World Heart Foundation

   World Heart Foundation

International Teleconferences on Cardiac Surgery
Asian Series

Funded by TheVinaCapital Foundation

Hosted by the World Bank Global Development Learning Center Hanoi, Vietnam

and the World Bank Global Development Learning Center Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

In cooperation with the Ho Chi Minh City Heart Institute

FirstSession, Thursday November 13, 2008

Atrial Fibrilation

with

James L. Cox, M.D.

Emeritus Evarts A. Graham Professor of Surgery,

Emeritus Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

and

Niv Ad, M.D.

Director, Cardiac Arrhythmia Center

Director of Cardiovascular Research

Inova Hear and Vascular Institute, Fairfax, Virginia, USA

 

Symposium Agenda- first session- All times are Vietnam Time

7:00 – 7:30 pm: Registration, fellowship and refreshments

7:30 - 8:00 pm: Opening Comments and Introductions

8:00 – 8:30 pm: “The Selection of Patients for Atrial Fibrillation Surgery”

Niv Ad, MD

8:30 – 9:00 pm: Q & A Session

9:00 – 9:30 pm: “Optimal Lesion Patterns for Atrial Fibrillation”

James L. Cox, MD

9:30 – 10:00 pm: Q & A Session

10:00 – 10:30 pm: “Optimal Energy Sources for Atrial Fibrillation”

James L. Cox, MD

10:30 – 11:00 pm: Q & A Session

11:00 – 11:30 pm: “Contemporary Surgical Techniques for Concomitant AF and Stand-Alone AF”

Niv Ad, MD

11:30 pm – 12:00 am: Q & A Session

 

Session II, Thursday, December 11, 2008

Coronary Artery Bypass

with

John D. Puskas, MD

Professor of Surgery and Associate Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine

Chief of Cardiac Surgery, Emory Crawford Long Hospital

Surgical Director, Emory Carlyle Fraser Center for Atrial Fibrillation

Director, Clinical Research Unit, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Off Pump CABG: Evidence and Technique

Robert Guyton, MD

Distinguished Charles Ross Hatcher, Jr., Professor of Surgery

Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine

Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Training Program, Emory

Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia

CABG Versus PCI for Multi-Vessel CAD

and

Thomas A. Vassiliades, Jr., MD

Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery,

Emory University School of Medicine

Emory University Medical Center, Atlanta Georgia

EndoACAB and Hybrid Revascularization

Session III, Thursday January 8, 2009

Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease

with

Richard Jonas, MD

Co-Director, Children’s National Heart Institute

Chief of Cardiac Surgery, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC.

Advances in Cardiopulmonary Bypass for Congenital Heart Disease

Surgical Management of Single Ventricle

Session Three, Continued

Gerald Martin, MD

Chief of Cardiology, Children’s National Heart Institute, Washington, DC
Single Ventricle: What is it and how do we deal with it?

John Berger, MD

Chief, Cardiac Intensive Care, Children’s National Heart Institute, Washington, DC
Pulmonary Hypertension:
Primary Pulmonary Hypertension and Pulmonary Vascular Disease Secondary to Congenital Heart Disease

There is no charge for attendance

World Heart Foundation physicians and surgeons are generously donating their time for the training.

All costs for the teleconferences are funded by

The VinaCapital Foundation

All participants in Vietnam will receive a DVD record of the lectures.

Simultaneous translation will be available and a transcript of the lectures will be provided with the DVD recording for review.

Additional countries will be invited to participate interactively. If you have contacts in Asian countries, please forward them to rkingaustin@vinacapitalfoundation.org and an invitation will be sent.

A webcast of the symposium will enable surgeons worldwide to tune in.

Lectures will be available for download on the World Heart Foundation Website,

www.world-heart.org, after the completion of the symposium.

The number of seats is limited in the teleconference centers so please return your application for the sessions by fax as soon as possible.

Each session will be from 7 pm until midnight Vietnam time and food and beverages will be available for surgeons.

This program is a partnership between The VinaCapital Foundation, World Heart Foundation, and The World Bank Global Development Learning Network

 

 

 

 

 

Application for Cardiac Surgeons in Vietnam

The International Teleconferences on Cardiac Surgery

Name of surgeon:_______________________________________

Title:_______________________ Hospital:________________________

Address:_______________________________________

Email address: _________________ Mobile phone: __________________

Please list your medical training:

_______________________________________________

Years in practice: ______________ Specialty:_______________________

Please tell us why you want to take part in the International Symposium for Cardiac Surgery?

_______________________________________________

The invitation lists the first three sessions and topics. Can you give us ideas for topics you would like for future sessions?

_______________________________________________

I would like to participate in Vietnam______, Indonesia______, China_____, Cambodia_____, Laos_______ By webcast_________________________________

Date: ____________________ Signature:________________________________

Please send application by FAX ASAP to:

Robin King Austin, Executive Director, The VinaCapital Foundation: Fax number 848 821 9931

Questions: Email: rkingaustin@vinacapitalfoundation.org Office phone: 08 821 9930