Invited Lectures Preliminary: Cardiac Anaesthesia Panel Cognitive outcome and CABG surgery: a case of the Emperor’s new clothes? Diederik van Dijk, The Netherlands Can Computerised perioperative data be used to improve outcome from cardiac surgery? David Reich, USA Congenital Panel Renal failure after neonatal heart surgery; prevention and management Mirela Bojan, France GUCH (Grown-ups with congenital heart disease) Marc Gewillig, Belgium Cardio Pulmonary Bypass Panel Improving outcome from CPB Matthias Heringlake, Germany Guidelines and cardiopulmonary bypass Luc Puis, Belgium Anaesthesia and cardiopulmonary bypass David Smith, UK Echo Panel TOE imaging of the right heart with congenital heart disease Dominique Bettex, Switzerland Anatomy of the right heart Karen McCarthy, UK Echocardiographic imaging of right heart function Patrick Wouters, Belgium ICU Panel Future pro- and anti-coagulants David Royston, UK Blood transfusion and heart surgery Gavin Murphy, UK Vasopressin in the ICU; friend or foe Pascal Colson, France Plenary TOE: Past, present and future Steven Konstadt, USA Coronary stent thrombosis in the peri-operative period: prevention and treatment David Newby, UK TOE for all Jack Shanewise, USA The operation was a success but the patient died; what is a meaningful outcome? Paul Myles, Australia Thoracic Panel The UK pneumonectomy outcome study Fang Gao Smith, UK How to avoid pneumonectomy: Role of bronchial and vascular sleeve resection Erino Rendina, Italy Anaesthesia for anterior mediastinal masses Paul Myles, Australia Vascular Panel General versus regional anaesthesia for carotid endarterectomy Andy Bodeham, UK Pre-operative risk assessment: biomarkers versus exercise testing Miodrag Filipovic, Switzerland

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