Program November 21st – 22nd, 2025
	Friday 21st November 2025
11.30 - 13.00	Registration and welcome lunch
	Opening
13.00 - 13.10	Welcome by chairs
	Session 1: Clotology revisited Chairs: Irene Lang (Vienna, Austria) and Erik Klok (Leiden, The Netherlands)
13.10 - 13.35	Difference between arterial and venous thrombi and its relevance for clinicians Robert Ariens (Leeds, United Kingdom)
13.35 - 14.00	How to set up a human clot biobank and how that can help us treat our patients better Thijs van Mens (Leiden, The Netherlands)
14.00 - 14.25	What have we learned from PE research since 2024 that will change our practice Stavros Konstantinides (Mainz, Germany)
14.25 - 15.15	Break
	Session 2: Risk stratification of acute PE Chairs: Marcin Kurzyna (Otwock, Poland) and Menno Huisman (Leiden, The Netherlands)
15.15 - 15.40	How to risk stratify PE patients accoriding to ESC guidance: biomarkers, clinical variables, scores or all three Piotr Pruszczyk (Warsaw, Poland)
15.40 - 16.05	How should we account for comorbidities in risk stratification of PE patients Luis Jara Palorames (Seville, Spain)
16.05 - 16.30	When is ICU care indicated for PE patients Julie Helms (Strasbourg, France)
16.30 - 17.30	Break
	EXPERT-PE in action Chair: Andrew Sharp (Dublin, Ireland)
17.30 - 18.30	Case discussion Multidisciplinary experts Marek Roik (Warsaw, Poland), Ingo Ahrens (Cologne, Germany), Julie Helms (Strasbourg, France), Edith Beishuizen (The Hague, The Netherlands), Cecilia Becattini (Perugia, Italy)
	Quiz
18.30- 19.00	What do you know more about PE Menno Huisman and Erik Klok (Leiden, The Netherlands)
19.00	Wrap-up and closure of the first day Chairs
	Saturday 22nd November 2025
08.00 - 08.25	Registration
08.25 - 08.30	Welcome by chairs
	Session 3: Prevention of PE Chairs: Olivier Sanchez (Paris, France) and Alessandra Riviere Bura (Toulouse, France)
08.30 - 08.50	Epidemiology of severe PE Simon Wolf (Zurich, Switzerland)
08.50 - 09.10	How to prevent PE in pregnancy Beverley Hunt (London, United Kingdom)
09.10 - 09.30	How to prevent cancer-associated VTE Isabelle Mahé (Paris, France)
09.30 - 09.50	How to avoid VTE after orthopedic surgery Lukas Hobohm (Mainz, Germany)
09.50 - 10.45	Break
10.45 - 12.15	Research Abstracts session Chairs: Roberto Pola (Rome, Italy) and Jacob Schultz (Aarhus, Denmark)
12.15 - 13.15	Lunch break
	Parallel workshops (4 groups)
13.15 - 14.00	Severe PE trial methodology Nicolas Meneveau (Besançon, France) and Corstiaan den Uil (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
13.15 - 14.00	How to build your local EXPERT-PE Aleksander Araszkiewicz and Sylwia Sławek-Szmyt (Poznań, Poland)
13.15 - 14.00	How to image and treat intracardiac thrombi Jakub Stepniewski (Krakow, Poland) and Frances Mae West (Philadelphia, United States)
13.15 - 14.00	When what and how for PE in APS patients Thijs van Mens (Leiden, The Netherlands) and Beverley Hunt (London, United Kingdom)
	Session 4: "How I do" Chairs: Maria Cristina Vedovati (Perugia, Italy) and Josef Kroupa (Prague, Czech Republic)
14.00 - 14.20	How I anticoagulate my patient with severe PE Homas Vanassche (Leuven, Belgium)
14.20 - 14.40	How I use bedside ultrasound for making management decisions Frances Mae West (Philadelphia, United States)
14.40 - 15.00	How I prepare a PE patient for intervention Gzegorz Kopec (Kraków, Poland)
15.00 - 15.20	How I use ECMO in PE patients Stefano Barco (Zurich, Switzerland)
	EXPERT-PE
15.20 - 15.50	Evolvement of PERT from start to success: lessons to be learned for EXPERT-PE James Horowitz (New York, United States)
15.50 - 16.00	Closing and farewell remarks Chairs

 

• Accreditation will be requested by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) with European CME credit.
• Accreditation of this course will be requested by MedTech Europe Code of Ethical Business Practice.

 

 

Submission of abstracts

Please send your abstracts to: maaike@bureau-prevents.nl

Your abstract must be sent before 1st of November 2025.

Abstracts received after this date will not be processed.
The abstract must consist of a maximum of 300 words and a maximum of 1 table or figure.

For participants who have also submitted an abstract to be discussed during the conference, or you are a trail coordinator/study nurse a reduced rate of 162.50 euros applies. Click here.

