19th Annual Meeting

Information will be available shortly.

General Information

Key details about the conference

Pre-conference Days,

Masterclass Ismailia Courses

Dates: 15 and 16 April 2019
Location: Suez Canal University Hospital
Basic and advanced lectures covering all Important topics in adult cardiac surgery, congenital cardiac surgery and thoracic surgery

Congress Date

17-19 April 2019

Venue & Practical Information

Everything you need to know for your visit

Congress Venue

Hilton Heliopolis Hotel Cairo, Egypt

Language

The official language of the congress is English

Registration and Information

The registration and information desks will be located at the reception of congress venue and will be operating between 08.00 and 18.00 hours. Participants will be able to complete their registration formalities at “On-Site Registration Desks

Accommodation

Main hotel of the congress is Hilton Heliopolis Hotel, alternative hotels have been reserved for the participants. For further information and terms-conditions please contact the organizing company.

Certificate of Attendance 

Certificate of attendance will be provided to all registered attendants, and will be signed by ESCTS , SCTS and SCU.

Badges

Badges will be distributed at the registration desks. Participants without badges will not be admitted to the congress activities.

Speaker's Ready Room 

The Speaker Ready Room will be located at the Congress Venue and will be operating during the congress, with its high technology equipments.

Internet Cafe-Information Center

Internet Cafe and Information Center will be available to all participants during the congress between 08:00-18:00.

Additional Services & Information

  • Transfers
Premium transfer service from and to Cairo airport available upon request.
  • Credit Cards
All major credit cards (Visa, MasterCard) are accepted in Egypt by restaurants, hotels, shops and at the Congress Registration Desks.
  • Electricity
The current in Egypt is 220 volts 50Hz. Please contact the reception desk for available converters.
  • Transfers
Egypt: +2 • Cairo: 02 • Ismailia: 064
Mobile: 002 + Mobile number
  • Currency
The currency is the Egyptian Pounds,  Foreign currency can be exchanged at the airport or the front desk of your hotel.
Banks: Sun-Thu 08:30-15:00 • Exchange offices: 10:00-20:00
  • Climate
The average high is 25°C and the average low is 15°C. Evenings could be chilly and delegates are therefore recommended to bring light coats.
  • Time Zone
Time is two hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+2) in Egypt.
  • Insurance
The meeting organizers cannot accept liability for personal injuries sustained or for loss of or damage to property belonging to Congress participants (or their accompanying persons) either during the congress meetings and postcongress activities. Please obtain proper travel and health insurance prior to your trip.

Abstract Submission

Submit your research for the 25th Annual Conference
Abstracts for the 25th Annual Conference can only be submitted electronically. Authors are invited to submit their abstracts following the instructions of the electronic submission form. An acknowledgement of receipt of your submission will be sent to your e-mail address after the completed submission. Please consider that only completed submissions will enter the review process and all incomplete drafts will be deleted from the system.     

Editorial Guidelines For Abstract Submission:

  • The abstract language is English.
  • The text should not exceed 400 words.
  • The abstract must consist of four paragraphs labeled BACKGROUND, METHODS, RESULTS, CONCLUSIONS.
  • The text and the title must be free from abbreviations, except those commonly used (e.g. LVEF, CABG, VSD, ASD etc. It should concisely address the problem and the purpose of the study (BACKGROUND); how the study was performed (METHODS); the main findings with numerical data and statistical significance (RESULTS); and the principal conclusions drawn from the study (CONCLUSIONS).
  • Each Word in the title of the abstract must be Capitalized; Please enter the FIRST NAME in full, followed by the LAST NAME, for each author without abbreviations (e.g. John Smith, and NOT J. Smith).
  • Please submit your abstract in PDF format.
Submit Abstract
Closes at: 20th of March 2019

 Satellite Symposia

Live Transimission of Surgery from Nasser Institute

Maze Operation

Mr. Sam Nashif

Mitral Valve Repair

Mr. Francis Wells

Minimally Invasive Mitral valve Surgery

Mr. Toufan Baharami

Subxyphoid Thoracic Surgery

Mr Jiuseppe Aresu

Aortic Repair Surgery

Prof Gebrine El Khoury

Program

A: Adult cardiac surgery topics

  •  Minimally invasive cardiac surgery
  • Valve repair
  • Ischemic Heart Disease surgery
  • Thoracic Aortic Surgery
  • Surgery for Arrhythmia
  • Surgery for heart failure and heart tranplantation

B: Thoracc Surgery

  • Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery
  • Lung Resction Surgery
  • Chest wall reconstruction
  • Thoracic tumors

C: Congenital Heart Disease

  • Transposition of the great arteries
  • Arch surgery in children
  • Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction surgery

Workshop

  • Basic VATS principles
  • Minimally Invasive Mitral Surgery
  • Aortic Repair
  • Maze Procedure
  • Advanced VATS techniques
  • Mitral Repair
  • Ross Procedure
  •  Subxiphoid Uniportal approach