Program

Earn CME Credits | Free Registration:

- An application has been made to the Lebanese Order of Physicians to grant CME credits.

Friday March 22, 2024 at the Sofitel Beirut - Le Gabriel Hotel

19:30 - 20:30

Non-CME Satellite Symposium sponsored by Pharmaline:
Heart Failure: Focus on HFpEF
Presented by
Richard Zalloum, MD - Division of Cardiology, LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine

Moderated by
Georges Ghanem, MD, FESC, FACC - Head Division of Cardiology, LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine

20:30

Dinner

Saturday March 23, 2024 at the LAU Medical Center-Rizk Hospital

8:00 - 8:30	On-site registration & coffee break
8:30 - 8:40	Welcome and Opening Remarks
	1- TAVI Session: Moderators Chairpersons: Ziad Ghazzal, MD & Antoine Sarkis, MD Panel: Wassim Chatila, MD; Sarkis Ejbeh, MD; Fady Khoury, MD & Fadi Sawaya, MD
8:40 - 9:10	Lecture 1: TAVI: Kaleidoscope of Cases & Devices. Interactive Panel Discussion Presented by Georges Ghanem, MD, FESC, FACC - Head Division of Cardiology, LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
9:10- 9:30	Lecture 2: Key Elements to Decide Between BEV vs SEV: Is there any Evidence? Presented by Fadi Sawaya MD, FACC - Director Structural Heart Program, American University of Beirut Medical Center
9:30- 9:45	Lecture 3: TAVI in Moderate Aortic Stenosis: A Game Changer Presented by Georges Ghanem, MD, FESC, FACC - Head Division of Cardiology, LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
9:45- 10:00	Q&A
10:00 - 10:15	Coffee Break
	2- Advanced Interventions in Safe Environment Session: Moderators Chairpersons: Samir Alam, MD & Walid Tarcha, MD Panel: Fady Abou Jaoude, MD; Mohamad Dbouk, MD; Robert Fakhoury, MD & Bernard Harbiye, MD
10:15 - 10:30	*Lecture 4:* Mitraclip 5 years Follow-up: Confirming Coapt or shifting to Mitra FR Trend Presented by Ziyad Ghazzal, MD - Division of Cardiology and Founding Director of the Moufid Farra Heart, Vascular and Kidney Outpatient Center, American University of Beirut Medical Center
10:30 - 10:40	*Lecture 5: MITRA-FR vs. COAPT What we Know Now: A case Presentation* Presented by Richard Zalloum, MD - Division of Cardiology, LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
10:40 - 10:55	*Lecture 6:* *TS LHC Technique: From Basic to Structural Heart Diseases Interventions* Presented by Georges Ghanem, MD, FESC, FACC - Head Division of Cardiology, LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
10:55 - 11:15	*Lecture 7:* *Invasive Cardiac Electrophysiology Interventions in the Hybrid OR* Presented by Johny Abboud, MD - Division of Cardiology, LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
11:15 - 11:35	*Lecture 8:* *Modern PCI in Complex Anatomy/CHIP* Presented by Charbel Naim, MD - Division of Cardiology, LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
11:35 - 12:00	Q&A
12:00 - 12:30	Opening Ceremony Welcome Address: Georges Ghanem, MD, FESC, FACC - Head Division of Cardiology, LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine Sola Aoun Bahous, MD, PhD, MHPE - Dean of the LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine Michel E. Mawad, MD - President of the Lebanese American University Youssef Bakhash, MD - President of the Lebanese Order of Physicians His Excellency Firass Abiad, MD, MBA - Minister of Public Health
12:30 - 13:00	*Non-CME Satellite Symposiums sponsored by Philips: 1- The Hybrid Operating Room: A Nicety or Necessity* Presented by Samer Koussayer, MD, FACS, RVT, FUHM - Consultant & Program Director of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Fellowship at King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center 2- Revolutionizing Healthcare: Exploring the Advancements of Hybrid OR lab Technology, Best of Both Worlds Presented by Sriram Iyer - Business Manager, Image Guided Therapy at Philips Healthcare in the Middle East Turkey & Africa
13:00 - 14:00	Lunch
	Vascular Chapter: 1- Hybrid OR is the Main Arena for Endovascular Procedures Moderators: Chairman: Fadi Hayek, MD & Samer Koussayer, MD Panel: Michel El Feghaly, MD; Fady Haddad, MD & Jamal Hobballah, MD
14:00 - 14:20	*Lecture 9: Hybrid Repair for Aorto Ilio Femoral Occlusive Disease* Presented by Fadi Hayek, MD - Head Division of Vascular Surgery, LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
14:20 - 14:40	*Lecture 10: Management of Acute Type B Aortic Dissection* Presented by Fady Haddad, MD, FACS - Head Division of Vascular Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center
14:40 - 15:00	*Lecture 11: Using CO2 for EVAR, Renal Artery Stenting, Is It Worthwhile?* Presented by Fadi Hayek, MD - Head Division of Vascular Surgery, LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
15:00-15:20	*Lecture 12: How to deal with EVAR when it Goes Wrong?* Presented by Michel El Feghaly, MD - Head Division of Vascular Surgery at Saint George University Medical Center
15:20- 15:30	*Lecture 13: Bypass in the Leg after Failed Endorepair: Where do we stand after up to 10 years of follow-up and what was the amputation rate after, is it worthwhile?* Presented by Julien Sfeir, MD - Division of Vascular Surgery, LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
15:30 - 16:00	Coffee break
	2- Challenging, Cases in Endo/Open Repair in Vascular Surgery: Moderators: Chairman: Jamal Hoballah, MD & Samer Koussayer, MD Panel: Michel El Feghaly, MD; Ali Fawzi, MD; Fadi Hayek, MD & Julien Sfeir, MD
16:00- 16:20	*Lecture 14: Ruptured AAA in a high-risk patient with complex anatomy for EVAR* Presented by Jamal Hoballah, MD, MBA, FACS - Chair Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center
16:20- 16:40	*Lecture 15: AAA with Hostile Neck* Presented by Julien Sfeir, MD - Division of Vascular Surgery, LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
16:40-16:50	*Lecture 16: Aneurysmal Femoro-popliteal Venous Bypass* Presented by Fadi Hayek, MD - Head Division of Vascular Surgery, LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
16:50-17:00	*Lecture 17: Best Practices and Case Presentations in ESAR. A Single Center Experience* Presented by Michel El Feghaly, MD - Head Division of Vascular Surgery at Saint George University Medical Center
17:00- 17:10	Closing Remarks Georges Ghanem, MD, FESC, FACC - Head Division of Cardiology, LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine Fadi Hayek, MD - Head Division of Vascular Surgery, LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
17:54	Iftar Refreshments

For more inquiries, please contact:

Lama Naim
Senior Program Officer
Office of Faculty Affairs & Development
LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
Email: cmeoffice@lau.edu.lb
Phone: + 961 1 200800, Extension: 5830