3rd to 5th March 2022

in association with Royal Brompton Hospital London, UK and Monaldi Hospital Naples, Italy.

Introduction

Join us for the echocardiography course in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease.
This comprehensive 3-day course includes basic to advance echocardiography imaging use and application in ACHD.
The course will cover lessons from basic echocardiography protocol in ACHD, simple congenital heart defects, to the most complex, such as transposition of the great arteries and Fontan circulation.
Furthermore, this year add on is also basic applications with step-by-step approach for advance imaging modalities including TEE, 3D, strain, acquisition of high frame rate imaging, and potential of machine learning.
We look forward to welcoming you to the 2^nd ACHD Echo Academy 2022 online course

Overview of the course

This 3-day course combines echocardiographic clinical lectures on all aspects of adults with congenital heart disease focusing on morphology, haemodynamics, and clinical decision making for further management and need for (re)intervention
Additional value is introduction into basic principles of advanced echocardiography imaging modalities.
The 3-day course is suitable for anyone interested in echocardiography who wishes to further improve their knowledge and skills
Course starts in the afternoon (14.00 CET) on work-days, Thursday and Friday, while Saturday consists of morning session (from 9.00-13.00 CET) in order to give participants opportunity to incorporate it with everyday work and family activities
Day-1 (Thursday) focuses on ACHD echocardiography protocol and more common and simple congenital heart disease
Day-2 (Friday) focuses on complex congenital heart disease
Day-3 (Saturday) focuses on advanced imaging (TEE, 3D, strain) and their application in ACHD
Registered participants will have access to presentations after the course for the period of 6 months

Course organizer

Filida Travel Agency
Dore Pfanove 7
10 000 Zagreb | Croatia
T. +385 1 4616 514
F. +385 1 4616 521
M. +385 98 9105 778
www.filidatravel.hr

Contacts

For more information about this course you should email: ana@filidatravel.hr

Refund policy

Cancellations must be received in writing
before 1st March.
Cancellations received after 1st March 2022 cannot be accepted and the delegate will be liable to the full course fee.

Registration is opened

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Date

3rd to 5th March 2022

Fee

There is a possible to book each day separately or to book the whole course
• The entire course (3-days) 250 €
• Individual day 125 € per day

Course directors

Margarita Brida Head on Croatian Tertiary Centre for Adult Congenital Heart Disease
University Hospital Centre Zagreb
Department of Medical Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka

Wei Li Clinical lead for Echocardiography in Adult Congenital Heart Disease and for Pulmonary Hypertension at Royal Brompton Hospital London

Giancarlo Scognamiglio Clinical lead for Echocardiography in Adult Congenital Heart Disease Monaldi hospital Naples, Italy

Programme

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Thursday, 3^rd March 2022 (14.00 – 18.00h)

Welcome and introduction

Session 1 (14.00 – 15.00h)

Introduction to adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) echocardiography (60’)

ACHD transthoracic echocardiography protocol (30’) Cathy West

How to perform transthoracic echocardiography for ACHD patient (30’) Wei Li

Objective:

To understand main differences from general echo protocol

To understand and be able to perform comprehensive ACHD echo protocol

Session 2 (15.00 – 15.30h)

Atrial septal defects (ASD) (30’) Margarita Brida

Secundum, primum, sinus venosus, unroofed coronary sinus

Objective:

To understand when to suspect the presence of ASD

Echo visualization and assessment of different ASD types

Hemodynamic consequences of ASD

Late complications of ASD

Session 3 (15.30 –15.50h)

Ventricular septal defects (VSD) (20’) Giancarlo Scognamiglio

Perimembranous, inlet, trabecular muscular, outlet, Gerbode defect

Objective:

To understand when to suspect the presence of VSD

Echo visualization and assessment of different VSD types

Hemodynamic consequences of VSD

Late complications of small VSD

Break (15.50 – 16.10h) (20’)

Session 4 (16.10 – 16.30h)

Atrioventricular septal defects (AVSD) (20’) Cathy West

Complete and partial AVSD

Objective:

Echocardiographic visualization of different aspects of AVSD

Echocardiographic assessment of unrepaired and repaired AVSD

Tips and tricks in long-term echo follow-up of AVSD patients

Session 5 (16.30 – 17.10h)

Left ventricular outflow and inflow tract (40’)

Disease of left ventricular outflow tract and aorta (20’) Jolanda Sabatino

Disease of the left ventricular inflow tract (20’) Daniel Lovric

Objective:

