11th International Congress of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
 
Preliminary Program: Sunday, September 14, 2008
  Location: Audimax
8:30 am- 16:00 pm Registration
8:30 am- 10:35 am Session A: Current Concepts about Organ Protection in Cardiac Anesthesia
  Moderators: Richard I. Hall, Canada / Stephan G. de Hert, Netherlands
  Myocardial Protection: Hibernation, Stunning and Pre-Conditioning
Stephan G. de Hert, Netherlands
  Systemic Inflammatory Responses in Cardiac Surgery
Richard I. Hall, Canada
  Lung protection in Cardiac Surgery
Stephan A. Loer, Netherlands
  Glucose metabolism and management in Cardiac Surgery
Dieter Mesotten, Belgium
  Neuroprotection for DHCA
G. Burkhard Mackensen, USA
10:35 am- 11:00 am Coffee Break
  Location: Lecture Room 3
8:00 am- 10:30 am Session B: Evidence-Based practices in Cardiac Anesthesia and Surgery
  Moderators: Nancy A. Nussmeier, USA / Joachim Erb, Germany
  Neuroprotective Strategies in Cardiac Surgery: An Update
Nancy A. Nussmeier, USA
  Monitoring and Cardioprotection during CPB
N.N.
  Regional anesthesia and analgesia in Cardiac Surgery
Thomas Volk, Germany
  Renal monitoring and protective strategies
Mark Stafford Smith, USA
  Perioperative hypertension; pathophysiology, risk assessment and treatment strategies
Solomon Aronson, USA
10:30 am- 11:00 am Coffee Break
  Location: Auditorium 1
8:00 am – 10:30 am Session C: Focus on Guidelines
  Moderator: Claudia D. Spies, Germany
  FOCUS Project
Elizabeth A. Martinez, USA
  Implementation of the S3-guidelines in Germany
Andreas Markewitz, Germany
  Location: Audimax
11:00 am- 12:30 pm Opening Session
  Presidential welcome address
Claudia D. Spies, Germany
  Surgical Aspects of Heart Transplantation and Ventricular Assist Devices: Today and Tomorrow
Roland Hetzer, Germany
  Perioperative Aspects of Heart Transplantation and Ventricular Assist Devices: Today and Tomorrow
Robert N. Sladen, USA
12:30 pm- 13:00 pm Opening Reception
13:00 pm- 14:30 pm Lunch
   
 
September 14th - 18th, 2008, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany