Program 
Wednesday 14th of September
8.25 Opening remarks
Paolo Ciliberti, Rome
Lorenzo Galletti, Rome
Session 1. Segmental approach to normal and abnormal situs
Chair: Folkert Meijboom, Utrecht
08.35 Morphology of normal and abnormal situs
Andrew Cook, London
09.05 Echocardiography assessment
Jan Marek, London
09.35 Q&A
Session 2. Atrial Septal Defects
Chair: Marcello Chinali, Rome
09.45 Morphology of atrial septal defects
Andrew Cook, London
10.05 Echocardiography of atrial septal defects
Paolo Ciliberti, Rome
10.25 Discussion on Surgical versus Interventional Closure
Lorenzo Galletti, Rome -
Viktor Hraska, Milwaukee
10.35 Coffee break
Session 3. Ventricular and Atrioventricular Septal Defects
Chair: Luc Mertens, Toronto
11.00 Morphology of Ventricular Septal Defects
Andrew Cook, London
11.20 Echocardiography of ventricular septal defects
Leo Lopez, Stanford
11.40 Discussion Surgical and interventional aspects of VSD closure.
Lorenzo Galletti, Rome -
Viktor Hraska, Milwaukee
11.50 Morphological Aspect of atrioventricular septal defects
Andrew Cook, London
12.20 Echocardiographic assessment of AVSD. What you need to know before surgical repair?
Meryl Cohen, Philadelphia
12.50 Surgical aspects of AVSD repair and postoperative assessment.
Lorenzo Galletti, Rome - Viktor Hraska, Milwaukee
13.15 Lunch Break
Session 4. Tetralogy of Fallot
Chair: Roberta Iacobelli, Rome
14.15 Morphology of Tetralogy of Fallot
Andrew Cook, London
14.40 Pre-operative assessment of Tetralogy of Fallot
Luc Mertens, Toronto
15.05 Discussion- Considerations and techniques for surgical repair of TOF
Lorenzo Galletti, Rome - Viktor Hraska, Milwaukee
15.20 Post-operative assessment after TOF repair
Giovanni Di Salvo, Padua
15.45 Coffee break
Session 5. Coronary artery abnormalities
Chair: Meryl Cohen, Philadelphia
16.00 Abnormal origin of coronary arteries from pulmonary trunk
Leo Lopez, Stanford
16.25 Abnormal origin of the coronary arteries from the aorta
Jan Marek, London
16.50 Surgical management of coronary anomalies
Lorenzo Galletti, Rome - Viktor Hraska, Milwaukee
17.00 Advanced echo scanning live demonstration
Marcello Chinali, Rome (VENTRIPOINT)
17.30 Advanced echo scanning live demonstration
Marcello Chinali, Rome (CANON)
18.00. End of the Sessions
Thursday 15th of September
Session 6. Transposition and Double Outlet Right Ventricle
Chair: Lorenzo Galletti, Rome
08.30 Morphology of transposition and double outlet right ventricle
Andrew Cook, London
09.00 Simple Transposition – pre-operative assessment
Luc Mertens, Toronto
09.20 Surgical perspective- arterial switch
Lorenzo Galletti, Rome - Viktor Hraska, Milwaukee
09.35 Complex transposition and double outlet right ventricle
Jan Marek, London
10.00 Surgical discussion complex transposition and DORV
Viktor Hraska, Milwaukee – Lorenzo Galletti, Rome
10.15 Postoperative assessment of TGA and DORV
Meryl Cohen, Philadelphia
10.45 Coffee Break
Session 7. LV outflow tract obstruction and coarctation of aorta
Chair: Jan Marek, London
11.00 Morphology of the LV outflow tract obstruction and aortic arch
Andrew Cook, London
11.25 Echocardiography in LV outflow tract obstruction and coarctation
Leo Lopez, Stanford
11.50 Surgical aspects of LV outflow tract obstruction and coarctation
Lorenzo Galletti, Rome - Viktor Hraska, Milwaukee
12.05 Postoperative assessment after LV outflow tract obstruction, aortic valve and coarctation
Meryl Cohen, Philadelphia
12.30 Lunch Break
Session 8. Functionally Univentricular Hearts
Chair: Leo Lopez, Stanford
13.30 Morphology of functionally univentricular hearts
Andrew Cook, London
14.00 Preoperative echocardiography
Gabriele Rinelli, Rome
14.30 Surgical strategies in single ventricular palliation
Lorenzo Galletti, Rome - Viktor Hraska, Milwaukee
15.00 Echocardiographic evaluation during staged palliation
Luc Mertens, Toronto
15.30 Coffee break
Session 9. Introduction to functional assessment
Chair: Folkert Meijboom, Utrecht
16.00 Assessment of LV function. What do the new guidelines say?
Leo Lopez, Stanford
16.20 Assessment of RV function. What do we use in clinical practice?
Giovani Di Salvo, Padua
16.40 Assessment of single ventricular function
Luc Mertens, Toronto
17.00 Advanced echo scanning live demonstration
Alessia Del Pasqua, Rome (GE HEALTHCARE)
18.00 End of the Sessions
Friday 16th of September
Session 10. Preparation for the accreditation examination
Chair: Owen Miller, London
08.30 How to prepare for the EACVI accreditation examination
Owen Miller, London
Session 11. Case-based discussions with live audience interactions and live polls. Role of echocardiography in surgical decision-making
Chair: Paolo Ciliberti, Rome
09.00 – 10.30 Part 1
09.00 Case 1 - Multiple ventricular septal defects
Leo Lopez, Stanford
09.20 Discussion
09.30 Case 2 - Total anomalous pulmonary venous connections
Marcello Chinali, Rome
09.50 Discussion
10.00 Case 3 - Borderline left ventricle
Luc Mertens, Toronto
10.20 Discussion
10.30 Coffee Break
10.45 – 13.00 Part 2
10.45 Case 4 - Unbalanced atrioventricular septal defect
Meryl Cohen, Philadelphia
11.05 Discussion
11.15 Case 5 - Ebstein`s anomaly of tricuspid valve
Jan Marek, London
11.35 Discussion
11.45 Case 6 - Interruped aortic arch and ventricular septal defect
Giovanni Di Salvo, Padua
12.05 Discussion
12.15 Case 7 - Congenitally corrected transposition
Jan Marek, London
12.35 Discussion
12.45 Case 8 - Double outlet right ventricle
Luc Mertens, Toronto
13.05 Discussion
13.15 Closing remarks and end of the Course
