Mannheimer lectures
The Mannheimer lecture was established in the honour of Edgar Mannheimer, born in 1904 in Gothenburg, Sweden, for his pioneer work in paediatric cardiology.
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The Mannheimer Lecture is usually a lecture of great breadth on an important scientific or historical topic in the field.
Mannheimer lecturer AEPC 2021 - Jan Janousek (Prague, Czech Republic) - Mannheimer Lecture AEPC 2019 - Josep Brugada (Barcelona, Spain)
| Year | City | Organizer | Mannheimer Lecturer | City of Lecturer | Title of Mannheimer Lecture |
| 2021 | Gothenburg - digital | Jan Sunnegardh | Jan Janousek | Prague | Paediatric cardiac care in the course of time: Inspired from both the east and the west and acting across borders and barriers |
| 2019 | Seville | Dimpna C. Albert | Josep Brugada | Barcelona | Evolution of pediatric electrophysiology: from knowledge to therapy |
| 2018 | Athens | George Papadopoulos, George Sarris | Bill Brawn | Birmingham | Transposition Past, Present and Future |
| 2017 | Lyon | Sylvie Di Filippo | Andre Bozio | Lyon | A.E.P.C. : A milestone in Pediatric Cardiology History |
| 2016 | Rome | Giacomo Pongiglione | Kevin Maher | Atlanta | Nanomedicine in Paediatric Cardiology |
| 2015 | Prague | Jan Janousek | Catherine Bull | London | Right heart, wrong heart |
| 2014 | Helsinki | Eero Jokinen | Lee Benson | Toronto | Percutaneous therapies: caveat emptor or caveat venditor? |
| 2013 | London | Shakeel Qureshi | John Hess | Munich | Impact of changing patterns and technologies for CHD on long term outcome |
| 2012 | Istanbul | Alpay Celiker | Roberto Canessa | Uruguay | Paediatric Cardiology in South Africa |
| 2011 | Granada | Maria del Mar | Charles Mullins | Houston | |
| 2010 | Innsbruck | J. Stein | Philip Bonhoeffer | London | |
| 2009 | Australian World Congress | J. Wilkinson et al. | - | - | - |
| 2008 | Venice/Padua | Milanesi, G. Stellin | Aldo Castaneder | Guatemala | |
| 2007 | Warsaw | W. Kawalek, G. Brzezinska-Rajszys | Shakeel Qureshi | London | |
| 2006 | Basel | Swiss Ped.Card, J. Günthard | Martin Elliott | London | |
| 2005 | Copenhagen | R. Johansen, G. Björkhem | Lindsay Allen | London | |
| 2004 | Munich | J. Hess | James Wilkinson | Melbourne | From Digitalis to Digital Technology - Caring for children with heart disease through the 20th century |
| 2003 | Amsterdam | J. Ottenkamp | Gary Webb | Toronto | Improving the care of patients with congenital heart disease: an adult focus |
| 2002 | Porto | J.C. Areias | Adriana Gittenberger de Groot | Leiden | The Quintessence of the Making of the Heart |
| 2001 | Stockholm, Jointly held with the XXIIIth ESC Congress | S.-E. Sonesson | Arthur Garson Jr. | Houston | From white teeth to heart transplants: evolution in international concepts of the quality of healthcare |
| 2000 | Strasbourg | B. de Geeter | Jean Claude Fouron | Montreal | The changing and complex Relationship between the Pediatric Cardiologist and Life |
| 1999 | Sofia | V. Pilosoff | Milan Samének | Prague | Prevalence, Urgency, Survival and Quality of Life in Congenital Heart Malformation |
| 1998 | Dublin | D. Duff | Elliot Shinebourne | London | Ethical and Legal Aspects of Termination, Consent and Innovation in the Management of Congenital Heart Disease |
| 1997 | Stockholm, Jointly held with the XIXth ESC Congress | Robert M. Freedom | Toronto | From Maude to ClaudeL the Musings of an Insomniac in the Era of evidence-based Medicine | |
| 1996 | Gothenburg | B. Eriksson Bo Lundell | Marce de Leval | London | To Robert M. |
| 1995 | Bologna | F. Picchio, U. Squarcia | Gaetano Thiene | Padua | The Discovery of Circulation and the Origin of Modern Medicine during the Italian Renaissance |
