Scientific Programme

Four days of intensive learning, live cath lab transmissions, hands-on workshops and world-class collaboration — 6–9 May 2026, Nairobi.

4 Days
19 Tracks & Sessions
Argyle Grand, Nairobi
Wednesday — 6 May 2026

Pre-Congress Courses

A full day of parallel pre-congress courses, hands-on workshops and the School of Intervention running simultaneously.

9 tracks
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Course
Acute Cardiac Emergencies
08:00–17:00
Parag Patel, Benjamin Wachira, Cyrus Munguti +7 more
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Course
International Echo Examination Revision Course
08:00–18:00
Alexandros Papachristidis, Jonathan Lindner, Sheila Klassen +8 more
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Workshop
HOW TO — PFO Closure
09:00–11:00
Raeesa Bhorat, Mazen Albaghdadi, Alexandros Papachristidis +3 more
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Workshop
HOW TO — Vascular Access and Closure
11:00–13:00
Mazen Albaghdadi, Graham Cassell, Etienne Amendezo +4 more
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Symposium
HOW TO — IVUS (Lunchtime Symposium)
13:00–15:40
Mohamed Jeilan, Jack Laffan, Mazen Albaghdadi +3 more
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Workshop
HOW TO — CHIP (Complex High-Risk Intervention)
16:20–18:30
Jack Laffan, Mazen Albaghdadi, AK Gikonyo +5 more
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Course
Africa CV Research Training Course — Day 1
08:00–16:00
Ntobeko Ntusi, Habib Gamra, Mpiko Ntsekhe +12 more
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Course
Cardiac Rehabilitation in Post-MI Care in Africa
09:00–17:00
Willy Mucyo, Walid Silim, Sidney Smith Jr. +8 more
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Course
Shock! The Heart in Critical Care
08:00–17:00
Holger Thiele, Selma Mohammed, Nadeem Sheikh +8 more
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Thursday — 7 May 2026

Heart of Africa Plenary + School of Intervention

The main plenary programme opens with STEMI Live! alongside parallel School of Intervention workshops throughout the day.

5 tracks
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Plenary
Heart of Africa Plenary
07:00–18:30
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Workshop
HOW TO — Left Bundle Area Pacing
11:00–12:45
Neil Grubb, Moses Wananu, Fania Mela +2 more
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Workshop
HOW TO — TAVR Workshop and Simulators
13:15–15:00
Mazen Albaghdadi, Dave Kettles, Graham Cassell +4 more
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Workshop
HOW TO — Carotid Stenting
15:00–17:00
Gary Roubin, Mazen Albaghdadi, Hardeep Gill +2 more
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Workshop
HOW TO — Leadless Pacing
17:00–19:15
Zain Sharif, Neil Grubb, Ijeoma Ekeruo +3 more
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Friday — 8 May 2026

Heart of Africa Plenary + School of Intervention

CCU Live! from Tenwek and Zanzibar, Heart Failure, Interventional Cardiology LIVE! and the CTO Workshop.

2 tracks
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Plenary
Heart of Africa Plenary
07:00–18:30
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Workshop
HOW TO — Chronic Total Occlusions (CTO)
16:00–18:30
Mohamed Jeilan, Jack Laffan, Mazen Albaghdadi +4 more
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Saturday — 9 May 2026

Advanced Heart Failure, Lead Extraction & CALS

Heart Transplant — Dare to Dream symposium, hands-on Lead Extraction stations and Cardiac Surgical Advanced Life Support.

3 tracks
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Symposium
Heart Transplant — Dare to Dream
08:30–14:30
Gitonga Mbijjewe, Anders Barasa, Mpiko Ntsekhe +3 more
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Workshop
HOW TO — Lead Extraction (GCC and AFHRA Joint Initiative)
08:30–17:15
Ijeoma Ekeruo (USA), Rodrigo Barbosa (Brazil), Fania Mela (USA) +2 more
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Course
Cardiac Surgical Advanced Life Support (CALS)
08:00–17:30
David Ike, Keith Dindi, Peter Ogutu +3 more
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