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Welcome to the European Society of Cardiology. Our mission: to reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease in Europe
 

Hands-On Tutorials

New to the ESC Congress: delegates will have the opportunity to experience hands -on image and device education by clinical experts in their respective fields.

Hands-On Tutorials will be organised by our industry partners in a classroom setting from 10 am - 5 pm each day of the congress (Saturday 29 August - Tuesday 2 September).

Tutorials are free of charge to all registered delegates with registration available at the congress on a first come, first served basis.

Attendance will be limited to 15-20 people so that the expert clinical tutors can offer a unique and intimate hands-on learning experience.

The following companies will run Hands-On Tutorials in Zone 2 as follows: 

Hands-on Tutorials organised by Siemens AG, Healthcare Sector

 

Sunday 30 August through Tuesday, 01 Sep 2009

10:00 – 17:00

 

Sunday, 30 August 2009        

 

10:00 -11:30 

 

Technical principles, clinical indications and analysis of coronary CTA (Level I) 

J Rixe (Bad Nauheim, DE)            

Room 1

Zone 2

 

 

11:45 - 13:15      

 

CMR in coronary artery disease (Level I) 

 G von der Recke (Bonn, DE) 

 

 

 13:45 - 15:15     

 

Reading of coronary CTA datasets (Level II) 

M Marwan (Erlangen, DE)                                  

 

 

 15:30 - 17:00

 

CMR in cardiomyopathies and myocarditis (Level II)

G von der Recke (Bonn, DE)

 

Monday, 31 August 2009       

 

10:00 - 11:30 

 

CMR in coronary artery disease (Level I)             

G von der Recke (Bonn, DE)

Room 1

Zone 2

 

 

11:45 - 13:15      

 

Technical principles, clinical indications and analysis of coronary CTA (Level I)

J Rixe (Bad Nauheim, DE)

 

 

 13:45 - 15:15     

 

CMR in cardiomyopathies and myocarditis (Level II)  

G von der Recke (Bonn, DE)                       

 

 

 15:30 - 17:00

 

Reading of coronary CTA datasets (Level II) 

M Marwan (Erlangen, DE)                                  

 

 

Tuesday, 1st September 2009       

 

10:00 -11:30 

 

Technical principles, clinical indications and analysis of coronary CTA (Level I) 

J Rixe (Bad Nauheim, DE)            

Room 1

Zone 2

 

 

11:45 - 13:15      

 

CMR in coronary artery disease (Level I) 

 G von der Recke (Bonn, DE) 

 

 

 13:45 - 15:15     

 

Reading of coronary CTA datasets (Level II) 

M Marwan (Erlangen, DE)                                  

 

 

 15:30 - 17:00

 

CMR in cardiomyopathies and myocarditis (Level II)

G von der Recke (Bonn, DE)

 

 

Hands-on Tutorials organised by Cordis, a Johnson & Johnson Company

 

Sunday 30 August through Tuesday, 01 September 2009

 

Revascularisation and the patient with diabetes: Key Issues?

Objective: To find out what the evidence says and discuss the use of Percutaneous Intervention in your patients with diabetes register for one of the following 1-hour workshops

 

Sunday, 30 August 2009                    

 

10:00 - 11:00      

 

Primary angioplasty for AMI in diabetic patients: is it different?

Ahmed Khattab, Bern, Switzerland   

Room 2

Zone 2

 

 

14:00 - 15:00       

 

Should we still perform PCI in diabetic patients with multi-vessel disease?

Christian Spaulding, Paris, France

 

 

Monday, 31 August 2009         

 

 

10:00 - 11:00      

 

Silent ischemia and diabetic patients: what should we do?

Marco Valgimigli, Ferrara, Italy         

Room 2

Zone 2

 

 

 

14:00 -15:00       

 

Revascularization in the diabetic patient. What does the evidence show?

Manel Sabate, Barcelona, Spain

         

 

Tuesday, 1st September 2009         

 

10:00 - 11:00       

 

Is stent thrombosis more frequent in diabetic patients?

If so, what can we do about it?

Rainer Wessely, Duisburg, Germany

Room 2

Zone 2

 

 

Vascular Closure Device Workshops 
Objective: Provide Information and practice for the deployment of Cordis new vascular closure device:

 

 

 

Sunday, 30 August 2009 from 11.00 – 12.30  &  15.30 – 17.00   

 

Monday, 31 August 2009 from 11.00 – 12.30  &  15.30 – 17.00   

 

Tuesday, 1st September 2009 from 11.00 – 12.30  &  14.00 – 15.30   

 

Registration

Tutorials are free of charge to all delegates - for details on participation please click on the Invitation button above or refer to the supporting company onsite in Zone 2.