Joint Global Heart Care/PASCaTS- CTSNet ForumTopicsChallenges of Cardiothoracic Surgery Training in AfricaConcomitant Tricuspid Annuloplasty (TA) & Rheumatic Mitral Valve Surgery (RMVS)The Evolution of Mechanical Cardiac Support in AfricaTuesday, 19th April 2022, 3- 5:00 pm CETProgram Directors: Prof. Volkmar Falk, Prof. Benjamin O’Brien, Prof. Joerg Kempfert, Prof. Charles Yankah, German Heart Center Berlin- Charit é Univ. Hosp. BerlinObjectivesTo share clinical experiences with cardiovascular communities around the world:Cardiothoracic trianing in limited-resource setting in AfricaBalancing the risk and benefits of tricuspid annuloplasty (TA) for moderate tricuspid regurge (TR) in rheumatic patientsEvolution of mechanical support in cardiac surgery in Africa
| Guests of Honour, Moderators & Program Co-Directors | ||
 | Rt. Hon. The Lord Paul Boateng, PC, DL. London, UK Guest of Honour | Civil liberties lawyer, Former UK first Black Cabinet Minister: Minister of State (Home Office) and the Chief Secretary to the Treasury & Diplomat. Member of House of Lords, London, UK, Chancellor of the University of Greenwich. |
 | Prof. Norberto deVega, Malaga, Spain Guest of Honour | deVega Tricuspid Suture To Share clinical experiences with Africa and arround the world Annuloplasty |
 | Dr. Emily A. Farkas, Indianpolis, USA Moderator | Associate Professor of Surgery, Associate Director of Global Health Surgery, Indianapolis, IN, USA |
 | Prof. Manuel J. Antunes Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Emeritus Professor, Coimbra, Portugal Moderator & Speaker | Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Emeritus Professor, Coimbra, Portugal |
 | Prof. Charles Yankah, Berlin, Germany Moderator & Speaker | CEO/Founder, Global Heart Forum, Director, Humanitarian Cardiac Surgery – Global Heart Care, German Heart Centre Berlin - Charité University. Hospital Berlin |
 | Prof. Francis Smit, Head, Dept of Cradiothoracic Surgery, Mdedical Faculty, University of Free State, Bloemfontein, SA. Speaker | 03:30 pm Challenges of CTS Training in Africa |
| | Prof. Charles Yankah, Berlin, Germany Speaker | 03:45 pm TR and Pathophysiology of RV Dysfunction: The prognostic implications, |
 | Prof. Dr. Christine Yuko-Jowi, Snr. Consultant Congenital & Paediatric Cardiologist, Dept. of Child Health, University of Nairobi & Mater Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya | 04:00 pm Echocardiographic features; a. Concomitant Juvenile Rheumatic Mitral Valve Disease & Tricuspid Regurge |
| Prof. Manuel J. Antunes Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Emeritus Professor, Coimbra, Portugal Speaker | 04:15 pm Tricuspid Annuloplsty for Moderate TR in Juvenile Rheumatic Mitral Valve Surgery: |
 | PD. Dr. Bettina Pfannmueller, Snr. Consultant, Heart Centre Leipzig - University Hospital, Leipzig, Germany Speaker | 04:30 MICS: Concomitant mitral valve repair and tricuspid annuloplsty |
 | Dr. Willie Koen, Head of Cape Town Heart Transplant and Mechanical Heart Program, Christiaan Barnard Memorial Hospital, Cape Town, SA | 04:45 pm The Evolution of Mechanical Cardiac Support in Africa |
| Moderators | 05:00 pm Panel Discussion | |
Prof. Manuel Prof. Charles J Antunes, Yankah, Coimbra, Berlin, Portugal Germany Moderator Moderator | Topic Concomitant Tricuspid Annuloplsty in for Mild-Moderate TR in Juvenile Rheumatic Mitral Valve Surgery. Leave It or Do It? Whom, When and Which TA Technique? Balancing the risks and benefits of tricuspid annuloplasty (TA) for moderate tricuspid regurge (TR) in rheumatic patients | |
Panelists | Panelists | |
| Prof. Norberto deVega, Malaga, Spain. Prof. Dr. Christine Yuko-Jowi, Nairobi Prof. Abdelmalek Bouzid, Algiers Dr. Howaida Al Qethamy, Riyadh | Dr. Willie Koen, Cape Town, Dr. Farid Mazri, Algiers, Algeria Prof. Lajmi Mokhles, Tunis Dr. Gilbert Oburu, Nairobi, PD. Dr. Bettina Pfannmueller, Leipzig Prof. Francis Smit, Bloemfontein | |
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Dr. Howaida Al Qethamy, Snr. Consultant Paediatric Cardiac Surgeon, Prince Sultan Cardiac Centre, Riyadh Invited Discussant | Prof. Abdelmalek Bouzid, Head, Pediatric & Adult Cardiac Surg. Univ. of Algiers Invited Discussant | Dr. Farid Mazri, Cardioth. Surgeon, Univ. Hospital Centre, Algiers Invited Discussant | Prof. Lajmi Mokhles, Consultant Cardiovasc. Surgeon, Univ. Hospital of Tunis Invited Discussant | Dr. Gilbert Oburu, Consultant Cardioth. Surgeon, Kenyatta National Hosp. Univ. of Nairobi, Kenya. Nairobi Invited Discussant |
| 5:20 pm | Closing Remarks | |||
| 5:30 pm | Adjourn | |||
Link to livestream: https://stream.lifesizecloud.com/extension/5642669/eec4b2b9-3f45-47ba-a35e-c6f9d9c55854 IT Manager Philipp Krueger: pk@dhzb.de Info: www.pascats.com | ||||
We are grateful to Pan-African Society of Cardiology (PASCAR) for promoting our webinar series.
Faculty
Prof. Dr. Abdelmalek Bouzid, Head, Pediatric & Adult Cardiac Surgery, University of Algiers, Algiers, Algeria
Prof. Dr. Manuel J. Antunes, Emeritus Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Faculty of Medicine – Univ. of Coimbra, Portugal
Prof. Dr. Norberto deVega, Emeritus Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Malaga, Spain.
Dr. Howeida Al Qethamy, Snr. Consultant Paediatric Card, Surgeon, Prince Sultan Cardiac Centre, Riyadh
Dr. Willie Koen, Head of Cape Town Heart Transplant and Mechanical Heart Program, Christiaan Barnard Memorial Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.
Dr. Farid Mazri, Cardiothoracic Surgeon, University Hospital Cente, Algiers, Algeria
Prof. Dr. Lajmi Mokhles, Consultant Cardiovascular Surgeon, University Hospital of Tunis, Tunesia
Dr. Gilbert Oburu, Nairobi,Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Kenyatta National Hospital, Universrsityof Nairobi, Nairobi.
PD. Dr. Bettina Pfannmueller, Snr. Consultant, Heart Centre Leipzig - University Hospital Leipzig
Prof. Dr. Francis Smit, Head, Dept of Cradiothoracic Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Prof. Dr. Charles Yankah, CEO/Founder, Global Heart Forum, Director, Cardiac Surgery Simulation Training & Humanitarian Cardiac Surgery – Global Heart Care, German Heart Centre Berlin - Charité University Hospital Berlin, Germany
Prof. Dr. Christine Yuko-Jowi, Snr. Consultant Congenital & Paediatric Cardiologist, Dept. of Child Health, University of Nairobi & Mater Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya