BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//https://naskho.org///NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.10.15// METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20261019T075416EDT-984364z6pa@https://naskho.org/ DTSTAMP:20261019T115416Z DESCRIPTION: \n \n \n \nIt is with pleasure to announce the 4th Dutch Carib bean Heart Days (DCHD) to be held January 14 – 16\, 2027 in the Ballroom o f the Renaissance Hotel in Willemstad\, Curaçao.\nWith the DCHD\, a strong educational platform in (cardiovascular) radiology and cardiology was cre ated for the Caribbean region and South-America\, but also for North-Ameri ca and Europe.\nThe meeting promotes the knowledge on cardiovascular radio logy and features a spectrum from basic principles towards (advanced) clin ical applications and scientific innovations. Optimal and sustainable heal thcare will be discussed based on regional experience (Caribbean region an d South-American) as well as from Europe.\nThe program is also appealing f or residents and technicians in radiology and (pediatric) cardiology\, pul monologists and internal medicine MD’s. Technical aspects and protocols\, scientific content on cardiac imaging will be addressed besides topical se ssions covering the clinical implications of imaging findings. Sessions wi ll feature examples of actual clinical cases and how novel techniques\, me thods and interventions can be used to better diagnose and treat patients with a variety of diseases affecting the cardiovascular system.\nThe conge nial and collaborative atmosphere of the congress offers excellent opportu nities for networking and jumpstarting of multicenter collaborations and r esearch projects within and over the continents.\n[toggle open='true' titl e='Thursday\, January 14\, 2027'] \n\n\n\nFrom - To\nSubject\n\n\n\n\n08:1 5 - 08:30\nOfficial Opening and Welcome\n\n\n08:30 - 09:40\nSession 1: Opt imizing Cardiac Imaging on Mid-Range Scanners \n\n\n \nPatient Preparation Cardiac CT\n\n\n \nScan Settings and Protocols for CT\n\n\n \n\nScan Sett ings and Protocols for MRI\nPanel Discussion\n\n\n\n09:40 - 10:10\nCoffee Break\n\n\n10:10 - 11:10\nSession 2: Imaging Aortic Disease\n\n\n \nCT  in Acute  Aortic Disease\n\n\n \nMRI in Chronic  Aortic Disease\n\n\n11:10 - 12:10\nSession 3: Heart Failure \n\n\n \nEchocardiography in Heart Failur e\n\n\n \nMRI in Heart Failure\n\n\n12:10 - 13:30\nLunch Break\n\n\n13:30 - 14:50\nSession 4: First-Line Cardiovascular Patient Care in the Caribbea n\n\n\n \nCardiovascular Risk Management:Update Guideline Primary Preventi on of Cardiovascular Disease \n\n\n \nManagement of the Chronic Cardiovasc ular Patient\n\n\n \nNew Cardiac Rehabilitation Guidelines In and Outside the Caribbean\n\n\n \nAppropriate Care in the Caribbean\n\n\n15:00 - 15:30 \nCardiac CT Cases\n\n\n\n[/toggle]\n[toggle open='true' title='Friday\, J anuary 15\, 2027'] \n\n\n\nFrom - To\nSubject\n\n\n\n\n08:30 - 09:40\nSess ion 5: How I Read and Report\n\n\n \nCardiovascular Ultrasound\n\n\n \nCor onary CT\n\n\n \nCardiac MRI for Ischemic Cardiomyopathy\n\n\n \nCardiac M RI for Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathy\n\n\n \nPanel Discussion\n\n\n09:40 - 1 0:10\nCoffee Break\n\n\n10:10 - 11:10 \nSession 6: Imaging Pediatric and A dult Patients with Congenital Cardiovascular Disease\n\n\n \nCardiovascula r Ultrasound \n\n\n \nCT (Including Necessity Sedation / Anesthesia)\n\n\n  \nMR (Including Necessity Sedation / Anesthesia /Free-Breathing Technique s/Cases)\n\n\n11:10 - 12:10 \nSession 7: Transcutaneous Non-Coronary Cardi ac Interventions \n\n\n \nAtrial Fibrillation Progression: Contemporary As sesment andEarly Intervention\n\n\n \nCardioneuroablation for Refractory S yncope: Indications\,Technique\, and Results\n\n\n \nContemporary Transcat heter Mitral Interventions:TEER and Valve-in-Valve Therapy\n\n\n \nPercuta neous Interatrial Septal Repair:Current Applications and Emerging Techniqu es\n\n\n12:10 - 13:30\nLunch Break\n\n\n13:30 - 14:50\nSession 8: Caribbea n Patients Who Need Cardiovascular Surgery in Colombia\n\n\n \nLogistics o n Patients Needing to go to Colombia: Air Ambulance\n\n\n \nPre-surgery Ma nagement from Caribbean to Colombia\n\n\n \nAortic and Mitral Valve Surger y in Colombia- Bogotá \n\n\n \nMyocardial Revascularization and the Center of Excellence in LaCardio\n\n\n15:00 - 15:30\nCases\n\n\n\n[/toggle]\n[to ggle open='true' title='Saturday\, January 16\, 2027'] \n\n\n\nFrom - To\n Subject\n\n\n\n\n08:30 - 09:40\nSession 9:  Interventional Procedures (in the Caribbean)\n\n\n \nEchocardiographic Guided Interventions\n\n\n \nCoro nary Interventions\n\n\n \nRevascularization Strategies after STEMI\n\n\n  \nTAVI\n\n\n \nPanel Discussion\n\n\n09:40 - 10:10\nCoffee Break\n\n\n10:1 0 - 11:10\nSession 10: AI in Cardiovascular Disease\n\n\n \nAI Basic Techn ologies\n\n\n \nThe AI-Doctor\n\n\n \nAI Guided Workflow\n\n\n11:10 - 12:1 0\nSession 11: Systemic Aspects of Cardiovascular Disease \n\n\n \nRole of Cardiac Imaging in Rheumatic Heart Disease\n\n\n \nDiagnosis and Treatmen t of Cardiac Amyloidosis\n\n\n \nCardiotoxic Effects of Cancer Treatment\n \n\n12:10 - 13:30\nLunch Break\n\n\n13:30 - 14:50\nSession 12: Effect of C limate Change on (Cardiovascular) Health\n\n\n \nClimate Change from the M eteorologists’ View\n\n\n \nEpidemiology and the Exposome of Cardiovascula r Disease\n\n\n \nManaging Climate Change for the Ageing Caribbean Patient \n\n\n \nHow do Radiology Departments Reduce Their Environmental Footprint ?