Events

34th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions

Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel

2015 ISHLT Academy Master Class in Mechanical Circulatory Support

The MCS ISHLT Master Class presents a unique international educational opportunity for specialists and developing experts in the field of Mechanical Circulatory Support. A concerted effort brings together faculty and experts to provide an interactive environment well beyond core competency training. The Master Class Modules (MCM) are arranged in advanced breakout sessions for every participant to take full advantage of an integrated curriculum and the exceptional networking opportunity. The specific topics are devised according to defined clinical practice gaps in this fast developing specialty.

2015 ISHLT Academy Core Competencies in Pulmonary Hypertension

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a life threatening condition commonly encountered in patients with advanced heart and lung disease. Despite significant advances in the field, patients with PH are complex, their management is challenging and poorly understood, and their survival remains poor. The educational goals of this activity are to provide a concise review of clinical knowledge and essential professional skills to facilitate best practice of surgical and medical aspects involved in the care of patients with pulmonary vascular disease and right ventricular dysfunction, including those with advanced heart and lung disease.

35th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions

Acropolis Congrès Centre

2016 ISHLT Academy Core Competencies in Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant Medicine

The educational goals of this activity are to provide a concise review of clinical knowledge and essential professional skills to facilitate best practice of surgical and medical aspects involved in the care of patients with advanced heart failure.

2016 ISHLT Academy Master Class in Pulmonary Transplantation

The Pulmonary Council Education Workforce is proud to offer this educational opportunity to ISHLT members. The course setting will generate a highly interactive environment composed of a smaller group of individuals designed to enhance individual expertise and network development.

2016 ISHLT Academy Core Competencies in Mechanical Circulatory Support

The educational goals of this activity are to provide a concise review of clinical knowledge and essential professional skills to facilitate best practice of surgical and medical aspects involved in the care of patients during assessment as candidates and as recipients of mechanical circulatory support.

36th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions

Marriott Wardman Park Hotel

2016 ISHLT Academy Master Class in Mechanical Circulatory Support

The MCS Master Class presents a unique international educational opportunity for specialists and developing experts in the field of Mechanical Circulatory Support. A concerted effort brings together faculty and experts to provide an interactive environment well beyond core competency training. The MCS Master Class is arranged in advanced breakout sessions for every participant to take full advantage of an integrated curriculum and the exceptional networking opportunity. The specific topics are devised according to defined clinical practice gaps in this fast developing specialty.

2017 ISHLT Academy Core Competencies in Infectious Diseases in Thoracic Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support

The information presented covers core competencies and is intended to provide a strong foundation of the overarching principles of infectious disease concerns in cardiothoracic transplantation and mechanical circulatory support, rather than as a detailed update for those who are already proficient experts in the field.

2017 ISHLT Academy Master Class in Mechanical Circulatory Support

The overarching goal is to provide an advanced learning opportunity for specialists and developing experts in the field of MCS and devices for treatment of heart failure patients. The course is designed for cardiothoracic surgeons and cardiologists with MCS experience, specialists in heart failure care, allied health professionals with involvement in MCS patients, VAD coordinators, transplant coordinators, critical care specialists, and heart transplant professionals.

2017 ISHLT Academy Core Competencies in Pediatic and Adult Congenital Mechanical Circulatory Support

The pediatric mechanical circulatory support field continues to grow and has enough unique challenges to justify an entire session dedicated to learning about pediatric support strategies. The basic principles of MCS, including patient/device selection, peri-operative management, and basics of transition to home will be discussed. The goal will be to learn from didactics but also allow for discussion in order to share experiences and learn from each other.

2017 ISHLT Academy Core Competencies in Mechanical Circulatory Support

The educational goals of this activity are to provide a concise review of clinical knowledge and essential professional skills to facilitate best practice of surgical and medical aspects involved in the care of patients during assessment as candidates and as recipients of mechanical circulatory support.

2017 ISHLT Academy Master Class in Pulmonary Hypertension

The overarching goal is to provide an advanced learning opportunity for specialists in the field of PH on the treatment of PAH Group 1, as well as PH in the setting of advanced left heart and lung disease and in chronic thromboembolic PH; all these entities have very different management approaches.

37th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions

Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel

2018 ISHLT Academy Core Competencies in Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation

Heart failure is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality world-wide, and while significant advances have occurred, they are still not consistently implemented in every day practice. Clinicians need to understand the principles of acute and chronic heart failure disease management, including advanced treatment options, in order to deliver optimal care to these complex patients.

2018 ISHLT Academy Core Competencies in Lung Transplantation

The Core Competency Course in Lung Transplantation will provided a detailed examination of the clinical practice of lung transplantation today. Through focused presentations with an emphasis on clinical practice, the course will provide historical context and cover candidate selection, donor management and organ procurement, post-transplant management and complications.

2018 ISHLT Academy Core Competencies in Mechanical Circulatory Support

The field of the mechanical circulatory support systems has experienced steady growth during the last years. The management of these complex patients remains challenging and starts prior to the surgical procedures. There is still a lack of adequate knowledge of proper patient selection, right ventricular assessment, and proper management of device-related complications.

2018 ISHLT Academy Master Class in Mechanical Circulatory Support

Mechanical circulatory support is a relatively new and rapidly evolving therapy for advanced congestive heart failure. Multiple device technologies are now in use for short and long term support and patient outcomes are highly dependent on in-depth understanding of device-induced changes in physiology as well as device specific serious adverse events. Multidisciplinary teams are an essential part of modern day mechanical circulatory support management.

2018 ISHLT Academy Master Class in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension

The field of chronic thromboembolic disease is a changing landscape with increasing evidence for new therapies. Aided by improved diagnostic tools, surgical techniques, the use of interventional approaches and the approval of medical therapies, treatment of the disease also requires a multi-disciplinary team approach and training to understand contemporary decision making. This class is designed to meet the target audience’s need for an advanced learning opportunity that explores and seeks to address the unique clinical challenges faced by those caring for patients with CTEPH. The four topics covered in this Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) Master Class include diagnostic challenges/modalities utilized for CTEPH, management strategies of the complex CTEPH patient, interventional approaches and mechanical support, and surgery for CTEPH.