Satellite Symposia
The following organizations have arranged breakfast, lunch, or dinner symposia for delegates of the World Congress. Most of these symposia require advanced RSVP, and we anticipate that many will sell out. Be sure to RSVP early to reserve your spot!
While these symposia are arranged in conjunction with the WCPCCS, they are not part of the World Congress. They are neither sponsored nor endorsed by the organizers of the WCPCCS.
Monday, August 28
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Dinner Symposia
Breaking Boundaries: Single Ventricle Care Over the Lifespan — Children’s Hospital Colorado’s Approach
06:30-07:45 | Room 144ABC
Not Providing CE/CME
Single ventricle palliation is a marathon, from before birth through adulthood, with different challenges arising throughout a patient’s life. Surgical palliation and medical management are the primary considerations, but there are countless nuances to providing the best care and outcomes for each patient and their family. Caring for these patients at Children’s Hospital Colorado requires a unique, thoughtful and innovative approach, that includes considerations for added challenges, such as the impact of altitude (both in Colorado and for those who must undergo altitude changes to receive medical care), and the diversity of care across rural and urban locations within our eight-state catchment area. We’ve designed this course to share our experience and multidisciplinary approach to caring for these patients across the lifespan and look forward to hearing others’ perspective and variations in programmatic approaches.
Heart Surgery in Tiny Babies: A Comprehensive and Multidisciplinary Approach
06:30-07:45 | Room 143ABC
Providing CE/CME
While attending the 8th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, you will have the exclusive opportunity to attend a Breakfast Symposium presented by Dr. Charles D. Fraser, Jr. from Dell Children’s Medical Center in Austin, TX. Safe and effective cardiac surgery on the extremely low birth weight infant requires a multidisciplinary approach from early in the planning process through long term follow up. We will share some of the lessons we have learned about risk mitigation and outcome optimization over the last decade.
Harmony™ TPV: Expanding Treatment Options for Pulmonary Regurgitation
12:30-13:30 | Room 149AB
Not Providing CE/CME
RSVP Not Required - Seating on a First Come, First Serve Basis
The goal of this program is to drive awareness of the Harmony TPV as a new treatment option for patients with pulmonary regurgitation. We will be looking at the patient population and defining the clinical problem in patients with congenital heart disease, reviewing Harmony TPV and its clinical data, and a panel discussion on the impact of Harmony and building out a practice.
Pioneering Care for Heterotaxy Syndrome
19:00-21:00 | Room 151AB
Not Providing CE/CME
Dynamic leaders from Boston Children’s discuss pioneering care for heterotaxy syndrome, including comprehensive multidisciplinary assessment, cutting-edge diagnostics, advanced surgical techniques, and contemporary post-operative management. An open conversation with “Legends of Heterotaxy Care” concludes this wonderful session.
Aortic Stenosis from Fetus to Adult
19:00-21:00 | Room 152AB
Providing CE/CME
An educational symposium reviewing the diagnosis and management challenges of congenital aortic valve stenosis across the age spectrum.
Frontiers in Pediatric & Congenital Cardiovascular Disease: 2023 and Beyond!
19:00-21:00 | Room 144ABC
Not Providing CE/CME
Come and explore key topics that are at the forefront of innovation in our field of pediatric & congenital cardiovascular disease. For each topic, we will address two questions: Where have we achieved progress? Where are the frontiers for future attention?
New Approaches to Old Problems
19:00-21:00 | Room 147AB
Providing CE/CME
Join us to hear more about the latest developments in pediatric cardiology at Children’s Mercy Kansas City. This must-attend event will include experts sharing examples of what they've learned using new advancements in AI, genetics, personalized medication plans and 3D. Dinner, drinks and CME provided
New Discoveries and Strategies for every stage of Life in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
19:00-21:00 | Room 145AB
Providing CE/CME
Join the Herma Heart Institute at Children’s Wisconsin for an exclusive dinner symposium on New Discoveries and Strategies for Every Stage of Life in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. Topics covered include social determinants of health, predictive outcomes and precision medicine.
Changing the Future … Precision Medicine at the Labatt Family Heart Centre
19:00-21:00 | Room 150AB
Not Providing CE/CME
It is our pleasure to invite SickKids alumni and colleagues from other centres to join us for a chance to exchange ideas about Precision Cardiac Medicine. SickKids researchers will present some of their ideas about opportunities to provide a more individualized approach to patient care. Join us to catch up with old friends and make some new acquaintances over a drink and snack.
Celebrating 30 Years of the Cone Procedure
19:00-21:00 | Shaw/LeDriot Park Ballroom
Providing CE/CME
Join experts from the UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh’s Heart Institute at the 8th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery as they commemorate the 30th year of the cone procedure. In 1993, José Pedro da Silva, MD, created the cone technique to repair Ebstein’s anomaly, a rare congenital heart disease. Now, the cone technique is considered the worldwide standard of treatment for Ebstein’s anomaly. Since 1993, Dr. da Silva, alongside Luciana da Fonseca da Silva, MD, have performed more than 360 cone procedures on patients of all ages and achieve excellent outcomes. They travel around the world to perform this procedure and share their knowledge and expertise with other physicians.
