14 January 2027

08:15 - 08:30

Official Opening and Welcome
 

08:30 - 09:40

Session 1: Optimizing Cardiac Imaging on Mid-Range Scanners 
 

Patient Preparation Cardiac CT
T. Adams, MD, Fundashion Mariadal, Kralendijk. BW
Scan Settings and Protocols for CT
Prof. R.P.J. Budde, MD, PhD, ErasmusMC, Rotterdam, NL
Scan Settings and Protocols for MRI
Q.Kolff, MD, Dr. H.E. Oduber Hospital, Oranjestad, AW

Panel Discussion

09:40 - 10:10

Coffee Break

10:10 - 11:10

Session 2: Imaging Aortic Disease
 

Ultrasound Imaging of Aortic Disease
T. Martha, CMC, Willemstad, CW
From Millimeters to Management: Evaluating the Thoracic Aorta
J.L. Stöger, MD, PhD, UMCU, Utrecht, NL
CT in Acute Aortic Disease

Prof. R.P.J. Budde, MD, PhD, ErasmusMC, Rotterdam, NL

11:10 - 12:10

Session 3: Heart Failure 
 

New Heart Failure Guidelines
A. Mosterd, MD, PhD, Meander MC, Amersfoort, NL
Echocardiography in Heart Failure
J. Molina Monsalve, MD, CMC, Willemstad, CW
MRI in Heart Failure
Prof. R. Nijveldt, MD, PhD, UMCU, Utrecht, NL
12:10 - 13:30

Lunch Break

13:30 - 14:50

Session 4: First-Line Cardiovascular Patient Care in the Caribbean
 

Cardiovascular Risk Management:
Update Guideline Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
 
J. C.J. van Leeuwen, MD, CMC, Willemstad, CW
Management of the Chronic Cardiovascular Patient
New Cardiac Rehabilitation Guidelines In and Outside the Caribbean

J. Hol, Rafana Exercise  Therapy, Willemstad, CW
Appropriate Care in the Caribbean
 
15:00 - 15:30

Cardiac CT Cases

 

15 January 2027

08:30 - 09:40

Session 5: How I Read and Report
 

Cardiovascular Ultrasound
J. Molina Monsalve, MD, CMC, Willemstad, CW
Coronary CT
Prof. R.P.J. Budde, MD, PhD, ErasmusMC, Rotterdam, NL
Cardiac MRI for Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Prof. R. Nijveldt, MD, PhD, UMCU, Utrecht, NL
Cardiac MRI for Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Prof. B.K. Velthuis, MD, PhD, UMCU, Utrecht, NL
Panel Discussion

09:40 - 10:10

Coffee Break

10:10 - 11:10

Session 6: Imaging Pediatric and Adult Patients with Congenital Cardiovascular Disease
 

Cardiovascular Ultrasound
S.M. Lo-A-Njoe, MD, CMC, Willemstad, CW
CT (Including Necessity Sedation / Anesthesia)
Prof. R.P.J. Budde, MD, PhD, ErasmusMC, Rotterdam, NL
MR (Including Necessity Sedation / Anesthesia /
Free-Breathing Techniques/Cases)

C.E. Guerrero, MD, Fundación Cardioinfantil/La Cardio, Bogota, CO

 
11:10 - 12:10

Session 7: Transcutaneous Non-Coronary Cardiac Interventions
 

Atrial Fibrillation Progression: Contemporary Assesment and
Early Intervention

L.C. Saenz, MD, Fundación Cardioinfantil/La Cardio, Bogota, CO
Cardioneuroablation for Refractory Syncope: Indications,
Technique, and Results

L.C. Saenz, MD, Fundación Cardioinfantil/La Cardio, Bogota, CO
Contemporary Transcatheter Mitral Interventions:
TEER and Valve-in-Valve Therapy

J.H. Del Portillo, MD, Fundación Cardioinfantil/La Cardio, Bogota, CO

Percutaneous Interatrial Septal Repair:
Current Applications and Emerging Techniques
J.H. Del Portillo, MD, Fundación Cardioinfantil/La Cardio, Bogota, CO

12:10 - 13:30

Lunch Break

13:30 - 14:50

Session 8: Caribbean Patients Who Need Cardiovascular Surgery in Colombia
 

Logistics on Patients Needing to go to Colombia: Air Ambulance
A. Haile, SVB, Willemstad, CW
Pre-surgery Management from Caribbean to Colombia
Aortic and Mitral Valve Surgery in Colombia- Bogotá 
J. Camacho, MD, Fundación Cardioinfantil/La Cardio, Bogota, CO
Myocardial Revascularization and the Center of Excellence in LaCardio
J. Camacho, MD, Fundación Cardioinfantil/La Cardio, Bogota, CO

15:00 - 15:30

Cases
Prof. B.K. Velthuis, MD, PhD, UMCU, Utrecht, NL

16 January 2027

08:30 - 09:40

Session 9:  Interventional Procedures (in the Caribbean)
 

Echocardiographic Guided Interventions
F. Di Tommaso, MD, Hospital Rivadavia, Buenos Aires, AR
Coronary Interventions
R. Dennert, MD, Dr. H.E. Oduber Hospital, Oranjestad, AW
Revascularization Strategies after STEMI

Prof. R. Nijveldt, MD, PhD, UMCU, Utrecht, NL
TAVI
J.M. Navarro, CMC, Willemstad, CW

Panel Discussion

09:40 - 10:10

Coffee Break

10:10 - 11:10

Session 10: AI in Cardiovascular Disease
 

AI Basic Technologies
Prof. H.J. Lamb, MD, PhD, LUMC, Leiden, NL
AI in Cardiovascular Imaging
M. Guglielmo, MD, PhD, UMCU, Utrecht, NL
AI for Spectral CT
Prof. H.J. Lamb, MD, PhD, LUMC, Leiden, NL
11:10 - 12:10

Session 11: Systemic Aspects of Cardiovascular Disease
 

Role of Cardiac Imaging in Rheumatic Heart Disease
Prof. R. Nijveldt, MD, PhD, UMCU, Utrecht, NL
Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardiac Amyloidosis
Prof. H.J. Lamb, MD, PhD, LUMC, Leiden, NL
Cardiotoxic Effects of Cancer Treatment
Prof. B.K. Velthuis, MD, PhD, UMCU, Utrecht, NL

12:10 - 13:30

Lunch Break

13:30 - 14:50

Session 12: Effect of Climate Change on (Cardiovascular) Health
 

Climate Change from the Meteorologists’ View
A.A.E. Martis, PhD, Meteorological Department Curaçao, CW
Epidemiology and the Exposome of Cardiovascular Disease
Prof. A.J. Duits, MD, PhD, CMC, WIllemstad, CW
Managing Climate Change for the Ageing Caribbean Patient

S. Waterloo, MD, Dr. H.E. Oduber Hospital, Oranjestad, AW
How do Radiology Departments Reduce Their Environmental Footprint?
N. Fernandes,  MD, CMC, Willemstad, CW
14:50 - 15:00

Closure of the meeting
 

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