\n\n\n14:50 - 15:00\nClosure of the meeting\n\n\n\n[/toggle]                              \nExecutive Board NHD \nProf. R.P.J. Budde\, MD\, PhD                         Prof. H.J. Lamb\, MD\, PhD\, Chair                     Prof. B.K. Velthuis\, MD\, PhDA.A.E. Martis\, PhD\, Chair                           F.M.C. Simon\, MSc\nExecutive Board NASKHO\nScientific Program me Committee 2027Prof. R.P.J. Budde\, Erasmus Medical Center\, Rotterdam\, NLD.F. Holguin\, MD\, Fundación Cardioinfantil/La Cardio\, Bogota\, Colom biaProf. H.J. Lamb\, MD\, PhD\, Leiden University Medical Center\, Leiden\ , The Netherlands (Chair)J.C.J. van Leeuwen\, MD\, Curaçao Medical Center\ , Willemstad\, CuraçaoProf. R. Nijveldt\, MD\, PhD\, University Medical Ce nter Utrecht\, Utrecht\, The NetherlandsProf. B.K. Velthuis\, MD\, PhD\, U niversity Medical Center Utrecht\, Utrecht\, The Netherlands\nAccreditatio n 2027\nAccreditation will be obtained from the following societies:\n\nTh e Netherlands Society of Cardiology (NVVC)\nSociety of Nuclear Medicine (N VNG)\nRadiological Society of The Netherlands (NVVR)\n\nAccreditation in 2 026:\n\nNVvC: 16 points \nNVNG: 15 points \nNVvR: 16 points\n\nSociety of Internal Medicine of The Netherlands (NIV) members will be registered in G AIA. Accreditation will fall in the 25% limit of non-internal medicine edu cation.\nAll participants will receive a certificate of attendance with th e hours and percentage of attendance within 2 months after the meeting\nIn addition\, all Dutch BIG-registered participants will be accredited by th e organizers in GAIA to the number of sessions attended.\n  https://naskho .org/index.php/en/conferences/overview-of-conferences/event/567-4th-dutch- caribbean-heart-days DTSTART:20270114T081500Z DTEND:20270116T145000Z LOCATION:Renaissance Wind Creek Curacao Resort (1 Baden Powellweg\, Curacao ) SUMMARY:4th DUTCH-CARIBBEAN HEART DAYS URL:https://naskho.org/index.php/en/conferences/overview-of-conferences/eve nt/567-4th-dutch-caribbean-heart-days END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20261019T075416EDT-9859cntogD@https://naskho.org/ DTSTAMP:20261019T115416Z DESCRIPTION:  \n \n \nDEMENTIA: UNDERSTANDING\, PREVENTING &\; CARING\nJ oin us for a two-day conference dedicated to one of the most pressing heal th and care challenges of our time.\nThe growing number of people living w ith dementia is a cause for increasing concern worldwide\, including in Cu raçao and across the Caribbean. Dementia affects not only the person diagn osed but also has a profound impact on families\, caregivers\, healthcare professionals\, and society as a whole.\nAt the same time\, advances in re search and clinical practice are providing new insights into the different types and causes of dementia\, as well as risk reduction and prevention\, treatment\, and care. \nThis conference brings together medical professio nals\, healthcare workers\, caregivers\, policymakers\, and other stakehol ders to share knowledge and explore how we can better respond to the chall enges of dementia in our Caribbean community.\nWhat can we do to reduce th e risk of dementia? How can dementia and its symptoms be treated and manag ed? And how can we better support families and caregivers facing the incre asing demands of caring for a loved one with dementia?\nThese and other im portant questions will be addressed during this two-day conference. \nBe p art of this important exchange of knowledge and experiences as we work tog ether toward better dementia prevention\, treatment\, care\, and support i n Curaçao and the wider Caribbean.\n[toggle open='true' title='October 30\ , 2026 - Session 1'] \n\n\n\nFrom - To\nSubject\nSpeaker\n\n\n\n\n18:30-19 :00\nRegistration session 1\n \n\n\n19:00-19:05 \nOpening &\; welcome  \nRob de Lannoy / Judella DaalCuraçao \n\n\n19:05-19:30 \n\nA Region in Tr ansition. Dementia in Latin America and the Caribbean.Epidemiology\, chall enges and the future of care.\n\nRemo Kock Aruba\n\n\n19:30-20:15 \n\nThe Role of the Dementia Case Manager:Expert\, Care-Chain Coordinator and Amba ssador.The Building Blocks of the Training Programme in Sint Maarten and B ES Islands\n\nSaskia Danen-de Vries The Netherlands\n\n\n20:15-20:30 \nCof fee Break\n \n\n\n20:30-20:55\nYou've Got Dementia. We’ve got you: Het eff ect en de kracht van dagopvang voor mensen met dementie en de ondersteunin g van mantelzorgers\nViolet Godet-Todman Aruba\n\n\n20:55-21:20\n\nDementi a Case Management in the Caribbean. Lessons Learned. Opportunities for Cur açao\, Aruba and Bonaire\n\nMarieke Dooremalen The Netherlands\n\n\n21:20- 22:05\n\nNew Insights into the Development of Neurodegenerative Changes. T he onset and development of neurodegenerative disorders.What we currently know about the proteins that accumulate in the brain in these disorders.Th e main known risk and genetic factors.