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	Wednesday, Dec. 3rd
		19:00 - 21:00 Get together at the Pub NEW ORLEANS, Bad Oeynhausen
	Thursday, Dec. 4th
		08:45 - 09:00 Welcome Address 09:00 - 11:00 Session I End-Stage Heart Failure: Basic Research, Epidemiology, Management Moderators: Paul Mohacis (Bern, Switzerland) Marvin Slepian (Tucson, USA) 20 min. Epidemiological Trends in Endstage Heart Failure Paul Mohacis (Bern, Switzerland) 20 min. Update on Guidelines in Therapy for Chronic Heart Failure and Lessons from Registries Marvin Slepian (Tucson, USA) 20 min. Novel Biomarkers - What do they offer? Norbert Frey (Kiel, Germany) 20 min. Clinical Assessment of Advenced Heart Failure Patients Katherine Lietz (New York City, USA) 20 min. Cardio Resynchronization Therapy: The Evidence and Controversies John Boehmer (Hershey, USA) 20 min. Panel Discussion 11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break 11:30 - 13:00 Session II End-Stage Heart Failure: The Biological Solution Moderators: Emma Birks (Harefield, UK) Hendrik Milting (Bad Oeynhausen, Germany) 20 min. Embryonic Stem Cells Juergen Hescheler (Cologne, Germany) 20 min. Update on Myocardial Recovery Jaap Lahpor (Utrecht, The Netherlands) 20 min. Clinical Experiences from the Utrecht Group Steven Chamuleau (Utrecht, The Netherlands) 20 min. Clenbuterol: the other Experience Emma Birks (Harefield, UK) 20 min. Cardiac MicroRNAs as New Therapeutic Targets Stefan Engelhardt (Munich, Germany) 20 min. Panel Discussion 13:30 - 14:30 Lunch Break 14:30 - 16:00 Session III Surgical Aspects in End-Stage Heart Failure Moderators: Jan Gummert (Jena, Germany) Gilles Dreyfus (Harefield, UK) 15 min. Mitral Valve Procedures: Open Reconstruction Gilles Dreyfus (Harefield, UK) 15 min. Minimal Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery Jan Gummert (Jena, Germany) 20 min. Surgical Treatment of the End-Stage Ischemic Failing Ventricle: LV Repair or Heart Transplantation Vincent Dor (Monte Carlo, Monaco) 20 min. Myocardial Revascularization Georg Kleikamp (Bad Oeynhausen, Germany) 20 min. Panel Discussion 16:00 - 16:30 Coffee Break 16:30 - 18:00 Session IV Databases and Trials Moderators: James Long (Oklahoma City, USA) Georg Wieselthaler (Vienna, Austria) 20 min. INTERMACS Robert Kormos (Pittsburgh, USA) 20 min. EUROVAD Registry Georg Wieselthaler (Vienna, USA) 50 min. Panel Session Design for Future Device Trials Moderator: James Long (Oklahoma City, USA) Mario Deng (New York City, USA) Daniel Duveau (Nantes, France) Roland Hetzer (Berlin, Germany) Robert Kormos (Pittsburgh, USA) Jaap Lahpor (Utrecht, The Netherlands) Katherine Lietz (New York City, USA)
	Friday, Dec. 5th
		08:30 - 10:30 Session V Pediatric Circulatory Support Moderators: Roland Hetzer (Berlin, Germany) Brian Duncan (Cleveland, USA) 15 min. Engineering Challenges Johannes Mueller (Berlin, Germany) 15 min. NIH Program Update Brian Duncan (Cleveland, USA) 15 min. US Experience with the Berlin Heart Robert Jaquiss (Little Rock, USA) 15 min. Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin and Freiburg Experience Brigitte Stiller (Freiburg, Germany) 15 min. Bad Oeynhausen Experience in Pediatric Support Eugene Sandica (Bad Oeynhausen, Germany) 15 min. Initial Experience with Pediatric Levitronix-Centrimag Boulos Asfour (St. Augustin, Germany) 20 min. Panel Discussion 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break 11:00 - 13:00 Session VI Technical Aspects Moderators: Alain Pavie (Paris, France) Reiner Koerfer (Bad Oeynhausen, Germany) 10 min. Minimally Invasive Approach Bart Meyns (Leuven, Belgium) Cardiac Transplantation Following TAH Implantation - 10 min. Short-Term Experiences Jack Copeland (Tuscon, USA) - Long-Term Experiences 10 min. Daniel Duveau (Nantes, France) 10 min. Latif Arusoglu (Bad Oeynhausen, Germany) 20 min. Device Explantation after Recovery Roland Hetzer (Berlin, Germany) 20 min. Pump Replacement James Long (Oklahoma City, USA) 10 min. Positioning of the Inflow Cannula Michiel Morshuis (Bad Oeynhausen, Germany) 20 min. Panel Discussion 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch Break 14:00 - 15:30 Session VII Therapeutic Options Following Short-Term Support Moderators: Jaap Lahpor (Utrecht, The Netherlands) Pascal Leprince (Paris, France) 20 min. US Experience Edward Stephensen (Hershey, USA) 20 min. Bad Oeynhausen Experience Aly El Banayosy (Hershey, USA) Moderator: Jaap Lahpor (Utrecht, The Netherlands) 50 min. Panel session with following topics: 1. Bridge to Bridge / Long-Term Support and Device Selection 2. Weaning Criteria and Procedures 3. LV Unloading Related Issues 4. Patient Device Matching (Short-Term Device) 5. Cardiac Transplantation Following Short-Term Support? Aly El Banayosy (Hershey, USA) Marcus Ferrari (Jena, Germany) Thomas Krabatsch (Berlin, Germany) Pascal Leprince (Paris, France) Michiel Morshuis (Bad Oeynhausen, Germany) Steven Tsui (Cambridge, UK) 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break 16:00 - 17:30 Session VIII Device Update Session I Moderators: Michiel Morshuis (Bad Oeynhausen, Germany) Ulrich Steinseifer (Aachen, Germany) CircuLite Oliver Marseille (Aachen, Germany) Abiomed Daniel Raess (Danvers, USA) Levacor N.N. CardioWest Rich Smith (Tucson, USA) Centrimag / Levitronix Boulos Asfour (St. Augustin, Germany) ACcor Thomas Finocchiaro (Aachen, Germany) BOCAD Sebastian Schulte-Eistrup (Bad Oeynhausen, Germany) BiVACOR Daniel Timms (Brisbane, Australia) Panel Discussion 19:00 Gala Dinner GOP
	Saturday, Dec. 6th
		08:30 - 10:00 Session IX Clinical Cases and OOH Management Moderators: Aly El Banayosy (Hershey, USA) Daniel Duveau (Nantes, France) 10 min. Case ONE Sebastian Schulte-Eistrup (Bad Oeynhausen, Germany) 10 min. Case TWO Pascal Leprince (Paris, France) 10 min. Case THREE Sandra Bommeli (Lausanne, Switzerland) 20 min. Introduction into Legal Aspects of OOH Care Erwin Deutsch (Goettingen, Germany) Moderator: Robert Kormos (Pittsburgh, USA) 40 min. Panel Session: - Legal Issues - Care Givers Issues - Financial Issues - Psychological Aspects - Long-Term Follow-Up from Cardiologists and Surgical Point of View John Boehmer (Hershey, USA) Dawn Christiansen (Pine Grove, USA) Erwin Deutsch (Goettingen, Germany) Paul Mohacsi (Bern, Switzerland) Karl Nelson (Oklahoma City, USA) Daniela Roefe (Bad Oeynhausen, Germany) 10:00 - 10:30 Coffee Break 10:30 - 12:30 Session X Device Update Session II Moderators: Sebastian Schulte-Eistrup (Bad Oeynhausen, Germany) Bart Meyns (Leuven, Belgium) HeartWare N.N. INCOR Rene Tandler (Erlangen, Germany) DuraHeart Michiel Morshuis (Bad Oeynhausen, Germany) VentrAssist Gero Tenderich (Bad Oeynhausen, Germany) HeartMate II Pascal Leprince (Paris, France) DeBakey N.N. Organ Care Systems Gero Tenderich (Bad Oeynhausen, Germany) Panel Discussion 12:30 Adjourn Alain Pavie and Reiner Koerfer Lunch Break

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