Dutch Caribbean Heart Days 2027
Three days of cardiology updates in Curaçao, held together with the Netherlands Heart Days.
Three days of cardiology updates in Curaçao, held together with the Netherlands Heart Days.
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[toggle open="true" title="Wednesday, March 3, 2027 - Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)"]
| From - To | Subject | Speaker |
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| Morning session: | ||
| 08:30 - 09:00 | Registration Welcome words Course overview, objectives, workflow |
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| 09:00 - 09:30 | Lecture: Overview of Multimodality Imaging - High-level introduction to CMR, CT, and Echocardiography - When to use each modality |
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| 09:30 - 10:15 |
Hands-on Session: Introduction to CMR |
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| 10:15 - 10:30 | COFFEE BREAK | |
| 10:30 - 12:30 |
Case 1: Acute Coronary Syndrome (AMI) |
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| 12:30 - 13:30 | LUNCH BREAK |
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[toggle open="true" title="Wednesday, March 3, 2027"]
| From - To | Subject | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Afternoon session: | ||
| 13:30 - 14:30 | Case 2: Chronic Coronary Artery Disease - Case + differential - Hands-on (CCTA + CMR + Echo) - Teaching: ischemia vs scar, anatomy vs function |
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| 14:30 - 14:45 | TEA BREAK | |
| 14:45 - 15:15 |
Case 3: Stress Imaging in CAD |
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| 15:15 - 15:30 |
Daily wrap up |
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[toggle open="false" title="Thursday, March 4, 2027 - Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathies"]
| From - To | Subject | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Morning session: | Structural Cardiomyopathies | |
| 08:15 - 08:30 | Registration | |
| 08:30 - 10:00 | Case 4: Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) - Case + differential - Hands-on (CMR + Echo) - Teaching: hypertrophy patterns, LVOT obstruction |
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| 10:00 - 10:15 | COFFEE BREAK | |
| 10:15 - 12:00 | Case 5: Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM) - Case + differential (ischemic vs non-ischemic) - Hands-on (CMR + CT) - Teaching: fibrosis patterns, ventricular remodeling |
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| 012:00 - 13:00 | LUNCH BREAK |
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[toggle open="false" title="Thursday, March 4, 2027"]
| From - To | Subject | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Afternoon session: | Infiltrative / Inflammatory | |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Case 6: Amyloidosis - Case + differential - Hands-on (CMR + CT) - Teaching: LGE patterns, extracellular volume |
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| 14:00 - 14:15 | TEA BREAK | |
| 14:15 - 15:15 | Case 7: Sarcoidosis - Case + differential - Hands-on (CMR ± CT) - Teaching: inflammation, patchy fibrosis |
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| 15:15 - 15:30 | Daily wrap up |
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[toggle open="false" title="Friday, March 5, 2027 - Valvular & Pericardial Disease (+Myocarditis)"]
| From - To | Subject | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Morning session: | ||
| 08:15 - 08:30 | Registration | |
| 08:30 - 10:30 | Case 8: Aortic Stenosis & Aortic Regurgitation - Case + differential - Hands-on (CMR-focused + CT) - Flow quantification, ventricular response - Teaching: multimodality valve assessment |
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| 10:30 -10:45 | COFFEE BREAK | |
| 10:45 - 12:00 | Case 9: Endocarditis - Case + differential - Hands-on (Echo + CT + CMR) - Teaching: vegetations, abscess, complications |
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| 12:00 - 13:00 | LUNCH BREAK |
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[toggle open="false" title="Friday, March 5, 2027"]
| From - To | Subject | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Afternoon session: | ||
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Case 10: Pericardial Disease - Case + differential - Hands-on (CMR + CT) - Teaching: constriction vs effusion |
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| 14:00 - 14:45 | Case 11: Myocarditis (CMR Focus) - Case + differential - Hands-on (CMR) - Teaching: edema, LGE, Lake Louise criteria |
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| 14:45 - 15:00 | TEA BREAK | |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Case 12: Cardiac Masses - Case + differential - Hands-on (CMR + CT) - Teaching: tumor vs thrombus |
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| 15:30 - 16:00 | Course wrap up & Questions and Answers |
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NASKHO, the Netherlands-Caribbean Foundation for Clinical Higher Education, brings knowledge and expertise to local paramedics, doctors and specialists through postgraduate courses, congresses, symposia and workshops — many of them accredited by Dutch professional associations.
We also support other medical education initiatives with organisation, logistics and funding, and are expanding into Teach-the-Teacher training, e-learning and webcasts for remote attendance.
Our office at the Curaçao Medical Center is happy to help with registrations, accreditation points and support requests for your own educational event.
Postgraduate medical education for the Dutch Caribbean.