Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm and Dissections: Post operative management

EACTS is pleased to announce this exclusive webinar series tailored for nurses and allied health professionals in the field of cardiothoracic surgery. This series is designed to empower and educate healthcare professionals with the latest advancements, best practices, and innovative techniques in cardiothoracic care.

10 Apr 2025
Online

Event Information

Date/Duration

10 April 2025
18:00 – 20:00 Central European Summer Time (2 hour)
Course Director

R van Valen, Rotterdam
Allied Health Professionals Committee Chair

C Ruiz Segria, Middlesborough
Course Format

Virtual meeting
Interactive discussion
Case scenarios
Target Audience

Nurse and Allied Health Professionals
Course Fee

Members: Free
Non-Members: €35

EACTS Academy terms and conditions.

course registration

Course Overview

The new concept of Aorta as an organ and the strong views of early detection to reduce acute aortic dissection is clearly seen in most recent data worldwide. The launch of 2024 EACTS Guidelines for Diagnosing and treating acute and Chronic syndromes of the aortic organ has provide clinicians with the tools to deal with these complex patients.

Interestingly, EACTS guidelines also highly the importance of specialised teams and Aortic centres. Aortic patients will require of a full team of experts including Cardiac and Vascular surgeons, Cardiologist, Imaging, Aortic nurse specialist, Genetics, Psycologist, Rehabilitation and Primary Care practitioners.

We will discuss the impact of new EACTS guidelines on Aortic surgery, challenges to set up Aortic teams, importance of surveillance, genetics and life style changes.

Detailed programme to follow shortly