| 1994 | Edinburgh | M.J. Godman, A. Houston, S. Hunter | Jean Kachaner | Paris | Paediatric Cardiology into the third Millenium: Un long Fleuve Tranquille |
| 1993 | Paris World Congress | J. Kachener et al. | Yves Lecompte | Paris | Malposition of the Great Arteries: A Quest of Unity in Diversity |
| 1992 | Berlin | J. Bertel, P. Lange | Michael Tynan | London | Catheter Therapy: the changing role of Paediatric Cardiologists |
| 1991 | Geneva | B. Friedli, I. Oberhänsli | Robert H. Andersson | London | Morphological Correlations of Arrhythmias in Childhood |
| 1990 | Oslo | P.G. Bjornstad, S.J. Sorland | Nils-Rune Lundström | Lund | Ultrasound in Paediatric Cardiology. Past, Present and Future |
| 1989 | Prague | M. Samanek | Claude Dupuis | Lille Cedex | The Foundation of the Association of European Paediatric Cardiologists |
| 1988 | Lisbon | F. Sampayo, F. Maymone-Martins, J.C. Areias | Bernando Nadel-Ginard | Boston | Genetic Regulation of Cardiac Growth during Development and Hypertrophy |
| 1987 | Hamburg | E. Keck, H.C. Kallfelz, P. Heintzen | Jane Sommerville | London | Out of the Blue and into the Pink. Whither Paediatric Cardiology? |
| 1986 | Dubrovnik | V. Nedelijkovic | Magdi Ycoub | London | Beyond the Horizon |
| 1985 | New York World Congress | W. Gersony et al. | - | - | - |
| 1984 | Vienna | M. Wimmer, K. Bühlmeyer | Paul H. Heintzen | Kiel | Pediatric Cardiology and Biomedical Engineering since Edgar Mannheimer |
| 1983 | Bordeaux | A. Choussat | William J. Rashkind | Philadelphia | Pediatric Cardiology revisited: The first fifty-five Centureis |
| 1982 | Amsterdam | J. Rohmer | A.G.Brom | Rotterdam | The Surgeon and Surgery of Congenital Heart Disease |
| 1981 | Milan | F | Alexander S. Nadas | Boston | Indomethacine and the Patent Duchus in Premature Infants |
| 1980 | London World Congress | J. Sommerville, F. McCartney, et al. | - | - | |
| 1979 | Madrid | M. Quero-Jiménez | Luis Becu | Buenos Aires | Hypertension and Arterial Dysplasia in Children |
| 1978 | Budapest | J. Kamaras | François Fontan | Bordeaux | Evolution of Therapeutical Concepts on Tribuspid Atresia |
| 1977 | Ghent | A. Devloo-Blanquaert | Caroline Bruins | Leiden | Competition between Aortic Isthmus and Ductus Arteriosus; Reciprocal Influence of Structure and Flow |
| 1976 | Istanbul | R. Teoman Onat | John Lind | Stockholm | Human Fœtal and Neonatal Circulation |
| 1975 | Marseille | F.R. Gérard | J. Mathey | Paris | Evolution of Cardiac Surgery in Childhood |
| 1974 | London | R.E.E. Bonham-Carter | R.E.E. Bonham-Carter & J. Stark (replacing David J. Waterston) | London | Management of Cardiac Newsborns and Infants |
| 1973 | Uppsala | M. Michaelsson | Bengt Jonsson | Stockholm | Circulatory Adaptation to Exercise in Congenital Heart Disease |
| 1972 | Rhodos | J. Nihoyannopoulos | Henry N. Neufeld | Tel Aviv | Studies of the Coronary Arteries in Children and their Relevance to Coronary Heart Disease |
| 1971 | Dublin | O.C Ward | Reginald E.B. Hudson | London | Pathology of Dysrhythmias |
| 1970 | Warsaw | A. Chrosicki | Berhard Landtman | Helsinki | Clinical and Morphological Aspects of Congenital Heart Disease |
| 1969 | Zurich | F. Real | Abraham M. Rudolph | San Francisco | The Fœtal Circulation and Changes in the Circulation after Birth |
| 1968 | Munich | K. Bühlmeyer | Lars-Eric Carlgren | Gothenburg | The Incidence of Congenital Heart Disease in Gothenburg |
| 1967 | Rome | A. Seganti | James W. du Shane | Rochester | The Natural History and Treatment of Ventricular Septal Defect |
| 1966 | Helsinki | B. Landtman | Richard E.E.Bonham-Carter | London | A contribution to Cardiovascular Physiology from the Study of Complete Transposition of the Great Arteries |
| 1965 | St. Andrews | H. Watson | - | - | - |
| 1964 | Groningen | K. Bossina | - | - | - |
| 1963 | Lyon | R. Verney | - | - | - |