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The Dutch-Caribbean Heart Days

From January 16, 2025 08:00 until January 18, 2025 17:00
Posted by Luigia Baerecke
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We are very pleased to present the definite program of the Dutch Caribbean Heart Days 2025, which will be held January 16th - 18th, 2025 at the Renaissance Wind Creek Curaçao Resort in Willemstad, Curaçao.

The program coordinators composed an attractive program to address basic and advanced clinical practice and scientific and local perspectives on radiological and cardiological innovations.

A special session for General Practitioners is scheduled on Thursday night.
 Early fee registration is open now, until November 15th, 2024.

Registration Fees:

  • GP/ MD North America (Full Fee): Early Bird $ 750, Late Fee $ 850
  • Residents, Nurses, Technicians North America: Early Bird $ 300, Late Fee $ 350
  • Caribbean and South America (Full Fee): Early Bird $ 400, Late Fee $ 450
  • Nurses, Technicians Caribbean and South America: Early Bird $ 250, Late Fee $ 300
  • General Practitioner section -Thursday, January 16th, 2025: Session 6 Imaging & General Practitioners (GPs) $ 80
  • Interns: General Practitioner section -Thursday, January 16th, 2025: Session 6 Imaging & General Practitioners (GPs) F.O.C.

The Early Bird Fee is valid only if paid during the registration and or before November 15th, 2024

Accreditation will be requested from the societies below.
Points in 2024:
The Netherlands Society of Cardiology (NVvC): 20 points 
Society of Nuclear Medicine (NVNG): 18 points 
Radiological Society of The Netherlands (NVvR): 18 points

Society of Internal Medicine of The Netherlands (NIV) members will be registered in GAIA. Accreditation will fall within the 25% limit of non-internal medicine education. 
All participants will receive a certificate of attendance with the hours and attendance percentage within 2 months after the meeting. 
In addition, all Dutch BIG-registered participants will be accredited by the organizers in GAIA to the number of sessions attended.

 

We are looking forward to welcoming you in January 2025!

  

Thursday, January 16, 2025 - Day 1

 

From  Subject Speaker TBA
07:45 - 08:15 REGISTRATION  
08:15 - 08:30 Official Opening and Welcome  
08:30 - 09:30

Session 1: CT & CMR Basics
2023 ESC Guidelines on Cardiomyopathies

Basic Principles of Cardiovascular CT
Basic Principles of Cardiovascular MRI

 
09:30 - 10:00 Coffee Break  
10:00 - 11:00

Session 2: Cardiovascular Imaging (CVI) in (Sub)Acute Settings
Aortic Dissection

Value of CMR in OHCA
Myocarditis

 
11:00 - 12:00

Session 3: Valvular Disease
Ultrasound

CT & MRI
What do I need - Local Perspective

 
12:00 - 13:30 Lunch Break   
13:30 - 14:30 Session 4: Intervention
Interventions on Curacao
PCI
Ablations
 
14:30 - 15:30 Session 5: Cases
CT
MRI
Ultrasound
 
15:30 - 15:45 Meet the Expert  
18:30 - 20:30

Session 6: Imaging & General Practitioners (GPs) and Nurses
Hypertension & LVH
ECG Indications and Interpretation for GPs
Atrial Fibrillation
Pulmonary Embolectomy
TAVI
Ethnic Differences of Cardiovascular Disease 

 


Friday, January 17, 2025 - Day 2

 

From - To Subject Speaker
 08:00 - 08:30 REGISTRATION   
 08:30 - 09:30 Session 7: Basic Principles of Cardiac Ultrasound & Nuclear Medicine
Basic Principles of Cardiovascular Ultrasound
Clinical Indications for Cardiac Ultrasound
Basic Principles of Cardiovascular Nuclear Imaging
 
09:30 - 10:00 Coffee Break   
10:00 - 11:00 Session 8: Imaging of Myocardial Ischaemia 
PET/SPECT
FFRct
CMR
 
11:00 - 12:00 Session 9: Inflammation
Cardiac Sarcoidosis and Other Inflammatory Disease
Ultrasound in Endocarditis
PET/CT Infection and Inflammation 
 
12:00 - 13:30 Lunch Break  
13:30 - 14:30 Session 10: Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathies
Athletes Heart versus Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Amyloidosis
Dilated and Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathies
 
14:30 - 15:30 Session 11: Cases
Nuclear
Ultrasound
CT
 
15:30 - 15:45 Meet the Expert   


Saturday, January 18, 2025 - Day 3

 

From - To Subject Speaker
08:00 - 08:30 REGISTRATION  
08:30 - 09:30  Session 12: CMR Safety Basic
CMR Safety and Devices
Contrast Agents in CMR & CTA
Extracardiac Findings in Cardiac Imaging 
 
09:30 - 10:00  Coffee Break   
10:00 - 11:00  Session 13: Obesity & Diabetes mellitus Type 2 
Diabesity Imaging
Obesity in the Caribbean
Obesity and Hypertension
 
11:00 - 12:00  Session 14: Treatment of Obesity and Diabetes mellitus Type 2 in the Caribbean
Gastric Bypass
Heart Rehabilitation
Medical Treatment by the Cardiologist 
 
12:00 - 13:30  Lunch Break   
13:30 - 14:30  Session 15: Interventions
Device Program on Curacao
PCI
Ablations 
 
14:30 - 15:30

Session 16: Cases
New Stents
Intervention
Ablation

 
15:30 - 15:45  Closure