Registration & Fees All participants who wish to attend the Scientific Sessions, Accompanying Persons’ programme and Social Events are required to register for the meeting. Registration in advance of the course is preferred and will help avoid delays during the meeting itself. Registration Fees* Early Until 18th April EACTA Member € 525.00 EACTA Non-Member € 625.00 Accompanying Person € 75.00 Trainee, Nurses & Perfusionists € 300.00 EACTA Officers € 300.00 Thoracic workshop € 30.00 General 19th April - 20th May EACTA Member € 625.00 EACTA Non-Member € 725.00 Accompanying Person € 85.00 Trainee, Nurses & Perfusionists € 350.00 EACTA Officers € 300.00 Thoracic workshop € 30.00 Late From 21th May EACTA Member € 650.00 EACTA Non-Member € 750.00 Accompanying Person € 100.00 Trainee, Nurses & Perfusionists € 400.00 EACTA Officers € 300.00 Thoracic workshop € 30.00 *All registration fees include a EUR 75 contribution from the EACTA Educational Fund. The Registration Fee for EACTA Members, Non-Members, Trainees, Nurses, Perfusionists, EACTA Officers includes: Participation in the Scientific Programme Entrance to the Exhibition Meeting Materials including Delegate Bag Lunch on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and Daily Coffee Breaks Ticket to the Opening Ceremony Ticket to the Welcome Reception The Registration Fee for Accompanying Persons includes: Ticket to the Opening Ceremony. City tour of Edinburgh - Thursday 10th June Ticket to the Welcome Reception To Register: To register for EACTA 2010, please click on the grey box below. This will take you to the online registration screen. Please follow the instructions on each page carefully. Upon completion of the registration, you will receive an automatic email which contains a summary of your registration. Please keep this safe as this includes your access key. You will need this access key to re-access your registration and make changes to your details. If you have any queries relating to your registration, or if you encounter any difficulties, please contact the Congress Secretariat on eacta2010@mci-group.com To re-access and edit your registration details To access your registration and make changes, please enter your access key (found in your confirmation email) in the box below and click on the grey box. If you have forgotten your access key, please email the Congress Secretariat on eacta2010@mci-group.com and your access key will be emailed to you. When you have entered your access key, you will be taken to the edit page. Please follow the instructions carefully. When you have made any changes to your details, you will receive an email confirmation summarising your new registration. If you have any queries relating to your registration, or if you encounter any difficulties, please contact the Congress Secretariat on eacta2010@mci-group.com Please Enter your Access Key: Registration Terms and Conditions: All cancellations must be sent in writing and addressed to EACTA 2010 c/o MCI Group to eacta2010@mci-group.com Cancellation to registration received up to and including the 18th of April 2010 will be subject to a 10% cancellation fee on registration. Cancellations received from 19th of April 2010 until 20th of May 2010 will be subject to a 50% cancellation fee on registration.. No refunds will be given after the 20th of May 2010 for registration. Transfer of registration fee to another delegate is accepted until the 20th of May. Please inform the Conference Secretariat of changes as soon as possible. By registering for EACTA 2010, delegates give permission for their contact details to be used for official purposes and to be included in the list of participants. The organisers reserve the right to alter any of the arrangements for this conference, including cancellation of the event should unforeseen circumstances require such action. The organisers accept no responsibility for resulting costs and inconvenience to delegates who are advised to have their own travel insurance in place. Please note, all refunds due will be processed post conference. Accepted Online Payment Methods: Visa & MasterCard only For information on how to pay by Bank Transfer please email eacta2010@mci-group.com PLEASE NOTE: Payment for Registration, Social tickets, Accompanying persons, accommodation and Tours is deducted through this secure online booking form. Please note: The currency exchange rate to be applied in the case of payments and refunds will be based on the available exchange rate at the time of the transaction. The Congress Secretariat is not responsible for any changes in exchange rates which may cause any differences or any other additional fees levied by your bank or card processor. Important note: MCI Dublin is not responsible for and will be exempt from all liability in respect of any loss, damage, injury, accident, delay or inconvenience to any person, his or her luggage for any reason whatsoever on any tourist services provided. Personal travel and health insurance is recommended.

MCI Travel Grant

To help doctors, from less strong economic countries, to participate in future EACTA meetings MCI and the Directory Board has decided to offer of to 10 Travel grants.

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Chairman EACTA 2010
Peter Alston
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• Cognitive outcome and CABG surgery: a case of the Emperor’s new clothes?
• Can Computerised perioperative data be used to improve outcome from cardiac surgery?
• Renal failure after neonatal heart surgery; prevention and management
• GUCH (Grown-ups with congenital heart disease)
• Improving outcome from CPB
• Guidelines and cardiopulmonary bypass
• Anaesthesia and cardiopulmonary bypass
• TOE imaging of the right heart with congenital heart disease
• Anatomy of the right heart
• Echocardiographic imaging of right heart function
• Future pro- and anti-coagulants
• Blood transfusion and heart surgery
• Vasopressin in the ICU; friend or foe
• Coronary stent thrombosis in the peri-operative period: prevention and treatment
• TOE for all
• The operation was a success but the patient died; what is a meaningful outcome?
• The UK pneumonectomy outcome study
• How to avoid pneumonectomy: Role of bronchial and vascular sleeve resection
• Anaesthesia for anterior mediastinal masses
• General versus regional anaesthesia for carotid endarterectomy
• Pre-operative risk assessment: biomarkers versus exercise testing