1st European Transoesophageal Echocardiography Course on Congenital Heart Disease

This is the world?s first dedicated course on transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE) in congenital heart disease providing the participant with the essential theoretical basics, morphological aspects of common lesions in congenital heart disease as well as practical aspects of TOE in children and adults with congenital heart disease.

The two-day course will provide hands-on TOE simulator experience with particular focus on congenital lesions frequently encountered in clinical practice. All practical sessions will be directly supervised by experienced TOE operators in this field.
Live TOE sessions will be directly video-linked from Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London and participants will have opportunities to discuss individual cases.

Accreditation

This course is accredited by the European Board for Accreditation in Cardiology for 12 CMEcredit hour(s).

Early bird fee:

£400 (until 02/01/2014) 

Standard fee:

£450 (after 02/01/2014)

Registration

Course organisation:

Dr Henning Clausen: Paediatric Cardiology, Specialist Training Registrar, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London

Course directors:

• Dr Jan Marek: Director of Echocardiography & Prenatal Cardiology, Consultant Cardiologist, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London
• Dr Folkert Meijboom: UMCU – University Hospital, Utrecht, The Netherlands
• Dr Luc Mertens: Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada

Faculty

• Dr Michelle Carr, Paediatric Cardiologist, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London
• Dr Andrew Cook, Senior Lecturer, UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, London
• Dr Graham Derrick, Consultant Cardiologist – Interventional Cardiologist, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London
• Dr Sachin Khambadkone, Consultant in Paediatric and Adolescent Cardiology, Interventional Cardiologist, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London
• Dr Angus McEwan, Consultant Anaesthetist, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London
• Dr Jim Newton, Consultant Cardiologist, Oxford University Hospital, Oxford
• Dr Michael Weidenbach, Heart Center Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
• Dr Susan Wright, Consultant Anaesthetist, The Heart Hospital, London
• Dr Robert Yates, Consultant and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Paediatric and Fetal Cardiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London

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