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Your Attendance Guide

Heart Failure 2023, Prague & Online, 20 - 23 May

All you need to know for a smooth congress experience

Onsite in Prague
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Online around the world
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We look forward to welcoming you in Prague or online. Not yet registered? Do it so now!

To make the most of your congress experience, please review the checklist below.  This page is regularly updated. We invite you to see additional information closer to the congress.

 

Onsite in Prague

Before you travel

We are very pleased to welcome you in Prague. See the information below to ensure your journey is as fast and easy as possible.

Print your badge

To ensure you can access the congress and start enjoying the sessions without delay, your congress badge must be printed in advance and presented at the congress entrance. Otherwise you may be invited to print it in the registration area and face delays to enter the Congress.

A mail will be sent to all delegates, including the link to print your badge. Please note: digital versions on mobile phones, tablets and other devices will not be accepted. 

You can also access this link through your My ESC account. Just go to Congresses > My congress activity to come > Manage and print your badge from the top right of your screen.

Need assistance? Contact us and we will be happy to help.

Create your programme

Browse through the Scientific Programme and select the sessions you don’t want to miss.

To personalise your programme we recommend you sign in first (in the top right corner of the screen) with your My ESC login and password.

To include the sessions you don’t want to miss in your personal programme, click on the heart. The session will be saved in “My Programme”.

Important: In the programme, timing is adjusted to your computer setting.

Download the Mobile App 

It allows instant access to all sessions, presentations, abstracts, industry partners, maps, general information & the latest news.

Search for “Heart Failure 2023” in the App Store® or Google Play. 

Wi-Fi onsite: hf-congress 

Password: hf-congress 

When you arrive in Prague

Getting to the congress

Českomoravská čp. 2345/17a

190 00 Praha 9

Czech Republic

See more on transportation to Prague

See more information on transportation to the congress venue

Opening hours 

  • Friday, 19 May
    • Registration and Speaker Service Centre: 15:00 to 18:00
  • Saturday, 20 May
    • Registration and Speaker Service Centre: 07:30 to 18:00
    • Scientific sessions: 08:30 to 17:00
    • Inaugural session 17:15 to 18:15
    • Exhibition area: 09:00 to 17:00
    • Members Lounge: 08:00 to 18:30
  • Sunday, 21 May
    • Registration 07:30 to 17:00
    • Speaker Service Centre: 07:30 to 16:30
    • Scientific sessions: 08:30 to 17:00
    • Exhibition area: 09:00 to 17:00
    • Members Lounge: 08:00 to 17:00
  • Monday, 22 May
    • Registration 07:30 to 17:00
    • Speaker Service Centre: 07:30 to 16:30
    • Scientific sessions: 08:30 to 17:00
    • Exhibition area: 09:00 to 17:00
    • Members Lounge: 08:00 to 17:00
  • Tuesday, 23 May
    • Registration and Speaker Service Centre: 07:30 to 12:30
    • Scientific sessions: 08:30 to 12:45
    • Exhibition area: Closed
    • Members Lounge: 08:00 to 12:45

While at the congress

More Than Just Science at HFA 2023

With this much exciting science to take in, you might need a few minutes to recharge! HFA Silver & Gold Members can stop at the Members Lounge and a dedicated Fellows Lounge will be available for the Fellows of the HFA. A quiet, connected space to relax or work in. Sit down, have a coffee and chat with old and new friends.

You never know who you’ll see there; get ready to make new connections and benefit from the provided services and setting (catering area, internet corner with printer, self-charging station and HFA journal distribution).

Not a Member yet? It's not too late to join!

Visit the HFA-ESC Stand and find out more about your Association:

  • How to become a member and make the most of your HFA membership
  • Upcoming certification exam and post-graduate courses
  • Webinars, research and publications and HFA Discoveries

Social events

Don't forget to join the special events organised for you onsite:

- Networking event on Saturday 2O May at 18:15, after the Inaugural session in front of Lecture room 1

Spread the word about #HeartFailure2023

A promotional toolkit with graphical elements is available to help with the promotion of Heart Failure 2023 to your network.
Tweet along with us using the official hashtag #heartfailure2023 and share the latest highlights. Engage with the community. Please note that video recordings of sessions and posting of videos is not allowed on social media.

