The Dutch-Caribbean Heart Days
CKM SYNDROME
Are We Done With Racial Cardiology?
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.
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.
The Netherlands Society of Cardiology (NVvC): 18 points
Society of Nuclear Medicine (NVNG): pending
Radiological Society of The Netherlands (NVvR): pending
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
07:30 - 08:15
REGISTRATION
08:15 - 08:30
Official Opening and Welcome
Hildo Lamb / Jan Willem Gratama
CHAIR - Birgitta Velthuis
SESSION 1 - CT & CMR Basics
08:30 - 08:50
2023 ESC Guidelines on Cardiomyopathies
Robin Nijveldt
08:50 - 09:10
Basic Principles of Cardiovascular CT
Ricardo Budde
09:10 - 09:30
Basic Principles of Cardiovascular MRI
Hildo Lamb
09:30 - 10:00
COFFEE BREAK
CHAIR - Jan Willem Gratama
SESSION 2 - Cardiovascular Imaging (CVI) in (Sub)Acute Settings
10:00 - 10:20
Aortic dissection
Ricardo Budde
10:20 - 10:40
Value of CMR in OHCA
Birgitta Velthuis
10:40 - 11:00
Myocarditis
Diego Holguin
CHAIR - Diego Garnica
SESSION 3 - Valvular Heart Disease
11:00 - 11:20
Ultrasound
Diego Holguin
11:20 - 11:40
CT & MRI
Robin Nijveldt
11:40 - 12:00
What do I need - Local Perspective
Nicole Fernandes
12:00 - 13:30
REGISTRATION
12:00 - 13:30
LUNCH BREAK
CHAIR - Olivier Witte
SESSION 4 - Intervention
13:30 - 13:50
2024 ESC Guidelines Chronic Coronary Syndromes
Eric Lipsic
13:50 - 14:10
Self- and Remote Monitoring of Atrial Fibrillation
Yuri Blaauw
14:10 - 14:30
IVUS and OCT
Jose Torres
CHAIR - Arthur Liqui Lung
SESSION 5 - Cases
14:30 - 14:50
CT
Nicole Fernandes
14:50 - 15:10
MRI
Birgitta Velthuis
15:10 - 15:30
Ultrasound
Robin Nijveldt
15:30 - 15:45
Meet the Experts
CHAIR - Olivier Witte
SESSION 6 - Imaging & General Practitioners (GPs) and Nurses
18:00 - 18:30
REGISTRATION
18:30 - 18:50
Hypertension & LVH
Robin Nijveldt
18:50 - 19:10
ECG Indications and Interpretation for GPs
Ernesto Gilly Simon
19:10 - 19:30
3D – Plus Centre
Ernesto Gilly Simon
19:30 - 19:50
Anomalous Aortic Origin of a Coronary Artery (AAOCA)
Nestor Sandoval
19:50 - 20:10
TAVI
Jose Torres
20:10 - 20:30
CMK Syndrome: - Are we done with racial cardiology?
Arthur Liqui Lung
Friday, January 17, 2025 - Day 2
From - To
Subject
Speaker
07:30 - 08:15
REGISTRATION
08:15 - 08:30
Walk in
CHAIR - Robin Nijveldt
SESSION 7 - Basic Principles of Cardiac Ultrasound & Nuclear Medicine
08:30 - 08:50
Basic Principles of Cardiovascular Ultrasound
Diego Holguin
08:50 - 09:10
Clinical Indications for Cardiac Ultrasound
Juan Molina
09:10 - 09:30
Basic Principles of Cardiovascular Nuclear Imaging
Hein Verberne
09:30 - 10:00
COFFEE BREAK
CHAIR - Hildo Lamb
SESSION 8 - Imaging of Myocardial Ischaemia
10:00 - 10:20
PET/SPECT
Hein Verberne
10:20 - 10:40
FFRct
Ricardo Budde
10:40 - 11:00
CMR
Ernesto Gilly Simon
CHAIR - Nicole Fernandes
SESSION 9 - Inflammation
11:00 - 11:20
Cardiac Sarcoidosis and Other Inflammatory Disease
Birgitta Velthuis
11:20 - 11:40
Ultrasound in Endocarditis
Diego Garnica
11:40 - 12:00
PET/CT Infection and Inflammation
Hein Verberne
12:00 - 13:30
REGISTRATION
12:00 - 13:30
LUNCH BREAK
CHAIR - Arthur Liqui Lung
SESSION 10 - Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathies
13:30 - 13:50
Athletes Heart versus Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Birgitta Velthuis
13:50 - 14:10
Amyloidosis
Hildo Lamb
14:10 - 14:30
Dilated and Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathies
Diego Garnica
CHAIR - Nestor Sandoval
SESSION 11 - Cases
14:30 - 14:50
Nuclear
Hein Verberne
14:50 - 15:10
PCI and TAVI
Diego Salas
15:10 - 15:30
Cardiac Fibroma in an infant – Cardiovascular Surgery
Nestor Sandoval
15:30 - 15:45
Meet the Experts
Saturday, January 18, 2025 - Day 3
From - To
Subject
Speaker
07:30 - 08:15
REGISTRATION
08:15 - 08:30
Walk in
CHAIR - Birgitta Velthuis
SESSION 12 - CMR Safety Basics
08:30 - 08:50
CMR Safety and Devices
Hildo Lamb
08:50 - 09:10
Contrast Agents in CMR & CTA
Tim Leiner
09:10 - 09:30
Extracardiac Findings in Cardiac Imaging
Nicole Fernandes
09:30 - 10:00
COFFEE BREAK
CHAIR - Arthur Liqui Lung
SESSION 13 - Obesity & Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
10:00 - 10:20
Diabesity Imaging
Hildo Lamb
10:20 - 10:40
Obesity in the Caribbean
Izzy Gerstenbluth
10:40 - 11:00
Obesity and Hypertension
Izzy Gerstenbluth
CHAIR - Jan Willem Gratama
SESSION 14 - Cases
11:00 - 11:20
Chronic Total Oclusion Interventions
Eric Lipsic
11:20 - 11:40
Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia: The Role of Pre-Procedural Imaging
Yuri Blaauw
11:40 - 12:00
Ultrasound - Congenital Heart Disease
Carlos Guerrero
12:00 - 13:30
REGISTRATION
12:00 - 13:30
LUNCH BREAK
CHAIR - Hein Verberne
SESSION 15 - Intervention on Curaçao
13:30 - 13:50
Device Program in Curaçao
Olivier Witte
13:50 - 14:10
Renal Denervation, Suitable for Curaçao?
Eric Lipsic
14:10 - 14:30
Pulsed Field Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation
Yuri Blaauw
CHAIR - Olivier Witte
SESSION 16 - Treatment of Obesity and Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 in the Caribbean
14:30 - 14:50
Gastric Bypass
Paolo Cabrera
14:50 - 15:10
Heart Rehabilitation
Jacqueline Hol
15:10 - 15:30
Medical Treatment by the Cardiologist
Arthur Liqui Lung
15:30 - 15:45
CLOSURE
Hildo Lamb / Jan Willem Gratama
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