You will be joined by:
Professor Athanasios Giannoukas, Professor in Vascular Surgery, Vascular Surgery Department, University Hospital of Larissa, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
Christos Klonaris, Professor of Vascular Surgery, 2nd Department of Vascular Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laiko Hospital, Athens, Greece
Miltiadis Matsagkas, Professor of Vascular Surgery, Vascular Surgery Department, University Hospital of Larissa, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
Athanasios Katsargyris, Associate Professor of Vascular Surgery, Vascular Surgery Department, University Hospital of Larissa, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
George Pitoulias, Professor of Vascular Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, 2nd Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, “G. Gennimatas” General Hospital of Thessaloniki, School of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
George Kouvelos, Associate Professor of Vascular Surgery, Vascular Surgery Department, University Hospital of Larissa, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
Konstantinos Spanos, Associate Professor of Vascular Surgery, Vascular Surgery Department, University Hospital of Larissa, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
Zoran Rancic, Professor of Vascular Surgery, Clinic for Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Objective: The most important steps for endovascular treatment of aorto-iliac aneurysmal disease are the sizing and planning of the procedure as well the knowledge of current devices in order to achieve the best clinical outcome. Most importantly the participant will learn how to size and plan EVAR cases, both simple and challenging ones. The participants will have hands-on practice in sizing and planning of many cases, with the use of a software platform and hands-on practise on simulators and various devices. The participants will have the opportunity to acquire knowledge on planning and sizing and grafts selection as well as training on endografts deployment in various AAA’s morphology.
Target audience: Young vascular surgeons and senior residents interested in endovascular treatment of aorto-iliac aneurismal disease. Prior experience in EVAR is expected.
Accreditation: CME and Medtech accreditation is being sought for this event.
Registration and Cancellation policy: € 900 for ESVS members and €1200 for non-members. The fee/registration includes lunch and a networking dinner. The fee/registration does not include flights, transport to and from airport, accommodation and additional meals. For registration and logistics information please contact the ESVS office: info@esvs.org. Questions regarding course content, qualifications etc. can be addressed to Konstantinos Spanos spanos.kon@gmail.com. Please note that the course is dependent on final registration numbers. The final decision of whether the course will be conducted is announced on the website no later than one calendar month before the course starts. Travel and accommodation must therefore not be booked until this message is given – ESVS is not financially responsible if the event has to be cancelled due to low numbers, in this timeframe. For cancellations received by participants more than 30 days before the event, a refund will be given less an administration fee of 10 EUR. For cancellations received less than 30 days before the event, no refund is possible.
Participants are advised that photographs and video recordings may be taken during the course. By participating in the course and entering in the venue, you consent to the publication, release, exhibition and reproduction of such materials to be used for the ESVS website, ESVS communications and on ESVS social media. If you don’t want to appear in communications, please make the organisers aware.
Venue:Â Anatomy Department, Faculty of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Suggested nearby accommodation:
Hotel Stratos Vassilikos. 114 Michalakopoulou str., 115 27 Athens
Hotel Golden Age. 57 Michalakopoulou str., 115 28 Athens
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