Dear colleagues and friends,

After the success and good acceptance of the previous courses, we have organized the sixth edition of the "International Course on Mechanical Circulatory Support" with great enthusiasm and while we have introduced novelties we have aimed to keep the same spirit of previous editions.

The basic objective of the course is to disseminate and exchange the latest and most advanced knowledge on the indications, management and results of mechanical circulatory support systems, with special emphasis on longterm devices, as the implantation of these devices has increased significantly over the last two years in Spain.

To attain these objectives, some of the most prestigious national and international experts will be present to give state of the art lectures, but also to give their expert opinion and discuss with the attendants clinical cases that will be presented between the lectures and will provide a unique learning experience. On Saturday, two practical workshops on short and long-term mechanical circulatory support will provide a more practical and hands-on learning experience.

The course is not only directed to cardiac surgeons and cardiologists, but also to any other medical professional such as anaesthesiologists, intensivists and registered nurses who are involved or interested in the management of patients who require this type of support. The course offers continuing medical education and accreditation and as usual we will have the support of related Working Groups of the Spanish Societies of Thoracic-Cardiovascular Surgery, the Spanish Society of Cardiology and Catalan Society for Cardiac Surgery.

We hope you can join us and participate in the course as well as visit Barcelona.

Yours sincerely,

Dr. Albert Miralles, Head of the department of Cardiac Surgery
Dr. José González Costello, Department of Cardiology
Dr. Nicolás Manito, Clinical Chief, Department of Cardiology
Dr. Angel Cequier, Director of the Heart Disease Institute

Faculty

O. ALEGRE | H.U. BELLVITGE | Barcelona

A. ARIZA | H.U. BELLVITGE | Barcelona

E. BARGE | COMPLEJO H.U. A CORUÑA | A Coruña

V. BURGOS | H.U. MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA | Santander

E. CASTEDO | H.U. PUERTA DE HIERRO | Madrid

A. CEQUIER | H.U. BELLVITGE | Barcelona

A. COMBES | H. LA PITIÉ-SALPÊTRIÈRE | Paris

D. COUTO | COMPLEJO H.U. A CORUÑA | A Coruña

J. CUENCA | COMPLEJO H.U. A CORUÑA | A Coruña

J. DELGADO | H.U. 12 DE OCTUBRE | Madrid

M. FARRERO | H.U. CLÍNIC | Barcelona

I. FILGUEIRA | H.U. BELLVITGE | Barcelona

X. FREIXA | H.U. CLÍNIC | Barcelona

M. P. FUSET | H.U. LA FÉ | Valencia

M. D. GARCÍA COSÍO | H.U. 12 DE OCTUBRE | Barcelona

M. GÓMEZ BUENO | H.U. PUERTA DE HIERRO | Madrid

J. A. GÓMEZ HOSPITAL | H.U. BELLVITGE | Barcelona

J. GONZÁLEZ - COSTELLO | H.U. BELLVITGE | Barcelona

M. HEDGER | ROYAL BROMPTON AND HAREFIELD | London

F. HERNÁNDEZ | H.U. PUERTA DE HIERRO | Madrid

U. JORDE | MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER | New York

J. L. LAMBERT | H. GENERAL DE ASTURIAS | Oviedo

P. LEPRINCE | H. LA PITIÉ-SALPÊTRIÈRE | Paris

N. MANITO | H.U. BELLVITGE | Barcelona

S. MIRABET | H. SANT PAU | Barcelona

A. MIRALLES | H.U. BELLVITGE | Barcelona

C. MUNERETTO | UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI BRESCIA | Brescia

M. NEBOT | H.U. BELLVITGE | Barcelona

D. ORTÍZ | H.U. BELLVITGE | Barcelona

E. PÉREZ DE LA SOTA | H.U. 12 DE OCTUBRE | Madrid

G. RÁBAGO | C.U. NAVARRA | Pamplona

A. SARRALDE | H.U. MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA | Santander

F. SBRAGA | H.U. BELLVITGE | Barcelona

S. SCHUELER | THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE NHS TRUST | Newcastle

A. SIMON | ROYAL BROMPTON AND HAREFIELD | London

A. SUÁREZ | ROYAL BROMPTON AND HAREFIELD | London

I.TATJER | H.U. BELLVITGE | Barcelona

N. URIEL | UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | Chicago

E. ZATARAÍN | H.U. GREGORIO MARAÑÓN | Madrid

General information

Venue:

12th and 13th de February 2016

Registration and Accommodation:

Technical Secretariat:


C/ Bonaire, 7 Mataró (Barcelona)
Phone: (34) 937 552 382 · Fax: (34) 937 552 383
E-mail: secretaria@cursoacmhub.org

Registration fees:

Registration:

On-line registration is possible through the web site www.cursoacmhub.org
Registration includes: Documentation, working lunch, coffee-breaks and certificate of attendance.

Language:

Friday: sessions in English. Simultaneous translation only for Friday's sessions.
Saturday: sessions in Spanish.

Accommodation:

Industry Exhibition:

In order to gain better knowledge of the devices during the course, an exhibition of circulatory mechanical assistance, heart failure, heart surgery and cardiology companies and products will take place.

Posters:

To facilitate the spread of knowledge and the exchange of experiences at a national and international level we will accept poster presentations. 30th of January 2016.

