Heart Smart Malta 2026 programme

As we are all gearing up for the upcoming Heart Smart Malta 2026 conference, we are pleased to share with you the programme, including workshop and other activities.

The workshops and the conferences carry CME points as follows:

• Friday Workshop 1 (Drowning) - 3.5  CME

• Friday  Workshop 2 (ALS) - 4.5  CME

• Friday  Workshop 3 (Ultrasound) - 4.5  CME

• Friday Conference - 3.5 CME

• Saturday Conference - 5.5 CME

MRC Conference 24-25^th April 2026 

Double Tree by Hilton Hotel, Qawra, Malta

Friday 24^th April: Pre-Conference Workshops

Workshop 1: Surviving Drowning and Diving Emergencies

Time	Venue: Inner Oracle
08:30 - 09:00	Welcome coffee
08:30 - 09:00	Registration
09:00 - 09:15	Drowning in Malta
09:15 - 09:25	Intro to workshop stations*:
09:25 - 09:55 09:55 - 10:00 10:00 - 10:30	The role of First Aiders          change                              Pre-hospital retrieval
10:30 - 11:00	Coffee
11:00 - 11:30 11:30 - 11:35 11:35 - 12:05	Post resus care in hospital & ITU         change        Diving incidents & hyperbaric support
12:05 - 12:35	Discussion
12:35 -12:45	Closure

*Key: 4 groups will rotate through 4 stations

Workshop 2: Ultrasound in Resuscitation

Time	Venue: Syndicate Rooms 4/5
08:00 - 08:15	Welcome coffee
08:00 – 08:15	Registration
08:15 -08:35	Demo U/S Fundamentals
09:35 – 09:30	Workshop U/S Fundamentals
09:30 – 09:50	Demo ECHO 1 - Acquiring the views and sonoanatomy
09:50 - 10:50	Workshop ECHO 1
10:50 - 11:10	Coffee
11:10  -11:30	Demo ECHO 2 – DEFG approach to evaluation and pathology
11:30 - 12:30	Workshop ECHO 2
12:30 – 12:40	Demo Pneumothorax
12:40 – 13:00	Workshop Pneumothorax
13:00 -13:05	Closure

N.B. E-learning required before attending course

Workshop 3: ALS Recertification Course

Time	Venue: Zeus, Altas
08:00 – 08:30	Welcome coffee
08:00 - 08:30	Registration and Faculty Meeting
08:30 - 08:45	Introduction
08:45 - 09:15	BLS and defibrillation
09:15 - 10:00	SIM teach 1
10:00 - 10:30	Coffee
10:30 - 11:15	SIM teach 2
11:15 - 12:15	SIM teach recertification
12:15-12:30	Closure

*Key: ALS=adult life support; BLS=basic life support; SIM=simulation

Friday 24^th April: MRC Conference

Time	Main Hall
12:00 -12:45	Registration
12:45 -13:30	Lunch
12:45 -13:30	Basic Life Support competition (A)
13:30 -14:00	Welcome Address by dignitaries
14:00 -14:30	Keynote address 1 What drives the guidelines?
14:30 -14:45	Update: BLS
14:45 -15:00	Update: ALS
15:00 -15:30	Update: Special circumstances
15:30 -16:00	Coffee
15:30 -16:00	Basic Life Support competition (B)
16:00 - 16:30	Keynote address 2 Survivorship & outcome
16:30 -16:45	Update: Education
16:45 -17:00	Update: Neonates
17:00 -17:15	Update: Paediatrics
17:15 -17:30	Update: Post-resuscitation
17:30 - 17:35	Closure

*Key: ALS=adult life support; BLS=basic life support

Saturday 25^th April: MRC Conference

Time	Main Hall
08:00 - 08:30	Registration
08:00 - 08:30	Basic Life Support competition (C)
08:30 - 09:00	Survivors post cardiac arrest: a personal perspective
09:00 - 09:30	Keynote address 3 Legal aspects of resuscitation
09:30 - 10:30	Breakout A	Breakout B
9:30 – 09:45	Neonatal controversies, OOH	Systems saving lives
09:45 - 10:00	ARNI	DEI in resuscitation
10:00 - 10:15	PBLS	Outcome post resuscitation
10:15 - 10:30	Resus and pregnancy	Cardiac rehab post resus
10:30 -11:00	Coffee
10:30 - 11:00	Basic Life Support (BLS) Competition: Final
11:00 - 11:30	Keynote address 4 Ethical aspects in resuscitation
11:30 - 12:30	Breakout C	Breakout D
11:30 - 11:45	Kids Save Lives	Peri-arrest
11:45 - 12:00	BLS in schools	Rapid response team
12:00 -12:15	Fibrillu	Trauma and transfer
12:15 - 12:30	GOAL initiative Malta	Escalation of treatment
12:30 -13:15	Lunch
13:15 -14:00	Rescue at sea: Red Cross on the beach
14:00 - 14:15	Sponsored Lecture from Industry
14:15 - 14:45	Coffee
14:45 - 15:45	Breakout E	Breakout F
14:45 - 15:00	EuReCa	Abstract presentation
15:00 - 15:15	10 points for IHCA	Abstract presentation
15:15 -15:30	Get trained, where next?	Abstract presentation
15:30 -15:45	AI in Resuscitation	Abstract presentation
15:45-16:15	Closing ceremony and awards
15:45 - 16:15	Basic Life Support competition: Results  Abstracts: Results
16:15	Closure

Key: BLS=basic life support; OO=out of hospital; ARNI=advanced resuscitation of the newborn infant; PBLS=paediatric basic life support; DEI=diversity, equity & inclusion; EuReCa=European Registry of Cardiac Arrest; IHCA=in hospital cardiac arrest; AI=artificial intelligence.

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