Alain Cribier International Training on Transfemoral TAVI

November, 27 and 28th 2025

 

Hello everyone, the November session is now full. We will be in touch shortly with the dates for the next session.  Thank you for your understanding.

Overview

Since the First-In-Man case performed by our team in Rouen on April 16th, 2002, TAVI has known an incredible expansion. Over 23 years, 4.000.000 TAVI cases have been performed worldwide in more than 80 countries. This success results from constant technological advances making the procedures simpler and safer and from an outstanding scientific evaluation. 

Retrograde transfemoral TAVI has become the default strategy, feasible in 95% of cases. This strategy has reached its peak with the “minimalist approach” (local anesthesia, no TEE, percutaneous closure devices and patients discharged at home early) that our team has been pioneering since 2012. Despite strong initial reluctance, this technique is now adopted everywhere.

This edition of the workshop will be held at the Rouen Medical Training Center. Live cases with various TAVI systems will be transmitted from our Department of Cardiology in Rouen, and from other institutions in France, Argentina, United States. Several lectures will  be covering  the topics of patient’s selection and management, CT Scan screening, tips and tricks for the transfemoral minimalist approach, difficult cases, valve-in valve procedures,  treatment of complications and overviews of TAVI valve technologies.

The goal of our practical course is to help you to identify the best indications for TAVI and how to assess each individual patient, to master technical steps of a TAVI procedure , to discover the latest technological advances in TAVI and to learn the many tips and tricks associated with a safe and successful transfemoral TAVI procedure.

Half a day of the workshop will be dedicated to learning on simulators. This will address patient selection (MSCT simulators) and procedural simulation with different models of TAVI systems. 

General Informations

Program/Objectives

At the end of the workshop the participants will :

  • Better understand how to identify the best indications for TAVI and how to assess each individual patient
  • Master technical steps of a TAVI procedure through live cases and simulators
  • Know how to deal with potential complication

 

The programme will include :

  • Step by step reasoning approach
  • Interactive discussions, debates using LIVE cases as well as recorded ones
  • Simulation session from CT scan interpretation and from the femoral puncture to the implantation of different TAVI and closure devices

Target attendees

For all physicians with beginning experience in TAVI eager to deepen their knowledge and skills in screening and procedures

Faculty Live

  • CHU Charles-Nicolle (Rouen, France) : Hélène Eltchaninoff, Eric Durand, Christophe Tron, Nicolas Bettinger, Najime Bouhzam
  • Clinique Pasteur (Toulouse, France) : Nicolas Dumonteil, Didier Tchétché
  • Hospital Italiano (Buenos Aires, Argentina) : Carla Agatiello

Program structure

The training program will be available online soon. Stay tuned!

The TAVI workshop program is subject to change in the future

DAY 1

November, 27th 2025

8:30am – 8:35am : Medical Training Center introduction

8h35am – 9:15am :  Welcome address And lecture: “The adventure of TAVI”

9:15am – 9:30am : Participants expectations and Quizz pre-workshop

9:30am – 10:15am : CLIVE CASE 1 from CHU Charles Nicolle – Rouen, France

  • “Sapien 3 Ultra valve” STEP by STEP
  • Case presentation

10:15am – 10:45am : Interaction & Discussion

10:45am – 11:15am : CT Scan imaging in TAVI planning.

11:15am – 11:45am : Interaction & Discussion

11:45am – 12:15pm : LIVE CASE 2 from CHU Charles Nicolle – Rouen, France

  • Navitor Vision valve
    FOCUS on femoral puncture & closure vascular devices
  • Case presentation

12:15pm – 12:45pm : Interaction & Discussion

12:45pm – 1:30pm : LUNCH BREAK

1:30pm – 5:30pm : Simulation afternoon : 

  • Learning CT Scan Screening on simulators
  • Procedural simulators with various types of valves
  • Closure vascular devices

5:30pm – 6:00pm : Summary of the key messages

DAY 2

November, 28TH 2025

8:15am – 8:30am : Welcome & Questions / answers

8:30am – 9:00am : How to implant an “Evolut valve”?

9:00am – 9:30am : LIVE CASE 3 from Clinique Pasteur – Toulouse, France

  • Evolut FX Valve STEP by STEP
  • Case presentation

9:30am – 10:00am : Interaction & Discussion

10:15am – 10:45am : Live in a box from Clinique Pasteur – Toulouse, France

  • Evolut FX Valve – A step by step complex case

10:45am – 11:00am : Interaction & Discussion

11:00am – 12:00pm : Cases presentations on potential complications – PART 1

12:00am – 1:00pm : LUNCH BREAK

1:00pm – 1:30pm : LIVE CASE 4 from CHU Charles Nicolle – Rouen, France

  • Sapien Ultra Valve FOCUS on small annulus
  • Case presentation

1:30pm – 2:00pm : Cases presentations on potential complications – PART 2

2:00pm – 2:30pm : LIVE CASE 5 from Hospital Italiano – Buenos Aires, Argentina

  • Sapien 3 Valve
  • FOCUS on coronary access after TAVI
  • Case presentation

2:30pm – 3:00pm : Interaction & Discussion

3:00pm – 3:30pm : Coffee break

3:30pm – 4:00pm : General conclusions

4:00pm – 4:30pm : Evaluation post event & final

Gallery

To get to MTC, Medical Training Center of Rouen from Paris, you have several transport options.

By air :

From Orly or Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) airport, you can go by bus or subway go to railway station saint Lazare and then, take a train to Rouen station and then take a bus or taxi to the Medical Training Center.

By train :

You can take a train from Paris (Saint Lazare) to the station of Rouen. The journey takes about one and half hour by regional train (TER) or 1h30 by intercity train (IC). From the Rouen train station, you can take a bus (Teor – Line 4, in front of the railway station) or taxi to the Medical Training Center.

I hope this will help you plan your trip.

City of Rouen

Rouen is a historic city located in the north-west of France, on the banks of the Seine. It is famous for its exceptionally preserved architectural heritage, including its world-renowned Gothic cathedral and the Place du Vieux-Marché, where Joan of Arc was burned alive in 1431. The city was one of the largest shopping centers in medieval France, with lively streets and picturesque half-timbered houses. Today it is home to art and history museums, contemporary art galleries, and fashion and design boutiques. The city is easily accessible by train from Paris, making it a popular destination for day trips or longer stays. With its charming cobbled streets, lively squares and beautifully preserved historic buildings, Rouen is a must-see destination for history and architecture lovers.

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