HFA Clinical Trials in Heart Failure Course 2021

The HFA believes that through this course, novel and promising concepts for the understanding and treatment of heart failure can be developed at the crossroads of experienced experts, trialists, and young clinicians. 

Young clinicians in particular will benefit from the unique atmosphere, hearing new ideas and mentoring - this course will give your clinical science career a real boost!

The event is an opportunity for intellectual interaction regarding the heart failure landscape between key opinion leaders, principal investigators in major clinical trials, and young clinicians or future heart failure specialists. Participants are expected to attend the entire meeting.

Important information: to attend the in-person event, please note that the Health Pass is required and that it is mandatory to wear a mask. Please visit the Italian Government information page for further information.

The event platform

The event platform is now live for in-person and online participants.

Access only available for registered participants.

Event platform

Registration

Registration is now open!

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Online course (no application is required).

The fee includes:

• Online course participation
• Reduced programme (excluding the hands-on sessions and networking with the faculty).

In-person course registration and application are now closed.

The fee includes:

• Course participation
• Two nights' accommodation
• Three lunches, two dinners and coffee breaks

Please note that no cancellation will be possible once registered, please see further down for cancellation policy.

*Please note Onsite local fees - accommodation is not included.

Course Objectives

• Provide initial training in the clinical investigation to young heart failure specialists.
• Combine focused, in-person, interactive learning sessions/lectures with online/blended learning.
• Focus on skills generation – in particular:

• How to read and critique literature, trials, data
• Basics of data management/analysis
• Secondary analysis of epidemiological/trial datasets
• Basics of clinical trial design
• Ethical conduct of research
• How to be an effective site investigator

An accreditation application will be submitted to EACCME for this course.

Course programme

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Travel Grants Opportunities

HFA provides a limited number of travel grants to facilitate onsite attendance.

The travel grants will be picked randomly from the participants' attendance list (Onsite attendees only).

Cancellation conditions for in-person courses

Up to six weeks before the course and upon receipt of written cancellation, a refund of fees minus a 25% administrative charge will be processed. No refund will be granted if the cancellation is made less than six weeks before the course start date.

The ESC reserves the right to cancel any of its educational programmes up to 1 (one) month before the programme starting date, in the event, there are fewer than 25 persons registered for it. In such a case, the full registration fee will be refunded to the registered participant, but the ESC shall not be liable for any cost incurred by the cancellation of accommodation and travel arrangements.

Cancellation conditions for online courses

Up to six weeks before the course and upon receipt of written cancellation, a refund of fees minus a 25% administrative charge will be processed. No refund will be granted if the cancellation is made less than six weeks before the course start date.

The ESC reserves the right to cancel any of its educational programmes up to one month before its starting date in the event that there are fewer than 25 persons registered. In such a case, the full registration fee will be refunded.

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