What’s In Store for 2024 – European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)

We are very much looking forward to welcoming the year ahead, with some exciting news to be announced soon… In the meantime, we look forward to another year of world-class events & courses at EACTS to improve patient outcomes in cardiothoracic care!

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EACTS Academy

The EACTS Academy will be offering a record number of training opportunities in 2024 in response to the growing demand for education. Alongside well-established courses such as Fundamentals in Coronary Artery Disease, Annuloplasty for Aortic Valve Repair and the Case Corners, there are several new additions, including a webinar series on the fundamentals of congenital heart disease, open to residents in training. To join the thousands of surgeons and other members of the medical community who have benefitted from EACTS Academy training in their careers, book your place now at www.eacts.org. Many courses sell-out so we recommend early registration.

38^TH EACTS ANNUAL MEETING

The 38^th EACTS Annual Meeting will be held in Lisbon (Portugal), the starting port for key historical voyages during the Age of Discovery. Experience the winding streets adorned with Azulejo-tiles and street art, and join us in NAVIGATING NEW HORIZONS in this beautiful city to support delivering a higher level of care for our patients all over the world and improve patient outcome.

Be sure to mark your calendar to join peers and colleagues from across the globe at this unmissable cardiothoracic meeting (9-12 October 2024).

Don’t miss these key dates in 2024…

• 1 February – Abstract & Award Submission Opens
• Early Spring – Early Bird Registration Opens
• 30 April – Abstract & Award Submission Deadline
• 1 July – Early Bird Registration Deadline & Late Breaking Abstract Submission Opens
• 31 July – Allied Health Abstract Submission Deadline
• 15 August – Late Breaking Abstract Submission Opens
• 10 September – Techno-College Innovation Award Deadline

EACTS/STS/LACES LATIN AMERICA CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY CONFERENCE

We look forward to welcoming you to the 2024 EACTS/STS/LACES Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference which will be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 5-7 December.

The 5th EACTS/STS/LACES Latin American Cardiovascular Surgery Conference will feature a world-class, international faculty who will address and explore the latest developments and best practices in cardiovascular surgery. In addition to the invited lectures and keynote presentations, the programme will include original scientific abstracts in oral and e-Poster sessions, technical videos related to procedural expertise, trials and quality outcomes sessions, and interactive panel discussions. The final day of the Conference will conclude with a programme of ‘hands-on’ skills workshops.

Target Audience

Cardiothoracic surgeons; Cardiovascular surgeons; Cardiologists; Anesthesiologists; Perfusionists, Physician assistants; Nurses and other health care professionals interested in the topic.

Get notified when registration opens – sign up to the mailing list here

EACTS 2ND INNOVATION SUMMIT

EACTS is proud to host the 2nd Innovation Summit, taking place in Paris from 18-20 April 2024. Led by Past Presidents, Friedhelm Beyersdorf and Mark Hazekamp, the Summit will bring together engineers, scientists and surgeons, as well as industry leaders and policy makers in a facilitated interactive working symposium to discuss new developments and the latest thinking on all forms of scientific progress that may help to improve the care for cardiothoracic surgical patients.

This invitation-only event will centre around five key topics, ‘The Future of Robotic Surgery’, ‘Heart Valve of the Future’, ‘Extracorporeal Circulation (CPB, ECMO, ECLS, hibernation and hypothermia)’, ‘Artificial Intelligence for CT Surgery – IT’ and ‘Lymphatic/glymphatic system (heart and brain)’, as well as a “Wildcard” category to open discussion on further innovations. The programme will include a limited number of abstract submissions to enable the presentation of the very latest disruptive ideas from around the globe. Workshops will also be fundamental to next year’s event, supporting the exchange of ideas on the current state of cardiothoracic surgery and associated interventions, with the aim of exploring both immediate and future healthcare challenges and shaping the direction of the therapeutic interventions of tomorrow.

Read about the inaugural Innovation Summit and check out the 2023 Innovation Report:

Sharing the latest thinking in innovation - EACTS