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14 March 2022 7th Edition 2022
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Dear Friends,
AORTA SPECIAL ISSUE FOCUSED ON AORTIC SUMMIT 2021
AORTA (The Official Journal of the Aortic Institute at Yale-New Haven Hospital) in collaboration with the Aortic Association is pleased to announce an AORTA Special Issue focused on the Aortic Summit 2021.
AORTA has been a voice of current aortic practice, trends, and evidence since its inception in 2013. Similarly, the Aortic Association has been the propeller of evolution, innovation, and reflective aortic practice confluent on evidence globally. The content of this Special Issue includes topics highlighted and debated at the Aortic Summit 2021.
HOW AI WILL TRANSFORM AORTIC SURGERY
The concept of Artificial Intelligence (AI) was introduced in the 1920s and currently, it is rapidly evolving and has been integrated into aortic surgery clinical practice. AI has evolved from basic image-based analysis into complex decision-making tools. It has been very widely used in the field of cardiology and oncology; however, the use of such machine-led decisions has been limited and explored at a slower pace in surgical practice. As such, AI in cardiac surgery is still in its infancy and will need to be researched and well established to reflect the dynamic changes required for better patient outcomes and cost-effective management. The machine-led but human-controlled algorithms will soon be taking over most of the decision-making processes in aortic surgery. Therefore, the future of such technology-led decision-making pathways on patient outcomes, surgeon’s learning skills, and adaptability will need to be explored further. If you are interested in posting your research brief or idea, please do not hesitate to get in touch via mailings@aorticassociation.com. We at the Aortic Association would like to get you involved in disseminating your research and innovative ideas.
THE IMPORTANCE OF CASE BASED LEARNING
Surgical care-related education is currently changing. Aortic surgeons and educators have realized that the ultimate platform to abridge learning is not only in the operating theatre but also through structured frameworks as Case Based Learning & Discussion (CBLD). There is not a set definition for CBLD, however, the goal remains focused i.e. to prepare and cultivate the minds of practicing surgeons to deal with different scenarios and volatile situations. The process entails a discussion of problem identification, potential approaches, clinical decision framework based on authentic, real-life clinical cases. This would be debated and critically appraised by an invited panel, academically driven discussion and learning prospect. It links theory to practice, through the application of knowledge to the cases, using inquiry-based learning methods”. Besides the importance of providing seminars and congresses aimed at advancing the standard of the therapy of aortic diseases, it is also important to discuss the challenges that physicians and the medical community face on a daily basis and to share experiences. As such, the Aortic Association is extremely proud to take lead of this initiative and is in the final stages of shaping a number interactive cases. Dates of the first case-based discussion learning will be shared shortly and we do hope you will join us. If you have interesting cases that you would like to share with us, please do not hesitate to get in touch via mailings@aorticassociation.com
UPCOMING EVENTS
Don’t miss the upcoming events from the Aortic Association. Since our inception in 2018, we have continued to strive to shape an exceptional educational platform and 2022 is no different. We are very excited to introduce our smaller seminars that will be more hands-on focused and interactive.
SAVE THE DATE!!! The 3rd edition of the Aortic Summit will take place in Lugano from 26 – 28 October. For this edition we will GO BACK
TO THE ROOTS!
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Aortic 360 Basic Seminar 25 – 26 March 2022 Gain the knowledge and skills to perform standard open and endovascular access procedures for classical surgery as well as for EVAR, TEVAR and f/bEVAR, you will be able to make measurements for planning access for EVAR, TEVAR and f/bEVAR procedures and you will be able to conceptually treat complications being associated with these access site procedures.
View preliminary program Space is limited so ensure you register today.
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International Supraaortic Anatomy For Aortic Surgeons Cadaver Workshop TBD
Unfortunately this meeting could not take place in 2021 due to the COVID situation We are excited to offer this exceptional course to you in 2022. Hands on training of various supraaortic procedures required for open, hybrid and endovascular treatment of aortic arch pathologies.
Stay tuned for preliminary program
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Aortic 360 Advanced Seminar 9 – 10 September 2022
This seminar is aimed towards Advanced cardiac and vascular surgeons. Gain further knowledge and skills to conceptually perform root sparing aortic valve replacement, aortic arch replacement using the FET technique as well as branched endovascular aortic arch repair. Furthermore, TA replacement as well as feVAR/bEVAR (including iliacs) will complete the course
Stay tuned for preliminary program |
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Endovascular Workshop Date: TBD
We are excited to announce the LMU Munich Endovascular Course for Complex Aortic Procedures, which will take place in October/November of this year. It will consist of two full days – one day of theory, including an up-to-date overview of available devices, recommendations, planning tips, as well as a “tricks and troubleshooting section”, overseen by leading international experts, for the successful implantation and result optimization of these procedures. The theoretical overview will begin at the level of the aortic arch, covering the whole of the disease spectrum upto the iliac arteries. The theoretical component of day one will culminate with an introduction to case planning on a dedicated Terarecon 3D workstation, together with the opportunity to plan two separate thoracoabdominal cases. During the second day, participants will visit the hybrid OR, encounter fusion technology, and observe two complex endovascular aortic cases. Stay tuned for dates and preliminary program. |
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Membership
Our membership is continuing to grow, and we have a presence in over 15 countries.
