International Scientific Workshop 2019

From October 10 to 12, 2019, the international scientific workshop ”The Relevance of Registry Research for Clinical Practice: Gender Differences in Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Recipients with a Focus on Psychosocial and Behavioral Factors“ took place at Trier University, organized by the Section of Health Psychology, Department of Nursing Science, Trier University, Germany.

Under the direction of Prof. Dr. Heike Spaderna and Prof. Dr. Gerdi Weidner scientists involved in the INTERMACS (1) and EUROMACS (2), two large patient registries from the US and from Europe, met at Trier University for this workshop, which was supported by the German Research Foundation, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, and Trier University. Scientists and students from the fields of psychology, nursing science, statistics, cardiology, data management, and LVAD coordination shared their findings and discussed collaborative research aimed at improvement of clinical practice and outcomes of women and men with LVADs. The workshop program can be found here. (Read more)

(1) INTERMACS: Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support

(2) EUROMACS: European Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support