EHRA Summit 2021

'New normality', for EHRA after the COVID-19 pandemic: What will change, what will remain?

• 15:00 - 15:20
  • Introduction
• 15:00 - 15:10
  • Welcome, Christophe Leclercq, EHRA President
• 15:10 - 15:20
  • Feedback from the EHRA Summit 2020, Hein Heidbuchel, EHRA Past President

Session 1: Europe during the pandemic
Chaired by Chirstophe Leclercq and Sime Manola

• 15:20 - 16:20
  • How to deal with waiting lists, elective cases during this pandemic:
    • Portugal, Nuno Cabanelas
    • Italy, Roberto De Ponti
    • UK, Alistair Slade
    • Israel, Muhammad Suleiman
    • Kazakhstan, Ayan Abdrakhmanov
    • Sweden, Frieder Braunscwheig
• 16:20 - 16:50
  • Round Table discussion, All participants
• 16:50 - 17:05
  • Break
    
    

Session 2: The future of congresses
Chaired by Tom de Potter and Jose Luis Merino

• 17:05 - 17:15
  • What we miss from not having face to face meetings: costs/benefits? Tim Betts
• 17:15 - 17:35
  • Industry perspectives 
    • 17:15 - 17:25 Medtronic, Alphons Vincent
    • 17:25 - 17:35 Pfizer, Brian Klee
• 17:35 - 17:55
  • EHRA perspectives, Tom de Potter
• 17:55 - 18:10
  • Other ideas – Open discussion, All participants
• 18:10 - 18:15
  • Take-home messages and adjourn by the EHRA President, Christophe Leclercq

Take a look at previous EHRA Summits

• Online version 2020
• Krakow 2019
• European Heart House 2018
• Palma de Mallorca 2017
• European Heart House 2016

Check out the EHRA Young Summit

This event is the opportunity to strengthen relations among Young EP National Ambassadors as well as to share experiences.

The 6th edition took place online on 16 June 2021.