It is our great pleasure to invite you to be part of ICCA BEC 2023 in Sofia, Bulgaria! This year, we are very excited to announce our collaboration with BEC (Balkan Endovascular Course). Our conference will offer a full two-day program on acute stroke interventions, carotid stenting, endovascular interventions and much more. Our e-poster sessions will also give attendees and faculty the chance to share their most interesting cases and abstracts. We hope to see you all in Sofia!
Iris Grunwald, Nelson Hopkins, Klaus Mathias, Ivo Petrov, Horst Sievert
Course directors
Who should attend
The meeting is designed for interventionists from all fields specializing in acute stroke intervention, vascular surgeons, neurologists and stroke physicians, anesthetists and anyone involved in endovascular stroke treatment, pre- and postprocedural care.
Certification
with up to 17 European CME credits (ECMEC®s).
Hands-on training
Sign up for hands-on training to practice interventional case(s) on the Simbionix ANGIO Mentor– a high-end virtual reality endovascular simulator that offers different case scenarios with the ability to select from a variety of interventional tools in a realistic environment. Learn tricks, deal with complications and review your performance results.
Trainers: Iris Harel, Maria Politi, Iris Grunwald, Panagiotis Papanagiotou, Anna Podlasek, Sanjay Pillai, Klaus Mathias
In order to sign up for the hands-on training you need to book a congress ticket first. The training is only available with a valid ticket.
Please note: online reservation for hands on workshops is not possible anymore.
You can register for it directly on site.
Friday: Acute stroke simulator training (30 min)
Saturday:Carotid stenting simulator training (30 min)
Supported by:
Scientific Program
Faculty
Directors
Klaus Mathias
Radiologist &
Neuroradiologist
World Federation of Interventional Stroke Treatment (WIST)
Interventional Angiologist & Cardiologist
CardioVascular Center Frankfurt CVC, Frankfurt, Germany
Co-Directors
Cardiologist
CVC, Frankfurt, Germany & Minneapolis VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, USA
Radiologist &
Neuroradiologist
Hospitals Bremen-Mitte
Bremen, Germany
National & Kapodistrian University
Athens, Greece
SCIENTIFIC Faculty 2022
Saint Lukes Neuroscience Institute Kansas City, USA
Carlos Alejandro Alvarez
Hospital Privado del Sur
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Omer Goktekin
Memorial Hospital Istanbul
Istanbul, Turkey
Helen Donald Simpson
University of Dundee
Dundee, UK
Florian Ceynowa Hospital
Wejherowo, Poland
Klaus Fassbender
Saarland University Medical Center Homburg, Germany
Neurosciences centre,
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (A.I.I.M.S),
New Delhi, India
Southend University Hospital, Mid and South Essex University HospitalsSouthend-on-Sea, UK
NHS Tayside Perth, UK
City Hospital №40 Saint-Petersburg ,Russia
University Clinic of Cardiology University Ss Cyril and MethodiusSkopje, Macedonia
Evgueni Kouznetsov
Fargo Veterans Affairs Health Care Fargo, USA
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust Leicester, UK
Matthew Lambert
NHS Tayside Dundee, UK
Nikita Litvinyuk
Regional Hospital
Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Muhimbili University of Health and Alliend Sciences Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Ioannina University Hospital Ioannina, Greece
Eskisehir Osmangazi University
Eskisehir, Turkey
District Clinical Hospital Khanty-Mansysk, Russia
University Hospital Acibadem CityClinic Sofia, Bulgaria
Sanjay S Pillai
NHS Tayside
Dundee, UK
University of Nottingham Nottingham, UK
General Hospital Evangelismos
Athens, Greece
Dmitry Skrypnik
Moscow State University Moscow, Russia
Registration
Registration is closed.
Ticket type | Regular price |
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Physicians | 450 € |
Industry | 700 € |
Nurse/Tech | 250 € |
- Full access to all sessions and the industry exhibition
- Daily coffee breaks and packed lunch
- Access to the on-demand content for 6 months after the course
We will stream the congress live for you.
Please register for free in advance and don’t miss out on the opportunity to be a part of the conference!
Upon request to d.thom@cme4u.org, the congress organizer will send participants an invitation letter. This letter must then be completed by the participant with their required data and returned to the registration office for signature. This invitation is intended to help visitors to obtain a visa and does not constitute a commitment on the part of the organizers to provide financial support.
Unfortunately, we are not able to send invitation letters directly to consulates or through a courier company.
Invitation letters are created exclusively for registered individuals and sent directly per email to them.
- Cancellation fee between 0 and 4 weeks of conference date is 100% of the registration fee.
- Cancellation fee between 4 weeks and 6 weeks of conference date is 50% of the registration fee.
- Cancellation fee between 6 weeks and 12 weeks of conference date is an administration fee of €50.00 + VAT.
- Name as it appears on your passport
- Passport number
- Country of Issue
- Expiry date
- Date of Birth
Upon request to d.thom@cme4u.org, the congress organizer will send participants an invitation letter. This letter must then be completed by the participant with their required data and returned to the registration office for signature. This invitation is intended to help visitors to obtain a visa and does not constitute a commitment on the part of the organizers to provide financial support.
Unfortunately, we are not able to send invitation letters directly to consulates or through a courier company.
Invitation letters are created exclusively for registered individuals and sent directly per email to them.
Hotel Accommodation
Scandic Frankfurt Museumsufer, Wilhelm-Leuschner-Straße 44, 60329, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
ICCA 2022 Abstract and case submission
Abstract Submission is closed
Accepted abstracts and cases will be presented during eposter session.
Registration for presenting authors will be at a reduced price.
Abstract Submission is closed
Notification of Acceptance: July 31, 2022
Please note that ICCA does not cover your travel and hotel expenses for the meeting
Selected cases will be featured in our popular “Cathlab Café” sessions – a series of moderated interactive sessions in a casual and friendly setting – a great opportunity to share experiences with your peers and network with key opinion leaders in the field.
Key dates & Deadlines
Congress: September 09 – 10, 2022
Abstract Submission Deadline: June 30, 2022
Notification of Acceptance: July 31, 2022
Acknowledgments for ICCA 2022
The WIST foundation and ICCA acknowledge educational and in-kind grants* in support of this activity from:
Pulsara
InspireMD
Contego Medical, Inc.
Disclosure of support for the “ICCA” event in accordance with the expanded transparency requirements of the FSA Code Expert groups (Section 20, Paragraph 5)
The content of this event is designed to be product and service-neutral. We confirm that the Scientific management and the speakers disclose potential conflicts of interest to the participants.
ICCA STROKE IS FACILITATED BY THE WORLD FEDERATION FOR INTERVENTIONAL STROKE TREATMENT (WIST) with the aim to ensure that acute catheter based stroke intervention procedures are only performed by well-trained interventionists.The meeting includes an examination and provides the foundation for further training lead by WIST in dedicated stroke centers.
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