Nov 17-18, 2026
Marseille, France
Centre Helio - Marin Jean Martin Korniche JF Kennedy
Dear AEPC Junior Members,
It is our great pleasure to invite you to the AEPC Advanced Training Course in Catheter Interventions, to be held in the exciting city of Marseille, France, from 17-18 November 2026.
This year again, the advanced course will deal with transcatheter treatment in complex congenital heart lesions with particular emphasis on how to best plan and guide transcatheter interventions. The course is designed to accommodate up to 25 fellows who have at least one year of interventional training.
The course curriculum will offer insights into advanced techniques, strategies, and new devices/technologies to achieve the best interventional outcome. Challenging cases, complications, and successes will be presented by you, the fellows, and subsequently completed and discussed by the faculty in a very informal atmosphere, thus enabling effective interaction and networking with experts in the field.
Hands-on sessions will take place in three different rooms, giving you the opportunity to interact directly with faculty members and industry representatives. You will be able to discuss the devices, learn when and how to use them, and gain practical insights into their applications. Companies and faculty members will provide devices and simulation stations, allowing you to handle the equipment, experiment with it, and experience realistic clinical scenarios in a safe learning environment.
We hope you will join us and look forward to seeing you in Marseille in November!
Best wishes
Caroline Ovaert, Course Director, on behalf of the AEPC Interventional Working Group
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Applicants need to be junior AEPC members in good standing with at least one year of interventional training.
Please send your application enclosing a brief motivation letter and your CV to Dr Enrico Piccinelli (enrico.piccinelli@opbg.net), AEPC’s Interventional WG Junior Councilor, and Prof. Caroline Ovaert (caroline.ovaert@gmail.com), Course Director.
Please note that the application deadline is 21 September. All applicants will be notified via email at the end of September.
There is a course fee of EUR 300, which will cover:
All attendees will need to arrange travel at their own expense.
Twenty volunteer fellows will have to present 1 complex case each to illustrate the different topics of the course. Following your presentation a faculty member will comment your case, complete the topic and provide some tips and tricks. Further details will be provided by email in the beginning of September.