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This course provides an up-to-date and comprehensive approach to the evaluation of athletes with cardiovascular diseases, for physicians and allied health professionals with an interest in sports cardiology.Overview: This event will provide:A faculty of renowned international expertsCase-based scenarios informing your clinical practiceInteractive debates and case presentations with audience participation through MCQs and Q&AsWhat you will learn  Sports cardiology has evolved from focusing on sudden cardiac arrest/death prevention strategies to promoting physical activity prescription as a form of prevention of cardiovascular diseases. The 11th edition of the EAPC Sports Cardiology course will provide participants with the opportunity to learn the latest evidence and best practices, to enhance the cardiac care of athletes of any level, from novice amateur individuals to elite competitive athletes.Learning objectivesAt the end of the course, participants will be better prepared to:Identify the incidence and aetiologies of sudden cardiac death in athletes.Assess the value of genetic testing in sports cardiologyReview updates on the interpretation of the athlete’s ECGExplore the importance of emergency response planning, including new initiativesSelect appropriate investigations for differentiating between physiology and heart disease in athletesManage athlete patients with various complex cardiovascular conditions according to their individual risk assessmentProvide an adequate physical activity prescription and sports advice for athletes with heart disease, allowing them to maintain or improve their cardiovascular fitness, enhance overall well-being and minimize their cardiovascular risk.Implement shared decision-making for difficult situations with athlete patients and complex cardiovascular diseases.Who should attend?  The course is aimed at cardiologists, sports medicine physicians, trainees, and other healthcare professionals with an interest in Sports Cardiology.

There is increasing recognition of the value that strong partnerships between patients, clinicians and researchers can bring to effective delivery of respiratory care. This pre-Congress webinar series introduces the ERS Congress 2026 theme 'United for better breathing: partnership between patients, clinicians and researchers' and explores how co-creation and collaboration can strengthen individual care, improve care delivery, advance meaningful research and amplify the impact of advocacy.The series is co-developed with the European Lung Foundation (ELF), reflecting the joint ERS-ELF commitment to strengthening patient-professional partnership in respiratory care and research. It will explore how co-creation and collaboration can strengthen individual care, improve care delivery, advance meaningful research and amplify the impact of advocacy.Each webinar will feature conversations between healthcare professionals and patients who will use their experience of real world partnerships to highlight both the opportunities and the challenges of working together to support clinical care, co-design services and collaborate on research. The focus is practical, showcasing successful initiatives and offering delegates actionable insights they can apply in their own clinical, research and advocacy activities.Why attend?Hear from patients, clinicians and researchers with practical experience of working together.Reflect on how their hints and tips can support your clinical practice, inform co-design in your clinical services, enhance your research collaborations and add value to your advocacy.Prepare for the ERS Congress 2026 theme, and join a global conversation on working together to improve respiratory health.Learning OutcomesFollowing this webinar series, participants will be aware of the benefits of partnership working for individual patient care, co-design of health care services, research, guideline development, and advocacy. The practical talks from clinicians, patients and researchers will support implementation of partnership working in clinical and research settings to improve care for people with respiratory conditions.Topics and scheduleWriting guidelines together: integrating the patient voice in clinical practice standards27 May, 202617:00-18:00 CESTUsing practical examples from ERS clinical practice guidelines, the clinical, patient and methodological speakers will give their perspectives on how working together strengthens methodology and facilitates implementation of meaningful guidelines in clinical practice.Listening first: identifying and acting on unmet needs1 June, 202617:00-18:00 CESTUsing real-life examples from clinical practice, the clinical and patient speakers will share their experience of co designing accessible and equitable systems in diverse healthcare contexts.Three people together: partnerships involving children, young people and caregivers30 July, 202613:00-14:00 CESTPartnerships with children include at least three people - the child, their parent/carer and the healthcare professional. This webinar will explore the practical strategies that enable the development of effective tripartite partnerships within clinical care, and also the value of engaging with young people as powerful voices in advocacy.Advocacy: making our voices heard21 August, 202614:00-15:00 CESTFrom local Healthy Lungs for Life projects to translating global policy resolutions into national initiatives that enable action, this webinar illustrates the power of speaking together in joint advocacy to influence the policy context and ensure real change that benefits the lung health of populations.Co-creating care: patients as equal partners31 August, 2026, 17:00-18:00 CESTThe partnership between the patient and their clinician underpins clinical care enabling shared decisions about treatment, supported self management, and promotion of healthy lifestyles. Patients and clinicians will discuss their experience of partnerships and the development of trust in working together.Discovering together: advancing science through collaborative research1 September, 2026, 17:00-18:00 CESTPatient involvement throughout the research cycle enhances research. In this webinar, patients and researchers from ERS Clinical Research Collaborations discuss the challenges and successes of their research collaboration in basic, clinical and applied research, with examples from setting research agendas, delivery of research, and dissemination.Check the programme tab for more details regarding each session.FormatSix webinar sessions are planned, with each session running for one hour. The format includes 45 minutes dedicated to talks and activities, concluding with a 15 minute question-and-answer period.Recordings and educational materials will be accessible the day after the webinar and will be freely available as open-access resources.CME creditsAn application will be submitted to the European Board for Accreditation in Pneumology (EBAP) for CME accreditation of this event. The number of credits that you will receive will correspond to the time you spend viewing the sessions live.

Objective: These two-part online workshops cover what a Vascular Surgeon or Vascular Surgical Trainee needs to know about statistics in the context of understanding published literature or performing original research. The workshop consists of interactive discussion, working through defined areas of statistical analysis, led by well-respected vascular surgical colleagues who will allow plenty of time for questions and answers. On completion of these workshops attendees will have a clear understanding of statistics and statistical analysis as commonly appears in scientific publications. Attendees will enhance their ability to critically appraise published literature and understand when published evidence should influence their practice (and when it shouldn’t). Attendees will increase their knowledge of how and when to perform statistical analyses and where to go for help with this. They will certainly understand the general principles of the standard and level of knowledge needed to pass the FEBVS exam. Target audience: The workshop is aimed at any clinician who sees vascular patients but is a must for trainees sitting professional exams (e.g. FEBVS). Registration and Cancellation policy: € 25 for ESVS members and € 30 for non-members. Please note that the course is dependent on final registration numbers. Where registration numbers are too low to run the course, this will be announced on the website no later than 48 hours before the course starts. For cancellations received more than 10 days before the event, a refund will be given less an administration fee of  €10. For cancellations received less than 5 days before the event, no refund is possible. Please be aware that the online session will be recorded and following the session we may share snippets of the recording across social Media and communication platforms and in our ESVS Library.  If you don’t wish to appear on these recordings, please ensure your camera is switched off prior to the start of the session. CME: An application is being made to the UEMS EACCME® for CME/CPD accreditation of this event.

The ISAN 2026 Congress (International Society for Autonomic Neuroscience), held jointly with EFAS (European Federation of Autonomic Societies), is an international scientific meeting dedicated to advancing research on the autonomic nervous system and its role in health and disease. The conference brings together researchers, clinicians from around the world to share the latest discoveries in brain–body communication, cardiovascular and respiratory control, neuroimmune interactions, and related biomedical fields.The program includes keynote lectures from leading experts, themed symposia, poster presentations, and interactive workshops designed to foster collaboration and knowledge exchange. Special emphasis is placed on translational research and emerging technologies such as bioelectronic medicine and neuromodulation.