TCT Cancels In-person Conference and Goes Virtual Due to COVID-19

TCT cancels in-person meeting and goes virtual due to COVID-19

May 27, 2020 — To ensure the health and safety of all attendees due to the ongoing COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic, the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) has transitioned its large in-person Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) conference into a virtual experience called TCT Connect, which will broadcast online Oct. 14-18, 2020.

CRF said TCT Connect will deliver the high-quality education, training and clinical science our meeting attendees have come to expect. The event will feature live case-based transmissions from around the globe, late-breaking clinical trials and science, virtual training, and countless opportunities to learn and engage with the brightest minds in interventional cardiovascular medicine. CRF said the virtual event will deliver the high-quality education, training and clinical science meeting attendees have come to expect along with new ways to learn and engage with each other online.

Call for science submission deadlines will be extended, and new dates will be announced soon.

CRF will automatically issue a full refund to all participants registered for TCT 2020. Please allow up to 30 days for processing. For additional refund questions, please contact [email protected].

Hotel reservations within the official TCT hotel block will be automatically cancelled. If you booked outside the TCT block, please contact your hotel directly.

Additional details will be announced in the coming weeks.

The announcement was sent on behalf of the TCT Course Directors: George D. Dangas, M.D., Ph.D., Juan F. Granada, M.D., Ajay J. Kirtane, M.D., SM, Martin B. Leon, M.D., Roxana Mehran, M.D., Gary S. Mintz, M.D., Sahil A. Parikh, M.D., and Gregg W. Stone, M.D.

Find more information on the TCT virtual meeting at https://www.crf.org/tct