Pan-African Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery (PASCaTS) Forum in conjunction with the World Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons (SCTS) meeting, 8-11 September 2016, Cape Town, South Africa
Venue: Cape Town Convention Centre
PASCaTS FORUM I
Date: Saturday, 10 September 2016
14:00 - 15:30 hr : Challenges of Cardiac Surgery in Underserved Regions
PROGRAMME
Chair:
Dr. Carlos Mestres, Abu Dhabi, Dr. Willie Koen, Cape Town
Minimally invasive valve surgery (mitral/aortic) "live-in-a-box" from Berlin:
Prof. Dr. Volkmar Falk, Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin/Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
1. Repair versus replacement in juvenile rheumatic mitral valve disease.
Dr. Darshan Reddy, Durban, South Africa
2. Training of a cardiothoracic surgeon in West Africa: Skill training opportunities.
Dr. Uvie Onakpoya, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
3. Pediatric cardiology in sub-Saharan Africa: Quo vadis?
Prof. Christine Yuko-Jowi, Nairobi, Kenya
PASCaTS’ Honorary Lecture: Surgical options for end-stage cardiomyopathy in Africa:
Dr. Willie Koen, Cape Town
Round-Table
Topics: Controversies in valve selection, integration of advances in cardiothoracic surgery into daily practice in developing and emerging economies: How does it work?
Chair:
Dr. Carlos Mestres, Abu Dhabi, Dr. Willie Koen, Cape Town.
Panelists:
Prof. Manuel Antunes, Coimbra, Dr. David Harris, Prof. Francis Smit, Bloemfontein, Dr. Uvie Onakpoya, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
PASCaTS FORUM II
Date: Saturday, 10 September 2016
15:30 – 16:15 hr
Venue: Cape Town Convention Centre
The north-south and south-south development process for strengthening cardiovascular programs
Round-Table
Topics: Approach to developing high-volume regional heart centres, contemporary role of humanitarian missions, cardiac surgery register.
Key-note Speaker:
Dr. Francis Fynn-Thompson, Boston/Kumasi, Ghana - Humanitarian Pediatric Cardiac Surgery in West Africa
Chair:
Prof. Sir Magdi Yacoub, London, Prof. Charles Yankah, Berlin
Panelists:
Prof. Pieter Kappetein, Rotterdam, Dr. Robert Kleinloog, Durban, Prof. Fred Mohr, Leipzig, Dr. Jonathan Nwiloh, Adazi-Nnukwu, Nigeria.