Organizer: European Society of Radiology / Host Organizer: V. Groudeva, Sofia/BG
ESOR Visiting Professorship Programme

Date

8 October 2026

Hour

Location

International Hotel and Tower Suites, Golden Sands, Varna
Onsite Event

The topic of the ESOR Course is Cardiac Imaging.

It is a pre-congress event of the XXI Balkan Congress of Radiology and XXI Congress of the Bulgarian Association of Radiology. You may visit the congress website HERE.
COURSE INFORMATION

This course is aimed at residents in their final years of training and recently board- certified radiologists interested in Cardiac Imaging. It is adhered to Levels II – III of the European Training Curriculum and is designed to update knowledge in the continuously evolving field of cardiac imaging. The course includes 6 lecture topics and 6 workshop rotations, 2 sessions of 30-minute lectures followed by 6 sessions of 40-minute workshop rotations. Workshop sessions are in small groups enabling great interaction with the faculty members.

Location

International Hotel and Tower Suites, Golden Sands, Varna

Front Beach Alley, Golden Sands Resort, Varna 9007, Bulgaria

Registration

FeesEarly bird (till 10 August)Late fee (after 10 August)
ESOR Course for BAR* member70 Euro95 Euro
ESOR Course for BAR* non-member80 Euro105 Euro
ESOR Course for Resident in training65 Euro90 Euro
ESOR Course for Medical student (no longer available)50 Euro70 Euro
Combined ESOR School and congress fee for BAR member160 Euro215 Euro
Combined ESOR School and congress fee for BAR non-member195 Euro240 Euro
Combined ESOR School and congress fee for resident in training110 Euro160 Euro
Combined ESOR School and congress fee for medical student (no longer available)55 Euro105 Euro
* BAR - Bulgarian Association of Radiology

REGISTRATION

In order to keep the interactivity of the ESOR Programme, the number of participants is limited to 150 persons.

All participants are kindly requested to pre-register by sending a completed Registration form using the online system not later than 20 September 2026. As ESOR Course is an educational activity by the European School of Radiology (ESOR), an initiative of the European Society of Radiology (ESR), please note that registration data of ESOR participants will be forwarded to the ESR.

If you have any questions regarding registration, accommodation or transportation, please write to Mrs. Mira Bonova at mira@cmebg.com.

The registration fees include:

  • Participation in the Course on 8 October
  • Delegate’s set
  • Coffee breaks
  • Certificate of attendance issued by ESOR

PAYMENT

Considering the limit in places, if we do not receive your payment within ten days of online submission, your registration will be rejected.

CONFIRMATION LETTER

A letter of confirmation will be sent to all participants on receipt of the respective payment.

CANCELLATION POLICY

Only written cancellations to CME will be considered:

  • Before 10 August 2026 – 100% refund (excl. 20 euro for EU-citizens and 40 Euro for non-EU citizens for bank and administrative fee)
  • No refunds will be provided as of 10 August 2026 or for no shows

REGISTRATION DESK
On arrival at the hotel participants are kindly requested to contact the registration desk situated next to the conference hall where they will receive their badges.

Schedule

EEST/ (GMT+3)

08/10/2026, Thursday

  • 08:00 – 08:45Registration
  • 08:45 – 09:05Welcome & Introduction
  • 09:05 – 09:35Acute Chest pain – session 1, François Pontana, Lille/FR
  • 09:35 – 10:05Ischemic Heart Disease – session 1, Federica Catapano, Milan/IT
  • 10:05 – 10:35Cardiomyopathies – session 1, Marco Francone, Rome/IT
  • 10:35 – 11:00Coffee Break
  • 11:00 – 13:00Workshops
  • 13:00 – 14:00Lunch Break
  • 14:00 – 14:30Acute Chest pain – session 2, Federica Catapano, Milan/IT
  • 14:30 – 15:00Ischemic Heart Disease – session 2, Marco Francone, Rome/IT
  • 15:00 – 15:30Cardiomyopathies – session 2, François Pontana, Lille/FR
  • 15:30 – 16:00Coffee Break
  • 16:00 – 18:00Workshops
  • 18:00 – 18:15Wrap-Up & End Ceremony

Speakers

Prof. Marco Francone

Ass. Prof. Federica Catapano

Prof. François Pontana

Accommodation

International Hotel and Tower Suites

Front Beach Alley, Golden Sands Resort, Varna 9007, Bulgaria

Admiral Hotel

Admiral, КК, Golden Sands, 9007 Varna

Arena Mar hotel

Hotel "Arena Mar", Golden SandsPrimorski, 9007 Varna

CONGRESS MANAGEMENT AND EVENTS Ltd.

www.cmebg.com

Mira Bonova
mira@cmebg.com
Yakim Nedelchev
yakim@cmebg.com

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