ECTAS 2026 – DAY 1 -Thursday 5 February, 2026

ECTAS 2026 – DAY 1 -Thursday 5 February, 2026

09:00 – 10:00 Registration

10:00 – 11:20 Plenary Lectures

Moderators: Prof. Dr Hany Kamal, Prof. Dr Maged Salah, Prof. Dr Hanan Gewefel

  • 10:00-10:20 Changing Paradigms in the Practice of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, Fawzia A. Fotouh (Egypt)
  • 10:20-10:40 What is going on now in cardiac anesthesia? Adel A.Fattah (Egypt)
  • 10:40-11:00 Role of Artificial Intelligence in Remote Cardiopulmonary Monitoring (Virtual) Diaa Hakim, Harvard Medical School (USA)
  • 11:00-11:20 Advanced Machine Learning Algorithm Applications in Cardiology (Virtual) Mohamed Shoura, John Hopkins School of Medicine (USA

11:20-12:00 Opening Ceremony

12:00-12:30 Break

12:30 – 14:30 Session 1 – Pediatric Anesthesia

Moderators: Prof. Dr Nabil Askalany, Prof. Dr Ahmed Karim, Prof. Dr Hadeel Magdy

  • 12:30-12:50 NIRS and Brain Monitoring in Pediatrics (Virtual) , Andrea Szekely, (Hungary)
  • 12:50-13:10 Neuromonitoring Practices for Children with CHD, Farouk Kamaleldeen (Egypt)
  • 13:10-13:30 Fontan Circulation in Pregnancy: Hemodynamic Challenges and Anesthesia Considerations, Ashraf Abdel Reheem (Egypt)
  • 13:30-13:50 Challenges in Pediatric Cath Lab, Ahmed Galal (Egypt)
  • 13:50-14:10 Dexmedetomidine in CHD & EEG in Congenital Heart Surgery (Virtual), Mona Momeni (Belgium)
  • 14:10-14:30 Open Discussion

14:30 – 16:30 Session 2- Regional Anesthesia in Cardiothoracic Procedures

Moderators: Prof. Dr Mohammed A.Raouf , Prof. Haitham Abou Zied, Prof. Dr. Emad Lotfy

  • 14:30-14:50 Mastering Ultrasound Guided Regional Blocks Abou Bakr Youssef ( Egypt)
  • 14:50-15:10 Regional Anesthesia Cardiothoracic Enhanced Recovery (RACER): A New Era, Mohamed El Shorbagy
  • 15:10 -16 30 Ultrasound Guided Regional Blocks-Hands On, Emad Lotfy (Egypt)

HALL – B WORKSHOPS (10:30-14:00 PM)- MUST KNOWLEDGE CENTER

Workshop 1: 10:30-12:00 Simulated Challenges during MICS & OLV

  • Moderators: Prof. Dr Abd Alazeem Eldawlatly , Prof. Dr M. Eltahan, Prof.Dr Manar El Kholy
  • Mohamed El Tahan (Egypt/Saudi Arabia) Abdelazeem Eldawlatly (Egypt)

Workshop 2: 12:00-14:00 Research Designing in CTVA Workshop

  • Moderators: Prof. Dr Adel Abd Alfattah, Prof. Dr Walid Eltaher, Prof. Dr Sameh Michel
  • Mohamed El Tahan (Egypt/Saudi Arabia) Abdelazeem Eldawlatly (Egypt)

HALL- C WORKSHOPS (10:30-14:00 PM)-MUST KNOWLEDGE CENTER

Workshop 3: 10:30-12:00 Non Invasive Ventilation

  • Moderators: Prof. Dr Wafaa Ashour, Prof. Dr Ibrahim Elseady, Dr Helen Bassel
  • Wafaa Ashour – Ibrahim El Saeedy – Marwa Ismail (Egypt)

Workshop 4: 12:00-14:00 Practical Applications of AI in Healthcare

  • Moderators: Prof. Dr Salma Mekhimer, Prof. Dr Hesham Abdel Ghaffar, Prof. Dr Lamiaa Hamed
  • Hesham Abdel Ghaffar – Lamiaa Hamed (Egypt)