Friday, 27 June 2025
9:00 - 11:00 am
Pulmonary Hypertension
Chair: Shahrokh Taghavi , Christian Gerges, Ursula Jantsch-Watzinger
- Pathophysiology of PAH
Christian Gerges - BPA in the treatment of CTEPH
Irene Lang - PEA – innovations in multidisciplinary treatment
Bernhard Moser - Intraoperative anaesthesiological management of PAH patients
Edda Tschernko - Bridging and transplantation for PAH
Alberto Benazzo - Fostering European collaboration in Pulmonary Hypertension
Pisana Ferrari - Patient Journey and the Alliance for Pulmonary Hypertension
Alena Adarbehova
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11.00 – 11.30 am
Coffee break
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11.30 am – 12.30 pm
Airway
Chair: Thomas Schweiger, Doris-Maria Denk-Linnert, Paulo Cardoso
- Airway stenosis
Clemens Aigner - Tracheobronchomalacia and EDAC
Thomas Schweiger - Long term ventilation and tracheostomy management
Paulo Cardoso
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12.30 – 1.30 pm
Lunch break
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1.30 – 2.10 pm
Perioperative Management
Chair: Stefan Schaller, Helmut Hager, Alexis Slama
- Rapid extubation in the OR
Julien Fessler - Hybrid ICU management in PAH patients
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2.10 – 4.15 pm
Innovative and experimental approaches
Chair: Clemens Aigner, Thomas Weckerle, Alberto Benazzo
- Genetic modification of donor lungs
Shaf Keshaviee - Novel approaches in DCD organ donation
Laurens Ceulemans - Future of personalized medicine in lung transplantation
Peter Jaksch - Xenotransplantation
Robert Montgomery
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4.15 pm
Farewell