Discover the Sustainably to #HeartFailure 2023

Meet the amazing team who cycled from Groningen in the Netherlands to Prague. This endeavour aims to encourage eco-friendly travel to congresses and raise funds to compensate all CO2 emissions produced by participants travelling to the congress. Donate here to compensate your CO2 emissions.

Childcare 

HFA does not provide any childcare service this year but you can contract babysitting directly to BEEBI.

Since 2014 BEEBI is a professional babysitting for children of all ages, providing experienced nannies, including babysitting in foreign languages: Czech, Slovak, English, French and German.

If you need a babysitter, please fill out the form FIND A BABYSITTER at www.beebi.cz

Other facilities at the congress

Cloakroom

Luggage and cloakroom facilities are available within the venue.

Lunch breaks

Restaurant and cash bars are located within the venue.

After the congress

Scientific Resources

Presentations on-demand, to watch again or view the ones you have missed, will be accessible on the congress platform, to all registered delegates until 6 June.

HFA Silver & Gold Members and FHFA can access these resources on ESC 365, the cardiology knowledge hub, from 6 June and all year long.

Not yet an HFA Member? Join now!

Continuing Medical Education (CME) Credit and Certificate of Attendance

Please consult the dedicated page for more information.

Any questions?

This page is regularly updated. We invite you to check regularly for updates.

We're always here to help you.

 

Online around the world

Create your programme

Browse through the Scientific Programme.

To personalise your programme we recommend you sign in first (in the top right corner of the screen) with your My ESC login and password.

To include the sessions you don’t want to miss in your personal programme, click on the heart. The session will be saved in “My Programme”.

Important: In the programme, timing is adjusted to your computer setting.

Technical recommendations

The Heart Failure 2023 platform is designed with a responsive interface that is mobile friendly but for an optimal experience, we recommend that you access the platform on a desktop computer.

Supported browsers

We support the most current versions of Chrome, Safari, Edge and Firefox. Chrome is the preferred browser.

Tips for the best experience

  • Disable your web browser’s ad blocker (this is normally done through the Settings in your browser). Turning off the ad blocker will help us confirm your attendance and deliver your CME credits.
  • Zoom out on your web browser to see the full room view. To zoom out/in, press CTRL while using your mouse scroll wheel.
  • If you can’t hear a presentation: Ensure the volume on your computer speakers is turned up and that the sound is not muted. Using the button at the bottom left of the video, confirm the volume level.

How can I interact during the presentation?

As an online delegate you will be able to interact and exchange with the session speakers via a Q&A window on the right of the presentation where you can ask questions and interact with other participants through the Forums. Each of your posts will be identified with your name and country, allowing the audience to recognise your contribution.

All posts* should be made in English so the global community can understand and respond.


*ESC term and conditions: Participants guarantee that the content he/she submits on the Forum is not obscene, threatening, harassing, deceptive, invasive of another’s privacy, offensive, defamatory of any person, illegal or otherwise deliberately intended to upset or harm other users. The European Society of Cardiology reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to edit, refuse to publish, and remove any user’s content from ESC websites at any time and without prior notice.

How can I interact with an abstract or clinical case presenter in the Research Gateway?

When consulting a presentation, you can use the following functionalities - Like, or Comment to post a message.
Presenters are invited to check back on their presentation(s) throughout the congress to respond to comments and/or questions that may arise.
If you enjoy a presentation, please make sure to Like it – and contribute to the rating of the content online! (see the "Best Rated" section) – this will help other participants find and enjoy the content.

Spread the word about #HeartFailure2023

Tweet along with us using the official hashtag #HeartFailure2023 and share the latest highlights. Engage with the community. Please note that video recordings of sessions and posting of videos is not allowed on social media.

After the congress

Scientific resources

Presentations on-demand, to watch again or view the ones you have missed, will be accessible on the congress platform, to all registered delegates until 6 June.

HFA Silver & Gold Members and FHFA can access these resources on ESC 365, the cardiology knowledge hub, from 6 June and all year long.

Not yet an HFA Member? Join now!

Continuing Medical Education (CME) Credit and Certificate of Attendance

Please consult the dedicated page for more information.

Any questions?

This page is regularly updated. We invite you to check regularly for updates.

If you have read the above and have a question do not hesitate to contact the congress team.

We're always here to help you.