Timetable & learning outcomes

This summer school offers a unique opportunity for participants to attend to intensive practical classes about the technological aspects of CHD transcatheter interventions, from innovative concepts to clinical practice, including all aspects of device development. Participants will learn in a variety of ways thanks to a combination of theoretical lectures and practical sessions, covering the following topics:

› Day 1: Basic principles

› Day 2: Imaging guidance in cathlab

› Day 3: Startups day

The summer school's programme for the 2024 edition is still under construction. Please find below the 2023 programme as a matter of example.

Programme for the 2023 edition

Please note: the schedule is presented in Central European Summer Time (CEST).

Wednesday June 14th	Thursday June 15th	Friday June 16th
08.45 - 09.00 Welcome and introduction Jean-Benoît Thambo	09.00 - 09.30 From the prototype to the cathlab: history of the Optimus stent development Andreas Kohl	09.00 - 09.45 How to protect your research/apply for a patent? Marc Chevalier
09.00 - 10.00 Anatomy - live demonstration of normal and congenital heart specimens Lucile Houyel	09.30 - 10.15 Biomaterials and biomechanics: features of stents used in CHD Silvia Farè	09.45 - 10.30 Start-up presentation Cardiawave: non-invasive ultrasound treatment of aortic stenosis Mathieu Pernot
10.00 - 10.45 Cardiac physiology and remodeling: from basic principles to circadapt software applications Mark Friedberg	10.15 - 10.45 Coffee break	10.30 - 11.00 Coffee break
10.45 - 11.15 Coffee break	10.45 - 11.15 Overview of avaible stents for CHD patients Guiti Malekzadeh-Milani	11.00 - 11.45 Start-up presentation Fine-heart : Flowmaker device for advanced heart failure Stephane Garrigue
11.15 - 12.00 Introduction to cardiac catheterisation basics  Rajiv R. Chaturvedi	11.15 -11.45 Non invasive assessment of vascular perfusion using ultra-fast echo imaging Olivier Villemain
12.00 - 12.30 Imaging techniques involved in transcatheter procedures Xavier Iriart	11.45 - 12.00 Discussion	11.45 - 12.00 Discussion
12.30 - 14.00 Lunch	12.30 - 13.30 Lunch	12.00 - 14.00 Lunch
14.00 - 15.00 Overview of transcatheter interventions in CHD Rajiv Chaturvedi, Zakaria Jalal	13.30 - 14.00 Step by step stent implantation in basic lesions Barry Love	14.00 - 15.00 Workshop with start-up developed devices Stephane Garrigue
15.00 - 15.15 Coffee break
15.15 - 15.55 Conference discussion: how to deal with recent concerns on devices approval processes (MDR, FDA, etc.) Gianfranco Butera, Stephane Garrigue, Andreas Kohl, Allen Tower Jr.	14.00 - 14.30 Step by step stent implantation in complex lesions Younes Boudjemline
15.55 - 16.15 Discussion, perspectives	14.30 - 15.00 From the prototype to the cathlab: history of the CP stent development Allen Tower Jr.	15.00 Summer school closure
	15.00 - 15.15 Coffee break
	15.15 Visit of the Liryc Institue Facilities and official summer school dinner

A certificate of participation indicating the number of training hours completed will be awarded to students at the end of course.
Participants may count these hours towards their supplementary doctoral training programmes.