The European Society for Artificial Organs honored Dr. Christoph Gross for his Doctoral Thesis „Non-invasive diagnostic tools to optimize therapy in patients with implantable left ventricular assist devices".
The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) honored Thomas Schlöglhofer during the 41st Annual ISHLT Meeting & Scientific Sessions with the Nursing and Allied Health Professional Community Award for Excellence.
Presentation: Quality of Anticoagulation With Phenprocoumon and Warfarin in Left Ventricular Assist Device Patients: A Multicenter Study
G. Dorffner, W.M.Wallner; H. Schima(Publisher), with Pictures von B. Croy und Riedler:
Kein Puls und doch am Leben! – 50 Jahre Kunstherzforschung und –Therapie in Wien
(314S, self-publishd by LBG, ISBN 978-3-200-06733-2):
Prof. Schima was elected as Deputy Chairman of the International Federation for Artificial Organs for the Period 2020-2021. IFAO is the roof organization of the artificial organ continental societies aiming for worldwide contacts and discussions in the field of artificial organ development and clinical application.
Michael Desch was awarded with the ViCEM Diploma Thesis Award 2019 for his interdisciplinary diploma thesis "Modifications of an electrospinning-technology for the production of vascular grafts" (Supervisors Prof. H. Schima, C. Grasl)
We cordially congratulate!
The American Society for Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO) honored Thomas Schlöglhofer during the 64th Annual Meeting in Washington DC, USA with the Y. Nosé International Fellowship Award.
Title of the work: „Driveline Infections Following Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: Differences Between Three Contemporary Device Types “.