DAY 1 THURSDAY, 08 th October, 2015 09:30 Registration, tea and coffee 10:00 Welcome B. Sethia - President of The Royal Society of Medicine / RSM, London, UK 10:05 Introduction T. Evans / Royal Brompton & Harefield, London, UK SESSION 1: DISSECTION OF THE AORTA CHAIRS: G. Asimakopoulos and C. Quarto / Royal Brompton & Harefield, London, UK MODERATORS: N. Cheshire, U. Rosendahl / Royal Brompton & Harefield, London, UK 10:15 Diagnostic algorithm for aortic dissection; from suspicion to confirmation R. Clough / King s College Hospital, London, UK 10:30 Risk assessment in proximal dissection; can we personalize acute treatment? A. Estrera / University of Texas, Houston, USA 10:45 Risk assessment in distal dissection; should we personalize acute intervention? K. Mani / Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden 11:00 The patient is stabilised; will he miss the treatment boat? C. Nienaber / Royal Brompton & Harefield, London, UK 11:15 An action plan to organize and manage acute aortic dissection J. Pepper / Royal Brompton & Harefield, London, UK 11:30 PANEL DISCUSION 11:50 KEYNOTE LECTURE: Biomarkers for the acute aortic syndrome T. Suzuki / University Hospital Leicester, Leicester, UK 12:10 EXPERTS OUT OF THE BUNKER: Case presentations & discussion 13:00 LUNCH DAY 1 THURSDAY, 08 th October, 2015 Page 1/4
DAY 1 THURSDAY, 08 th October, 2015 SESSION 2: COMPLEX ANEURYSMS CHAIRS: C. Bicknell, J. Gaer / Royal Brompton & Harefield, St. Mary s Hospital, London, UK MODERATORS: J. Pepper and C. Nienaber / Royal Brompton & Harefield, London, UK 14:00 Anesthesia and monitoring for complex aortic interventions M. Desmond / Liverpool Chest and Heart Hospital, Liverpool, UK 14:15 The crucial steps in classical TAAA surgery H. Safi / University of Texas, Houston, USA 14:30 Aneurysm repair in Marfan disease M. Jacobs / University of Aachen and Maastricht, GER and NL 14:45 Is the cord more at risk in open or endo-intervention for extensive aneurysms? J. Bavaria / Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA 15:00 Endografting in contaminated and infected fields M. Thompson / St George s Hospital, London, UK 15:15 Understanding the recent aneurysm trials N. Cheshire / Royal Brompton & Harefield, London, UK 15:30 PANEL DISCUSSION 15:50 TEA AND COFFEE BREAK 16:20 KEYNOTE LECTURE: What is the real incidence of aortic disease - are we misled by hospital derived data? C. Olsson / Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden 16:40 EXPERTS OUT OF THE BUNKER: Case presentations & discussion 17:30 CLOSE OF THE DAY & DRINKS RECEPTION 18:30 TRANSPORT TO DINNER VIA COACH 19:00 GALA DINNER at Apothecaries Hall DAY 1 THURSDAY, 08 th October, 2015 Page 2/4
DAY 2 FRIDAY, 09 th October, 2015 08:30 Registration, tea and coffee SESSION 3: CONGENITAL MALFORMATION & THE AORTA CHAIRS: P. Daubeney and A. Uebing / Royal Brompton & Harefield, London, UK MODERATORS: J. Pepper and U. Rosendahl / Royal Brompton & Harefield, London, UK 09:00 Dealing with the aorta in bicuspid aortic valve disease U. Rosendahl / Royal Brompton & Harefield, London, UK 09:15 Contemporary management of the hypoplastic arch D. Shore / Royal Brompton & Harefield, London, UK 09:30 What are the options for adult coarctation in 2015 O. Ghez / Royal Brompton & Harefield, London, UK 09:45 Mid aortic syndrome and Coral Reef Aorta what are the options? H. Safi / University of Texas, Houston, USA 10:00 Are there limits to drug treatment for aortopathy? L. Swan / Royal Brompton & Harefield, London, UK 10:15 PANEL DISCUSSION 10:35 TEA AND COFFEE BREAK 11:00 KEYNOTE LECTURE: Genetic insights into the thoracic aorta S. Cook / Royal Brompton & Harefield, London, UK 11:20 EXPERTS OUT OF THE BUNKER: Case presentations & discussion 12:10 LUNCH DAY 2 FRIDAY, 09 th October, 2015 Page 3/4
DAY 2 FRIDAY, 09 th October, 2015 SESSION 4: TECHNOLOGY & THE AORTA; THE PAST, THE PRESENT AND THE NEED CHAIRS: M. Thompson, T. Bahrami / St. George s Hospital, Royal Brompton & Harefield, London, UK MODERATORS: C. Nienaber and N. Cheshire / Royal Brompton & Harefield, London, UK 13:00 Branch technology what s on the horizon? T. Mastracci / Royal Free, London, UK 13:15 In-situ fenestration; desirable and feasible? F. Numan / University of Istanbul, Turkey 13:30 Bare stents and scaffolding; does it work? G. Melissano / San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy 13:45 Bespoke fenestrations; on the benchtop? In the OR? G.Z. Yang / Imperial College, London, UK 14:00 European recommendations on TEVAR V. Riambau / Barcelona, Spain 14:20 PANEL DISCUSSION 14:40 Companies sessions an opportunity for sponsors to highlight new developments & releases 14:40 TEA AND COFFEE BREAK 15:10 KEYNOTE LECTURE: Quo Vadis? C. Nienaber / Royal Brompton & Harefield, London, UK 15:30 Abstract session 16:00 Close of meeting and refreshments available DAY 2 FRIDAY, 09 th October, 2015 Page 4/4