 

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Satellite symposia during the Exert-PE conference 2025 will be on

Friday 21st November 2025
14.45 - 15.15       Sponsor symposium by Boston Scientific
17.00 - 17.30       Sponsor symposium by Penumbra

Saturday 22nd November 2025
09.50 - 10.20       Sponsor symposium by Inari Medical
 

Golden sponsors

Silver sponsors

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Arriving by plane

John Paul II Kraków-Balice Airport is modern and easy to navigate.

John Paul II Kraków-Balice Airport
Medweckiego Street 1, 32-083 Balice
phone +48 12 295 58 00
http://www.krakowairport.pl/en/

Travel information TRAIN (from Airport)

The Kraków Airport train station is located near the passenger terminal, at the rear of the multi-storey car park. Travelling by train is the fastest way to get from the airport to the city center (the journey takes about 20 minutes). Train operates 7 days a week. Full timetable available here. One way ticket price: 17,- PLN. Tickets to buy: passenger terminal, train station (ticket machine), train.

Travel information PUBLIC TRANSPORT (from Airport)

Starting point: bus stop Kraków Airport
We recommend to use bus connection browser, http://krakow.jakdojade.pl/?locale=en

Arriving by train

The Main Railway Station (Dworzec Glówny) is conveniently situated in the very center of the city. There is a good train connection between Warszawa and Kraków (Express or Inter City trains go every hour during day, journey lasts less than 3hr). Kraków has direct connections with: Berlin, Budapest, Prague, Vienna. Taxi stand you will find outside the main entrance as well as at the top floor car park. Local train connections available here, https://ioha2025.conference.pl/en/practical-information/travel-information

Arriving by car

Kraków is located 300 km south of Warsaw. The A4 motorway, via Wroclaw and Katowice, leads to Kraków from Western Europe. The speed limit in Poland is generally 50km/hr in cities, 90km/hr outside urban areas, 120km/hr on dual carriageways and 140km/hr on motorways.
All cars must have their headlights switched on at all times and carry a red warning triangle, first aid kit, replacement bulbs, a national identity sticker and proper registration and insurance documents.

 

The city of Kraków...

... is a unique symbol of Polish national identity. Enchantingly picturesque, rich in relics of all epochs, it represents the thousand-year-long history of the Polish nation.

In Kraków you can admire many different styles of architecture, unique Romanesque objects, monumental Gothic edifices, and masterpieces by some of the most outstanding architects of the Renaissance and Baroque period. Kraków has always been a centre of Polish culture and science. Damaged by fires, wars and foreign occupation, it has always revived and continued to fascinate with its beauty.

As long ago as the 11th century Kraków became the capital city of Poland. The Royal Castle and cathedral on Wawel Hill were the coronation and burial place of Polish monarchs.

In the 13th century the layout of the city, which has been preserved till today, was established with what is still one of the biggest market squares in Europe (200 m x 200 m), a Gothic-Renaissance Cloth-hall (Sukiennice) and the Town-hall tower. The city fortification system was built in the 13-15th centuries, parts of the wall, four turrets and a barbican have survived to this day. The site of former walls has been replaced by a green belt called Planty.

In the 14th century the Academy of Kraków (later the Jagiellonian University) one of the oldest universities in Europe was founded. Nicolaus Copernicus (Mikolaj Kopernik) was one of its students.

Kraków is renowned for its numerous old churches, including the Gothic St. Mary's Church famous for its magnificent altar carved by Wit Stwosz.

Probably the most famous landmark in Kraków is Wawel Castle situated on Wawel Hill overlooking the river Vistula. This Renaissance castle boasts a beautiful, arcaded courtyard, magnificent interiors and the famous the Flemish tapestries.

As well as the Renaissance castle Kraków also has several beautiful palaces of the same period. These belonged to the rich citizens of the city. One example is the Pod Baranami Palace.

After the partition of Poland (by the end of the 18th century), Wawel became a necropolis for national heroes (Prince Józef Poniatowski, Tadeusz Kosciuszko) and poets (Adam Mickiewicz, Juliusz Slowacki). In this period many museum collections were founded, such as the art collection of the Czartoryski Family (with Leonardo da Vinci's "Lady with an Ermine").

Kraków was one of the largest Jewish settlement in Poland. From the 14th century the Jewish community lived in the district of Kazimierz, after the Second World War practically abandoned. Only recently it has been transformed into one of the most vibrant and charming parts of the city.

In 1978 Kraków was entered in the UNESCO World Heritage Register.

Below, please find a list of recommended hotels in Kraków located conveniently to the conference venue or with easy access by public transportation. To make a reservation please contact them directly.

Novotel Krakow Centrum
UL. Tadeusza Kosciuszki 5
30-105 Krakow, Poland

First come, first served

Registration is accepted according to the ‘first come, first served’ principle.

The registration fee is 325 euros incl. VAT. Participation is only possible for the two days.
Hotel stay must be arranged by participants.

You will be redirected via this link to the site of www.bureau-prevents.nl, they take care of the registration.

NB For participants who have also submitted an abstract (to maaike@bureau-prevents.nl) to be discussed during the conference, or you are a trail coordinator/study nurse a reduced rate of 162.50 euros applies. Click here.


This symposium is organized by bureau-prevents.

 

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