"Where Pioneers Meet Experts and Evidence Shapes the Future"
Supporting Pioneers in Developing Expertise in Interventional PE Treatment.
25-26 September 2026 – Prague – Czechia
Organizing agency - GALÉN-SYMPOSION s.r.o.
Overview of the course and current position of PE interventional treatment.
How to begin from scratch: team setup, referral pathways, patient selection, and fundamentals of CT Pulmonary Angiography.
All essentials to get started: planning procedures, anticoagulation, local lysis, thrombectomy techniques, and choosing the right device.
A practical toolkit to handle complications during procedures, from access issues to bleeding and mechanical problems.
Saving Lives Across Vascular Territories: Catheter-Based Interventions from Heart to Brain to Lungs.
Important clinical trials which will shape future guidelines.
Final thoughts on Day 1, discussion, and Q&A to close the Day-1 course.
Overview of Day 2
Managing difficult venous anatomy & variants, concomitant proximal DVT treatment.
Deep dive into high-risk PE management and circulatory support.
Important things to know, Tips & tricks that can be used when tackling complex PE scenarious.
Presentation of emerging technologies and innovations.
How to manage specific PE situations.
Situations to be feared by everyone. Case presentations.
Final thoughts on Day 2, discussion, and Q&A to close the course.
University Hospital Kralovske Vinohrady
Srobarova 1150/50, Prague, Czech Republic
Cardiocentre, Department of Cardiology
The conference will take place in the Syllaba Lecture Hall, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University.
Date: 25-26 Sep 2025
Two-Day Intensive and Practical Course
Programme overview:
Organizing committee:
Josef Kroupa, MD, PhD – Cardiocentre, University Hospital Kralovske Vinohrady, Czechia
Viktor Kocka, MD, PhD, Prof. – Cardiocentre, University Hospital Kralovske Vinohrady, Czechia
Milan Pliva, MD – Cardiology centre Agel, Pardubice, Czechia
Jakub Stepniewski, MD, PhD - Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
Supported by Association of Interventional Cardiology, Czech Society of Cardiology and AZV Grant No. NU23-02-00446 (PRAGUE-26).
SPECIAL GUEST: Prof. Stavros V. Konstantinides
Faculty and XPERTs:
F.A. Klok, Netherlands
Grzegorz Kopec, Poland
Tamas Baranyai, Hungary
Milan Dragula, Slovakia
Anton Farkas, Slovakia
Marin Pavlov, Croatia
Jakob Boh, Slovenia
Jan Belohlavek, Czechia
Pavel Jansa, Czechia
Samuel Heller, Czechia
Michal Buk, Czechia
Hana Voberkova, Czechia
Karolina Bartoskova, Czechia
Petr Tousek, Czechia
Martin Radvan, Czechia
Tomas Hauer, Czechia
David Lauer, Czechia
Registration fee of 200 Euros / attendee (early birds). The registration is required to join the PE Academy course.
Your registration and other details will be handled to you by our organizing agency GALÉN - SYMPOSION s.r.o.
Travel and Accommodation to be held individually.
Registration at https://czechxpert.gsymposion.com/registration/.
Organizing agency GALÉN-SYMPOSION s.r.o.
Email: registrace@gsymposion.com
Phone: (+420) 222 518 535
