Preliminary Scientific Programme

Wednesday, 10 May 2023

15.00 - 19.00 Arrivals and registration

19.00 Reception and welcome

Thursday, 11 May 2023

Morning programme: Plenary sessions and abstract presentations

 

 

Time

Speaker

Title

08.15 - 08.30

S. Konstantinides, M. V. Huisman

Introduction to the Sixth VTE Spring School

08.30 - 09.10

S. Cannegieter

Epidemiology of venous thromboembolism

09.10 - 09.50

M. Righini,
M. V. Huisman

Diagnostic strategies for suspected VTE, and anticoagulation for established VTE:
Which are the remaining gaps? What can we expect from ongoing and future trials?

09.50 - 10.15

 

Coffee break

10.15 - 10.55

G. Giannakoulas
L. Hobohm

Advances in echocardiographic evaluation of the right heart and pulmonary circulation

10.55 - 11.35

L. Meijboom,
P. Pruszczyk

Suspecting chronic thromboembolic disease in the patient with acute PE:
Can we standardise our imaging criteria?

11.35 - 12.30

 

Abstract session I

12:30 – 15.00

 

Lunch and learn (informal exchange with the experts), followed by afternoon break

Afternoon programme: Breakout parallel interactive workshops

 

 

15.00 – 16.00

 

Abstract session II

16.15 – 16.45

 

Workshop I: Hands-on tutorial on catheter-directed treatment of PE

16.45 - 17.45

 

Workshops II/III: Hands-on tutorials on echocardiography/right heart catheterisation

17.45 – 18.15

 

Coffee break

18.15 – 19.15

 

Workshops IV/V: Career and academic trial tutorials

19.15 – 20.15

 

Workshops VI/VII

Friday, 12 May 2023

Morning programme: Plenary sessions and abstract presentations

 

 

Time

Speaker

Title

08.15 – 08.55

F. Ní Ainle

PE in pregnancy: Which questions remain unanswered? What insights can we expect from ongoing and planned studies?

08.55 – 09.35

S. Barco,
D. Jiménez

Risk stratification of pulmonary embolism: Do we now all agree on the definition of intermediate and low risk?

09.35 – 10.05

N. Meneveau,
A. Sharp,
O. Sanchez,
K. Rosenfield

Experts’ round table: Advanced treatment of acute PE
Part A - Removing the thrombus, supporting the circulation in high-risk PE

10.05 – 10.35

 

Coffee break

10.35 – 11.15

K. Rosenfield

Building up a national network of multidisciplinary PE teams: The experience of PERT in the United States

11.15 – 11.55

A. Sharp,
N. Meneveau,
O. Sanchez,
M. Kozak

Experts’ round table: Advanced treatment of acute PE
Part B - Systemic thrombolysis, catheter-directed treatment, or heparin alone in intermediate-high-risk PE?

11.55 – 12.50

 

Abstract session III

12:50 – 15.00

 

Lunch and learn (informal exchange with the experts), followed by afternoon break

Afternoon programme: Breakout parallel interactive workshops

 

 

15.00 – 16.00

 

Abstract session IV

16.15 – 16.45

 

Workshop I: Hands-on-tutorial on catheter-directed treatment of PE

16.45 – 17.45

 

Workshops VIII/IX

17.45 – 18.15

 

Coffee break

18.15 – 19.15

 

Workshops VI/VII

19.15 – 20.15

 

Workshops X/XI

Saturday, 13 May 2023

Morning programme: Plenary sessions and Young Investigator Awards

 

 

Time

Speaker

Title

08.30 – 09.10

K. Schreiber

Understanding the pathogenesis of thrombosis and VTE: What have we learned from the COVID-19 pandemic?

09.10 – 09.50

F. A. Klok,
S. Konstantinides

Evaluating new treatment options for acute pulmonary embolism: Which are the best outcomes to choose in clinical trials?

09.50 – 10.30

M. Delcroix,
I. M. Lang,
G. Giannakoulas,
S. Barco

Experts’ round table: Managing chronic thromboembolic hypertension and disease
Part A – CTEPH after acute PE: Can we prevent it? Which is the best strategy for its early detection?

10.30 – 11.00

 

Coffee break

11.00 – 11.40

M. Delcroix,
I. M. Lang,
E. Mayer

Experts’ round table: Managing chronic thromboembolic hypertension and disease
Part B – Advances in the triage of patients with CTEPH for surgical, catheter-directed and/or medical treatment

11.40 – 12.15

 

Announcement of Young Investigator Award winners

12.15 – 15.00

 

Lunch and learn (informal exchange with the experts), followed by afternoon break

Afternoon programme: Breakout parallel interactive workshops

 

 

15.00 – 16.00

 

Workshops II/III: Hands-on tutorials on echocardiography/right heart catheterisation

16.00 – 17.00

 

Workshops IV/V: Career and academic trial tutorials

17.00 – 17.30

 

Coffee break

17.30 – 18.30

 

Workshops VIII/IX

18.30 – 19.30

 

Workshops X/XI

Sunday, 14 May 2023

Departures

List of breakout afternoon sessions with interactive workshops

(Participants will be able to choose their workshops on a daily basis, but will ultimately attend all 10 workshops)

 

 

Workshop

Speaker

Title

W-I

A. Sharp

Hands-on tutorial: Catheter-directed treatment of pulmonary embolism

W-II

L. Hobohm,
S. Barco

Hands-on tutorial: Point of care cardiac and vascular ultrasound – what every physician needs to know

W-III

G. Pitsiou,
M. Delcroix

Hands-on tutorial: right heart catheterization and differential diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension

W-IV

E. Switzer

How I Review a Scientific Paper for a Journal

W-V

K. Mohr,
S. Konstantinides

Planning and starting an academic clinical trial: From the first idea to the first enrolled patient

W-VI

Z. Tazi Mezalek,
M. V. Huisman

Tough calls in anticoagulation: Managing the cancer patient with VTE

W-VII

D. Gopalan,
F. A. Klok

A patient with acute pulmonary embolism – or is it CTEPH?

W-VIII

E. Campello

Thrombosis in atypical sites, post-thrombotic syndrome

W-IX

C. Tromeur,
M. C. Vedovati

A patient after acute venous thromboembolism:
How long would you anticoagulate?

W-X

S. Karbach,
K. Keller

Prevention of thrombosis and thromboembolism:
How to modify the global cardiovascular risk?

W-XI

S. Brækkan,
L. Valerio

The right study for the right question: Understanding design and statistics of clinical trials and epidemiological studies
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