11 April 2024

08:15 - 08:30

Official opening and Welcome
Prof. H.J. Lamb, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, NL

08:30 - 09:30

Session 1: Cardiovascular Imaging (CVI) in the Emergency Department (ED)

Cardiac CT in Acute Chest Pain
Prof. R.P.J. Budde, MD, PhD, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, NL
CMR in Acute Chest Pain and MINOCA
Prof. T. Leiner, MD, PhD,Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA
RS Myocarditis
V. Brown, MD, Curaçao Medical Center, Willemstad, CW
09:30 - 10:00

Coffee Break

10:00 - 11:00

Session 2:  CT & CMR Basics

Clinical Indications for Cardiovascular Imaging
Prof. T. Leiner, MD, PhD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA
Basic Principles of Cardiovascular CT
Prof. R.P.J. Budde, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, NL
Basic Principles of Cardiovascular MRI
Prof. H.J. Lamb, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, NL
11:00 - 12:00

Session 3: What's new in Cardiac CT and Hybrid Imaging

Dual-Energy and Photon Counting CT
Prof. R.P.J. Budde, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, NL
SPECT, PET and Hybrid Imaging
H.J. Verberne, MD, PhD, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, NL
What do I need - Local Perspective
P. Haarbrink, MD, Curaçao Medical Center, Willemstad, CW
12:00 - 13:00

Lunch Break

13:00 - 14:00

Session 4: Heart-Lung interaction

Heart Failure
J.J. Molina, MD, Curaçao Medical Center, Willemstad, CW
Pulmonary Embolectomy
A. Guerrero, MD, Fundación Cardioinfantil/La Cardio, Bogota, CO
Cor Pulmonale & Pulmonary Embolism
K. de Boer, MD, 
Fundashon Mariadal, Kralendijk, BQ
14:00 - 15:00

Session 5: Machine learning in Cardiovascular (CV) imaging

Basic Principles of Machine Learning
Prof. H.J. Lamb, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, NL
Cardiovascular Applications of Machine Learning
Prof. T. Leiner, MD, PhD,Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA
AI for Cardiac Ultrasound
Y.M. Hummel, PhD, Us2.ai, Groningen, NL
15:00 - 15:15

Meet the Expert

18:30 - 20:30

Session 6: Imaging & General Practitioners (GPs)

ECG Indication and Interpretation for GPs
J.E. Lindeboom, MD, Curaçao Medical Center, Willemstad, CW
Indications for Thoracic Imaging by GPs
S. Luna,
MD, Fundación Cardioinfantil/La Cardio, Bogota, CO
Indications for Cardiac Imaging by GPs
C. Ortiz, 
MD, Fundación Cardioinfantil/La Cardio, Bogota, CO
Coronary Perfusion Tests / Shockwave
R. Dennert, MD, Dr. Horacio Oduber Hospital, Oranjestad, AW
TAVI
J.M. Navarro, MD, Curaçao Medical Center, Willemstad, CW
Racial Cardiology
A.F. Liqui Lung, MD, Curaçao Medical Center, Willemstad, CW

12 April 2024

08:30 - 09:30

Session 7: Imaging of myocardial ischaemia

Stress PET/SPECT
H.J. Verberne, MD, PhD, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, NL
Stresss CT
Prof. R.P.J. Budde, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, NL
Stress CMR
J. Habets, MD, PhD, Medical Center Haaglanden, The Hague, NL
09:30 - 10:00

Coffee Break

10:00 - 11:00

Session 8: Nuclear & Ultrasound Basics

Clinical indications for Nuclear Imaging & Ultrasound
V. Marin,  
MD, Fundación Cardioinfantil/La Cardio, Bogota, CO
Basic Principles of Cardiovascular Nuclear Imaging
H.J. Verberne, MD, PhD, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, NL
Basic Principles of Cardiovascular Ultrasound
S. Luna, MD, Fundación Cardioinfantil/La Cardio, Bogota, CO
11:00 - 12:00

Session 9:  Inflammation

CMR in Inflammatory Diseases
J. Habets, MD, PhD, Medical Center Haaglanden, The Hague, NL
Ultrasound in Endocarditis
D.E. Garnica, 
MD, Fundación Cardioinfantil/La Cardio, Bogota, CO
PET/CT Infection Inflammation
H.J. Verberne, MD, PhD, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, NL
12:00 - 13:00

Lunch Break

13:00 - 14:00

Session 10: Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathies

Athletes Heart versus Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
O. Perez, 
MD, Fundación Cardioinfantil/La Cardio, Bogota, CO
Minimal Invasive Mitral Valve Repair
L. Lipsic, MD, PhD, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, NL
Dilated and Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathies
D.E. Garnica, 
MD, Fundación Cardioinfantil/La Cardio, Bogota, CO
14:00 - 15:00

Session 11: Advanced CMR

Parametric CMR mapping
J. Habets, MD, PhD, Medical Center Haaglanden, The Hague, NL
Ultra-Fast CMR: High-Density Coil, AI Reconstruction & 3D
Prof. H.J. Lamb, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, NL
Screening Lung Cancer
T. Groenestege, 
MD, Curaçao Medical Center, Willemstad, CW
15:00 - 15:15

Meet the Expert

13 April 2024

08:15 - 08:30

Walk in

08:30 - 09:30

Session 12: Obesity & Diabetes mellitus 2

Obesity and the Cardiovascular System
Y. Gerstenbluth, MD, PhD, Curaçao Biomedical & Health Research Institute, Willemstad, CW
Obesity in the Caribbean
Y. Gerstenbluth, MD, PhD, Curaçao Biomedical & Health Research Institute, Willemstad, CW
Liver-Heart Interaction
Prof. H.J. Lamb, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, NL
09:30 - 10:00

Coffee Break

10:00 - 11:00

Session 13: CMR Safety Basics

CMR Safety and Devices
J. Habets, MD, PhD, Medical Center Haaglanden, The Hague, NL
Contrast agents in CMR & CTA
Prof. T. Leiner, MD, PhD,Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA
Extracardiac Findings in Cardiac Imaging
J. Habets, MD, PhD, Medical Center Haaglanden, The Hague, NL
11:00 - 12:00

Session 14: The Role of Cardiac Imaging in Valvular Heart Disease

The Minimally Invasive Landscape in 2023
J.D. Maldonado, MD, Colsanitas, Bogota, CO
The Role of Echocardiography
J.D. Maldonado, MD, Colsanitas, Bogota, CO
The Role of CT and CMR
Prof. R.P.J. Budde, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, NL
12:00 - 13:00

Lunch Break

13:00 - 14:00

Session 15: Cardiovascular Sequelae of COVID-19 Infection

Lessons learned on Curaçao
Y. Gerstenbluth, MD, PhD, Curaçao Biomedical & Health Research Institute, Willemstad, CW
Lessons learned in The Netherlands
Prof. T. Leiner, MD, PhD,Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA
COVID-19 Complications: Myocarditis, Thrombosis, Post-Vaccination
J. Torres, MD, Curaçao Medical Center, Willemstad, CW
14:00 - 15:00

Session 16: Clinical Cases

Nuclear Cardiology Cases
H.J. Verberne, MD, PhD, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, NL
Amyloidosis Cardiomyopathy
Prof. P..v.d. Meer, MD, PhD, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, NL

Ablation in the Future on Curaçao? The Argentinian Experience
F. Di Tomasso, MD, Hospital B. Ravidavia, Buenos Aires, AR

15:00 - 15:15

Closing of the meeting
Prof. H.J. Lamb, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, NL

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