Virtual Pediatric and Adult Interventional Cardiac Symposia (PICS-AICS)
Date: September 13, 2020
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Sidra Medicine will be participating at the 23rd Annual Pediatric and Adult Interventional Cardiac Symposia (PICS-AICS) from 11th to 13th September 2020. PICS-AICS is one of the largest cardiac symposia dedicated to the latest breakthroughs in the treatment of patients with congenital and structural heart diseases.
More than 2000 healthcare professionals are expected to virtually sign in to join PICS-AICS this year. Sidra Medicine will transmit via broadband WIFI, two live interventional cardiac procedures from its brand new state-of the art Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at its Heart Center, to the PICS-AICS delegates on the 13th of September 2020.
The live interventional cardiac procedures relayed from Sidra Medicine in Qatar will be conducted on two patients born with congenital heart defects. One procedure will be performed by Prof. Ziyad M. Hijazi, who is the founder of PICS-AICS as well as the Acting Chief Medical Officer at Sidra Medicine and is also the Executive Chair of Medicine and the Medical Director of the world-class Heart Center at Sidra Medicine. The second procedure will be conducted by Dr. Younes Boudjemline, Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories.
TARGET AUDIENCE:
- Physician
- Physician Assistant
- Fellow, Nurse, Technician or Student
- Industry
IMPORTANT DATES & TIMES:
- PICS Online symposia: 11th to 13th September 2020
- The live interventional cardiac procedures “at Sidra”
- The first case is planned to start at 4:40 pm, Doha time
- The second case is planned to start at 8:20 pm, Doha Time.