\n\nJort Vijverberg The Netherlands \n\n\n22:05\n\nClosure\n\n \n\n\n\n[/toggle]\n[toggle open='true' title='O ctober 31\, 2026 - Session 2'] \n\n\n\nFrom - To\nSubject\nSpeaker\n\n\n\n \n\n8:30-9:00 \n\nRegistration session 2\n \n\n\n9:00-9:45 \n\nIt Did Not Start with Forgetfulness.Why we so often recognize one of the most profoun d Forms of Dementia too late\n\nNienke Smits Aruba \n\n\n9:45-10:10\n\nIt Takes an Island.Building a Dementia-Friendly Island Together\n\nViolet Gum bs Sint Eustatius \n\n\n10:10-10:40 \nCoffee break\n \n\n\n10:40-11:05\n\n Dementia in Barbados Beyond Awareness to Action\n\nAsha JonesBarbados\n\n \n11:05-11:30\n\nEmpowering FamiliesEducation and support enhance the qual ity of life of people with dementia and their family caregivers\n\nChaneri ka Hellement Curaçao\n\n\n11:30-11:55\n\nRecognizing the SignsHow Sint Eus tatius Uses the Film ‘Ten Signs of Dementia’ to Strengthen Dementia Awaren ess and Early Detection\n\nLucienne Papa Sint Eustatius\n\n\n12:00-13:00\n Lunch break\n \n\n\n\n[/toggle]\n[toggle open='true' title='October 31\, 2 026 - Session 3'] \n\n\n\nFrom - To\nSubject\nSpeaker\n\n\n\n\n13:00-13:15  \nRegistration session 3\n \n\n\n13:15-13:40\n\nProspects in Diagnosis an d Treatment of Neurodegenerative Disorders.Prospects in the Development of Neurodegenerative Changes The latest biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease a nd other forms of dementia. New treatments that have now been approved for  Alzheimer’s disease. The latest scientific developments in the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders.\n\nJort VijverbergThe Netherlands\n\n\n13: 40-14:05\n\nLife Does Not Stop at the Diagnosis.Good Support at Home Makes a Difference for People with Dementia and Their Loved Ones\n\nNienke Smit s Aruba \n\n\n14:05-14:30 \n\nUnited Through Music: Music in Dementia Care .Where Words Fade\, Music Continues to Connect\n\n\nMarjon Halmeyer-Roos a nd Jet ThoonenCuraçao\n\n\n\n14:30 - 14:55\n\nCliniClowns: The Power of Wo nderEffects of CliniClown Encounters in Dementia Care\n\n\nJet Thoonen and Marly Bove-EvertsenCuraçao\n\n\n\n14:55 - 15:20\n\nFrom Care to Legal Pro tectionThe Path to Guardianship: Collaborating with Family Caregivers\, He althcare Professionals and the Court\n\n\nRemo Kock Aruba\n\n\n\n15:20 - 1 5:45\n\nBeyond the Diagnosis: Reimagining Dementia Care in the Caribbean\n \n\nAsha Jones Barbados\n\n\n\n15:45 - 16:00\nClosure\n \n\n\n\n[/toggle] \nEARLY REGISTRATION OFFER\nRegister by August 19 and receive 10% OFF your conference registration fee! Don’t miss this special offer — secure your spot and take advantage of the early registration discount.\nPayment must be submitted at the time of registration. Please note that all unpaid regi strations will be automatically cancelled after August 19.\nRegistration F ee:\n\nGeneral Practitioner\, Medical Doctor &\; other $ 250\nNurses an d Paramedics $ 115\n\nLearning goals: * What are the main causes of severa l forms of dementia. * How can we prevent or minimize progression * What s cientifici therapies are available\nTarget Audience:* General Practitioner s * Specialists * Nurses\n     \nABAN (Pending)\nCAN A26.0025:     \n\n30 oktober 2026: 3 points\n31 oktober 2026: Morning session 2 points\n31 okto ber 2026: Afternoon session 3 points\n\nGAIA for GP's A26.0025:\n\n30 okto ber 2026: 3 points\n31 oktober 2026: Morning session 2 points\n31 oktober 2026: Afternoon session 3 points\n\n \n \n \n \n  https://naskho.org/index .php/en/conferences/overview-of-conferences/event/570-dementie-now-and-in- the-future DTSTART:20261030T080000Z DTEND:20261031T170000Z LOCATION:COURTYARD by MARRIOTT CURACAO (Pater Euwensweg 11\, Curacao ) SUMMARY:Dementie: Now and in the Future URL:https://naskho.org/index.php/en/conferences/overview-of-conferences/eve nt/570-dementie-now-and-in-the-future END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20261019T075416EDT-9874Txx99x@https://naskho.org/ DTSTAMP:20261019T115416Z DESCRIPTION: \n\n \n  https://naskho.org/index.php/en/conferences/overview- of-conferences/event/574-women-s-health-conference-save-the-date DTSTART:20270611T080000Z DTEND:20270613T130000Z LOCATION:To be advised () SUMMARY:Women's Health Conference - SAVE THE DATE URL:https://naskho.org/index.php/en/conferences/overview-of-conferences/eve nt/574-women-s-health-conference-save-the-date END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20261019T075416EDT-98765Ek6p7@https://naskho.org/ DTSTAMP:20261019T115416Z DESCRIPTION: \n \nCaribbean Acute Stroke Summit \nWe are pleased to announc e the Caribbean Acute Stroke Summit\, held in beautiful Curacao on April 1 7th and 18th 2027. This two-day event brings together regional and interna tional speakers\, highlighting current key developments in acute stroke ca re and the unique challenges and opportunities in resource-limited regions such as the Caribbean.\nIschemic stroke is a severely debilitating condit ion for which acute treatment options have significantly advanced over the past decades. For years now\, intravenous thrombolysis and endovascular t hrombectomy have become standard of care. Treatment is possible up to 24 h ours after the onset of symptoms\, although earlier treatment still leads to better (functional) outcomes.\nWhile these treatments and the necessary diagnostic tools are available in many countries\, access remains limited in many regions\, including most of the Caribbean. Implementing what is n ow considered basic acute stroke care presents significant challenges on t he Caribbean islands\, due to financial\, geographical\, and socioeconomic factors. This necessitates difficult trade-offs in acute stroke care in t he Caribbean region\, with the ultimate goal of providing high-quality\, a ccessible care for everyone.\nThe conference is aimed at both professional s within stroke care in the Caribbean and those in other regions of the wo rld.\nIn the coming months\, we will present the official conference locat ion on Curacao\, the full conference program\, and our complete list of sp eakers. Sign up for the mailing list to receive updates when the official registration page opens.\nMailing list Caribbean Acute Stroke Summit - For mulier invullenThis mailing list will only be used to send sporadic update s regarding the conference\, such as program announcements and the opening of official registration.\nWe look forward to welcoming you to Curacao!\n [toggle open='true' title='April 17\, 2027 - Session 1'] \n\n\n\nFrom - To \nSubject\nType\nSpeaker\n\n\n\n\n8:30 - 9:00\nRegistration Session 1\n \n  \n\n\n9:00 - 9:15\nOpening day 1\nPlenary session\nStef Bakker\n\n\n9:15 - 10:15\nEpidemiology of stroke in the Caribbean\nPlenary session\nIzzy Ge rstenbluth \n\n\n10:15 - 10:30\nCoffee break\n \n \n\n\n10:30 - 11:30\nCur rent state of stroke care: When money isn’t an obstacle\nPlenary session  \nJonathan Coutinho\n\n\n11:30 - 12:00\nChallenges of stroke care in the C aribbean: When money is an obstacle\nPlenary session \nIngemar Merkies\n\n \n12:00 - 13:00\nLunch\n \n \n\n\n\n[/toggle]\n[toggle open='true' title=' April 17\, 2027 - Session 2'] \n\n\n\nFrom - To\nSubject\nType\nSpeaker\n \n\n\n\n12:45 - 13:00\nRegistration Session 2\n \n \n\n\n13:00 - 14:00\nRo le of neurosurgery in stroke in the Caribbean\nPlenary session \nEllianne dos Santos &\; Kennedy Ogenio\n\n\n14:00 - 15:00\nImaging in stroke\nPl enary session \nCarl Puylaert\n\n\n15:00 - 15:15\nClosing plenary part of day 1\nPlenary session  \nStef Bakker\n\n\n15:15 - 15:45\nCoffee break\n  \n \n\n\n15:45 - 18:00\n1. What’s on the horizon? update on ongoing clinic al trials\nWorkshop\nSophie van den Berg\n\n\n \n2. Thrombectomy for the n eurologist\nWorkshop \nCarl Puylaert\n\n\n \n3. Neurological examination f or the GP\nWorkshop \nNikkie van de Wetering\n\n\n18:00 - 18:30\nDrinks\n  \n \n\n\n\n[/toggle]\n[toggle open='true' title='April 18\, 2027 - Session 3'] \n\n\n\nFrom - To\nSubject\nType\nSpeaker\n\n\n\n\n8:30 - 9:00 \nRegi stration session 3\n \n \n\n\n9:00 - 10:45\n1. What’s on the horizon? upda te on ongoing clinical trials \nWorkshop\nSophie van den Berg\n\n\n \n2. T hrombectomy for the neurologist\nWorkshop \nCarl Puylaert \n\n\n \n3. Clin ical cases\nWorkshop  \n\nJonathan Coutinho &\; Stef Bakker\n\n\n\n10:4 5 - 11:00\nCoffee break\n \n \n\n\n11:00 - 11:15\nOpening day 2\nPlenary s ession \nStef Bakker\n\n\n11:15 - 12:15\nExperiences from within the regio n\nPlenary session  \nSheila Martins\n\n\n12:15 - 12:45\nImplementing thro mbectomy on a small island\nPlenary session\nStef Bakker\n\n\n12:45 - 14:0 0\nLunch\n \n \n\n\n\n[/toggle]\n[toggle open='true' title='April 18\, 202 7 - Session 4'] \n\n\n\nFrom - To\nSubject\nType\nSpeaker\n\n\n\n\n13:45 - 14:00 \nRegistration session 4\n \n \n\n\n14:00 - 1500 \nWorkforce capaci ty management in the Caribbean\nPlenary session \nAshley Duits &\; Rash eendra Polonia\n\n\n15:00 - 16:00\nStroke Mimics\nPlenary session/ Interac tive\nSophie van den Berg\n\n\n16:00 - 16:30\nCoffee break\nPlenary sessio n \n \n\n\n16:30 - 17:30\nSecondary prevention after stroke\nPlenary sessi on \nHilda Kleinveld\n\n\n17:30 - 18:30\nRare causes of stroke\nPlenary se ssion/ Interactive\nJonathan Coutinho\n\n\n18:30 - 18:45\nClosing day 2\nP lenary session\nStef Bakker\n\n\n\n[/toggle]\n\n  https://naskho.org/index .php/en/conferences/overview-of-conferences/event/575-caribbean-acute-stro ke-summit-save-the-date DTSTART:20270417T090000Z DTEND:20270418T170000Z LOCATION:To be advised () SUMMARY:Caribbean Acute Stroke Summit - SAVE THE DATE URL:https://naskho.org/index.php/en/conferences/overview-of-conferences/eve nt/575-caribbean-acute-stroke-summit-save-the-date END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20261019T075416EDT-9888KdZVuH@https://naskho.org/ DTSTAMP:20261019T115416Z DESCRIPTION: \n\n[toggle open='true' title='Session 1 – Morning Program – P lenary Session'] \n\n\n\nFrom - To\nSubject\nSubject\n\n\n\n\n08:30 – 09:0 0 \nRegistration and Coffee\n \n\n\n09:00 – 09:15 \nOpening Remarks and We lcome Words\nMinister of Health\, Environment\, and Nature of Curaçao\n\n \n09:15 – 10:00 \nKeynote: Epidemiological Trends in HIV and STIs in the C aribbean Region\nDr. Monica Alonso Gonzalez Pan American Health Organizati on (PAHO)\n\n\n10:00 – 10:20\n\nBeyond the Landscape: A Collective Path to Sustainable STI Care\n\n\nDrs. Irálice Jansen Public Health Service of Cu raçao (G&\;GZ)\n\n\n\n10:20 – 10:40\nCoffee Break\n \n\n\n10:40 – 11:00 \nSexual Health Services in Primary Care \nDrs. Marilyn Moses General Prac titioner\, Curaçao\n\n\n11:00 – 11:40\nAdvances in HIV Treatment and Preve ntion: PrEP\, PEP\, and U=U\nDr. Vita Jongen Public Health Service of Amst erdam &\; Stichting HIV Monitoring\n\n\n11:40 – 12:00\nA Study on PrEP in Curaçao\nDrs. Hanna Buitenhuis Ramirez Franciscus Teaching Hospital\, N etherlands\n\n\n12:00 – 12:30\nPanel Discussion and Q&\;A\n\nModerator – Prof. dr. Ashley Duits\, Red Cross Blood Bank Curaçao\n \nSpeakers Sessi on 1 \n\n\n12:30 – 13:30\nLunch Break\n \n\n\n\n[/toggle]\n[toggle open='t rue' title='Session 2 – Afternoon Program – Plenary Session'] \n\n\n\nFrom - To\nSubject\nSubject\n\n\n\n\n13:30 – 13:45 \nRegistration\n \n\n\n13:4 5 – 14:05\nHIV-Related Stigma\, Adherence\, and Psychosocial Barriers to C are\nAthalia Alberto\, RN Curaçao Medical Center (CMC)\n\n\n14:05 – 14:25 \nDiagnostic Challenges in Asymptomatic Sexually Transmitted Infections \n Drs. Fleur Koene Medical Laboratory Services (MLS)\n\n\n14:25 – 14:45\nCon tinuity of HIV Care During the Pandemic\nDr. Beatrice Winkel UMC Utrecht\n \n\n14:45 – 15:05 \nSurveillance and Antimicrobial Resistance in STIs\nDr. Beatrice Winkel UMC Utrecht\n\n\n15:05 – 15:20\nCoffee Break\n \n\n\n \nS ession 2 – Afternoon Program – Parallel Workshops\n \n\n\n15:20 – 16:30 \n \nWorkshop A: Management of STIs in Primary Care\, Including Antimicrobial Resistance\nWorkshop B: HIV and Multimorbidity\n\n\nGeneral Practitioner\ , G&\;GZ\, CMC\, ADC\, LABdeMED\, MLS\, Dr. Beatrice Winkel\nDr. Vita J ongen\, Drs. Esther Rooijakkers\, Dr. Diederik van de Wetering\n\n\n\n \nC losing Session\n \n\n\n16:30 – 17:00\nClosing Remarks\n \n\n\n\n[/toggle] \nParallel Workshops\nWorkshop A – Primary Care Track: Management of STIs in Primary Care\, Including Antimicrobial ResistanceFocus areas:\n\nCurren t STI treatment guidelines\;\nSyndromic management in primary care\;\nEmer ging antimicrobial resistance (mainly gonorrhea)\; \nIndications for refer ral to STI-Clinic\; \nIndications for referral to specialist care\; \nPrac tical case-based discussions from daily clinical practice.\n\nTarget audie nce:General practitioners\, physician assistants\, nurse practitioners\, p ublic health professionals\n \nWorkshop B – Specialist Track: HIV and Mult imorbidityFocus areas:\n\nHIV and malignancies\;\nCardiovascular disease a nd metabolic complications in people living with HIV\; \nRenal and hepatic comorbidities\; \nLong-term management challenges in HIV populations\; \n Multidisciplinary approaches to chronic HIV care.\n\nTarget audience:Inter nist\, infectious disease specialists\, dermatologist\, hospital physician s\, pharmacist\, aios\n \n  https://naskho.org/index.php/en/conferences/ov erview-of-conferences/event/578-hiv-sti-care-2026-save-the-date DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261128 LOCATION:Renaissance Wind Creek Curacao Resort (1 Baden Powellweg\, Curacao ) SUMMARY:HIV & STI CARE 2026 - SAVE THE DATE URL:https://naskho.org/index.php/en/conferences/overview-of-conferences/eve nt/578-hiv-sti-care-2026-save-the-date END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20261019T075416EDT-9896Eg8dPV@https://naskho.org/ DTSTAMP:20261019T115416Z DESCRIPTION: \n \n\nThe link between poverty and health is one of the most critical structural challenges of modern society\, acting not as a series of isolated individual misfortunes\, but as a compounding\, cyclical syste mic failure. This relationship demands an urgent societal introspection in to how economic inequality directly dictates biological outcomes\, life ex pectancy\, and human dignity. The relationship between economic status and health is bi-directional\, creating a self-reinforcing trap that is diffi cult to escape without systemic intervention. We will focus on the fact th at poverty causes ill health but also that ill health causes poverty. We f urther venture into the structural drivers of health (including social det erminants of health and access barriers) \nSeveral speakers will address t his important topic from different perspectives: youth care\, elderly care \, mental health care. Careful consideration of the relationship of povert y and healthcare is also on the agenda of important advisory and oversight (governmental) institutes like the Inspectorate of Health of Aruba and th e Advisory Council of Curaçao\, and both institutes will share their view. Finally\, we will hear more of the ideas\, views\, and visions of the you nger generation of skilled professionals active on the island on this crit ical topic. We will finalize with a critical assessment panel providing va luable take-home messages. \nSocietal introspection demands that we stop v iewing health disparities as unfortunate side effects of a market economy\ , and instead recognize them as preventable injustices that require immedi ate\, structural reform.\nLEARNING GOALS\n\nRealizing the importance of (e ffectively) addressing poverty to ensure a just and effective health syste m.\nTo accept that by solving the poverty issue we can guarantee a much be tter (public) health environment for our community and citizens.\nThe real ity of poverty in different population groups and the (local) challenges o bserved.\nHow to better advocate for solving the ever growing poverty issu e (in healthcare).\nUnderstanding the views on poverty of the future gener ations. \n\n TARGET AUDIENCE\n\nHealth professionals\nOther professionals \nPolicy makers\nGeneral public\n\n         Weerleggen van Grenzen 2026\n  [toggle open='true' title='Friday\, November 13th\, 2026 - Session 1'] \n \n\n\nFrom - To\nSubject\nSpeaker\n\n\n\n\n \nPoverty: a crucial health de terminant\nChairman: Prof. Dr. A. J. Duits\n\n\n6:30 - 7:00 PM\nRegistrati on (coffee/tea &\; snacks@ arrival)\n \n\n\n 7:00 - 7:45 PM\nPoverty an d health: The Urgency for Societal Introspection\nProf. Dr. A. J. Duits \n \n\n 7:45 - 8:30 PM\nPoverty and planetary health: A societal and intersec tional introspection \n Prof. Dr. A. Bailey\n\n\n8:30 - 9:00 PM\n\nDiscuss ion\n\nProf. Dr. A. J. Duits  \n\n\n9:00 - 9:05 PM \nClosure\n \n\n\n\n[/t oggle]\n[toggle open='true' title='Saturday\, November 14th\, 2026 - Sessi on 2'] \n\n\n\nFrom - To\nSubject\nSpeaker\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nPoverty: Gettin g poverty on the health agenda\n Chairman: Prof. Dr. A. J. Duits\n\n\n8:00 - 8:30 AM \nRegistration\n \n\n\n8:30 - 9:15 AM\n An integrated economic lens for approaching poverty and health\n Prof. Dr. J. Mierau\n\n\n9:15 - 9:45 AM\n How we build is how we live: development\, poverty and health in Curaçao\n Ir. Z. Gerstenbluth\n\n\n9:45 - 10:15 AM\nCoffee break\n \n\n\n 10:15 - 10:45 AM \nThe importance of addressing poverty in youth care (a C uraçao perspective) \n Drs. T. Rodriguez\n\n\n10:45 - 11:15 AM\nThe impact of poverty: a local geriatrician’s perspective from daily care\nDrs. J. D aal\n\n\n11:15 AM - 12:00 PM \nThe impact of poverty: assessing the home s ituation for elderly care \nDrs. E. Johanns \n\n\n12:00 - 12:30 PM\nDiscus sion\n \n\n\n12:30 - 1:30 PM\nLunch Break (Own account)\n \n\n\n\n[/toggle ]\n[toggle open='true' title='Saturday\, November 14\, 2026 - Session 3']  \n\n\n\nFrom - To\nSubject\nSpeaker\n\n\n\n\n \nAddressing poverty: Instit utional challenges\nChairman: Prof. Dr. A. J. Duits \n\n\n1:30 - 1:45 PM  \nRegistration\n \n\n\n1:45 - 2:30 PM\nMental health: a poverty consequenc e requiring more than medication and therapy alone \n Drs. G. Thomas\n\n\n 2:30 - 3:00 PM \nPoverty as an important barrier for healthcare accessibil ity: the evolving role of the inspectorate of health \n\nDrs. Ch. Fingal/ Drs. D.  Lopez-Penha \n\n\n\n3:00 - 3:30 PM \nCuraçao Council of Advice: p utting poverty on the governmental (health) agenda \n\nMr. Dr. J. Sybesma \n\n\n\n3:30 - 3:45 PM\nTea break\n \n\n\n \nPoverty: ethical challenges f or future generations\nChairman: Prof. Dr. A. J. Duits \n\n\n3:45 - 4:15 P M \nDefining solidarity for effectively addressing the impact of poverty o n health \nDrs. S. Gerstenbluth \n\n\n4:15 - 4:30 PM\nPoverty: a medical s tudent perspective (panel)\nClerkship Council\n\n\n4:30 - 4:45 PM \nPovert y and health: The Urgency for Societal Introspection\; Concluding remarks \n \n\n\n\n[/toggle]\n Pending\n  SPEAKERS:\n\nProf. dr. A. Bailey\, UMC\, Utrecht and Utrecht University \nProf. dr. J. Mierau\, Prodecaan Onderzoe k UMCG\nIr. Z. Gerstenbluth\, Civieltechnisch Ingenieur\nDrs. Th. Rodrigue z\, Jeugdarts\, Min. Gezondheid\, Milieu en Natuur\nDrs. J. Daal\, Klinisc h Geriater\, Curacao Medical Center\nDrs. E. Johanns\, Specialist Oudereng eneeskunde\, Betesda\nDrs. G. Thomas\, Psychiater\, Curacao Medical Center \nDrs. Ch. Fingal (Inspecteur Volksgezondheid)/ Drs. D. Lopez-Penha (Inspe cteur Generaal)\nInspectie Volksgezondheid Aruba\nMr. Dr. J. Sybesma\, Jur ist/Bioloog\, Raad voor Advies Curaçao\nDrs. S. Gerstenbluth\, Master in I nternational Development &\; Humanitarian Emergencies \nClerkship Counc il: co-raad\n\n SPEAKERS:\n\nMD\, GP\, Managers &\; others $ 75.00\nNur ses &\; Paramedics $ 37.50\n\n https://naskho.org/index.php/en/conferen ces/overview-of-conferences/event/586-poverty-and-health-a-societal-intros pection-urgency DTSTART:20261113T170000Z DTEND:20261114T180000Z LOCATION:COURTYARD by MARRIOTT CURACAO (Pater Euwensweg 11\, Curacao ) SUMMARY:Poverty and health: A societal introspection urgency URL:https://naskho.org/index.php/en/conferences/overview-of-conferences/eve nt/586-poverty-and-health-a-societal-introspection-urgency END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20261019T075416EDT-9909aCeuVx@https://naskho.org/ DTSTAMP:20261019T115416Z DESCRIPTION: \n \n\n[toggle open='true' title='Wednesday\, March 3\, 2027 - Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)'] \n\n\n\nFrom - To\nSubject\nSpeaker\n\n\n \n\n\n\nMorning session:\n \n \n\n\n 08:30 - 09:00\nRegistrationWelcome wo rdsCourse overview\, objectives\, workflow\n \n\n\n09:00 - 09:30 \n Lectur e: Overview of Multimodality Imaging- High-level introduction to CMR\, CT\ , and Echocardiography - When to use each modality \n \n\n\n09:30 - 10:15  \n\nHands-on Session: Introduction to CMR- Cine\, LGE\, T2 basics - System atic approach to CMR interpretation  \n\n \n\n\n10:15 - 10:30\nCOFFEE BREA K\n \n\n\n10:30 - 12:30\n\nCase 1: Acute Coronary Syndrome (AMI)- Case pre sentation + differential diagnosis- Hands-on evaluation (CMR\, CT\, Echo)  - Group discussion - Embedded teaching: infarct patterns\, viability\, mod ality roles \n\n \n\n\n12:30 - 13:30 \nLUNCH BREAK\n \n\n\n\n[/toggle]\n[t oggle open='true' title='Wednesday\, March 3\, 2027'] \n\n\n\nFrom - To\nS ubject\nSpeaker\n\n\n\n\nAfternoon session:\n \n \n\n\n13:30 - 14:30 \nCas e 2: Chronic Coronary Artery Disease- Case + differential - Hands-on (CCTA + CMR + Echo) - Teaching: ischemia vs scar\, anatomy vs function \n \n\n \n14:30 - 14:45\nTEA BREAK\n \n\n\n14:45 - 15:15 \n\nCase 3: Stress Imagin g in CAD- Case + differential- Hands-on (CMR/echo stress) - Teaching: isch emia detection\n\n \n\n\n15:15 - 15:30\n\nDaily wrap up\n\n \n\n\n\n[/togg le]\n[toggle open='false' title='Thursday\, March 4\, 2027 - Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathies'] \n\n\n\nFrom - To\nSubject\nSpeaker\n\n\n\n\nMorning se ssion:\nStructural Cardiomyopathies\n \n\n\n08:15 - 08:30\nRegistration\n  \n\n\n08:30 - 10:00\nCase 4: Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)- Case + dif ferential - Hands-on (CMR + Echo) - Teaching: hypertrophy patterns\, LVOT obstruction \n \n\n\n10:00 - 10:15\nCOFFEE BREAK\n \n\n\n10:15 - 12:00\nCa se 5: Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM)- Case + differential (ischemic vs non-i schemic) - Hands-on (CMR + CT) - Teaching: fibrosis patterns\, ventricular remodeling\n \n\n\n012:00 - 13:00\nLUNCH BREAK\n \n\n\n\n[/toggle]\n[togg le open='false' title='Thursday\, March 4\, 2027'] \n\n\n\nFrom - To\nSubj ect\nSpeaker\n\n\n\n\nAfternoon session:\nInfiltrative / Inflammatory\n \n \n\n13:00 - 14:00\nCase 6: Amyloidosis- Case + differential - Hands-on (CM R + CT) - Teaching: LGE patterns\, extracellular volume\n \n\n\n14:00 - 14 :15\nTEA BREAK\n \n\n\n14:15 - 15:15\nCase 7: Sarcoidosis- Case + differen tial - Hands-on (CMR ± CT) - Teaching: inflammation\, patchy fibrosis\n \n \n\n15:15 - 15:30\nDaily wrap up\n \n\n\n\n[/toggle]\n[toggle open='false' title='Friday\, March 5\, 2027 - Valvular &\; Pericardial Disease  (+M yocarditis)'] \n\n\n\nFrom - To\nSubject\nSpeaker\n\n\n\n\nMorning session :\n \n \n\n\n08:15 - 08:30\nRegistration\n \n\n\n08:30 - 10:30\nCase 8: Ao rtic Stenosis &\; Aortic Regurgitation- Case + differential - Hands-on (CMR-focused + CT) - Flow quantification\, ventricular response - Teaching : multimodality valve assessment\n \n\n\n10:30 -10:45\nCOFFEE BREAK\n \n\n \n10:45 - 12:00\nCase 9: Endocarditis- Case + differential - Hands-on (Ech o + CT + CMR) - Teaching: vegetations\, abscess\, complications\n \n\n\n12 :00 - 13:00\nLUNCH BREAK\n \n\n\n\n[/toggle]\n[toggle open='false' title=' Friday\, March 5\, 2027'] \n\n\n\nFrom - To\nSubject\nSpeaker\n\n\n\n\nAft ernoon session:\n \n \n\n\n13:00 - 14:00\nCase 10: Pericardial Disease- Ca se + differential - Hands-on (CMR + CT) - Teaching: constriction vs effusi on\n \n\n\n14:00 - 14:45\nCase 11: Myocarditis (CMR Focus)- Case + differe ntial - Hands-on (CMR) - Teaching: edema\, LGE\, Lake Louise criteria\n \n \n\n14:45 - 15:00\nTEA BREAK\n \n\n\n15:00 - 15:30\nCase 12: Cardiac Masse s- Case + differential - Hands-on (CMR + CT) - Teaching: tumor vs thrombus \n \n\n\n15:30 - 16:00\nCourse wrap up &\; Questions and Answers\n \n\n \n\n[/toggle]\n\n  https://naskho.org/index.php/en/conferences/overview-of -conferences/event/593-multimodality-imaging-in-cardiology-save-the-date DTSTART:20270303T083000Z DTEND:20270305T160000Z LOCATION:COURTYARD by MARRIOTT CURACAO (Pater Euwensweg 11\, Curacao ) SUMMARY:MULTIMODALITY IMAGING IN CARDIOLOGY: SAVE THE DATE URL:https://naskho.org/index.php/en/conferences/overview-of-conferences/eve nt/593-multimodality-imaging-in-cardiology-save-the-date END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20261019T075416EDT-9920v5f7xS@https://naskho.org/ DTSTAMP:20261019T115416Z DESCRIPTION: \nEnhancing Workplace Learning in Clinical Settings\nFostering Learning-Rich Clinical Environments: A Week of Collaborative Intervention s to Advance Workplace Learning\nThis proposal outlines a week-long initia tive comprising interactive workshops and participant observations designe d to strengthen workplace learning in clinical settings. The program is ai med at clinical educators\, undergraduate students\, residents\, and inter professional team members who contribute to shaping the hospital’s educati onal culture. Grounded in evidence-informed strategies from health profess ions education\, the initiative promotes collaborative\, reflective\, and context-sensitive learning approaches.\nLearning Goals\n\nDevelop a shared understanding of workplace learning as a dynamic\, participatory\, and so cially embedded process\, particularly from the perspective of faculty and clinical supervisors. \nExamine and strengthen supervisory practices by e xploring how guidance\, observation\, and structured reflection can be des igned to maximize learning affordances for trainees. \nCritically reflect on power\, identity\, and hierarchy by engaging mixed groups of faculty\, residents\, and students in dialogue about psychological safety\, inclusio n\, and exclusion in the clinical workplace.\nIdentify and document barrie rs and enablers of psychological safety across different levels of the hos pital community\, creating a collective foundation for institutional impro vement.\nObserve and interpret local workplace learning practices to uncov er hidden challenges and untapped opportunities for interprofessional coll aboration and inclusive education.\nCo-create actionable\, context-sensiti ve strategies through collective synthesis of workshop outputs and observa tion insights\, fostering feasible and sustainable improvements in the hos pital’s learning culture.\n\nStructure\nThe program is structured as a pro gressive and cumulative learning experience across five days. Workshops on Days 1–4 are offered to different audiences to ensure broad participation across the hospital\, while Day 5 integrates all insights through partici pant observation and collaborative action planning.\nSchedule - Week of Wo rkplace Learning Interventions\n[toggle open='true' title='Day 1: Understa nding Workplace Learning - November 30\, 2026'] \n\n\n\nWorkshop: \nDesign ing Effective Learning Spaces (Faculty &\; Clinical Supervisors – Group 1)\n\n\n\n\n \nThis interactive workshop engages faculty and clinical sup ervisors in analyzing mechanisms of participatory learning and identifying learning affordances across roles. Emphasis is placed on balancing indivi dualized learning needs with collective performance standards and on foste ring adaptable\, inclusive\, interprofessional environments.