UPMC International Fontan Symposium 2023

1. Overview
The UPMC International Fontan Symposium 2023 provides an in-depth clinical review of the medical, interventional, and surgical management of patients with Fontan circulation. The program covers lifespan considerations, including mental health, pregnancy, liver disease, mechanical circulatory support, and complex heart and liver transplant planning.
Course Date: 2023
2. Learning Objectives

Evaluate the evolution of the Fontan-Kreutzer circulation and address its current clinical challenges.

Implement comprehensive management strategies for post-Fontan patients, addressing mental health, pregnancy, and Fontan-associated liver disease.

Assess advanced imaging, electrophysiology, and catheterization techniques for optimizing Fontan circulation.

Determine appropriate indications and optimal timing for mechanical circulatory support, ventricular assist devices, and organ transplantation.

Analyze novel surgical alternatives, future structural heart interventions, and post-transplant CICU management strategies.

3. Target Audience

Best for pediatric cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons, and intensive care specialists who want updates on Fontan circulation management.

4. Topics

01 Evolution of the Fontan-Kreutzer Circulation Past and Current Challenges

02 Resilience and Optimizing Mental Health Post-Fontan

03 Pregnancy in Fontan

04 Exercise in Fontan Not Release

05 Panel Discussion

06 Approaches to Fontan Management Program

07 Advances in Imaging Post Fontan

08 Electrophysiology Considerations in Fontan Management

09 Catheterization Strategies for Fontan Management

10 Future Structural Heart Interventions in the Fontan Patient

11 Fontan Associated Liver Disease

12 Panel Discussion

13 Medications in the Symptomatic Fontan Patient

14 Inotropy, Ventricular Assist Device, and Mechanical Circulatory Support

15 Post-Transplant Management and Planning in Fontan

16 CICU Management Tips Post-Heart and Post-Heart Liver Transplant

17 How to Refer to Transplant at the Right Time

18 Living with a Fontan Operation Patient Perspective

19 Panel Discussion

20 Case Presentation Heart Single Organ Transplant vs. Heart Liver Combined Organ Transplant

21 Heart Single Organ Transplant vs. HeartLiver Combined Organ Transplant Not Release

22 Surgical Considerations to Transplant

23 Novel Alternatives to Transplant Biventricular and One-and-a-Half Conversion

24 Lymphatics in Fontan Commandeering the “Other” Vasculature Not Release

25 Panel Discussion