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

 

 

 


Rome, September 14th-16th, 2022

15th European Echocardiography Course
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