7:00 AM – 7:45 AM
REGISTRATION & MORNING COFFEE
7:45 AM – 8:05 AM
WELCOME AND OVERVIEW
Jennifer Cook, MD, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
8:05 AM – 9:30 AM
SESSION 1 – PREPARE FOR SUCCESS
Chair: Jennifer Cook, MD, University of Cincinnait, Cincinnati, OH, USA
8:05 AM
MCS Technology 101
Evgenij Potapov, MD, PhD, German Heart Institute, Berlin, Germany
8:20 AM
Outcomes in MCS
Andre Simon, PhD, MD, Harefield Hospital, London, UK
8:35 AM
Q& A with Panel
8:45 AM
When Should Patients be Referred: Warning Signs
Douglas Horstmanshof, MD, Integris Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
9:00 AM
Quality of Life after VAD and the Impact of Frailty and Social Behaviors on VAD Success
Susan M. Joseph, MD, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
9:15 AM
Q&A with Panel
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM
COFFEE BREAK
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
SESSION 2 – STARTING RIGHT
Chair: Christopher Hayward, MD, St. Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, Australia
10:00 AM
Session Overview
Christopher Hayward, MD, St. Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, Australia
10:15 AM
IMACS 1: Short-Term Support
Jonathan Haft, MD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
10:30 AM
Assessing and Optimizing RV Function Pre-Operatively
Finn Gustafsson, MD, PhD, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
10:45 AM
Surgical Implantation Overview
Jens Garbade, MD, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
11:00 AM
Q&A with Panel
11:15 AM
How Much is Too Much?
Diyar S. Saeed, MD, PhD, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
11:30 AM
Managing the RV Post-Op
Christopher T. Salerno, MD, St. Vincent’s Heart Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA
11:45 AM
Q&A with Panel
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
LUNCH BREAK (a box lunch is included in the registration fee)
1:15 PM – 3:10 PM
SESSION 3 – PUMP IT UP
Chair: Andre Simon, PhD, MD, Harefield Hospital, London, UK
1:15 PM
Session Overview
Andre Simon, PhD, MD, Harefield Hospital, London, UK
1:25 PM
Optimal Outpatient Management of VAD Recipients
Antonio Loforte, MD, PhD, S. Orsola Hospital, Bologna, Italy
1:40 PM
Aortic Insufficiency in LVAD Recipients: Incidence, Screening, and Management
Jennifer Cook, MD, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
1:55 PM
Arrhythmia in MCS
Rebecca Cogswell, MD, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
2:10 PM
Q&A with Panel
2:25 PM
Alarms and Hardware Troubleshooting, Waveforms
Christopher Hayward, MD, St. Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, Australia
2:40 PM
Pump Speed Optimization: The Role of Imaging and Hemodynamics
Palak Shah, MD, MS, Inova Heart & Vascular Institute, Falls Church, VA, USA
2:55 PM
Q&A with Panel
3:10 PM – 3:30 PM
COFFEE BREAK
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
SESSION 4 – CLOTS AND BUGS
Chair: Jennifer Cook, MD, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
3:30 PM
Session Overview
Jennifer Cook, MD, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
3:40 PM
GI Bleeding
Kavitha Muthiah, MBChB, PhD, St. Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, Australia
3:55 PM
Antiplatelet Therapy, Anticoagulation and Bridging Strategies
Diyar S. Saeed, MD, PhD, Leipzig Heart Center, Leipzig, Germany
4:10 PM
Q&A with Panel
4:20 PM
Pump Thrombosis, Embolic Complications and Hemorrhagic Stroke
Palak Shah, MD, MS, Inova Heart & Vascular Institute, Falls Church, VA, USA
4:35 PM
LVAD Infections: Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management
Saima Aslam, MD, MS, University of California San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, CA, USA
4:50 PM
Q&A with Panel
5:00 PM
SUMMARY / EVALUATION
Jennifer Cook, MD, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
5:10 PM
ADJOURN
*This scientific program is updated each Friday to reflect any changes in information, including room names, session times, speaker information, etc.