24th – 26th of April 2016

Nowgen, Manchester, UK

This course aims at delivering up-to-date knowledge on cardiogenetic to cardiologists, genetic counselors, clinical and molecular geneticists in training or certified.

It creates the best opportunity for interaction and discussion with experts from all over Europe. The faculty combines experts from many fields of cardiogenetics known for their didactic skills. Participants are encouraged to present a clinical or genetic case in a Poster format for on-site discussion. Prizes will be awarded for best presentations.

Directors of the course: Bill Newman (United Kingdom) and Bart Loeys (Belgium)

Confirmed speakers:

Elijah Behr, St Georges, University of London

Marco DeRuyter, Leiden University

Johan Saenen University of Antwerp, Belgium

Luigi Venetucci, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Manchester

Natalie Moreton - Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, University of Manchester

James Ware, Brompton Hospital &Imperial College, London

Kay Metcalfe, Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, University of Manchester

Bronwyn Kerr, Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, University of Manchester

Bernard Keavney, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Manchester

Bernard Clarke, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Manchester

Helen Dormand, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Manchester

Mary Sheppard, Imperial College London

Matthias Schmidt, University Hospitals South Manchester

Helen Doran, University Hospitals South Manchester

James Eden, Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, University of Manchester

Simon Ramsden, Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, University of Manchester

Beth Jameson, Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, University of Manchester

PROGRAM

DAY 1 program: Sunday, 24th April

THEME: BASICS IN CARDIOGENETICS

09:15 – 09:30 CourseIntroduction Bill Newman

09:30 – 10:00 A clinical geneticists approach to inherited cardiac disordersBart Loeys

10:00 – 10:30 Counselling considerations in inherited cardiac disordersNatalie Moreton

10:30 – 11:00COFFEE BREAK

THEME: STRUCTURAL HEART and AORTIC DISORDERS

11:00 – 11:30 Hypertrophic cardiomyopathyJames Ware

11:30 – 12:00 Dilated cardiomyopathytbc

12:00 – 12:30 Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular CardiomyopathyMatthias Schmidt

12:30 – 13:00 Aortopathies (incl. Marfan)Bart Loeys

13:00 – 14:00LUNCH

14:00 – 15:30 Imaging workshop – echocardiography/Cardiac MRI

Helen Dormand/Matthias Schmidt

15:30 – 15:50COFFEE BREAK

15:50 – 17:20 Pathology of inherited cardiac disorders with wetlab

Mary Sheppard/Helen Doran

17:20 – 18:20 Case DiscussionElijah Behr/Bart Loeys/Bill Newman

19:15 Key Note LectureElijah Behr

20:15COURSE DINNER AT CHANCELLORS

DAY 2 program: Monday, 25th April

THEME:PRIMARY ELECTRICAL DISORDERS

09:00 – 09:30 Basic concepts in Ion channel disease Luigi Venetucci

09:30 – 10:00 J-wave SyndromesJohan Saenen

10:00 – 10:30 Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardiaLuigi Venetucci

10:30 – 11:00COFFEE BREAK

11:00 – 11:30 Long & Short QT Syndromes Johan Saenen

11:30– 13:00 Electrophysiology workshop – ECG/Ex ECG/Ajamaline testing

Luigi Venetucci/Johan Saenen

13:00 – 14:00LUNCH

14:00 – 14:30 Next generation sequencing – different approachesBart Loeys & Bill Newman

14:30 – 15:00 Molecular autopsy Bill Newman

15:00 – 16:30 Workshop/Quiz NGS interpretation

James Eden/Stuart Gillies/Simon Ramsden/Bill Newman/Bart Loeys

16:30 – 17:00COFFEE BREAK

17:00 – 17:40 Case presentations by Participants

Bart Loeys/ Luigi Venetucci/Bill Newman/JohanSaenen

19:00COURSE DINNER AT CROMA

DAY 3 program: Tuesday, 26th April

THEME:CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE

09:00 – 09:45 Heart embryology Marco De Ruyter

09:45 – 10:30 Genetics of Congenital Heart DiseaseBernard Keavney

10:30 – 11:00COFFEE BREAK

11:00 – 11:30 Syndromic inherited cardiac disorders Bronwyn Kerr

11:30– 12:00 Metabolic cardiomyopathy Beth Jameson

12:00– 12:30 Paediatric / neonatal diagnosis of cardiomyopathy Kay Metcalfe

12:30– 13:00 Management of inherited cardiac disorders in pregnancy Bernard Clarke

13:00 – 14:00LUNCH

14:30 – 14:30 Quiz and feedbackKay Metcalfe/Bill Newman/Bart Loeys

14:30 END OF COURSE Bill Newman/Bart Loeys

Details on CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS

CONCURRENT WORKSHOP Themes / WORKSHOP Speakers/Chairs
Imaging workshop / Helen Dormand
Matthias Schmidt
Electrophysiology workshop / Luigi Venetucci
Johan Saenen
Pathology of inherited cardiac disorders with wetlab / Mary Sheppard
Helen Doran
Clinical utility and genetic counselling of
multigene panel testing of NGS / James Eden
Bart Loeys
Stuart Gillies
Simon Ramsden
Bill Newman
Presentation by attendees of unknowns cases / Bart Loeys
Luigi Venetucci
Bill Newman

Please email to register your interest with details of your current post and institution

The cost of the course is £380 including 2 nights’ accommodation, registration and all meals

Additional nights accommodation can be booked for £70/night

If you reside in the EU and wish to apply for a scholarship please provide a brief CV and justification for why you should receive this support

Deadline for applications 1st March 2016

Program of the First European Society of Human Genetics Training Course on Cardiogenetics1