NOTE: This is the scientific program for the afternoon course. The identical course will be offered in the morning from 8am-1pm.
2:00 PM – 2:10 PM
WELCOME AND OVERVIEW
Susan Joseph, MD, Baylor University and Vascular Hospital, Dallas, TX, USA
Daniel Zimpfer, MD, MBA, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
2:10 PM – 4:15 PM
SMALL GROUP INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION A: IABP, ECMO AND BEYOND - SHORT TERM MCS FOR PROFOUND CARDIOGENIC SHOCK / INTERMACS 0-1 PROFILES
Moderator: Jens Garbade, MD, PhD, MHBA
CASE SCENARIO A1: Short-Term MCS for Cardiogenic Shock: Timing and Device Selection
Jens Garbade, MD, PhD, MHBA, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
CASE SCENARIO A2: MCS Weaning and Transition to Permanent MCS
P. Christian Schulze, MD, PhD, University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany
SMALL GROUP INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION B: TO PULSE OR NOT TO PULSE: IMPLICATIONS ON COAGULATION AND PHYSIOLOGY
Moderator: Scott Silvestry, MD, Florida Hospital Transplant Institute, Orlando, FL, USA
CASE SCENARIO B1: Bleeding and Clotting and Both, Oh My!
Scott Silvestry, MD, Florida Hospital Transplant Institute, Orlando, FL, USA
CASE SCENARIO B2: Systemic Infection, Stroke and Secondary Bleeding – The Unhappy Triad of VAD Therapy
Vivek Rao, MD, PhD, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
4:15 PM – 4:45 PM
COFFEE BREAK
4:45 AM – 6:50 PM
SMALL GROUP INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION C: PATIENT SELECTION AND PRE-OPERATIVE OPTIMIZATION
Moderator: Melana Yuzefpolskya, MD
CASE SCENARIO C1: The RV Looks “Bad” - Strategies for Management
Melana Yuzefpolskya, MD, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
CASE SCENARIO C2: The Patient Looks Frail- Should We Move Forward?
Kelsey Flint, MD, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
SMALL GROUP INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION D: LONG TERM MANAGEMENT OF THE LVAD RECIPIENT
Moderator: Finn Gustafsson, MD, PhD
CASE SCENARIO D1: What to Do with ICD: Pacing Strategies and Minimizing Shocks
Finn Gustafsson, MD, PhD, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
CASE SCENARIO D2: Low Flow Alarms and Blood Pressure Management: Nuances Among Different Devices
Peter Eckman, MD, Minneapolis Heart Institute, Minneapolis, MN, USA
6:50 PM – 7:00 PM
CLOSING REMARKS/EVALUATION
Susan Joseph, MD, Baylor University and Vascular Hospital, Dallas, TX, USA
Daniel Zimpfer, MD, MBA, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
7:00 PM
ADJOURN
*This scientific program is updated each Friday to reflect any changes in information, including room names, session times, speaker information