from diagnosis, 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.
Target Audience
Skills Level 1 – Residents in training with the course content closely allied to the EBCTS syllabus.
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