16 January 2025

08:15 - 08:30

Official Opening and Welcome
 

08:30 - 09:30

Session 1: CT & CMR Basics
Chair: 
Prof. B.K. Velthuis, MD, PhD

2023 ESC Guidelines on Cardiomyopathies
Prof. R. Nijveldt, MD,PhD, RadboudUMC, Nijmegen, NL
Basic Principles of Cardiovascular CT
Prof. R.P.J. Budde, MD, PhD, ErasmusMC, Rotterdam, NL
Basic Principles of Cardiovascular MRI
Prof. H.J. Lamb, MD, PhD, LUMC, Leiden, NL
09:30 - 10:00

Coffee Break

10:00 - 11:00

Session 2:  Cardiovascual Imaging (CVI) in (Sub)Acute Settings
Chair: J.W.C. Gratama, MD, PhD

Aortic Dissection
Prof. R.P.J. Budde, MD, PhD, ErasmusMC, Rotterdam, NL
Value of CMR in OHCA
Prof. B.K. Velthuis, MD, PhD, UMCU, Utrecht, NL
Myocarditis
J. Forero, MD,
 
Fundación Cardioinfantil/La Cardio, Bogota, CO

 

11:00 - 12:00

Session 3: Valvular Disease
Chair: D.E. Garnica, MD

Ultrasound
J.F. Vasquez,
 
Fundación Cardioinfantil/La Cardio, Bogota, CO
CT & MRI
Prof. R. Nijveldt, MD,PhD, RadboudUMC, Nijmegen, NL
What do I need - Local Perspective
N. Fernandes, MD, CMC, Willemstad, CW
12:00 - 13:30

Lunch Break

13:30 - 14:30

Session 4: Intervention
Chair: O.A. Witte, MD

2024 ESC Guidelines Chronic Coronary Syndromes
E. Lipsic, MD, PhD, UMCG, Groningen, NL
Self- and Remote- Monitoring of Atrial Fibrillation
Y. Blaauw, MD, PhD, UMCG, Groningen, NL
IVUS and OCT
J. Torres, MD and J.M. Navarro, CMC, Willemstad, CW
14:30 - 15:30

Session 5: Cases
Chair: A.F. Liqui Lung, MD

CT
N. Fernandes, MD, CMC, CW and I. Thakoer, AZP, Paramaribo, SR 
MRI
Prof. B.K. Velthuis, MD, PhD, UMCU, Utrecht, NL
Ultrasound
Prof. R. Nijveldt, MD,PhD, RadboudUMC, Nijmegen, NL
15:30 - 15:45

Meet the Expert

18:30 - 20:30

Session 6: Imaging & General Practitioners (GPs) and Nurses
Chair: O.A. Witte, MD

Hypertension & LVH
Prof. R. Nijveldt, MD, PhD, RadboudMC, Nijmegen, NL
ECG Indications and Interpretation for GPs
E.Simon, MD, HaGa Hospital, The Hague, NL
3D - plus Center
C. Guerrero, MD, 
Fundación Cardioinfantil/La Cardio, Bogota, CO
Pulmonary Embolectomy
A. Guerrero, MD, 
Fundación Cardioinfantil/La Cardio, Bogota, CO
TAVI
J. Torres, MD, CMC, Willemstad, CW
CMK Syndrome: Are we done with Racial Cardiology?
A.F. Liqui Lung, CMC, Willemstad, CW

17 January 2025

08:30 - 09:30

Session 7: Basic Principels of Cardiac Ultrasound & Nuclear Medicine
Chair: Prof. R. Nijveldt, MD, PhD

Basic Principles of Cardiovascular Ultrasound
J.F. Vasquez,
 
Fundación Cardioinfantil/La Cardio, Bogota, CO
Clinical Indications for Cardiac Ultrasound
J.J. Molina, MD, CMC, Willemstad, CW
Basic Principles of Cardiovascular Nuclear Imaging
H.J. Verberne, MD, PhD, AmsterdamUMC, Amsterdam, NL
09:30 - 10:00

Coffee Break

10:00 - 11:00

Session 8: Imaging of Myocardial Ischaemia
Chair: H.J. Lamb, MD, PhD

PET/SPECT
H.J. Verberne, MD, PhD, AmsterdamUMC, Amsterdam, NL
FFRct
Prof. R.P.J. Budde, MD, PhD, ErasmusMC, Rotterdam, NL
CMR
E. Simon, MD, HAGA, The Hague, NL
11:00 - 12:00

Session 9:  Inflammation
Chair: N. Fernandes, MD

Cardiac Sarcoidosis and Other Inflammatory Disease
Prof. B.K. Velthuis, MD, PhD, UMCU, Utrecht, NL
Ultrasound in Endocarditis
D.E. Garnica, MD, 
Fundación Cardioinfantil/La Cardio, Bogota, CO
PET/CT Infection and Inflammation
H.J. Verberne, MD, PhD, AmsterdamUMC, Amsterdam, NL
12:00 - 13:30

Lunch Break

13:30 - 14:30

Session 10: Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathies
Chair: A.F. Liqui Lung, MD

Athletes Heart versus Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Prof. B.K. Velthuis, MD, PhD, UMCU, Utrecht, NL
Amyloidosis
Prof. H.J. Lamb, MD, PhD, LUMC, Leiden, NL
Dilated and Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathies
D.E. Garnica, MD, 
Fundación Cardioinfantil/La Cardio, Bogota, CO
14:30 - 15:30

Session 11: Cases
Chair: J.F. Vasquez, MD

Nuclear
H.J. Verberne, MD, PhD, AmsterdamUMC, Amsterdam, NL
Ultrasound - Congenital Heart Disease
C. Guerrero, MD, 
Fundación Cardioinfantil/La Cardio, Bogota, CO
Cardiac Fibroma in an Infant - Cardiovascular Surgery
A. Guerrero, MD 
Fundación Cardioinfantil/La Cardio, Bogota, CO
15:30 - 15:45

Meet the Expert

18 January 2025

08:30 - 09:30

Session 12: CMR Safety Basic
Chair: 
Prof. B.K. Velthuis, MD, PhD

CMR Safety and Devices
Prof. H.J. Lamb, MD, PhD, LUMC, Leiden, NL
Contrast Agents in CMR & CTA
Prof. T. Leiner, MD, PhD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA
Extracardiac Findings in Cardiac Imaging
J. Forero, MD,
 
Fundación Cardioinfantil/La Cardio, Bogota, CO
09:30 - 10:00

Coffee Break

10:00 - 11:00

Session 13: Obesity & Diabetis mellitus Type 2
Chair: A.F. Liqui Lung, MD

Diabesity Imaging
Prof. H.J. Lamb, MD, PhD, LUMC, Leiden, NL
Obesity in the Caribbean
Y. Gerstenbluth, Curaçao Biomedical & Health Research Institute, Willemstad, CW
Obesity and Hypertension
Y. Gerstenbluth, Curaçao Biomedical & Health Research Institute, Willemstad, CW
11:00 - 12:00

Session 14: Treatment of Obesity and Diabetis mellitus Type 2 in the Caribbean
Chair: O.A. Witte, MD

Gastric Bypass
P. Cabrera, MD, 
Fundación Cardioinfantil/La Cardio, Bogota, CO
Heart Rehabilitation
J. Hol, CW
Medical Treatment by the Cardiologist
A.F. Liqui Lung, MD, CMC, Willemstad, CW
12:00 - 13:30

Lunch Break

13:30 - 14:30

Session 15: Interventions
Chair: H.J. Verberne, MD, PhD

Device Program on Curaçao
O.A. Witte, MD, CMC, Willemstad, CW
Renal Denervations: Suitable for Curaçao?
E. Lipsic, MD, UMCG, Groningen, NL
Pulsed Field Ablations of Atrial Fibrillation
Y. Blaauw, MD, UMCG, Groningen
14:30 - 15:30

Session 16: Cases
Chair: J.W.C. Gratama, MD, PhD

Chronic Total Occlusion Interventions
E. Lipsic, MD, UMCG, Groningen, NL
Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia: The Role of Pre-Procedural Imaging
Y. Blaauw, MD, UMCG, Groningen, NL
PCI and TAVI
J. Torres, MD and J.M. Navarro, CMC, Willemstad, CW
15:30 - 15:45

Closure of the meeting

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