Subvalvular, valvular and supravalvular aortic stenosis and aortic regurgitation

Aortic coarctation, re-coarctation assessment and need for (re)intervention

Interrupted aortic arch, patent ductus arteriosus assessment

Mitral valve disease; Echo assessment of valve severity and indications for surgery

Optimal visualization & haemodynamic assessment including added value of TEE & 3D

Session 6 (17.10 – 17.40h)

Pulmonary hypertension and Eisenmenger sy (30’) Alexander van de Bruaene

Objective:

Echo screening for pulmonary hypertension in ACHD

Diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension in ACHD

Echo predictors of worse outcome

Follow-up echo assessment and response to therapy

Session 7 (17.40 – 18.00h)

Ebstein anomaly (20’) Rosaria Barracano

Objective:

Echo diagnosis and assessment of severity of Ebstein anomaly

Indication and timing of operation

Friday, 4^th March 2022 (14.00 – 18.00h)

Session 8 (14.00 – 14.30h)

Tetrallogy of Fallot (TOF) after repair (30’) Wei Li

Objective:

Understanding potential late complications after TOF repair

Echo assessment of RV function and pulmonary valve

Indications for re-intervention/operation after TOF repair

Session 9 (14.30 – 15.45h)

Univentricular heart (75’)

Physiologically univentricular heart (30’) Giancarlo Scognamiglio

Fontan circulation (45’) Cathy West

Objective:

To gain basic knowledge of echocardiographic assessment of patients with physiologically univentricular heart and Fontan circulation

Echocardiographic assessment of Glenn and Fontan circulation

Tips and tricks in univentricular heart assessment

Break (15.45 – 16.00h) (15’)

Session 10 (16.00 – 17.30h)

Transposition of the great arteries (TGA) (90’)

D-TGA after atrial switch repair Mustard/Senning operation (30’) Giancarlo Scognamiglio

D-TGA after arterial switch repair & Rastelli operation (30’) Annemien van den Bosch

L-TGA Congenitally corrected TGA (30’) Irena Ivanac

Objective:

To gain basic knowledge of recognizing different TGA

Echo understanding and assessment of different TGA

Understanding and assessing potential late complications after TGA repair

Session 11 (17.30 – 18.00h)

Echocardiographic assessment and follow-up in ACHD heart failure (30’) Laura Dos Subira

Objective:

Systolic and diastolic function assessment

Concomitant hemodynamic issues to take into consideration in HF-ACHD

Tailoring HF therapy and follow-up assessment

Saturday, 5^th March 2022 (9.00 – 13.00h)

Session 12 (09.00 – 10.00h)

Fresh start and simple review of sessions 1 to 11 (60’) Margarita Brida

Objective:

Review and summary of main messages from previous sessions

Session 13 (10.00 – 11.00h)

Advanced imaging modalities in ACHD-3D (60’) Elena Surkova

Objective:

Basic principles and step-by-step approach in 3D echo acquisition

Tips and tricks in optimal 3D echo image acquisition

Application of 3D and added value in ACHD

Break (11.00 – 11.15h) (15’)

Session 14 (11.15 – 12.00h)

Advanced imaging modalities in ACHD-TEE (45’) Raquel Prieto-Arévalo

Objective:

General principles and indications

Preoperative assessment

Basic principles of TEE navigation during ACHD interventions

Basics of orientation in 3D TEE

Added value of TEE 3D navigation during ACHD interventions

Session 15 (12.00 – 12.30h)

Advanced imaging modalities in ACHD-strain (30’) Giovanni di Salvo

Objective:

Basic principles and step-by-step approach in strain acquisition

Tips and tricks in optimizing strain measures

Application of strain and added value in ACHD

Session 16 (12.30 – 13.00h)

Advanced imaging modalities (20’) Alexander Van de Bruaene

Potential of machine learning and high frame rate imaging

Objective:

Basic principles and understanding the potential of machine learning

Basic principles of high frame rate image acquisition

Added value in ACHD

Closure of the course

Faculty

Wei Li, UK
Giancarlo Scognamiglio, Italy
Margarita Brida, Croatia
Giovanni di Salvo, Italy
Laura Dos Subira, Spain
Cathy West, UK
Rosaria Barracano, Italy

Daniel Lovric, Croatia
Annemien van den Bosch, Netherlands
Irena Ivanac Vranesic, Croatia
Jolanda Sabatino, Italy
Alexander van de Bruaene, Belgium
Elena Surkova, UK
Raquel Prieto-Arévalo, Spain