Dutch-Caribbean Heart Days 2026
We are very pleased to present the program of the Dutch Caribbean Heart Days 2026, which will be held January 15th - 17th, 2026 at the Renaissance Wind Creek Curaçao Resort in Willemstad, Curaçao.
The program coordinators composed an attractive program to address basic and advanced clinical practice and scientific and local perspectives on radiological and cardiological innovations.
Registration Fees:
GP/ MD North America (Full Fee): Early Bird $ 750, Late Fee $ 850
Residents, Nurses, Technicians North America: Early Bird $ 300, Late Fee $ 350
Caribbean and South America (Full Fee): Early Bird $ 400, Late Fee $ 450
Nurses, Technicians Caribbean and South America: Early Bird $ 250, Late Fee $ 300
General Practitioner section -Thursday, January 15th, 2026: Session 5 Imaging for nurses and General Practitioners (GPs) $ 80
Interns: General Practitioner section -Thursday, January 15th, 2026 Session 5 Imaging for nurses and General Practitioners (GPs) $ 0
Please note that the Early Bird Fee is valid only if paid before November 15th, 2026.
Session 1: CT & CMR Basics Guidelines on CT and MRI application D.E. Garnica, Bogota, CO Session 2: Medical Therapy in Coronary Artery Disease Medical Therapy in Coronary Artery Disease D. Holguin, Bogota, CO Session 3: Multi-Energy CT Photon Counting CT R.P.J. Budde, Rotterdam, NL Lunch Break Session 4: Ischemic Heart Disease Nuclear Imaging M.E. Hol, Utrecht, NL Session 5: Imaging for Nurses and General Practitioners (GPs) Heart Failure in the First Line M. Meraz Torres, Willemstad, CW Session 6: Basic Principles of Cardiac Ultrasound & Nuclear Medicine When to perform Cardiovascular Ultrasound T. Martha, Willemstad, CW Coffee Break Session 7: Sports Medicine Pre-Participation Screening of Athletes - to do or not to do A. Mosterd, Amersfoort, NL Session 8: Inflammation Cardiac Sarcoidosis and Other Inflammatory Disease M.E. Hol, Utrecht, NL Session 9: Non-Ischemic Heart Diseases Genetic and Acquired Dilating Cardiomyopathies D.E. Garnica, Bogota, CO Session 10: Artificial Intelligence Basic Principles of AI H.J. Lamb, Leiden, NL Session 11: Environmental Effects Culinary Medicine I.Gerstenbluth, Willemstad, CW Session 12: Intervention FARAPULSE ablations F. Di Tomasso, Buenos Aires, AR Lunch Break Session 13: Future of Cardiovascular Imaging Free-breathing CMR H.J. Lamb, Leiden, NL ClosureThursday, January 15th, 2026 - Day 1
From - To
Subject
Speaker TBA
08:15 - 08:30
Official Opening and Welcome
H.J. Lamb, Leiden, NL
08:30 - 09:30
Cardiovascular CT Patient Preparation and Technique
Cardiovascular MRI Technique and Building Blocks
R.P.J. Budde, Rotterdam, NL
T. Leiner, Rochester, USA
09:30 - 10:00
Coffee Break
10:00 - 11:00
Anti-Inflammatory Medication in Coronary Artery Disease
Unmeet needs and New Therapies for Managing
LDL Cholesterol
A. Mosterd, Amersfoort, NL
R. Morales, Costa del Este, PA
11:00 - 12:00
Spectral CT: Coronary Artery Disease and Cardiomyopathy
Spectral CT: Extra-Cardiac Vascular Applications
H.J. Lamb, Leiden, NL
B.K. Velthuis, Utrecht, NL
12:00 - 13:30
13:30 - 14:50
MRI
Ultrasound
Cases
T. Leiner, Rochester, USA
C. Guerreo, Bogota, CO
J.C.J. van Leeuwen, Willemstad, CW
18:30 - 20:30
Policlinical Electrocardiography
Basic Electrocardiography
Care for the CCU Patient
Loop Recorders
Panel Discussion
C. Diaz, Willemstad, CW
J.C.J. van Leeuwen, Willemstad, CW
R. Mathilda, Willemstad, CW
L. Martina, Willemstad, CW
All SpeakersFriday, January 16th, 2026 - Day 2
From - To
Subject
Speaker TBA
08:30 - 09:30
How to perform Cardiovascular Ultrasound
Clinical Indications for Nuclear Imaging
J. Molina Monsalve, Willemstad, CW
M.E. Hol, Utrecht, NL
09:30 - 10:00
10:00 - 11:00
CT and MRI Imaging of the Athletes Heart
Cardiovascular Challenges of Scuba Diving
B.K. Velthuis, Utrecht, NL
J.C.J. van Leeuwen, Willemstad, CW
11:00 - 12:00
Role of Ultrasound in Myocarditis
Cases
J.F. Vasquez, Bogota, CO
B.K. Velthuis, Utrecht, NL
12:00 - 13:30
Lunch Break
13:30 - 14:50
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Hypertensive Cardiomyopathy
Valvular Heart Disease
Cases
B.K. Velthuis, Utrecht, NL
R.P.J. Budde, Rotterdam, NL
R.O.B. Gans, Willemstad, CWSaturday, January 17th, 2026 - Day 3
From - To
Subject
Speaker TBA
08:30 - 09:30
Cardiovascular Imaging Applications of AI
Translating AI across Disciplines. Insights from Neuro-Oncology to Cardiology
H.J. Lamb, Leiden, NL
J.J.C. van Leeuwen, Rotterdam, NL
09:30 - 10:00
Coffee Break
10:00 - 11:00
Ozempic
Effect of Climate Change on Cardiovascular Disease
I.Gerstenbluth, Willemstad, CW
I.Gerstenbluth, Willemstad, CW
11:00 - 12:00
OSAS
Cases
T. Blonk, Willemstad, CW
D. Salas, Bogota, CO
12:00 - 13:30
13:30 - 14:50
Midfield CMR
3D ultrasound
Cases
H.J. Lamb, Leiden, NL
C. Guerreo, Bogota, CO
F.N. Fernandes, Willemstad, CW
14:50 - 15:00
H.J. Lamb, Leiden, NL
Accreditation will be requested from the societies below.
The Netherlands Society of Cardiology (NVvC): pending
Society of Nuclear Medicine (NVNG): pending
Radiological Society of the Netherlands (NVvR): pending