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome in Fetal Life and Early Childhood
19:00-21:00 | Room 143ABC
Providing CE/CME
UVA Children’s Hospital Heart Center offers the most comprehensive congenital heart center in Virginia. Join us for a special dinner symposium: The UVA experience with Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) in fetal and infant life or in early life.
Tuesday, August 29
Breakfast Symposia
Lunch Symposia
Breakfast with Norton Children’s: Exploring Innovative Strategies to Address Challenging Problems in CHD Patients
06:30-07:45 | 147AB
Providing CE/CME
During this program speakers will discuss innovative strategies for the management of complex challenges in patients with congenital heart disease. Additionally, innovative approaches to care for complex congenital heart patients will be highlighted. Participants can expect to hear real life experiences from clinicians who care for these patients.
Improving Growth and Reducing NEC Risk in Infants with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
12:30-13:30 | 149AB
Not Providing CE/CME
As they explore emerging data and new evidence that supports improved outcomes of term infants, to be held in conjunction with 8th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery.
Advanced Multimodality Interventional Guidance of Pulmonic Congenital Heart Disease
12:30-13:30 | Mariott Marquis Salon 1 & 2
Not Providing CE/CME
State-of-the-art advances in imaging technology facilitate the optimization of patient outcomes by improving operator understanding of anatomy and physiology during all stages of transcatheter interventions. In this session, we will discuss the use of rotational angiography to enable pulmonary artery interventions in a single plane lab, and 4D intracardiac echocardiography to facilitate transcatheter right ventricular outflow tract rehabilitation. The session will focus on case studies to demonstrate how the respective imaging modalities impact patient care.
Dinner Symposia
Implementing Partial Heart Transplantation at Your Institution
06:30-07:45 | 144ABC
Not Providing CE/CME
This exciting breakfast symposium will provide a critical update on partial heart transplantation. The session will review the history of living root replacement, the early preclinical and clinical experience and discuss an evolving allocation mechanism for placement of living roots. This program will be a must-see for those interested in adding this game-changing innovation to their clinical program.
Regionalization: Challenges and Opportunities
06:30-07:45 | 150AB
Providing CE/CME
Join us for a free breakfast symposium focusing on the current state of regionalization of congenital heart care in the United States. Experts from institutions using different models of regionalization will present their examples to the audience, along with a robust discussion of the science and outcomes of these efforts. We are pleased to welcome expert speakers including current and past STS and CHSS presidents, as well as surgical and cardiology leadership from each presenting site. Only 200 spots available - click on the link to view the agenda and speakers, and register now to save your spot!
Anticipating the Unanticipated in the CICU
Transforming Siloed Data into Actionable Insights in the Cardiac ICU
12:30-13:30 | Mariott Marquis Salons 8 & 9
Not Providing CE/CME
Join us for a symposium on the modernization of data utilization in the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit as we explore the application of Quantum Analytics for predictive analytics, data synthesis, and artificial intelligence. Discover how to unlock the power of data and turn it into valuable insights that can revolutionize patient care. Our expert speakers will share their experiences and strategies for breaking down data silos, enabling you to anticipate the unanticipated in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit. Using the novel, customizable Quantum Analytics platform, we will explore real-time data manipulation and create critical care warning scores, and medical complication monitoring using human critical thinking amplified by advanced computer/machine monitoring.
Innovating When the Stakes are High
19:00-21:00 | 151AB
Not Providing CE/CME
Join us for an unparalleled keynote address from Nicole Malachowski, the first female Thunderbird pilot. Plus, highly anticipated panel discussions on the topics of Trailblazing Women in Pediatric Cardiology and The Future of Pediatric Cardiology.
"We All Want Progress, But We Are Resistant To Change" Challenging Current Dogma - Hot Topics
19:00-21:00 | 147AB
Not Providing CE/CME
Join us for an evening breaking the dogmas that prevent us to progress to a new era of care. Our panel of experts will debate the place of neonatal Norwood, identify the best Fontan procedures, the best imaging and how to best preserve the brain of our patients.
Contemporary Questions in Congenital Heart Disease
19:00-21:00 | 145ABC
Not Providing CE/CME
While attending the 8th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, we invite you to join our world-renowned Heart Institute team as we discuss the latest advances for children and adults with congenital and acquired heart disease.
The Ventricular Switch Procedure: Whom, How and When
19:00-21:00 | 152AB
Not Providing CE/CME
Despite advancements in the management of single ventricle after the Fontan operation, there is still a proportion of patients who suffer adversely from the chronic venous congestion. Some of these single ventricle patients possess fully developed ventricles, but they were routed into a single ventricle track because of the inability to route the left ventricle to the aorta and were called "unseptatable hearts". In this session we will propose "the ventricular switch procedure" where a series of surgical procedures can be done in order to adopt the right ventricle to become the systemic ventricle and the left ventricle becomes the subpulmonary ventricle. The concept will allow a biventricular circulation and lower systemic venous pressure that will prevent chronic venous hypertension and Fontan pathophysiology. We know the adoption of the right ventricle as a systemic ventricle would be of good function for 30 to 40 years before it fails, and even in the occasion of systemic right ventricular failure, the failure would be only limited to heart failure without end organ compromise such as lung, gut, and kidneys. The presentations in this session will allow full understanding of the anatomical substrate, the surgical intervention, and the postoperative care of such complex patients.
The "Borderline" Left Ventricle: Understanding the Path of Least Resistance
19:00-21:00 | 150AB
Providing CE/CME
The “Borderline Left Ventricle” represents a continuum of anatomic and physiologic variations with surgical strategies that may not be completely apparent. Numerous diagnostic algorithms have been developed to improve overall long term outcomes. The symposium, “The Borderline Left Ventricle”: the path of least resistance, will present a compressive review from embryogenesis to long term outcomes from surgical correction. Audience will acquire a clearer understanding of this controversial topic. In addition, this will be a great opportunity to meet key clinical and administrative members from the Pediatric Heart Center.
Innovation in Cardiovascular Disease: Focus on the Pulmonary Vasculature
19:00-21:00 | 144ABC
Not Providing CE/CME
Novel biomarkers, artificial intelligence, and virtual reality are changing the way we approach the pulmonary vasculature. This insightful symposium will provide you with the latest tools for your surgical/interventional planning for pulmonary atresia and pulmonary arterial hypertension. Case-based discussions will illustrate how you can apply these tools to your institution or practice.
The Modern Approach to Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)
19:00-21:00 | 143ABC
Providing CE/CME
Registration Closed
Join us for a discussion of the latest advanced in the management of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) as well as the presentation of a Lifetime Achievement Award to Guillermo O. Kreutzer (Billy Kreutzer), MD.
Wednsday, August 30
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Inaugural Dr. Abraham M. Rudolph Symposium: Perinatal Cardiovascular Physiology Transforming Care
06:30-07:45 | 143ABC
Providing CE/CME
To honor Dr. Abraham M. Rudolph and his contributions to the field of congenital heart disease, the UCSF Pediatric Heart Center presents a seminar highlighting the continuum of care from prenatal detection to advancements in neonatal cardiac and neurodevelopmental care.
Calcium in the Arteries: Unlocking a Rare Cause of Pediatric Cardiovascular Morbidity
12:45-13:45 | 149AB
Providing CE/CME
Generalized Arterial Calcification of Infancy (GACI) is a rare, genetic disease characterized by extensive arterial and periarticular calcifications, arterial stenosis, and calcification in other body areas, such as joints and organs. Cause of death is frequently myocardial infarction or stroke. Newborns may exhibit hypertension, heart failure, cardiomyopathy, and kidney disease. Many patients who survive GACI go on to develop a rare form of rickets known as ARHR2, usually associated with the ENPP1 gene, resulting in bone and joint pain, bone deformities, dental problems, calcification of ligaments, and short stature. Join us for a 1-hour CME luncheon as our two GACI experts address our learning objectives by discussing general risks associated with cardiovascular calcification, review different types of hereditary cardiovascular calcification diseases in children, describe the pathophysiology of GACI causing cardiovascular complications, explain diverse heterogeneous clinical presentations leading to a prognosis of GACI, and outline the role of the cardiologist in the diagnosis and management of GACI.
Building a Cardiac Neurodevelopment Program from a Desire to Give Back. An Evening with Atrium Health Levine Children’s and Greg & Kara Olsen
19:00-21:00 | 147AB
Not Providing CE/CME
Join us to learn about the cardiac neurodevelopmental program at Atrium Health Levine Children’s Congenital Heart Center with Amy Svenson, MD. She will be joined by Greg and Kara Olsen, as they share their personal experience with congenital heart disease, how it inspired their vision and how their foundation’s partnership with a leading children’s health care system brought these ideas to life.
Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension, What's New in 2023
19:00-21:00 | 145AB
Not Providing CE/CME
Registration Closed. Unfortunately, this event has reached capacity and is unable to accept additional registrations. Additional on-site registration may be available by visiting our booth #906.
Columbia University’s Pulmonary Hypertension Comprehensive Care Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital is one of the largest in the world. Established over 25 years ago, the Center is committed to care of both children and adults with pulmonary hypertension. Learn about the latest cutting-edge approaches for children with pulmonary hypertension from our team of experts at Columbia University.
Innovation in Pediatric Care
19:00-21:00 | 144ABC
Providing CE/CME
Join us for a CME accredited dinner symposium presented by Nemours Children's Health to be held in conjunction with 8th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery. This symposium will highlight an interdisciplinary approach to pediatric cardiac care including interventional radiology, as well as behavioral health.