Sponsors

Technical Secretariat

C/ Bonaire, 7
08301 Mataró (Barcelona)
Tel. 937 552 382
Fax 937 552 383
secretaria@cursoacmhub.org

Technical Secretariat

C/ Bonaire, 7
08301 Mataró (Barcelona)
Tel. 937 552 382
Fax 937 552 383
secretaria@cursoacmhub.org

Programme

FRIDAY, 12TH OF FEBRUARY 2016

08:00	Management of advanced heart failure with new approaches Moderators: Dr. Nicolás Manito (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona) Dr. José Cuenca (Complejo H. U. A Coruña) Mitral valve repair in severe mitral regurgitation: Surgery, Mitraclip or others? Dr. Xavier Freixa (Hospital Universitari Clínic, Barcelona) Ventricular remodelling surgery: Dor procedure, Bioventrix, Parachute Dr. Claudio Muneretto (Università degli Studi di Brescia, Brescia, Italia) Treatment with pulmonary vasodilators in severe pulmonary hypertension Dr. Juan Delgado (Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid)
09:30	Clinical cases of advanced heart failure management Severe mitral regurgitation Dra. Sonia Mirabet (Hospital Sant Pau, Barcelona) Ventricular aneurism Dra. Inés Filgueira (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona) Severe pulmonary hypertension Dra. Marta Farrero (Hospital Universitari Clínic, Barcelona)
10:15	Official welcome address
10:30	Coffee break
11:00	Cardiogenic shock: Management with short-term ventricular assist devices Moderators: Dr. Albert Ariza (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona) Dr. Aurelio Sarralde (Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander) Percutaneous devices: Intraortic balloon pump, Impella, TandemHeart, Percutaneous Heart Pump … When to use them? Dr. Ulrich Jorde (Montefiore Medical Center, New York, USA) ECMO: When to implant and when to explant Dr. Pascal Leprince (Hôpital La Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France) Central continuous flow VADs: Indications and strategies after implant: Recovery, bridge to bridge, heart transplant Dr. André Simon (Royal Brompton and Harefield, London, England)
12:30	Clinical cases of cardiogenic shock and management with… Percutaneous device Dr. Francisco Hernández (Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Madrid) ECMO Dra. María Paz Fuset (Hospital de la Fe, Valencia) Central continuous flow VAD Dr. Oriol Alegre (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona)
13:15	Thinking about an LVAD for my patient with advanced heart failure Moderators: Dr. Fabrizio Sbraga (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona) Dr. José Luis Lambert (Hospital General de Asturias, Oviedo) Indications and risk assessment as a bridge to transplant Dr. J. González Costello (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona) Indications and risk assessment as destination therapy. How to make DT worthwhile Dr. Nir Uriel (University of Chicago, Chicago, USA)
14:00	Lunch
15:00	I have decided to implant an LVAD: How to do it Moderators: Dr. Albert Miralles (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona) Dra. María Dolores García-Cosío (Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid) How to optimize my patient prior to implant to minimize risks and improve my results Dra. Aida Suárez (Royal Brompton and Harefield, London, England) Tricks and tips when implanting a long-term ventricular assist device: The surgeon’s vision Dr. Stephan Schueler (The Newcastle Upon Tyne NHS Trust, Newcastle, England) Post-operative management in the ICU Dr. Alain Combes (Hôpital La Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France)
16:30	Clinical cases of LVAD implant Biventricular heart failure Dra. Aida Suárez (Royal Brompton and Harefield, London, England) Bridging from a short-term VAD Dra. Irene Tatjer (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona)
17:00	Coffee break
17:30	Long-term management of patients with LVADs Moderators: Dr. Enrique Pérez de la Sota (Hospital Universitario12 de Octubre, Madrid) Dr. Eduardo Barge (Complejo H. U. A Coruña) Optimizing medical treatment and LVAD parameters according to the patient’s needs Dr. Ulrich Jorde (Montefiore Medical Center, New York, USA) The nurse’s role before discharge and in ambulatory patients Mr. Michael Hedger (Royal Brompton and Harefield, London, England) Evaluation and management of long-term complications: Bleeding, thrombosis and aortic regurgitation Dr. Nir Uriel (University of Chicago, Chicago, USA)
19:00	Clinical cases of long-term management of patients with LVADs Right heart failure Dr. David Couto (Complejo H. U. A Coruña) Thrombosis/bleeding Dr. José González-Costello (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona)
19:30	Spanish Registry of Mechanical Ciruclatory Support (ESPAMACS) Dr. Evaristo Castedo (Hospital Puerta de Hierro, Madrid)

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SATURDAY, 13TH OF FEBRUARY 2016

	Sala Petita: 1st Session, 09:00 h and 2nd Session, 11:30 h Workshop on management of short-term ventricular devices Implant and management of percutaneous VADs: Practical cases with a clinical case Dr. J.A. Gómez Hospital (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge) Should I implant a percutaneous ECMO or a central short-term VAD? Dr. Daniel Ortíz (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge) Management of an ECMO in the CCU: Practical aspects and a clinical case Dra. Virginia Burgos (Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander) Management of a central continuos flow short-term VAD: Practical aspects and a clinical case Dr. Albert Ariza (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona)
	Sala Vicente Ferrer: 1st Session, 09:00 h and 2nd Session, 11:30 h Workshop on management of long-term ventricular assist devices What devices do we have and what do they offer? Pulsatile Dr. Eduardo Zataraín (Hospital Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid) Continuos flow Dr. Gregorio Rábago (Clínica Universitaria de Navarra, Pamplona) The nurse’s role in the ambulatory management of patients with long-term ventricular assist devices: Practical aspects and clinical case DUE Magdalena Nebot (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona) The doctor’s role in the post-operative and ambulatory management of patients with long-term ventricular assist devices: Practical aspects and clinical case Dr. Manuel Gómez Bueno (Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Madrid)
11:00	Coffee break

Registration

Registration fees:

Abstracts

To facilitate the spread of knowledge and the exchange of experiences at a national and international level we will
accept poster presentations 30th of January 2016.

Endorsed

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C/ Bonaire, 7
08301 Mataró (Barcelona)
Tel. 937 552 382
Fax 937 552 383
secretaria@cursoacmhub.org