Be part of our mission by Shaping the Future of Aortic Medicine! Join us today!
23 December 2021 6th Edition 2021
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Dear Friends,
As we close out 2021 I would like to thank our members, our industry partners for their continued support of the Aortic Association. When we established this Association back in 2018 our aim was to bring the medical community and industry together on one platform and together shape educational content.
AORTIC SUMMIT 2ND EDITION
We were extremely excited that for the 2nd edition of the Aortic Summit we could once again meet in person. While we are grateful that we could also offer this virtually to our participants that were unable to travel, there is nothing that can compare to meeting in person and having the open dialogue this setting enables.
We welcomed 150 onsite participants and 61 online participants.
2021 WEBINAR SERIES
In 2021 we also had our webinar series where we welcomed 460 participants.
2022 ACTIVITIES
We continue to strive and look for new avenues to provide the top notch education in order to provide the best care to our patients. We have lined up an impressive curriculum for next year and hope to see you at them.
In 2022 we will roll out the Aortic 360 educational platform: Learning Never Stops!
The Aortic Association is committed to fostering the young talent of tomorrow by advancing the physician of today. We are pleased to introduce our brand-new educational format, the AORTIC 360. Focused on smaller seminars, promoting intense academic exchange, discussions, and networking. During 2 days, you will be part of state-of-the art lectures, hands-on workshops and case discussions.
We have two seminars scheduled in 2022.
Dates: 25 – 26 March
Location: Bern University in Bern, Switzerland
Focus: How to get in and out in aortic surgery → what you always wanted to know.
Target group: First to third year residents in cardiac and vascular surgery as well as interventional radiology / angiology.
Learning objectives: After this course you will have the knowledge and skills to perform standard open and endovascular access procedures for classical surgery as well as for EVAR, TEVAR and f/bEVAR. You will be able to make measurements for planning access for EVAR, TEVAR and f/bEVAR procedures and you will be able to conceptually treat complications being associated with these access site procedures.
Number of participants: 20
Registrations will open shortly.
Dates: 9 – 10 September
Location: Bern University in Bern, Switzerland
Focus: Aortic surgery in detail → what you always wanted to know.
Target group: Advanced cardiac and vascular surgeons.
Learning objectives: After this course you will have the knowledge and skills to conceptually perform root sparing aortic valve replacement, aortic arch replacement using the FET technique as well as branched endovascular aortic arch repair. Furthermore, TA replacement as well as fEVAR/bEVAR (including iliacs) will complete the course.
Number of participants: 20
Registration will open in May 2022.
Due to COVID restrictions we had to postpone this workshop to 2022. Dates are currently being defined to be held in Q2/Q3 2022.
Target audience:
The target audience of this course are vascular and cardiac surgeons at the end of their residency or at consultant level that are treating or are planning to treat patients with aortic disease of the aortic arch or the proximal descending aorta.
Learning objective:
Knowledge of the anatomy of the upper thorax aperture and the neck is a prerequisite for the open, endovascular and hybrid treatment of pathologies of the aortic arch. The course program is designed to enable vascular and cardiac surgeons to perform all sorts of supraaortic procedures required to facilitate endovascular treatment of aortic arch pathologies with branched or tubular stent-grafts.
Location: Salzburg, Austria
Stay tuned for more information on registrations.
Topic: Endovascular repair of thoracoabdominal aneurysms with fenestrated/branched devices.
Target group: Physicians interested in beginning or expanding their experience with complex endovascular aortic repairs
Day 1: Theory and case discussions
Day 2: Theory and live cases
Location: LMU Hospital, Munich
Duration: 1,5 days
Date: Q3/Q4 TBD
Every month we will be bringing you exciting online case based discussions lead treating every segment of the aorta by open surgery and endovascular means. More details to follow.
SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Building on our global presence, we are very honored to welcome Prof. Joseph Bavaria, Philadelphia, USA to the Scientific Advisory Committee.
NEW BOARD MEMBER
Prof. Nikolaos Tsilimparis who joined the Scientific Advisory Committee will now be part of the Board, serving in the capacity of Secretary Scientific Affairs. We are extremely pleased to have him on the Board and believe he will be a great asset as a Board Member.
On behalf of the Aortic Association, I would like to wish you a safe and happy holiday season!
We look forward to seeing you in 2022!
Sincerely,
Jürg Schmidli
Chairman, Aortic Association
23 December 2021 6th Edition 2021
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Dear Friends,
As we close out 2021 I would like to thank our members, our industry partners for their continued support of the Aortic Association. When we established this Association back in 2018 our aim was to bring the medical community and industry together on one platform and together shape educational content.
