Location
The Frontiers in Computational ElectroCardiology workshop will take place in the Karl Dittrich hall of the Maastricht University building located on Bonnefantenstraat 2 in Maastricht.
Karl Dittrich zaal
Bonnefantenstraat 2
6211 KL Maastricht
The Netherlands
Directions
By Car from Eindhoven / Heerlen
Follow the A2/A79 highway in the direction of Maastricht. Before entering Maastricht you will arrive at the traffics lights of the intersection near "de Geusselt". Include these traffic lights in your count and take the exit after the 6th set of traffic lights onto the J.F. Kennedy bridge. >>> On the J.F. Kennedy Bridge go straight ahead for approximately 2 Km, across the river Maas and past the police station until the first roundabout. Go right (first exit) on the roundabout on the Tongersestraat. The Tongersestraat converts to the small street of the Kakeberg. At the end of the Kakeberg (after approximately 200m) the building of Maastricht University with the Karl Dittrich hall is located on your right. There are several parking locations in the area, for example by turning right at the Kakeberg (near the Jan v. Eyck academy: (Academieplein 1, 6211 KM).
By Car from Liege
Follow the A2 Liege - Maastricht and in Maastricht take the exit Hasselt-Tongeren, you will enter the J.F. Kennedy Bridge. Please refer to the directions above, starting at >>>
By Car from Antwerpen / Tongeren
Follow the A13 from Antwerpen towards Liege. Take exit 32 and, at the end of the exit, turn right towards Bilzen, Vroenhoven, Maastricht. You will enter the Netherlands after Vroenhoven. Go straight ahead, following the Tongerseweg until the roundabout at the Tongerseplein. Go straight ahead (second exit on the roundabout) to the Tongersestraat. This street converts to a small street called the Kakeberg. At the end of the Kakeberg (after approximately 200m) the building of Maastricht University with the Karl Dittrich hall is located on your right. There are several parking locations in the area, for example by turning right at the Kakeberg (near the Jan v. Eyck academy: (Academieplein 1, 6211 KM).
By Public Transport
From the Maastricht train station take either bus 3 (towards Wolder), bus 53 (towards Maastricht Pottenberg) or 4 (towards Villapark) until the stop Papenstraat. Busses depart approximately every 15 min. For more details see the Veolia Transport website. From here, walk south to the Ezelmarkt, from where you will see the location (see number 7 on the map below).
By foot from the Wijck area and Maastricht Train Station
Walking from the opposite bank of the river Maas (Wijck area / Maastricht train station) to the Karl Dittrich hall takes approxiamtely 15-20 minutes. One could, for example, take the Stationsstraat towards the Wyckerbrugstraat, across the St. Servaas bridge, Straight ahead, through the city center. In front of the Bijenkorf mall turn left and immediately turn right (Achter het Vleeshuis). Continue straight ahead, passing the St. Amorsplein until you reach the Vrijthof square (you should be able to see the St. Jan church (red) and the St. Servaas basilica). Turn left and follow the Papenstraat that bends to the right and converts to the Bouillonstraat. At the end of the street turn right and immediately left towards the Ezelmarkt. The building of Maastricht University with the Karl Dittrich hall is located on your right.
Map
The location of the workshop is Bonnefantenstraat 2, number 7 on the map.
You can also determine your route by using this Google Maps location of the Karl Dittrich hall.
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Program
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All presentations will take place at Maastricht University (see location for more information). For the detailed program please refer to the program page
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| 09:00 |
Registration |
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| 09:45 |
Word of welcome |
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Jo M. M. Ritzen, PhD President of Maastricht University |
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| 09:55 |
Introductory remarks |
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Paul G.A. Volders, MD, PhD Maastricht University Medical Centre, The Netherlands |
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| 10:00 |
Which are the frontiers in electrocardiology in 2008? |
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Hein J. J. Wellens, MD, PhD Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, The Netherlands |
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| 10:20 |
Session 1: Microscopic Models of Cardiac Bioelectricity
Chairs: Paul G. A. Volders, MD, PhD, Maastricht University Medical Centre, The Netherlands and Inge R. Boulet, PhD, Maastricht University, The Netherlands |
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1. Yoram Rudy, PhD, Washington University, St. Louis, USA |
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2. Jordi Heijman, MSc, Maastricht University, The Netherlands and Washington University, St. Louis |
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3. Ronald Wilders, PhD, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
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| 11:25 |
Coffee break |
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| 11:45 |
Session 2: Modeling of Activation and Repolarization in Cardiac Tissue
Chair: Tammo Delhaas, MD, PhD, Maastricht University Medical Centre, The Netherlands |
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1. Alexander V. Panfilov, PhD, Utrecht University, The Netherlands |
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2. Sander Verheule, PhD, Maastricht University, The Netherlands |
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3. Nico H. L. Kuijpers, PhD, Maastricht University, The Netherlands |
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| 12:55 |
Lunch |
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| 14:30 |
Session 3: Signal Analysis, Processing and Reverse Engineering
Chairs: Ronald L. Westra, PhD, Maastricht University, The Netherlands and Peter van Leeuwen, PhD, University of Witten/Herdecke, Germany |
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1. Ralf L. M. Peeters, PhD, Maastricht University, The Netherlands |
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2. Wouter A. Serdijn, PhD, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands |
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3. Martin Bürger, PhD, Westfälische Wilhelms Universität Münster, Germany |
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| 15:30 |
Coffee break |
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| 15:50 |
Session 4: ECG Imaging
Chair: Hein J. J. Wellens, MD, PhD, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, The Netherlands |
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1. Yoram Rudy, PhD, Washington University, St. Louis, USA |
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2. Phillip S. Cuculich, MD, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis, USA |
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| 16:35 |
The final word |
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Hein J. J. Wellens, MD, PhD, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, The Netherlands |
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| 16:45 |
Drinks and diner |
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