Sunday 12 September 2010
Session 1: Latest techniques in cardio-thoracic and vascular surgery
Moderators: F Oei, Rotterdam; A Klitthammar, Lund
| 09:00 | Opening and introduction | A P Kappetein, Rotterdam |
| 09:10 | Transcatheter valve implantation: state of the art? | T Walther, Bad Nauheim |
| 09:30 | Role of Operating Room nurses in transcatheter valve implantation | K Wilson, London |
| 09:50 | X-Ray protection | |
| 10:10 | Innovative techniques in thoracic surgery | F Melfi, Pisa; R Schmid, Berne |
| 10:30 | Coffee | |
| 10:45 | Frontiers in congenital cardiac surgery | P Vouhé, Paris |
| 11:05 | Endovascular treatment of aortic disease: the standard of care? | M Grabenwöger, Vienna |
Session 2: Complication management
Moderators: M Brunott, Rotterdam; S Collins, Lund
| 11:25 | Complications after surgery | J L Pomar, Barcelona |
| 11:45 | Preventing pulmonary complications after cardio-thoracic surgery | P van Schil, Antwerp |
| 12:05 | Guidelines resuscitation after cardiac surgery | J Dunning, Middlesbrough |
| 12:25 | Surgical safety checklists; it is worth the effort! | S C Clarke, Newcastle-upon- tyne |
| 12:45 | Lunch | |
Session 3: Towards better post-operative care
Moderators: T Bartley, Birmingham; D Taggart, Oxford
| 13:15 | Blood management in the intensive care unit and the ward | M Thielmann, Essen |
| 13:35 | Wound care management | G Stephens, The Hague |
| 13:55 | Pain management: a must! | R van Valen, Rotterdam |
| 14:15 | Fast track recovery following cardiac surgery | S Westaby, Oxford |
| 14:35 | The productive ward - releasing time to care | J Davies, Cambridge |
| 14:55 | Surgical assistant: a new role for scrub nurses | A Klitthammar, Lund |
| 15:15 | Staffing cardio-thoracic units; developing a workforce for the 21st century | T Bartley, Birmingham |
| 15:35 | Mobile Drainage Systems for Outpatient Care Only | G Varela, Salamanca |
| 15:50 | Adjourn | |