Dear Colleague,                          

                                                                                        

Welcome to the Pediatric and Adult Interventional Cardiac Symposium 2012 – PICS~AICS 2012 that will be held at the Marriott Chicago Downtown Hotel, from April 15-18th, 2012.

 

PICS~AICS 2011 was huge success and the feedback we have received has been phenomenal from every aspect.  Last years’ course live cases were excellent in quality! The operators have done a great job discussing their cases and conducting the intervention.

 

To improve on our meeting and to keep PICS/AICS to be the best course for congenital and structural cardiac interventions, we have put a phenomenal program for you. Next course will be totally different in format than years before!

 

PICS~AICS has become the standard-bearer for live case demonstrations, beamed from multiple international venues with experienced operators that will demonstrate the latest in medical device technology using approved and investigational devices/valves/stents etc.  The live cases will be transmitted live via satellite from Italy, Israel, Copenhagen, Chicago, Columbus, Seattle, Montreal, Denver and Toronto! The live cases will be continuously transmitted from 8:00 AM-1:00 PM! Then, from 1 PM onward there will be multiple breakout sessions to meet everyone’s educational goals.

 

On Sunday April 15, 2012, there will be industry sponsored workshops from 8:00 AM-1:00 PM, followed by Hands On Workshops, where the attendees will have the chance to practice and discuss certain procedures with the PICS~AICS prestigious faculty.
 
On Monday, April 16, 2012, there will be a breakout session on Imaging in Congenital and Structural Cardiovascular Interventional Therapies (ICSCIT) directed by Dr. Girish Shirali. Other breakout sessions during the meeting include: a few sessions dedicated to the field of interventional therapies for structural heart disease (aortic valve, mitral valve, LAA, and the atrial septum); breakout session for nurses and technologists; breakout sessions on various congenital cardiac defects in neonates, children and adults and many more! We have at least 13 breakout sessions and 10 hot debates and few round table discussions….so, this meeting is truly promised to be a landmark in the history of meetings.

 

In addition, there will be Oral Abstract Sessions on Sunday afternoon and the best three will be presented during the meeting for selection of the winner.  Poster Abstracts will be displayed throughout the meeting.
Finally, “My Nightmare Case In The Cath Lab” will also take place and again the audience will choose the winner. 

 

We feel confident that you will be more than pleased with the program and the time you spend in the beautiful city of Chicago will be a memorable one.
 
For registration and abstract submission (deadline is December 1st, 2011), please visit the website at: www.picsymposium.com

 

Sincerely,

 

Course Directors
Ziyad M. Hijazi, MD                    

John P. Cheatham, MD  

Carlos Pedra, MD

Thomas K. Jones, MD