Pre-arranged Programme
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Abstract Based Programme
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Special Features
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Meet the Trialists
These sessions will cover the best of the Hot Line sessions and will provide the opportunity to interact directly with the Presenters of the featured trials. The sessions will take place in the Coffee Break after the Hot Line presentations - hot off the press!
PLATO: Ticagrelor vs clopidogrel in acute coronary syndromes
Sunday 30 August 2009 15:35 - 16:25, Berne (Zone 1)
RELY: Dabigatran, a oral direct thrombin inhibitor, vs warfarin in
atrial fibrillation
Sunday 30 August 2009 15:35 - 16:25, Damascus (Zone 1)
GRACE LEFT MAIN: Unprotected left main revascularization in acute
coronary syndromes
Monday 31 August 2009 15:35 - 16:25, Berne (Zone 1)
PRAGUE 7: Efficacy of routine upfront abciximab in cardiogenic shock.
Monday 31 August 2009 15:35 - 16:25, Damascus (Zone 1)
MADIT-CRT: Reduction in the risk of heart failure with preventive cardiac resynchronization therapy
Tuesday 1 September 2009 12:35 - 13:35, Damascus (Zone 1)
PROTECT: Effects of rolofylline in acute heart failure and renal impairment.
Tuesday 1 September 2009 12:35 - 13:35, Bratislava (Zone )
Meet the Editors - NEW THIS YEAR
Come and discover the insights and the challenges! This session is dedicated to discussions relevent to editorial issues and it will be organised in cooperation with the Editors Club of the ESC.
- Monday 31 August: 10:05 - 10:55 in room Brussels (Zone 4)
How-To tutorials:
A series of presentation tutorials during the coffee breaks
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How to submit an abstract to the ESC
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How to write a medical paper
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European Union Research grant: How to write and apply
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European Union Research grant: evaluation and selection process
Cardiac Anatomy and Pathology Live Sessions
Sunday and Monday from 10:00 to 12:30 and from 15:30 to 18:00
Two days of live-video and hands-on demonstration of heart specimens showing congenital and acquired heart disease will take place in a dedicated room in the Poster Area (Zone 3).
The sessions are organised by the Working Group on Developmental Anatomy and Pathology - and coordinated by Prof. Annalisa Angelini FESC.
e-Library - Poster area (Zone 3)
This is the place to go if you missed a scientific presentation. Come to the Poster Area and log onto one of the PCs available. Take your time to browse!
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e-Slides - Have you missed an oral abstract or pre-arranged programme sessions ? All presentations will be available for consultation on the e-Library PCs.
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e-Posters - Authors of posters are also invited to submit their posters electronically. These posters will also be available for consultation in the e-Library.
Main Sessions are sessions in which renowned experts present state of the art reviews on clinical cardiology, basic and clinical cardiovascular research, and epidemiology, with a perspective for today’s clinical practice.
Symposia allow for in-depth discussion of recent developments in the various fields of basic science, epidemiology and clinical cardiology.
Debates provide a lively yet balanced discussion on controversial issues.
How-to Sessions give a unique opportunity for intense interaction between a limited audience and two or three experts in various fields of clinical cardiology.
Clinical Seminars are designed to highlight what every clinician should know about specific subspecialty topics.
Basic Science - State of the Art: A series of sessions focusing on basic science related to cardiovascular disease. Renowned scientists review vascular biology, muscle biology, molecular biology and other areas of basic science related to the physiology and patho-physiology of the cardiovascular system. These sessions will be particularly attractive for basic scientists, but also for clinicians with an interest in basic science.
Translational Track sessions present new science with emerging clinical implications dedicated to basic scientists as well as clinicians.
Meet the Experts: 9 lunch time sessions and 3 evening sessions focus on practical management of cardiovascular diseases in daily situations. Each session deals with two case presentations discussed by a panel of experts, and refer to current ESC guidelines.
Read with the Experts: Don't miss these discussions around practical cases, by experts who will be able to explain difficulties, pitfalls and limitations of these new techniques. These sessions will take place during the coffee breaks and 3 on Sunday evening
Associations Track: Five 90 minute sessions will be organised on Monday 31st August and Tuesday 1st September, highlighting the major messages of the ESC Associations subspecialty annual meeting or the major breakthrough in their subspecialty over the past twelve months.
The ESC Associations are:
the European Association of Echocardiography (EAE)
the European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (EACPR)
the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA)
the Heart Failure Association of the ESC (HFA of the ESC)
the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI)
Named Lectures: Renowned specialists will hold five prestigious European Society of Cardiology lectures: on clinical cardiology, on population sciences and on basic science:
Joint Sessions : Specific sessions organised together with leading international institutions will be the opportunity to discuss major cardiovascular issues.
Highlight Session: This main session provides an overview of all the new and exciting developments, in basic and clinical sciences, presented at the Congress. The entire Congress is summarised for you in a nutshell!
Nursing Programme : The European Society of Cardiology acknowledges the contribution of nurses and laboratory technicians to patient care. Accordingly, a special programme will be presented focusing on nursing research in cardiovascular diseases.
Clinical Practice Guidelines: Newly available important guidelines will be presented in Barcelona in dedicated sessions on the ESC Clinical Practice Guidelines under the auspices of the Committee for Practice Guidelines (CPG). These European Guidelines will be presented by the respective Task Force Chairpersons and the differences and similarities between the European and the American Guidelines will be highlighted.
