ESCTS
Annual Meetings
25th Annual Meeting
International speakers
Mr Richard Page
UK
SCTS President
Consultant Thoracic Surgeon
Liverpool Heart and Lung Hospital
richard.page@lhch.nhs.uk
Mr Sridhar Rathinam
UK
SCTS Education Secretary
Consultant Thoracic Surgeon
University Hospitals of Leicester
sridhar_rathinam@yahoo.co.uk
Mr Rajesh Shah
UK
Consultant Thoracic Surgeon
University Hospitals of South Manchester
Sparshshah1998@gmail.com
Mr Maninder Kalkat
UK
Consultant Thoracic Surgeon
Birmingham Heartlands Hospitals
mkalkat@gmail.com
Miss Carol Tan
UK
Consultant of Thoracic Surgeon
St George's university
Carol.tan@stgeorges.nhs.uk
Prof Khalid Amer, FRCS(C Th)
UK
Consultant of thoracic surgery
Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust
Khalid.amer@btinternet.com
Prof Khaled M. Al-Kattan, M.D. FRCS
KSA
Consultant of Thoracic Surgery
King Khaled University Hospital
kkattan@alfaisal.edu
Prof Irene Bello Rodríguez
Spain
Thoracic Surgeon, MD, PhD.
Consultant of thoracic surgery
Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron
irene.bello.rodriguez@gmail.com
Mrs Catherine Sudarshan
UK
Consultant of cardiothoracic surgery
Royal Papworth hospital
Catherine.sudarshan@nhs.net
Prof Mustafa Yuksel, M.D.
Turkey
Consultant of Thoracic Surgery
Marmara University Medical School
drmustafayuksel@gmail.com
Prof. Yin Li , MD, PHD, FRCS
China
Director of esophageal Surgery Division
Cancer Institute and Chinese academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College
Liyin0825@hotmail.com, Cxk89@163.com
Jiagen Li
China
Consultant thoracic surgeon
Cancer Institute, Chinese Academy of Medical Science
Mr Aman S. Coonar, BSc. MBBS MD MRCP FRCS
UK
Consultant of thoracic surgery
Papworth Hospital, Cambridge
Aman.coonar@nhs.net
Mr Sudhir Arvind Bhusari, FRCS
UK
Consultant of Cardiothoracic surgery
Barts and London NHS Trust
sudhirbhusari@gmail.com
Giuseppe Aresu
UK
Consultant thoracic surgeon
Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge
Mr Yasser Abu Omar
UK
Consultant Cardiothoracic and Transplant Surgeon
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
y.abuomar@nhs.net
Mr Marius Berman
UK
Consultant Cardiothoracic and Transplant Surgeon
Papworth Hospital
marius.berman@nhs.net
Mr Sam Nashef
UK
Papworth Hospital, Papworth Everard, Cambridge
Sam.nashef@nhs.net
Mr Arvind Singh
UK
Consultant Cardiac Surgeon
Essex Cardiothoracic Centre, Basildon & Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
arvindvsingh@yaho.com, Arvind.singh@btuh.nhs.uk
Francis Wells
UK
Consultant Surgeon
Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge
Francis.wells@nhs.net
Thomas Kuntze
Germany
Head of the cardiac surgery department
Zentralklinik Bad Berka
Mauro Romano
France
Department of cardiovascular surgery
Institut Hospitalier Jacques Cartier
Mr Ulrich Rosendahl
UK
Consultant Cardiac Surgeon
Royal Brompton Hospital
Prof Ghada M.M. Shahin, M.D.
Netherlands
Isala Clinics, Zwolle, The Netherlands
g.m.m.shahin@isala.nl
Prof Tamer Owais
Germany
Consultant of cardiac surgery
Zentralklinik Bad Berka
Prof Gebrine El Khoury
Belgium
Head of the Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc's Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Department
Professor
Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL)
Gebrine.elkhoury@uclouvain.be
Mr John Butler
UK
Consultant of Cardiothoracic surgery
Golden Jubilee National Hospital
jbutler@talk21.com
Mr Narain Moorjani
UK
SCTS Honorary Secretary
Consultant Cardiac Surgeon
Royal Papworth Hospital
narainmoorjani@hotmail.com
Mr Kulvinder Lall
UK
Consultant Cardiac Surgeon
St Bartholomew’s Hospital
Kulvinder.lall@nhs.net
Mr Clinton Lloyd
UK
Consultant Cardiac Surgeon
Derriford Hospital
Clinton.lloyd@btinternet.com
Mr Prakash Punjabi
UK
Consultant Cardiac Surgeon
Hammersmith Hospital
p.punjabi@imperial.ac.uk
Prof Abdulaziz Ali Al-Khaldi, MD
KSA
McGill University, McGill University
azizalkhaldi@hotmail.com
Prof Turki Albacker
KSA
Consultant of cardiac surgery
King Fahd cardiac center
talbacker@ksu.edu.sa
Prof Adel Tash
KSA
Cardiothoracic surgeon
Ministry of Health - King Abdullah Medical Complex
atash@moh.gov.sa
Prof Anwar Abd Alfattah
USA
Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Richmond, Virginia
Anwar.abdelfattah@vcuhealth.org
Prof walid Abukhudair
KSA
President of Saudi Society of Cardiac Surgeons
king fahd armed Forces hospital
Mr Toufan Bahrami
UK
consultant cardiac surgery
royal brompton hospital
Prof Zohair Y. Al-Halees, M.D.
KSA
Consultant of pediatric cardiac surgery
King Faisal Hospital & Research Centre
alhalees@kfshrc.edu.sa
Mr Shafi Mussa, MA, MD, FRCS
UK
Senior Clinical Fellow in Congenital Cardiac Surgery
Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
Shafi.mussa@nhs.net
Prof Boulos Asfour, MD, Professor
Germany
Congenital cardiac surgery
Congenital Cardiac Center, Sankt Augustin, Arnold-Janssen Str. Germany
a.asfour@asklepios.com
Prof James D. St. Louis MD,
USA
FACC, FACS Secretary, WDPCHS
Program Director, Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
jdstlouis@cmh.edu
Mr. Simon Anderson
UK
Senior Clinical Perfusion Scientist
Cambridge
khaled alkhamees
KSA
consultant cardiac surgeon
director of VAD and ECMO program
prince sultan cardiac center
Dates
Information
General Information
Preconference days, Masterclass Ismailia Courses
15 and 16 April 2019 in Suez Canal University Hospital, basic and advanced lectures covering all Important topics in adult cardiac surgery, congenital cardiac surgery and thoracic surgery
Congress Dates
17-19 April 2019
Congress Venue
Hilton Heliopolis Hotel Cairo
Language
The official language of the congress is English.
Registration and Information Services
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.
Transfers
Premium transfer service from and to Cairo airport will be provided for the participants upon request
Banks and Currency Exchange
The currency is the Egyptian Pounds, Foreign currency can be exchanged at the airport or the front desk of your hotel. Local banks are open from 08.30 to 15.00 hrs from Sunday to Thursday . There are also private foreign exchange offices throughout the city that operate between 10.00 to 20.00 hrs.
Credit Cards
All major credit cards (Visa, MasterCard) are accepted in Egypt by restaurants, hotels, shops and at the Congress Registration Desks.
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.
Electricity
The current in Egypt is 220 volts 50Hz. Please contact the reception desk for available converters.
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.
Telephones
Pay phones are available at the conference center as well as in the city. Phone cards are widely available in shops.
The international dialing code for Egypt is +2, and the code for Cairo land lines is 02 and for Ismailia 064
National calls: city code + telephone number
International calls: 00 + country code + city code + telephone number
For mobile calls dial 002 + mobile number
Time Zone
Time is two hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+2) in Egypt.
Abstract Submission
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
Registration
Registeration will be avilable through the conference web site when ready
Accommodation
Instructions for accommodations
Exhibition
through web site when ready
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
Workshops
- Basic VATS principles
- Advanced VATS techniques
- Minimally Invasive Mitral Surgery
- Mitral Repair
- Aortic Repair
- Ross Procedure
- Maze Procedure
- Subxiphoid Uniportal approach