IFAO invited lecture 1: Prof. Mandeep R. Mehra, Harvard University, USA

“Long term life support with artificial heart “
Mandeep R. Mehra, MD
Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart Transplant

IFAO invited lecture 2: Prof. Bernd Stegmayr, Umea University, Sweden

“Renal-cardiac syndrome “
Bernd Stegmayr
Professor, senior at Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine

Symposium 1:　Artificial organs and regenerative medicine for failing organs

Chaired by Prof. Wolfram Zimmermann, Univ. Medical Center Göttingen, Germany

Symposium 2: Future-ability of Artificial Organs in US, Europe, and Japan

Prof. Mark Slaughter, University of Louisville, USA

Prof. Bernd Stegmayr, Umea University, Sweden

Prof. Yoshiyuki Taenaka, Osaka Univ., Japan

Symposium 3: Robotics: new technologies and new techniques

Chaired by Prof. Jae Won Lee, Asan Medical Center, Korea

Symposium 4: IFAO-APSAO joint symposium

Chaired by Prof. Sivathasan Cumaraswamy, National Heart Centre, Singapore

Symposium 5: Acute circulatory support: ECMO, Impella, VAD and more

Chaired by Dr. Alexander Bernhardt, University Heart Center Hamburg, Germany

Symposium 6: Minimally invasive mitral valve procedures: MICS, MitraClip, NeoChord.

Chaired by Prof. Gino Gerosa, Padova Univ. Italy

Symposium 7: Heart transplant and new devices

Chaired by Prof. Yoshifumi Naka, Columbia Univ., USA

Dr. Paul Janz, St Vincent's Hospital, Australia

Symposium 8: Minimally invasive aortic valve procedures: MICS, Sutureless, TAVI

Chaired by Prof. Gunther Laufer, Medical University of Vienna, Austria

Symposium 9: Pediatric VAD/ECMO

Chaired by Dr. Antonio Amodeo, Bambino Gesu Hospital, Italy

Dr. Iki Adachi, Texas Children's Hospital, USA

Symposium 10: ECMO and lung transplantation.

Dr. Norihisa Shigemura, Temple Univ., USA

Symposium 11: Long term outcomes of chronic hemodialysis: International comparison

Chaired by Dr. Stephen R. Ash, USA

Symposium 12: Renal - heart failure.

Chaired by Prof. Bernd Stegmayr, Umea University, Sweden

Symposium 13: Home dialysis or Hospital dialysis

Symposium 14: Hemofiltration and critical care medicine

Symposium 15: Intensive insulin therapy and artificial pancreas.

Chaired by Prof. Greet Van den Berghe, Leuven Univ. Belgium

Symposium 16: New devices and new ideas: Engineer's perspective.

Chaired by Dr. Kiyotaka Fukamachi, Cleveland Clinic

Dr. Daniel Timms, BiVACOR

Symposium 17: IFAO-ISHLT joint symposium

Chaired by Prof. Nir Uriel, The University of Chicago, USA

Symposium 18: VAD coordinator symposium; Drive line, patient's education, caregiver and palliative care

Symposium 19: Perfusionist symposium; Role of perfusionist in your heart team

Chaired by Mr. Bradley T Kulat, Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, USA