15 January 2026

08:15 - 08:30

Official Opening and Welcome
Prof. H.J. Lamb, MD, PhD, LUMC,  Leiden, NL
 

08:30 - 09:30

Session 1: CT & CMR Basics

Guidelines on CT and MRI application
D.E. Garnica, MD, Fundación Cardioinfantil/La Cardio, Bogota, CO
Cardiovascular CT Patient Preparation and Technique
Prof. R.P.J. Budde, MD, PhD, ErasmusMC, Rotterdam, NL
Cardiovascular MRI Technique and Building Blocks
Prof. T. Leiner, MD, PhD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA

09:30 - 10:00

Coffee Break

10:00 - 11:00

Session 2: Medical Therapy in Coronary Artery Disease

Medical Therapy in Coronary Artery Disease
D. Holguin, MD, Fundación Cardioinfantil/La Cardio, Bogota, CO
Anti-Inflammatory Medication in Coronary Artery Disease
A. Mosterd, MD, PhD, Meander MC, Amersfoort, NL
Unmeet needs and New Therapies for Managing LDL Cholesterol
R. Morales, MSc, Costa del Este, PA

11:00 - 12:00

Session 3: Multi-Energy CT

Photon Counting CT
Prof. R.P.J. Budde, MD, PhD, ErasmusMC, Rotterdam, NL
Spectral CT: Coronary Artery Disease and Cardiomyopathy
Prof. H.J. Lamb, MD, PhD, LUMC,  Leiden, NL
Spectral CT: Extra-Cardiac Vascular Applications
Prof. B.K. Velthuis, MD, PhD, UMCU, Utrecht, NL
12:00 - 13:30

Lunch Break

13:30 - 14:50

Session 4: Ischemic Heart Disease

Nuclear Imaging
M.E. Hol, MD, UMCU, Utrecht, NL
MRI
Prof. T. Leiner, MD, PhD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA
Ultrasound
C. Guerreo, MD, PhD, Fundación Cardioinfantil/La Cardio, Bogota, CO
Cases
J.C.J. van Leeuwen, MD, CMC, Willemstad, CW
18:30 - 20:30

Session 5: Imaging for Nurses and General Practitioners (GPs)

Heart Failure in the First Line
M. Meraz Torres, MD, AAH, Willemstad, CW
Policlinical Electrocardiography
C. Diaz, CMC, Willemstad, CW
Basic Electrocardiography
J.C.J. van Leeuwen, MD, CMC, Willemstad, CW
Care for the CCU Patient
R. Mathilda, CMC, Willemstad, CW
Loop Recorders
L. Martina, CMC, Willemstad, CW
Panel Discussion
All Speakers

16 January 2026

08:30 - 09:30

Session 6: Basic Principels of Cardiac Ultrasound & Nuclear Medicine

When to perform Cardiovascular Ultrasound
T. Martha, MD, CMC, Willemstad, CW
How to perform Cardiovascular Ultrasound
J. Molina Monsalve, MD, CMC, Willemstad, CW
Clinical Indications for Nuclear Imaging
M.E. Hol, MD, UMCU, Utrecht, NL
09:30 - 10:00

Coffee Break

10:00 - 11:00

Session 7: Sports Medicine

Pre-Participation Screening of Athletes - to do or not to do
A. Mosterd, MD, PhD, Meander MC, Amersfoort, NL
CT and MRI Imaging of the Athletes Heart
Prof. B.K. Velthuis, MD, PhD, UMCU, Utrecht, NL
Cardiovascular Challenges of Scuba Diving
J.C.J. van Leeuwen, MD, CMC, WIllemstad, CW
11:00 - 12:00

Session 8:  Inflammation
Chair: 

Cardiac Sarcoidosis and Other Inflammatory Disease
M.E. Hol, MD, UMCU, Utrecht, NL
Role of Ultrasound in Myocarditis
J. F. Vasquez, MD, Fundación Cardioinfantil/La Cardio, Bogota, CO
Cases
Prof. B.K. Velthuis, MD, PhD, UMCU, Utrecht, NL
12:00 - 13:30

Lunch Break

13:30 - 14:50

Session 9: Non-Ischemic Heart Diseases

Genetic and Acquired Dilating Cardiomyopathies
D.E. Garnica, MD, Fundación Cardioinfantil/La Cardio, Bogota, CO
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Hypertensive Cardiomyopathy
Prof. B.K. Velthuis, MD, PhD, UMCU, Utrecht, NL
Valvular Heart Disease
Prof. R.P.J. Budde, MD, PhD, ErasmusMC, Rotterdam, NL
Cases
Prof. R.O.B. Gans, MD, PhD, CMC, Willemstad, CW


 

17 January 2026

08:30 - 09:30

Session 10: Artificial Intelligence 

Basic Principles of AI
Prof. H.J. Lamb, MD, PhD, LUMC,  Leiden, NL
Cardiovascular Imaging Applications of AI
Prof. H.J. Lamb, MD, PhD, LUMC,  Leiden, NL
Translating AI across Disciplines. Insights from Neuro-Oncology to Cardiology
J.J.C. van Leeuwen, MSc, ErasmusMC, Rotterdam, NL

09:30 - 10:00

Coffee Break

10:00 - 11:00

Session 11: Inflammation, Behavior and Environmental Effects

The Inflammatory Nature of Obesity
Prof. A.J. Duits, MD, PhD, CMC, Willemstad, CW
Metabolic Programming of Obesity
S. van Heijningen, PhD, Scientific Consulting Curaçao, Willemstad, CW
What does Climate Change have to do with us?
I.Gerstenbluth, MD, Curaçao Biomedical & Health Research Institute, Willemstad, CW
11:00 - 12:00

Session 12: Intervention

FARAPULSE ablations
F. Di Tomasso, MD, Hospital B. Rivadavia, Buenos Aires, AR
OSAS
T. Blonk, MD, CMC, Willemstad, CW
Cases
D. Salas, MD, Fundación Cardioinfantil/La Cardio, Bogota, CO

12:00 - 13:30

Lunch Break

13:30 - 14:50

Session 13: Future of Cardiovascular Imaging

Free-breathing CMR
Prof. H.J. Lamb, MD, PhD, LUMC,  Leiden, NL
Midfield CMR
Prof. H.J. Lamb, MD, PhD, LUMC,  Leiden, NL
3D ultrasound
C. Guerreo, MD, PhD, Fundación Cardioinfantil/La Cardio, Bogota, CO
Cases
F.N. Fernandes, MD, PhD, CMC, Willemstad, CW
14:50 - 15:00

Closure of the meeting
Prof. H.J. Lamb, MD, PhD, LUMC, Leiden, NL

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