Rheumatic Heart Disease

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Rheumatic Heart Disease

17 April 2021 @ 9:00 am - 11:30 am EDT

Free

Program in Collaboration with the African Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery

Co-Chairs

Frank Edwin, Accra, Ghana
Darshan Reddy, Durban, South Africa
Zohair Al Halees, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Definition, Epidemiology, and Global Perspective of Rheumatic Heart Disease

Liesl Zuhlke
Cape Town, South Africa

Anatomical and Pathophysiological Changes in Rheumatic Heart Disease

Fidelia Bode-Thomas
Jos, Nigeria

Clinical Recognition, Assessment and Indications for surgery

Krishna Kumar
Kochi, India

Early Screening and Impact of Access to Surgery on Outcomes of Children with Rheumatic Heart Disease

Andrea Beaton
Cincinnati, USA

Keynote: Pathogenesis and Mitral Valve Repair Techniques

Robin Kinsley
Durban, South Africa

Introduced by
Frank Edwin
Accra, Ghana

Novel Strategies for Complex Repair of the Rheumatic Mitral Valve

Vinay Badhwar
Morgantown, USA

Approach to Aortic Valve Repair in Rheumatic Heart Disease

Marcelo Jatene
Sao Paulo, Brazil

Long-term Outcomes of Repair for Rheumatic Valve Disease

Kirsten Finucane
Auckland, New Zealand

Case presentations

Drissi Boumzebra
Marrakech, Morocco

Discussion

Darshan Reddy
Durban, South Africa

Speakers

Liesl Zuhlke

Liesl Zuhlke
Cape Town, South Africa

Fidelia Bode-Thomas

Fidelia Bode-Thomas
Jos, Nigeria

Krishna Kumar

Krishna Kumar
Kochi, India

Andrea Beaton

Andrea Beaton
Cincinnati, USA

Darshan Reddy

Darshan Reddy
Durban, South Africa

Robin Kinsley

Robin Kinsley
Durban, South Africa

Vinay Badhwar

Vinay Badhwar
Morgantown, USA

Marcelo Jatene

Marcelo Jatene
Sao Paulo, Brazil

Kirsten Finucane

Kirsten Finucane
Auckland, New Zealand

Drissi Boumzebra

Drissi Boumzebra
Marrakech, Morocco

CME Credits

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the University of Alabama School of Medicine (UASOM) and the World University for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery. The UASOM is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Alabama School of Medicine designates this Regularly Scheduled Series for a maximum of 2.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

UAB is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institute.

Details

Date:
17 April 2021
Time:
9:00 am - 11:30 am EDT
Cost:
Free
Event Category:
Website:
https://zoom.wupchs.education/rhd-global-perspectives

Venue

Tjark Ebels

Organizer

Frank Edwin

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Rheumatic Heart Disease
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