Irish Aortic Dissection Symposium – 2nd Sep 2022
The Aortic Dissection Charitable Trust and Artivion have the pleasure of inviting you to this aortic dissection education meeting.
Date: Friday 2nd September 2022
Location: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
A free, CPD accredited event.
It is aimed at Emergency Physicians, Cardiothoracic Surgeons and Cardiologists exploring aortic dissection diagnosis and subsequent surgical treatment options.
This is through a mixture of lectures, simulation, the patient perspective, wetlands and expert panel discussion.
The symposium is a full-day event.
8:45-9:00 – Welcome
Mr Saleem Jahangeer – Consultant Cardiac and Aortic Surgeon – St James’s Hospital, Dublin
Mr Adam Daly – Advanced Aortic and Endovascular Fellow – Cleveland Clinic
Session 1:
9:00-9:20 – A Vision for National Aortic Dissection Pathways
Prof Lars Nolke – Clinical Director CVRRE Directorate, Cardiothoracic and Transplant Surgeon – Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin
9:20-9:40 – The personal Impact of Aortic Dissection
Mrs Catherine Fowler – BCAh – Trustee The Aortic Dissection Charitable Trust
9:40-10:00 – Pathophysiology of Acute Dissection and How this affects presentation
Mr Graham Cooper – Consultant Cardiac Surgeon – Trustee The Aortic Dissection Charitable Trust
10:00-10:20 – Comprehensive state-of-the-art imaging of Aortic Dissection
Prof James Meaney – Consultant Radiologist and Clinical Professor – St James’s Hospital, Dublin
10:20-10:30 – Session Discussion Followed by Coffee
Session 2:
10:45-11:05 – Keynote Lecture: ‘Acute type A in the era of hybrid grafts’
Prof Aung Oo – Consultant Cardiac and Aortic Surgeon, Clinical Lead for Aortovascular Surgery – St Bartholomew’s Hospital London
11:05-11:23 – Current Status of Endovascular Management of Aortic Dissection
Mr Prakash Madhavan – Consultant Vascular Surgeon – St James’s Hospital, Dublin
11:25-11:45 – Training in dissection and aortic surgery in Ireland
Mr Vincent Young – Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Clinical Direct SACC Directorate – St James’s Hospital Dublin
11:45-12:30 – High Fidelity Simulation in Acute Aortic Dissection
Dr Victoria Meighan – Consultant in Emergency Medicine – Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin
Dr John Cronin – Consultant in Emergency Medicine – St Vincent’s University Hospital Dublin
Dr Cathal de Buitleir – Specialist Registrar in Emergency Medicine
12:30-12:45 – Session Discussion Followed by Lunch
Afternoon Session – 13:30 – Aortic Surgery Wetlab
(28 participants 7 per group and rotate)
Introduction, AorticRoot, FET, Ascending/Hemiarch and AMDS
POCUS and CT Workshop
Dr Victoria Meighan (organisers) – Consultant in EM – Tallaght University Hospital
Dr Cian McDermott – Consultant in EM – Mater Hospital
Dr Rachel Gilmore – Consultant in EM – Connolly Hospital
Dr Emer Kidney – Consultant in EM – Tallaght University Hospital
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