Our Faculty 

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F​riday, August​

12:00 PM   Registration and Welcome Lunch | Exeter Foyer 

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12:50 PM   Symposium Begins: Welcome/Introductions/Opening Remarks | Georgian Ballroom 

1:00 PM    AVNRT vs AVRT: Differentiating Complex Circuits | Roderick Tung, MD

1:20 PM    Introduction to Mahaim Tachycardias | Vivek Reddy, MD

1:40 PM    Atypical Atrial Flutters: Mapping and Ablation Strategies | Andre d’Avila, MD, Ph.D

2:00 PM    Mapping PVCs, 12 Lead ECG Interpretation | Roderick Tung, MD

2:20 PM    Moderated Panel Discussion and Q&A 

2:40 PM    Anti-Arhythmic Drugs for AF Management | Gregory Feld, MD

3:00 PM    Timing of AF Ablation: How Early is Too Early? | Arash Aryana, MD, Ph.D, FACC, FHRS

3:20 PM    How to Target Non-PV Triggers | Daniel Musikantow, MD

3:40 PM    Beyond PVI: Ablation Strategies for Persistent AF | Moussa Mansour, MD

4:00 PM    Moderated Panel Discussion and Q&A

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4:15 PM   Refreshment and Snack Break | Ballroom B Foyer

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4:30 PM    Industry Breakout 1 | Statler

Attendees visit with Industry Exhibits

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5:45 PM    Sponsored Case Presentations | Breakout Rooms

Cortex/Ablacon (Shephal Doshi, MD, FACC) | Stuart Room

Topic: EGF Mapping

Title:  Cortex OptiMap™ EGF Mapping

Description: A case demonstrating how the OptiMap™ System uses Electrographic Flow™ mapping to visualize complex atrial arrhythmias.

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iRhythm Technologies (Usha Tedrow, MD, MS) | Tremont Room

Title: Expert Insights on Ambulatory Cardiac Monitoring and Zio® Technology

Description: Learn about the role of ambulatory cardiac monitoring in clinical practice and the benefits of Zio® technology on patient care.

Volta Medical (Devi Nair, MD, FACC, FHRS) | White Hill Room

Title: A streamlined workflow with Volta AF-Xplorer ™ and PFA

Description: Learn from our expert about a persistent AF workflow with Volta AF-Xplorer ™ and PFA. Discover how AF-Xplorer ™ can integrate seamlessly with existing workflows and modalities.

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Transhepatic Access (Vivek Reddy, MD) | Whittier Room

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7:30 PM   Cocktail Reception | The Square

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8:30 PM    Educational Dinner with Johnson & Johnson MedTech

Exclusive to Faculty, Fellows and Early Attendings

Presenter: David Burkhart, MD – Electrophysiologist, St. David’s Medical Center – Austin, TX

Topic: Join Dr. Burkhart as he walks through his ICE workflow in the ventricles

Location: Davio’s Boston Back Bay

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Saturday, August

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6:30 AM    Breakfast | The Square

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Symposium Begins | Georgian Ballroom

7:30 AM    Leadless Pacing Approaches | Devi Nair, MD, FACC, FHRS

7:50 AM    CS Pacing for CRT: Basic to Advanced Techniques | Gregory Feld, MD

8:10 AM    Conduction System Pacing: How and when? | Roderick Tung, MD

8:30 AM    Left Atrial Appendage Closure: ICE vs TEE | Rahul Bhardwaj, MD

8:50 AM    Managing Complications in the EP Lab | Shephal Doshi, MD

9:10 AM    Moderated Panel Discussion and Q&A  

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9:30 AM    Industry Breakout 2 | Statler

Attendees visit with Industry Exhibits

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10:30 AM  Break

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10:45 AM  Pre-Recorded Case with Live Commentary

Case 1: PFA with a Map-Guided Variable-Loop Catheter | Moussa Mansour, MD
Case 2: PFA with a Pentaspline Catheter | Daniel Musikantow, MD
Case 3: LAAC: Watchman vs Amulet | Devi Nair, MD, FACC, FHRS

Panel: Shepal Doshi, MD; Andre d’Avila, MD, Ph.D; Gregory Feld, MD; Roderick Tung, MD

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12:00 PM  Sponsored Lunch- Impulse Dynamics | The Square

Topic: CCM® Therapy for the Management of Heart Failure

Speaker: Isaac R. Whitman, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Division of Cardiology, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology

Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University Hospital

Team Cardiologist, Temple University Department of Athletics

Philadelphia, PA

Moderator: Vivek Reddy, MD

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1:20 PM    Transfer to Prep MD for Sponsored simulations/training 

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2:00 PM    PrepMD Sponsored Simulation Session – Boston Scientific

Boston Scientific EP and CRM Therapy Hands-On Workshops:

Offering four Hands-On Workshops focused on latest technologies. Innovation Drive, Boston Scientific's mobile training learning lab, will include the Farapulse Experience and Watchman. Additionally, 3 additional workshops in PrepMD will offer hands-on experience with  implant techniques including SICD, Select Site Pacing and Left Ventricular Lead Placement.

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4:30 PM    Break

5:00 PM    PrepMD Remote Monitoring Session

6:20 PM    Transfer to Boston Park Plaza

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8:00 PM    Educational Dinner with Baxter

Exclusive to Fellows and Early Attendings

Location: Grill 23

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8:00 PM    Exclusive Faculty Dinner with Premier and Foundation Level Sponsors

Invite only

Location: Grill 23

 

Sunday, August

 

6:30 AM    Breakfast | Avenue 34 Loft

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7:30 AM    Symposium Begins | Avenue 34

7:30 AM    Targeting the LV Summit | Andre d'Avila, MD, Ph.D

7:50 AM    Post-MI VT: Functional Mapping | Andre d’Avila, MD, Ph.D

8:10 AM    Pericardial Access, Mapping, & Ablation | Rahul Bhardwaj, MD

8:30 AM    VF Ablation: PVC triggers, Brugada & the Purkinje Substrate | Usha Tedrow, MD, MS

8:50 AM    Cardioneuroablation to treat vasovagal syncope | Vivek Reddy, MD

9:10 AM    Ambulatory Surgical Centers: What are they? Why should I care? | Arash Aryana, MD, Ph.D, FACC, FHRS

9:30 AM     Moderated Panel Discussion and Q &A

10:00 AM  Practical Issues in Electrophysiology: Panel Discussions

Panel: Shepal Doshi, MD, FACC; Moussa Mansour, MD; Devi Nair, MD, FACC, FHRS;  Andre d’Avila, MD, Ph.D; Gregory Feld, MD; Usha Tedrow, MD, MS; Arash Aryana, MD, Ph.D, FACC, FHRS

• Clinic Optimization

• Billing for EP procedures

• Minimizing legal exposure

• Negotiating personal contracts

• EP group financial structures

• Negotiations with Industry

12:00 PM   Adjourn

 

* agenda is subject to change

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