SCIENTIFIC AWARD

We would like to thank all participants who submitted their papers. Winners will be notified on 31st August.

AORTIC SUMMIT – CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

Thank you for submitting your abstracts to the Aortic Summit . Applicants will be notified on 27th July!

AORTIC SUMMIT 2021 – NEW VENUE!

We are preparing for your participation to our Summit. Therefore, we are pleased to announce that the Aortic Summit 2021 will take place at the Kameha Grand Zurich Hotel. With this new venue, it will allow us to abide more easily by any COVID-19 restrictions that may still be in place, providing a safe environment for you. We will as well keep you updated as we continue to survey the situation and inform you of any safety measures that will be in place.

DON’T FORGET TO REGISTER!

AORTIC WEBINARS

There are still two more webinars to go in our 2021 webinar series and still time to earn 12 CME credits. Become a member of the Aortic Association and take advantage of the free registration to our webinars.

REGISTER TO WEBINARS!

SIGN UP FOR MEMBERSHIP!

AORTIC 360

We are excited to introduce our brand new educational format, the AORTIC 360 which will be launched in 2022. This format will cater towards smaller seminars in a campus atmosphere, promoting intense academic exchange, discussions and networking.

Goal of the Aortic 360

• Establishing interdisciplinary educational activities with a clear focus on optimizing patient care and pathway.
• Establishing and maintaining an international academic network to promote and find ways to implement the concept of multidisciplinary team approach.
• Ongoing international exchange and sharing of knowledge, experiences and learning from each other.
• Improve patient outcome by encouraging multidisciplinary team approach in aortic medicine.

We offer two levels of seminars:

BASIC AORTIC SEMINAR in 2022
How to get in and out in aortic surgery → what you always wanted to know.
Target group: residents in cardiac and vascular surgery.
Friday 25 March 08:00 – Saturday 26 March 16:00 in Bern
A combined theoretical and practical workshop of open and endovascular aortic surgery.

ADVANCED AORTIC SEMINAR in 2022
Aortic surgery in detail → what you always wanted to know.
Target group: advanced cardiac and vascular surgeons.
Friday 9 September 08:00 – Saturday 10 September 16:00 in Bern
A combined theoretical and practical workshop of advanced open and endovascular aortic surgery.

Stay tuned as more information regarding Aortic 360 will be shared!

Sincerely,
Jürg Schmidli
Chairman, Aortic Association

SCIENTIFIC AWARD

We are extremely pleased to announce the first Aortic Association Scientific Award, that is supported by Terumo Aortic. The purpose of the award is to recognize excellent scientific work in the field of aortic medicine, clinically as well as experimentally.

Applications are open, please click on the link to find out more about the awards and how to apply:

SCIENTIFIC AWARD

Awards will be given to the best 3 papers.

AORTIC SUMMIT – CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

The Aortic Association is proud to call for abstracts for the Aortic Summit 2021. Our focus for this year is the thoracoabdominal aorta including its branches of first order. All accepted abstracts will be available on our „Show on demand“ system throughout the entire congress. The best abstract of each category will be presented at the respective sessions during the meeting.

Click on the below link for more information on the criteria and how to submit your abstract.

SUBMIT ABSTRACT

CALL FOR CASES

We are pleased to announce that we will launch a new initiative: Call for Cases: Case of the Month Treatment Options. The kick-off will be in May and we encourage all members of the Aortic Association to submit your best cases. Each selected case will be shown on our website. Stay tuned for more information on this activity.

AORTIC WEBINARS

There is still time to register to our 2021 webinar series. Each webinar offers an excellent program with speakers who are leaders in their field.

Each webinar is accredited with 6 CME credits!

As a member of the Aortic Association you can join the webinars for free and will automatically receive your log in credentials prior to each webinar.

REGISTER TO WEBINARS!

SIGN UP FOR MEMBERSHIP!