16 July 2021 5th Edition 2021
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Dear Friends,
Welcome back to another edition of our newsletter. We are pleased to announce that COOK MEDICAL has also joined the Aortic Association initiative as our latest Premium Industry Member, joining our efforts in fighting aortic disease.
14 April 2021 4th Edition 2021
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Dear Friends,
Welcome back to another edition of our newsletter. We are excited to tell you about some new initiatives we have planned. As you may have seen from our e-blasts, we have announced the Aortic Association Scientific Award, we will be accepting abstracts for this year’s Aortic Summit, and in May we will also launch a Call for Cases. I am also pleased to say that our membership base continues to grow. With members from Europe, Asia, US and Australia, we have a truly Global presence. We would also like to acknowledge the support of our new Premium Industry Members; Cardinal Health, Cryolife and Terumo Aortic. Bringing our medical community and our Industry stakeholders together on one platform is vital in order to exchange best practices and to foster a constructive and focused process for the benefit of the patient.
12 February 2021 3rd Edition 2021
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Dear Friends,
Welcome to the 3rd edition of our newsletter. Hoping you all had a good start to 2021, despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the threat with virus mutations. We are looking forward to a very exciting year at the Aortic Association. We have a new round of webinars taking place, the Aortic Summit and the addition of the Scientific Advisory Committee.
9 December 2020 2nd Edition 2020
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Dear Friends,
Welcome to the 2nd edition of the Aortic Association newsletter. As we close out 2020 I wish all of you good health and to stay safe! What a year it has been. I continue to be amazed about the resilience and sacrifices I have seen from the medical community and from ordinary citizens doing extraordinary things during the COVID-19 pandemic. On behalf the Aortic Association Board, the Executive Director, and myself, I thank you!
AORTIC SUMMIT 2021
Official site
We are pleased to announce the Aortic Summit 2021 will take place in Lugano, Switzerland from 28 October – 30 October 2021! Our theme:
FOCUS THORACOABDOMINAL AORTA
Registrations for the Aortic Summit will open as of February. Places for the Summit are limited and we advise you to take advantage of the early bird rates!
Sign up for your membership to the Aortic Association and benefit from reduced registration rates.
WEBINARS
Official site
In 2020 we had the honor of welcoming over 900 participants from around the globe to our webinars.
We realize there are many webinars taking place and the time that you can devote to them is limited. Therefore, we are grateful to our participants, speakers, and industry supporters to be able to provide us with this platform where we can continue to share knowledge and expertise!
We would also like to thank the people behind the scenes, Education Event Impact (EEI) for their logistical support and Medilive for ensuring that all the technical aspects run smoothly.
Hereunder is an overview of our participants from our 2020 webinars!
In 2021 we are pleased to announce further webinars. We will again be joined by a team of expert speakers.
Registrations will open in January 2021!
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14 January 2021 |
Native and Graft Infections of the Aorta |
18 March 2021 |
Proximal thoracic aortic pathology – focus on zone 0 |
15 April 2021 |
Thoracoabdominal aortic pathology – focus on zones 3 to 9 |
20 May 2021 |
Infrarenal and iliac aortic pathology – focus on zones 9 to 11 |
17 June 2021 |
Organ protection and monitoring – focus on zones 0 to 11 |
26 August 2021 |
Rupture – focus on zones 0 to 11 |
23 September 2021 |
Endoleaks – focus on zones 0 to 11 |
SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE
In keeping with our aim of becoming the number 1 leader, and to expand our footprint in the field of aortic disease, we are in the process of implementing a Scientific Advisory Committee. This Committee will contribute and help shape our educational platform and ensure that we continue to cover a range of hot topics.
The members of the Scientific Advisory Committee will be announced in January!
MEMBERSHIP
HELP US SHAPE THE FUTURE – JOIN THE AORTIC ASSOCATION!
We want to engage our members in all aspects of training, education, discussions, and latest technology.
For more information on membership visit www.aorticassociation.org/#membership or contact Eva Butler at eva.butler@aorticassociation.com
The Aortic Association would like to wish you Happy Holidays and a Great New Year! We look forward to seeing you in 2021 and joining us on this continuous journey!
Sincerely,
Jürg Schmidli
Chairman, Aortic Association
22 October 2020 1st Edition 2020
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Dear Friends,
Welcome to the first edition of the Aortic Association Newsletter, which will be brought to you on a bi-monthly basis.
Firstly, on behalf of myself and the Aortic Board and our management team, we wish you all great health and to stay safe during these challenging times.
For those who don’t yet know us, the Aortic Association is an independent interdisciplinary scientific platform focusing on continuing medical education in aortic medicine, on advancing the standard of the therapy of aortic diseases of today and on providing a think tank for treatment strategies of tomorrow.