European-Vascular Course 2009

A new multidisciplinary approach, a new Venue and a new Date

The 13th European Vascular Course enters into a new era with innovative changes, a new format of its 3 days of intensive courses and updates within cardiovascular surgery!
One of the significant changes has been shifting the date away from the ever busy month of May for cardiovascular events worldwide. The European Vascular Course will now and most probably in the future be held in February at first on 26th to 28 in 2009.

The organizers of the EVC, upon their successful Course in 2008, did not rest for long. Upon reflections about the future and how to adapt the European Vascular Course fitting the within the cardiovascular world they have introduced significant changes.

In 2009 the European Vascular Course will transform into reaching out to enlarge its target groups by being transformed into a “European Cardiovascular Course”

The 13th European Vascular Course, a new season, which brings many changes and a new format to the 3 days of intensive courses and updates in February 2009. Modern cardiovascular diagnostics and interventions are performed by multidisciplinary teams and the time is there to adapt the “European Vascular Course” to be an event taking into account the new situation and cooperation of teams in the cardio-vascular world.

For the first time, the EVC will be in Maastricht, home of Michal Jacobs MD a very nice midsize town in the Southeast of the Netherlands close to Belgium, France and Germany.
The city has been truly European as it was the place at the origin of the European Union will be an excellent venue for building and strengthening ties in between related specialties in cardiovascular medicine.

More important reasons for the change to Maastricht according to Michael Jacobs is the undisputable convenience of the Exhibition & Congress Center (MECC) in walking distance to the University Hospital. The resources of the AZ Maastricht at hand will be of great advantage to the Cardiovascular Courses, which opens many new opportunities to enhance the educational teaching facilities.
The Conference center also has several hotels in its vicinity ideal for providing accommodation for participants nearby. It save time for the participants who are able to walk only shortly to reach the new venue of the European Vascular Course…

I visited Maastricht several times and find this a beautiful town, with many beautiful old buildings and paved little streets and nice little squares. The word cozy may be more appropriate for describing the environment inside Maastricht, also for some of their excellent restaurants I have enjoyed over the years.

The fact that Maastricht is situated on the crossroad of the three countries nearby should make it easy for European’s cardiovascular physicians to reach Maastricht to participate.
Another aspect of the change is the more cost-effective environment compared to the metropolitan areas, specially important in times of economic pressures like today.

Read the introduction of the new “European Vascular Course” here: