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EHRA Summit 2018

7–8 June at the European Heart House, Sophia Antipolis, France

How can education survive in a changing landscape?

Threats and solutions at an international, national, and institutional level

Day 1: 7 June
Time Presentation Speakers
13:15 - 13:20 Welcome John Camm, EHRA President
13:20 - 13:30 Feedback from the EHRA Summit 2017 Hein Heidbüchel, President-Elect 

Session 1: Education in the changing landscape with MedTech regulations – How can we provide optimal education in this new era?

Chaired by Tom De Potter and Hein Heidbüchel

Time Presentation Speakers
13:30 - 14: 00 MedTech regulations
How does EHRA cope with this new situation?
Isabel Bardinet, CEO ESC
14:00 - 14:10 MedTech regulations
How do the individual countries cope with this situation?
- Belgium
Tom De Potter
 14:10 - 14:20 MedTech regulations
How do the individual countries cope with this situation?
- Slovakia

Robert Hatala

 14:20 - 14:30 MedTech regulations
How do the individual countries cope with this situation?
- France
Serge Boveda
 14:30 - 14:40 MedTech regulations
How do the individual countries cope with this situation? - UK
Richard Schilling
14:40 - 15:00 MedTech regulations
What are their goals and why is my company endorsing the new policy?
Julie Foster, Medtronic 
15:00 - 15:20 MedTech regulations
What partnerships are possible today and win-win scenarios are conceivable in the future?
Caroline Bravo, Boston Scientific
15:20 - 15:30 MedTech regulations
How do other professional societies cope with the new situation?
Dariusz Dudek (EAPCI)
15:30 - 15:40 MedTech regulations
How do other professional societies cope with the new situation?
Davor Milicic (HFA)
15:40 - 16:00 Panel + audience discussion
Plenary
 
16:00 - 16:15 Coffee Break  

Break out Session

Time Presentation Speakers
16:15 - 17:30
  • How do we cope with MedTech regulations at an international level?
  • How do we cope with MedTech regulations at a national level?
  • How do we cope with MedTech regulations at an institutional level?
  • Chaired by Robert Hatala and Gerhard Hindricks
  • Chaired by Serge Boveda and Richard Schilling
  • Chaired by Tom De Potter and Cecilia Linde
17:30 - 18:15 Report back to plenary
Plenary
 
Day 2: 8 June

Session 2: Practical experiences on how needs assessment has influenced the design of education

Chaired by Robert Hatala and Cecilia Linde

Time Presentation Speakers
8:30 - 9:00 Atrial Fibrillation Care: Challenges in Clinical Practice and Educational Needs Assessment Paulus Kirchhof
9:00 - 9:30 Global measures for quality in health care: Educating the Doctor for a changing role Martin Ingvar
9:30 -10:00 How to measure quality in the interventional treatment of AF Gerhard Hindricks
10:00 -10:15 Coffee Break  
10:15 - 10:30 How identified gaps in physicians’ knowledge may change the design of the program Nikolaos Dagres
10:30 - 10:50 How feedback about the effect of education has changed the design of the program in our country?
One representative from Poland involved in ESC educational need assessment study will provide feedback.
Michal Farkowski
10:50 – 12:00 General discussion  
12:00 – 12:15 Take-home messages and adjourn by EHRA President John Camm

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