Program from our 2009 Fellows Session

Thursday, 4 June 2009
Westin St. Francis Hotel
San Francisco, California, USA

A G E N D A

This Session was scheduled so that there was no other ISMICS Sessions that were concurrent to allow all attendees to have “protected time” and still be able to attend all the peer reviewed ISMICS sessions.

Introductions:
Francis D. Ferdinand- Session Director
John D. Puskas- ISMICS President
Anno Diegler- President-Elect
Rex Stanbridge-2007-2008 Past President
Pia Myken- Program Chair
Anthony Desouza- Past Board Member
Robert Emery- Past President & Founder

Group Introductions of Residents/Fellows
Dr. Jens Brickwedel- University Heart Center Hamburg, Germany
Dr. Paul Collison- Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, India
Dr. Naoto Miyagi-Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
Dr. Kan Nawata- The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

Topics:

1. Initiating an International Exchange Program: Jumping Hurdles and Winning
   
   Introduction:
   Dr. Yugal K. Mishra, Escort Heart Institute, New Delhi, India
   
   Speakers:
   Dr. Jens Brickwedel- University heart Center Hamburg, Germany
   Dr. Paul Collison- Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, India
    Download Dr. Collison's Presentation ( 1650k)
   
   
2. Setting up the Japanese Association for Young Cardiac Surgeons (JAYCS)
   
   Introduction:
   Dr. Toshiya Ohtsuka, Fuchu Metropolitan Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
   
   Speakers:
   Dr. Naoto Miyagi-Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan Dr. Kan Nawata- The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan