Organisers: M Antunes, Coimbra; G El Khoury, Brussels; P Kolh, Liege
| Session 1 | The Forgotten Valve - Tricuspid valve disease | |
| Chairman | M Antunes, Coimbra | |
| 08:30 | Aetiology and pathology of tricuspid valve disease | C Basso, Padova |
| 08:50 | Clinical and echocardiographic criteria to determine severity | C Barwolf, Bad Krozingen |
| 09:10 | When should the tricuspid valve be operated on in patients with mitral valve disease | G Dreyfus, London |
| 09:50 | Late tricuspid valve insufficiency | M Antunes, Coimbra |
| 10:10 | Discussion | |
| 10:30 | Coffee |
| Session 2 | Infective Endocarditis | |
| Chairman | P Kolh, Liege | |
| 11:00 | Etiology and pathology | C Basso, Padova |
| 11:20 | Diagnosis and medical treatment | G Habib |
| Surgical treatment | ||
| 11:40 | - replacement | C Acar, Paris |
| 12:00 | - repair | G El Khoury, Brussels |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| Education & Manpower | ||
| Organiser | Members of the Surgical Training and Manpower Committee | |
| Manpower Planning: Matching the Needs in a Changing Specialty | ||
| Chairman | JR Sadaba, San Sebastian | |
| 12:30 | Importance of Effective Manpower Planning in Healthcare | P Sergeant, Leuven |
| Planning the Medical Workforce in Europe. How to do it | C Takkenberg, Tilburg | |
| 3rd EACTS/ESC Joint Session | ||
| Chairman | O Alfieri, Milan | |
| 13:30 | Evaluating ageing: when is the elderly too old? | B Keogh, London |
| 13:50 | Current practice in Europe: how often is surgery denied to elderly patients? | J L Vanovershelde, Brussels |
| 14:10 | Mitral valve repair: specific issues in the elderly | F Maisano, Milan |
| 14:30 | Excessive risk in aortic valve surgery: age and beyond | M Mack, Dallas |
| The transcatheter (percutaneous and transapical) options | A Vahanian, Paris | |
| Discussion | ||
| Session 3 | Aortic Valve - Video Session | |
| Chairman | G El Khoury, Brussels; M Antunes, Coimbra | |
| 15:00 | Assessment of the functional anatomy of aortic regurgitation using transesophageal echocardiography. Accuracy, prediction of surgical repairability and implications for the timing of surgery | J L Vanovershelde, Brussels |
| 15:40 | Aortic valve repair, state of the art (videos) | G El Khoury, Brussels |
| 16:10 | General comments and general discussion | M Antunes, Coimbra |