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
Andrew Cook, London
09.05 Echocardiography
Jan Marek, London
09.35 Q&A
Session 2. Atrial Septal Defects
Chair: Gabriele Rinelli, 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
Viktor Hraska, Milwaukee – Lorenzo Galletti, Rome
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.
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.
Viktor Hraska, Milwaukee - Lorenzo Galletti, Rome
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
Luc Mertens, Toronto
15.05 Discussion- Considerations and techniques for surgical repair
Viktor Hraska, Milwaukee - Lorenzo Galletti, Rome
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 ALCAPA and ARCAPA
Leo Lopez, Stanford
16.25 Abnormal origin of the coronary arteries from the aorta
Jan Marek, London
16.50 Surgical management of coronary anomalies
Viktor Hraska, Milwaukee – Lorenzo Galletti, Rome
17.00 “Advanced echo scanning live demonstration”
Marcello Chinali, Rome
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 TGA and DORV
Andrew Cook, London
09.00 Simple Transposition – pre-operative assessment
Luc Mertens, Toronto
09.20 Surgical perspective- arterial switch
Viktor Hraska, Milwaukee – Lorenzo Galletti, Rome
09.35 Complex transposition TGA/VSD and Double Outlet Right Ventricle
Jan Marek, London
10.00 Surgical discussion complex transposition/DORV
Viktor Hraska, Milwaukee – Lorenzo Galletti, Rome
10.15 Postoperative assessment of TGA & DORV
Meryl Cohen, Philadelphia
10.45 Coffee Break
Session 7. LVOTO and Coarctation of the aorta
Chair: Jan Marek, London
11.00 Morphology of the LVOT and Aortic Arch
Andrew Cook, London
11.25 Echocardiography in LVOT obstruction & coarctation
Leo Lopez, Stanford
11.50 Surgical aspects of LVOT and coarctation
Viktor Hraska, Milwaukee – Lorenzo Galletti, Rome
12.05 Postoperative assessment after LVOT, aortic valve & coarctation
Meryl Cohen, Philadelphia
12.30 Lunch Break
Session 8. Functionally Univentricular Hearts
Chair: Leo Lopez, Stanford
13.30 Morphology
Andrew Cook, London
14.00 Preoperative echocardiography
Gabriele Rinelli, Rome
14.30 Surgical strategies in single ventricular palliation
Viktor Hraska, Milwaukee – Lorenzo Galletti, Rome
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
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 – 13.30
1. We will present cases with clinical information and echocardiographic imaging.
2. We will ask questions to audience similar to EACVI accreditation exam questions.
3. Discuss the role of additional imaging
4. Discuss surgical or interventional decision-making
5. Present outcome
