Congress Planner : Access the pre-selected sessions in Interventional Cardiology
For the second year, the EAPCI Communication Network Committee chaired by Dr Andreas Baumbach has extracted from the scientific programme all the interesting sessions in the field of interventional cardiology :
- PCI Sessions
- Myocardial Infarction Sessions
- Non-coronary intervention Sessions
- Focus Sessions
- Intervention and Imaging Sessions (Highlight of the Congress)
Access the full list of pre-selected sessions here 
and start planning your congress! Please note that this is not an exhaustive list of all interventional cardiology sessions.
Participate in the EAPCI General Assembly
The General Assembly for the European Association of percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions will take place on
Monday 1 September from 15:30 to 16:30 (Room 11, Zone C, Level 1). This will be the occasion for EAPCI to report on recent activities and new initiatives. All EAPCI members are encouraged to attend.
Agenda :
- President's Welcome (W. Wijns)
- Update on ESC Associations structure (W. Wijns)
- Treasurer's Report (S. Sievert)
- EuroIntervention Journal (Prof. de Feyter)
- Report EuroPCR 2008 (J. Marco / W. Wijns)
- EAPCI Accreditation (C. Di Mario)
- Membership/National Society (J. Fajadet)
- Russian Fellowship (J. Fajadet)
- EAPCI Elections 2009 (W. Wijns / A. Lafont)
- Q & A
Don't miss the Association Track, the Hotline Sessions and the Grüntzig Lecture
- Association Track (FOCUS SESSION)
Sunday 31 August 08:30 - 10:00 (Room London, Zone B4)
The EAPCI will offer a 90 minute FOCUS session highlighting "The Best of EuroPCR 2008". Experts will demonstrate new techniques live, and a panel will discuss their indications and their use in daily patient care.
Chairperson(s) : E. Eeckhout (Lausanne, CH) and W. Wijns (Aalst, BE)
- Hotline II Session
Monday 1 September 11:00 - 12:30 (Room Munich, Zone A4)
Chairperson (s) : W. Wijns (Aalst, BE), P. Widimsky (Praha 10, CZ)
- Hotline III Session
Tuesday 2 September 11:00 - 12:30 (Room Munich, Zone A4)
Chairperson (s) : E Brauwald (Boston, US), K M Fox (London, GB)
- ESC Grüntzig Lecture in Interventional Cardiology
Sunday 31 August 14:00 - 15:30 (Room Rome, Zone C).
Chairperson (s) : M Tendera (Katowice, PL), M Komajda (Paris, FR)
Access the full details of the sessions on the scientific programme of the congress.
NEW this year
- INTERACTIVE SESSION
"Everything you always wanted to know about Myocardial Infarction but were afraid to ask"
Tuesday 2 September - 10:15 - 10:45 (Room Algiers, Zone C).
By Professor J.P Bassand (Besançon, FR) and Professor C. Hamm (Bad Nauheim, DE).
- CARDIAC ANATOMY LIVE : Cardiac anatomy for interventional cardiologists
Sunday 31 August 10:00 - 12:30 (Cardiac Anatomy, Zone B4)
Chairperson (s) : A Angelini (Padova, IT), H Sievert (Frankfurt, DE)
Access the full details of the sessions on the scientific programme of the congress.
ESC Stands
Come and visit us on the ESC Stand, Zone B2 to find out more about all EAPCI activities including :
- Training and Education Activities including training and research grants, industries training programmes and upcoming individual accreditation programme
- In addition, pick your copy of the EuroIntervention Journal as well as its supplement entitled "Critical appraisal of the safety concerns tempering the success of drug-eluting stents".
Join us on the ESC Membership stand, Zone C to :
- Gather more information on the EAPCI Membership Programme and enable your colleagues who are not yet EAPCI members to register online
- Pick up our new corporate brochure, the First Annoucement of EuroPCR 2009
- ... and get information on where you can pick up your set of guidelines. Do not forget to print and bring your membership Statement : this will save you some time to register and to pick up a free set of guidelines.
Download the congress map showing you the location of the meeting rooms here
Find out about ESC Congress 2008 here