Theofani Antoniou Athens, Greece
Alexandra Briassouli Athens, Greece
Eric E.C. de Waal Utrecht, The Netherlands
Stavros Dimopoulos Athens, Greece
Ana Hurtado A Coruña, Spain
Fabio Sangalli Milan, Italy
Marc Vives Pamplona, Spain
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Understand and interpret stages of end-stage heart failure/cardiogenic shock.
Understand indications for short term left ventricular assist devices.
Review concepts, configurations, and complications of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
Indicate optimization of patients scheduled for LVAD implantation.
Understand perioperative complications of LVAD implantations, such as right ventricular failure.
How to resuscitate patients with an LVAD.
To understand future aspects in the treatment of end-stage heart failure.
* EACTAIC Members: to benefit from the reduced fee for Members it is mandatory to attach a proof stating of member.
** Greek People: to benefit from the reduced fee for Greek people, it is mandatory to attach a proof stating the Country you live/work during the registration.
*** Trainees, nurses, perfusionists: to register as a student, a proof of status is mandatory. To benefit from the special fee, a submission of your status confirmation (approval letter signed by the Head of Department or copy of your status ID) must be uploaded during the online registration.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Notification of cancellation must be sent in writing to IA Services GmBH –
eactaic@iameetings.sg
Cancellations will be accepted until July 31, 2025 CET (Central European Time) with a refund of all prepaid fees except for a 30% administrative charge. No refunds will be made for cancellations received after this date. All approved refunds will be processed and issued 60 days after the Congress.
UNEXPECTED CANCELLATION OF THE EVENT OR IMPOSSIBILITY TO HOLD IT
In the unlikely case that the “3nd EACTAIC ECMO, tMCS, and VAD Masterclass” 2025 cannot be held in whole or in part due to any event beyond the Organisers' control or force majeure (such as riot, fire, explosion, accident, flood, earthquake, sabotage, strikes, acts of law or regulation by Italian or foreign Authorities, epidemic outbreak, sanitary emergency, etc), the Congress Organisers cannot be held liable for any damage, cost, or loss incurred, such as registration fee, transportation and accommodation costs, or any other direct or indirect loss or consequential damage.
“The 3rd EACTAIC ECMO, tMCS, and VAD Masterclass, ATHENS, Greece 03/10/2025 - 04/10/2025, has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) with 12.0 European CME credits (ECMEC®s).
Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.”
“Through an agreement between the Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert EACCME® credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM.
“Live educational activities, occurring outside of Canada, recognised by the UEMS-EACCME® for ECMEC®s are deemed to be Accredited Group Learning Activities (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.”
EACCME® credits
Each participant can only receive the number of credits he/she is entitled to according to his/her actual participation at the event once he/she has completed the feedback form. Cf. criteria 22 of UEMS 2023.07. In order to help you issue individual certificates to each participant, please find below the breakdown of ECMEC®s per day:
Date
Credit
03/10/2025
7.0
04/10/2025
5.0
The EACCME® awards ECMEC®s on the basis of 0.5 ECMEC® for 30 minutes of CME with a maximum of 8 ECMEC®s per day. cf. Chapter XIII of UEMS 2023.07.
October 3rd, 2025 Day (1): THEORETICAL DAY
H: 08:00 – 19:00 Onassis Stegi, 107-109 Syngrou Avenue, 11745, Athens, Greece
October 4th, 2025 Day (2): PRACTICAL DAY
H: 08:00 – 18:00 Onassis Hospital, 356, Sygrou Avenue, 17674 Kallithea, Athens, Greece
Accommodations close to the Venues Onassis Stegi and Onassis Hospital. Please find here below some suggestions for different type of accommodation. We recommend booking your room in advance.
Depending on your citizenship, you may need to obtain a visa before coming to Greece. For detailed information, visit the website of the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
https://www.mfa.gr/en/service-category/visas/Itis the delegate’s responsibility to investigate the visa requirements for Greece and to apply for a visa, if necessary. The conference organizers and/or the Organizing Secretariat will not directly contact embassies and consulates on behalf of visa applicants. Visas should be requested up to 4 months before departure as the application process can take several weeks.
The official invitation letter to the conference can be requested.
Should you need further documents or information, please contact the Organizing Secretariat at the e-mail address visa@aimgroup.euPresentation of the requested documentation does NOT guarantee that the VISA will be granted. Please note that EACTAIC and the Secretariat will not be able to contact or intervene with any Embassy or Consulate office on behalf of a registrant. The invitation letter does NOT financially or legally obligate EACTAIC nor AIM in any way. All expenses incurred in relation to the event and to obtaining a VISA are the sole responsibility of the registrant. EACTAIC and AIM do NOT accept any responsibility for registration, travel, accommodation, and/or other costs incurred due to the rejection of a registrant’s visa application.
Chair:
Eric de Waal (University Medical Center in Utrecht, Netherlands),
Evgenij Potapov (DHZ Berlin, Germany)
12:30 – 12:50 Modern treatment of cardiogenic shock with tMCS Evgenij Potapov (DHZ Berlin, Germany)
12:50 – 13:10 Perioperative Echocardiographic Management and its pitfalls for mAFP implantation Marian Kukucka (DHZ Berlin, Germany)
13:10 – 13:30 Case presentation: Impella as a bridge to recovery in ischemic heart disease Ana Hurtado
(Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Complejo Hospitalaria Universitario,
A Coruña - CHUAC, Spain)
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