Sincerely,
Jürg Schmidli
Chairman, Aortic Association

SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SAC)

As mentioned in the previous newsletter, we are expanding our footprint in the field of aortic disease.
The SAC will play in integral part in moving the Aortic Association forward, which will allow us to offer more education, scientific and research opportunities.
Our members leading these efforts are:

Roman Gottardi: Lahr, Germany

Julia Dumfarth: Innsbruck, Austria

Luca Bertoglio: Milan, Italy

Nikolaos Tsilimparis: Munich, Germany

Mario Lescan: Tübingen, Germany

Andreas Martens: Hannover, Germany

AORTIC SUMMIT 2021 – October 28-30

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We look forward to seeing you in October in Lugano, Switzerland. We are working on an exciting program which we will share with you very soon. Main topics we will cover:

Thoracic aortic pathology – focus on zones 2 to 5

Thoracoabdominal aortic pathology – focus on zones 3 to 9

Native and prosthetic aortic infections – focus on zones 2 to 11

Infrarenal and iliac aortic pathology – focus on zones 9 to 11

Organ protection and monitoring – focus on zones 2 to 11

Rupture – focus on zones 2 to 11

Endoleaks – focus on zones 2 to 11

Malperfusion – focus on zones 2 to 11

We welcome you to register now and take advantage of the early bird rates and to guarantee a seat.

WEBINARS

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We remain committed to providing the best educational platform and are excited to roll out the next edition of our interactive webinars, starting March 18th. Like last year, we have shaped an exceptional program. Our 2021 webinars requests a registration fee, in order to cover part of the costs related to the webinars and the process of obtaining CME accreditation. Take advantage of registering to all 6 webinars at a great discount and earn 36 CME credits. Members of the aortic association will have the opportunity to participate to all 6 webinars free of charge. If you are not a member yet, this would be a great time to join us! Please contact Eva Butler at eva.butler@aorticassociation.com for more information, or simply apply online: www.aorticassociation.org/#membership
To register for the webinars, please click here.

SUPRAAORTIC ANATOMY FOR AORTIC SURGEONS

We will be organizing a cadaver workshop planned for 18 – 19 June in Salzburg, Austria.
The aim of this workshop is to provide aortic surgeons with an in-depth knowledge of the anatomy of the upper mediastinum and the neck.
You will receive hands-on training of various supraaortic procedures required for open, hybrid and endovascular treatment of aortic arch pathologies.
Stay tuned for more information on this workshop and how you can register.

Sincerely,
Jürg Schmidli
Chairman, Aortic Association

AORTIC SUMMIT 2021

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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

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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!

DATE	TOPIC
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

Times remain the same from 17h00 – 19h00 (CET/CEST).

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

WEBINARS

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Learn, share knowledge and earn credits! In the current situation, it is vital that education in the field of aortic disease is still available. We are pleased to have had, so far, over 500 participants to our webinars, with speakers and panels covering a range of topics in the aortic field. We are thankful to our Industry supporters for helping us make this platform possible.
You can view our webinars on Demand 24/7 on our website.

VIRTUAL REALITY & AUGMENTED REALITY

Cannot join a training in person? This will make you feel like you are. With the current restrictions due to COVID-19, and the importance of continuing education, technology plays an ever big role. The Aortic Associations is in the process of shaping the next era of online training with our VR & AR tools. Stay tuned for more information on this!

MEMBERSHIP

Being a member of the Aortic Association is being part of a team who is dedicated to shaping the future of aortic medicine.
We rely on our members to play an active role in the Association. Bringing together a qualified group of people from all involved disciplines such as: cardiac surgeons, vascular surgeons, interventional radiologists, anesthesiologist, ICU specialists, perfusionists, cardiologists …. We also invite our young physicians who are in training to provide them with the means to exchange experience and questions and engage with high-qualified experts. With the active participation of all our members, we can achieve valuable outcome on our educational programs and a platform for innovations in therapies.
I urge you to join us and become part of a great team, aiming to lead and shape the future of aortic medicine. Please contact Eva Butler at eva.butler@aorticassociation.com for more information, or apply directly at www.aorticassociation.org/#membership

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT IN 2021

Following the success of the Aortic Summit 2019 with Focus on Aortic Arch, we are pleased to inform you that we will be back in 2021. The Aortic Summit 2021 will take place again in Lugano. Stay tuned to our website for further information.
We are busy with expanding our platform for educational activities. Throughout the next newsletters, I will speak more about the formation of AORTIC 360!

Sincerely,
Jürg Schmidli
Chairman, Aortic Association