\n\n\n\nLearni ng Outcomes:\n\n\n\nAnalyze core mechanisms of participatory learning in c linical settings.\nRecognize the educational contributions of diverse prof essional roles.\nBalance individualized learning trajectories with shared curricular goals.\nDraft initial\, context-sensitive strategies for enhanc ing clinical learning environments.\n\n\n\n\n\n[/toggle]\n[toggle open='tr ue' title='Day 2: (Un)Safety in Learning Relationships - December 1\, 2026 '] \n\n\n\nWorkshop:\nReflecting on (Un)Safety in Workplace-Based Learning (Mixed Group – Faculty/Residents/Students\, Group 1)\n\n\n\n\n \nUsing th e Rich Pictures method\, mixed groups of faculty\, supervisors\, residents \, and students reflect on their experiences of psychological safety and i ts absence in clinical learning. Through dialogue\, participants surface h ow hierarchies\, identity\, and cultural norms shape inclusion and exclusi on.\n\n\n\nLearning Outcomes:\n\n• Reflect critically on how power and ide ntity shape learning relationships.• Use Rich Pictures to unpack experienc es of (un)safety.• Identify and document barriers and enablers of psycholo gical safety to inform institutional improvement efforts.\n\n\n\n[/toggle] \n[toggle open='true' title='Day 3: Understanding Workplace Learning (Repe at Session) - December 2\, 2026'] \n\n\n\nWorkshop:\nDesigning Effective L earning Spaces (Faculty &\; Clinical Supervisors – Group 2)\n\n\n\n\n  \nA second run of the Day 1 workshop\, engaging additional faculty and sup ervisors to ensure wide coverage across departments. Participants generate strategies for strengthening the learning environment from the supervisor y perspective.\n\n\n\n[/toggle]\n[toggle open='true' title='Day 4: (Un)Saf ety in Learning Relationships (Repeat Session) - December 3\, 2026'] \n\n \n\nWorkshop:\nReflecting on (Un)Safety in Workplace-Based Learning (Mixed Group – Faculty/Residents/Students\, Group 2)\n\n\n\n\n \n A second run o f the Day 2 workshop\, engaging a different set of mixed participants. Add itional barriers and enablers of psychological safety are identified and a dded to the collective “Safety Map.”\n\n\n\n[/toggle]\n[toggle open='true' title='Day 5: Observing Clinical Learning Environments – From Insight to Action - December 4\, 2026'] \n\n\n\n \nReflecting on (Un)Safety in Workpl ace-Based Learning (Mixed Group – Faculty/Residents/Students\, Group 2)\n \n\n\n\nMorning: \nStructured Participant Observations\n\n\n \nMixed teams of faculty\, residents\, and students conduct structured observations of clinical placements. Observers focus on psychological safety and the educa tional affordances of daily practice.\n\n\nAfternoon:\nCollaborative Actio n Planning\n\n\n \nAll stakeholders convene to synthesize outputs generate d during the week:• Prototype strategies from the Understanding Workplace Learning workshops (Days 1 &\; 3).• Barriers and enablers identified in the (Un)Safety in Learning Relationships workshops (Days 2 &\; 4).• In sights from structured clinical observations (Day 5 morning).\n\n\n \nThro ugh collaborative methods\, participants align on a shared understanding o f the hospital’s learning culture\, prioritize challenges and opportunitie s\, and co-create feasible\, sustainable action plans for educational impr ovement.\n\n\n\nLearning Outcomes:\n\n• Align a shared vision of the hospi tal’s learning culture across stakeholder groups.• Prioritize the most pre ssing challenges and opportunities for workplace learning.• Co-create feas ible\, context-sensitive\, and sustainable strategies for educational impr ovement.\n\n\n\n[/toggle]\n[toggle open='true' title='Day 5: Joint Closing Day - December 5\, 2026'] \n[/toggle]\n  https://naskho.org/index.php/en/ conferences/overview-of-conferences/event/596-bedside-teaching DTSTART:20261130T083014Z DTEND:20261205T103014Z LOCATION:COURTYARD by MARRIOTT CURACAO (Pater Euwensweg 11\, Curacao ) SUMMARY:Bedside Teaching URL:https://naskho.org/index.php/en/conferences/overview-of-conferences/eve nt/596-bedside-teaching END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20261019T075416EDT-9933cuMMll@https://naskho.org/ DTSTAMP:20261019T115416Z DESCRIPTION: \n                                                                                          https://naskho.org/index.php/en/conferences/ overview-of-conferences/event/602-breathe-2026-advancing-respiratory-healt h DTSTART:20260919T090000Z DTEND:20260920T131500Z LOCATION:AUC Sint Maarten (American University of the Caribbean School of M edicine) (1 University Drive at\, Jordan Dr\, Cupecoy\, Sint Maarten) SUMMARY:Breathe 2026 - Advancing Respiratory Health URL:https://naskho.org/index.php/en/conferences/overview-of-conferences/eve nt/602-breathe-2026-advancing-respiratory-health END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20261019T075416EDT-9935nZD1gh@https://naskho.org/ DTSTAMP:20261019T115416Z DESCRIPTION: \nPlease click on the attached document to view the program.\n   https://naskho.org/index.php/en/conferences/overview-of-conferences/even t/603-diversity-work DTSTART:20261119T080059Z DTEND:20261123T170000Z LOCATION:ARBO CONSULT Brievengat () SUMMARY:DIVERSITY @ WORK URL:https://naskho.org/index.php/en/conferences/overview-of-conferences/eve nt/603-diversity-work END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR