12th Congress Scientific Programme [2007]

Board of Directors 2004-2007

Inez Rodrigus	President 2006-2007
Alain Poncelet	Vice-President 2006-2007
Bart Meyns	Secretary
Frank Van Praet	Treasurer
Matteo Cappello	Members of the Board 2004-2007
Jean-Olivier Defraigne	(alphabetical order)
Jean-Marie De Smet
Jacques Goldstein
Ramadan Jashari
Pascal Schroeyers
Patrick Van Ruyssevelt

Invited lecture "Treatment of ischemic cardiomyopathy in DES area "

by our Honorary Guest E. Camenzind, MD, Geneva, Switzerland

Programme

Hour	Title	Speakers	Hospital	Moderators
08.00-08.30	Registration / Legitimation of members qualified to vote
08.30-09.30	General Assembly
09.30-09.45	Report from the Database Committee	B. Stockman
09.45-10.00	*Break*
10.00-10.15	Prognostic value of FDG uptake in Early Non Small Cell Lung Cancer	A. Poncelet	CU Saint-Luc	B. Stockman C. Van Kerrebroeck
10.15-10.30	Comparison of Saphenous Vein Graft versus Right Gastroepiploic Artery to Revascularize the Right Coronary Artery: A Prospective Randomized Clinical, Functional and Angiographic Mid-term Evaluation	D. Glineur	CU Saint-Luc
10.30-10.45	Time Course of Right Ventricular Remodeling after Pulmonary Endarterectomy for Chronic Pulmonary Hypertension	F. Rega	UZ Leuven
10.45-11.00	Allosensitization in Bridge to Transplant Novacor LVAD patients: Analysis of long-term outcomes with regard to acute rejection and chronic allograft vasculopathy	T. Timmermans	CU Saint-Luc
11:00-11.30	*Break*
11.30-11.45	Quality of Life after Lung Cancer Surgery: A Prospective Study comparing Bronchial Sleeve Lobectomy with Pneumonectomy	B. Balduyck	UZ Antwerpen	G. Decker Y. Van Belleghem
11.45-12.00	Repair of Aortic Cusp Prolapse: Techniques and Durability	L. de Kerchove	CU Saint-Luc
12.00-12.15	Comparison of Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery Revascularization Using Pedicled or Y Graft Configurations: A Prospective Randomized Clinical, Functional and Angiographic Mid-term Evaluation	D. Glineur	CU Saint-Luc
12.15-13.45	Walking Lunch
13.45-14.25	INVITED LECTURE: Treatment of ischemic cardiomyopathy in the DES area	E. Camenzind	Geneva, Switzerland
14.25-14.30	Best Abstract Award
14.30-14.45	Clinical evaluation of the safety and performance of percutaneous implantation of the CoreValve aortic valve prosthesis for patients presenting high risk for surgical valve replacement	J. Bosmans	UZ Antwerpen	M. Radermacker F. Casselman
14:45-15:00	Drug-eluting Stents versus Minimally Invasive Coronary Bypass Surgery for revascularization of the Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery	P.Y. Etienne	Clinique St. Luc Namur CU Saint-Luc	M. Radermacker F. Casselman
15.00-15.30	*Break*
15.30-15:45	Early results of a comparative study of techniques for intraoperative pleural lavage cytology in NSCLC : methodology matters	A. Poncelet	CU Saint-Luc	M. Antoine D. Van Raemdonck
15:45-16.00	Longterm Results of the Stentless Porcine Aortic Valve	W. Oosterlinck	UZ Leuven
16.00-16.15	Surgical ventricular remodeling for dilated ischemic cardiomyopathy : preliminary results	G. Vanden Plas	UZ Gent
	CLOSURE

General Information

Date

Saturday, November 17, 2007

Venue

Sodehotel, Avenue F. Mounierlaan 5, 1200 Brussels-Woluwe (see map )
Phone (02) 775 21 11, Fax (02) 775 47 80

Language

English - no simultaneous translation.

Accreditation

A request for accreditation has been submitted.

Registration Fee (in EURO) - registration online

Member	€ 50,00
Non-Member	€ 65,00
Junior Member	€ 30,00
Junior Non-member*	€ 40,00

Honorary members are free for registration
* Please present a letter from the head of the department.

Registration includes:

Participation in the scientific sessions, the technical exhibition, coffee breaks and lunch as mentioned in the programme. Participants will also receive the programme and all Congress documents.

Payment must be made by

Bank transfer to the BVCTH-SBCCT Congress account 123-6846630-18
Bank address: Beroepskrediet, Graaf van Vlaanderenplein 19, 9000 Gent

All credit cards are accepted.

Acknowledgement of registration will be sent after receipt of both the Registration Form and full payment.

Cancellation

Any participant cancelling his/her registration before November 10, will receive a 50 % refund. It is regretted that no refunds will be made for cancellations received after this date. A written cancellation is mandatory for receiving a refund.
Registrations can be transferred at any time to another colleague at an extra charge of 20,00 €.

Liability

In registering for the Congress, participants agree that neither the Congress Organisers nor the Administrative Secretariat assume any liability. Participants should therefore organise their personal insurances.

Hotel Reservation

Hotel rooms can be booked through Medicongress at special rates. Please tick the appropriate box on your Registration Form if you wish to receive hotel rates and reseration details.

Scientific Committee
Chairman	Alain Poncelet
Vice-Chairman	Matteo Cappello
Members	Philippe Kolh, Bart Meyns, Inez Rodrigus, Peter Schraverus, Yves Van Belleghem, Frank Van Praet
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Treasurer Secretariat
Frank Van Praet , O.L.V. Kliniek, Moorselbaan 164, 9300 Aalst Phone 053 72 45 99, Fax 053 72 45 52 E-mail frank.van.praet@olvz-aalst.be
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Logistic Organisation
Medicongress, Waalpoel 28-34, 9960 Assenede Phone 09 344 39 59, Fax 09 344 40 10, E-mail bacts@medicongress.com