International Travel

Please review the visa and travel requirements applicable to your country of residence before planning your trip to Brazil.
The conference is powered by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation^® (CRF^® ), the Brazilian Society of Hemodynamics and Interventional Cardiology (SBHCI), and the Latin American Society of Interventional Cardiology (SOLACI).

TCT^® Plus LATAM Valves 2026 will be submitted to Mecomed Code of Ethical Business Practice for review.

Letter of Invitation

Atual Eventos, the appointed event management company of TCT^® Plus LATAM Valves will gladly send you a letter of invitation to attend the conference. To request an invitation letter, please contact us at marianna@atualeventos.com.
The official letter of invitation may be used to facilitate processing visas or other documents you need to attend the conference.

Please note, a letter of invitation:
• Does not signify financial support or commitment.
• Does not guarantee acceptance of a scientific abstract or other submitted science.
• Does not guarantee that you will secure an entry visa.

Supplementary Information for Your Visa Application

You may want to consider including the following with your application for an entry visa:

• A letter inviting you to speak or accepting your scientific abstract, if applicable.

• A letter from your institution, training director, or employer stating you have been given time to attend TCT^® Plus LATAM Valves 2026 and are expected back at your place of employment on a specific date. The name on the letter must exactly match the name on your passport.

• Documentation of your TCT^® Plus LATAM Valves 2026 registration, such as registration ID, hotel confirmation, and flight information. The name on your reservations must exactly match the name on your passport.

The conference organizer cannot intervene with the Embassy of Brazil on your behalf

International Travel Support

Prohibited Direct Financial Support to Health Care Providers

Effective January 1, 2018, the MedTech Europe Code of Ethical Business Practice, AdvaMed, and APACMed prohibit medical device companies (MDCs) from providing direct financial sponsorship for registration, housing, travel, and meals to health care professionals (HCPs) to attend medical education conferences or training programs such as TCT^® Plus LATAM Valves 2026.

Permissible Financial Support to Organizations

MDCs can give restricted educational grants to certain organizations to provide financial support to non-U.S.-based HCPs to attend TCT^® Plus LATAM Valves 2026 and similar medical education events.

• Health care organizations: MDCs are permitted to provide educational grants to hospitals. A hospital administrator is responsible for allocating grants to eligible HCPs. Check with your cath lab director or hospital administrator for more information.
• National societies: MDCs are permitted to provide educational grants to national societies. Each society will be responsible for allocating grants to eligible HCPs. We encourage you to check with your society for more information.
• Third-party organizations: SBHCI will provide the names of MedTech-compliant third-party organizations approved to seek educational grants from MDCs to provide financial support to eligible HCPs to attend medical meetings such as TCT^® Plus LATAM Valves 2026.

For more detailed information, please refer to the full text of the MedTech rules. Please note that the Ethical Charter program for third parties is no longer active.

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