Bench to Bedside: Sessions presenting new science with emerging clinical implications dedicated to basic scientists as well as clinicians.
State of the Art and Featured Research sessions
Monday 31 August - 11:00 in room Berne (Zone 1). Four presenters compete for the award for the best abstract - which will be presented by the jury at the end of this special session
Sessions Wednesday morning -2 September
11 sessions; all include a State of the Art lecture by a key opinion leader and the 4 highest graded abstracts related to the topic.
Young Investigators Award sessions - Sunday 30 August from 12:40 to 13:55
Investigators under the age of 35, with abstracts of outstanding quality, will present their work in front of a jury . The awards are focussed on the following categories:
- Basic Science
- Clinical Science
- Thrombosis
- Population sciences
- Coronary Pathophysiology and microcirculation (Working Group award)
AWARD CEREMONY: Tuesday 1 September 10:10
ESC Central (Zone 3)
Oral abstracts
Abstracts which bring interesting views on all topics are presented in 122 oral sessions throughout the Scientific Programme. You will find them on every day of the Congress so make an effort to attend some of these sessions and hear about the new research presented. Each session is made up of 6 presentations and the two chairmen are chosen especially for their expertise in the area to be discussed so that they can bring out the best of the session.
Traditional Posters
(Zone 3): Presenters will display their research in 7 sessions in the newly designed Poster Area. You can meet the presenters during the morning and afternoon breaks (10:00 to 11:00 and 15:30 to 16:30)
Moderated Posters
(Zone 3): The best posters of each session will be presented in Moderated Poster sessions where the content will be discussed by the author and two moderators. The audience is welcome to join in the discussion as the posters are very accessible. At stake is a diploma for the best Moderated Poster which brings with it free registration for next year's ESC Congress in Stockholm.
Have a question about your Poster? We provide some answers.
e-Posters
(Zone 3): All poster presenters are invited to submit their posters electronically (the service is available via the Agreement form). These e-posters will then be available for electronic consulation at the e-Library in the Poster area and after the Congress on the ESC website.
Once again, they will present the most important new clinical trial results relevant to clinical practice.
Hot Line : Sessions reserved for first presentations of the primary endpoint(s) of recently completed clinical trials.
Clinical Trial Update : Sessions for new data or analyses of trials recently presented at previous meetings.
The deadline for proposals was 1 May 2009. The submission period is now closed
Science Hot Line
This session allows for submission of late-breaking experimental work.
The deadline for submitting proposals was 15 May 2009.The submission period is now closed.
Visit the Hot Line pages for more information.
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FOCUS Cardiology Practice
These sessions address the needs of practicing cardiologists, focusing on patient-oriented clinical decision-making. Experienced clinicians will present cases and discuss diagnostic and therapeutic options with the audience in an interactive manner. The application of guidelines and optimal patient management, based on clinical observations, laboratory examinations, echocardiography, electrophysiology, angiography, and other investigations are critically reviewed.
FOCUS Imaging Intervention
The FII sessions address current problems and new developments in catheter-based and surgical interventions, as well as non-invasive diagnostic procedures. Experts will demonstrate these techniques live, and a panel will discuss their indications and their use in daily patient care. These sessions integrate unlimited audiovisual facilities, and interaction with the audience will be stimulated using a voting system.
Have you ever wondered who is responsible for the audiovisual support of the Focus sessions at the ESC Congress? It’s mediAVentures, a Belgium based company specialised in the end-to-end multimedia production for medical live transmissions and conferences. Doing all live transmissions from cathlabs and OR’s worldwide using full high definition television techniques for acquisition, transmission and projection, they have introduced a new quality standard for high-end medical training and post-education projects. For more information or advise and proposals for your own meetings visit their website http://www.mediaventures.be/
Industry Satellite Symposia and Lunch Time Workshops
Industries are invited to organise scientific sessions as part of the ESC Congress 2009 programme.
These sessions are the perfect forum through which industry can reach their target group audience with their latest scientific information and developments. Cooperation between clinicians, researchers and the pharmaceutical and technical industries has significantly contributed to a better understanding and management of patients with cardiovascular diseases.
This is reflected in a series of Industry Sponsored Satellite Symposia and shorter Lunch Time Workshops which allow interactive discussion, devoted questions and if desired, current practice of medical devices equipment and other themes relevant to the control and prevention of cardiovascular diseases.
Industries are invited to organise scientific sessions as part of the ESC Congress 2009 programme. These sessions are the perfect forum through which industry can reach their target group audience with their latest scientific information and developments. Cooperation between clinicians, researchers and the pharmaceutical and technical industries has significantly contributed to a better understanding and management of patients with cardiovascular diseases. This is reflected in a series of Industry Sponsored Satellite Symposia and shorter Lunch Time Workshops which allow interactive discussion, devoted questions and if desired, current practice of medical devices equipment and other themes relevant to the control and prevention of cardiovascular diseases.
New: Hands-On Tutorials: These practical tutorials focussing on the very latest imaging software and techniques will be held in purpose-built classrooms in Zone 3 and will be organised by industry vendors such as Siemens.
Daily between 10 am and 5 pm on Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.
Attendance will be limited to 15-20 people so that the expert clinical tutors can offer a unique and intimate hands-on learning experience - pre-registration is free but mandatory so keep an eye on our ESC Web Site for tutorial topics, schedule and registration forms.