Interdisciplinary Aortic Dissection Symposium 2025

1.The meeting was relevant to my educational needs
2.The meeting was well structured
3.The speakers communicated effectively
4.The information was well presented
5.The meeting avoided all undue bias
6.There was sufficient time available for discussion
7.The meeting will influence my practice
8.The meeting provided good networking opportunities
9.Please help us understand why you selected any of the answers above
10.We would be grateful to receive your views on the individual sessions at the meeting which are listed below
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The new British Heart Foundation strategy and opportunities for clinical research: Bryan Williams
Aortic dissection in England: Data from the National Consultant Information Programme: Arun Pherwani
How is the Getting it Right First Time (GIRFT) national programme helping with aortic dissection?: Rachel Bell
Personalised medicine applied to aortic dissection care: Now and the future: Tara Mastracci
Evolution of endovascular technologies in my region for treating aortic dissection: Stephen Cheng
Maximising multidisciplinary team strategies for effective aortic dissection management and enhanced long-term outcomes: Rana Afifi
Case presentation: Ben Patterson
Case presentation: Panos Gkoutzios
Left subclavian branch devices and false lumen occluder. Latest evidence for their use in aortic dissection: Tilo Kolbel
Septotomy: Case selection for optimal results. How I do it, evidence gaps and areas of unmet need: Gustavo Oderich
Technologies for Aortic Dissection: Round Table Discussion
Gore Guest Lecture: Tara Mastracci
Case Presentation: Gustavo Oderich
Preventing and managing spinal cord ischaemia after interventions for aortic dissection: Barend Mees
How to reduce the need for reintervention in chronic aortic dissection: Stephen Haulon
Debate: Endovascular rather than open surgical treatment of post type A dissection chronic aortic arch aneurysms is now standard of care
The role of endovascular intervention for aortic dissection in patients with connective tissue disease: Kevin Mani
Cook Medical Guest Lecture: Tilo Kolbel
Case Presentation: Pete Holt
Emergent intervention for complicated dissection: How to make the right diagnosis and optimal use of available technologies: Germano Melissano
Use of the Frozen elephant trunk in aortic dissection: An expert update: Konstantinos Tsagakis
IMPROVE-AD: Update, a critique of factors that impact recruitment and the optimal timing for treatment: Firas Mussa
SUNDAY: Update, the realities of intervening on uncomplicated patients with challenging anatomies: Jacob Budtz-Lilly
EARNEST: Update, challenges in setting up the study and recruiting in the UK, and how might we interpret our results together: Colin Bicknell
11.As a result of attending this course, I have improved my knowledge of:
The latest evidence pertaining to treatment of acute and chronic dissection
The nuances of optimal patient selection
Choosing the various endovascular techniques for treating chronic type B dissection
The latest evidence for combining open (frozen elephant trunk) and endovascular approaches
The results of highly anticipated research into treatment of aortic dissection
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