Sunday, October 14, 2007

12:30-1:30 pm Registration

1:30-1:35 pm               Welcome and Introduction
                                       David J. Wilber, MD

Fundamentals of Ablation Pre-Course

1:35-2:00 pm               The Basic SVT Study
                                       William G. Stevenson, MD, FHRS

2:00-2:30 pm               Fundamentals of WPW Ablation: Where It All Started
                                       David J. Wilber, MD

2:30-3:00 pm               AV Nodal Reentry: Ablation Success without Heart Block
                                       Samuel J. Asirvatham, MD

3:00-3:20 pm               Break                                             

3:20-3:50 pm               Right Atrial Flutter: Is It Blocked Yet?
                                       Joseph B. Morton, MBBS, PhD, FRACP

3:50-4:30 pm               Organized Atrial Arrhythmias: Flutter or Focal?
                                       Douglas L. Packer, MD, FHRS

4:30-5:00 pm               Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia: Fundamentals of Mapping and Energy Delivery
                                       Samuel J. Asirvatham, MD

Monday, October 15, 2007

8:10-8:40 am                Right Atrial Anatomy: Understanding the Neighborhood (didactic)
                                        S. Yen Ho, PhD, FRCPath, FESC

8:40-9:30 am                Case Studies in the Ablation of AVNRT: The Tough Stuff of Multiple Pathways
                                        Warren M. Jackman, MD, FHRS

9:30-10:15 am              Case Studies in the Ablation of Focal Atrial Tachycardia
                                        Joseph B. Morton, MBBS, PhD, FRACP

10:15-10:30 am          Break

10:30-11:30 am           Case Studies in Ablation of Difficult Accessory Pathways: Finding the Hard-to-Find; Ablating the Impossible
                                        Warren M. Jackman, MD, FHRS

11:30 am-12:00 pm    Activation and Entrainment Mapping (didactic): Where Is the Track and Is There a Re-Entrant Train on It?
                                       William G. Stevenson, MD, FHRS

12:00-1:00 pm Lunch  

1:00-1:45 pm               Case Studies in Ablation of Isthmus-Dependent Flutter: Not Your Mother’s Flutter
                                       Samuel J. Asirvatham, MD

1:45-2:05 pm               Case Studies in Ablation of Atrial Flutter after ASD Repair: Closing the Hole Is Only Part of the Problem
                                       William G. Stevenson, MD, FHRS

2:05-2:50 pm               Case Studies in Ablation of Difficult Atrial Macro Re-Entry
                                       Warren M. Jackman, MD, FHRS

2:50-3:35 pm               Case Studies in Epicardial Ablation
                                       David J. Wilber, MD

3:35-3:50 pm              Break

3:50-5:00 pm              Case-Based Workshops for SVTs

(Workshops are repeated; please choose two of the three)

a. Patients with Multiple Tachycardias: Slicing and Dicing

   Kyoko Soejima, MD

b. When the Easy Becomes Difficult

   Joseph B. Morton, MBBS, PhD

c. If You Don’t Understand the Anatomy, Don’t Plan on Dinner!

   Samuel J. Asirvatham, MD

5:00-7:00pm                 Industry Hands-On Session / Reception

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

8:00-8:30 am                Left Atrial and Pulmonary Vein Anatomy Relevant to AF Ablation (didactic)
                                        S. Yen Ho, PhD, FRCPath, FESC                                   

8:30-9:15 am                Imaging AF: 3D Mapping, ICE, CT/MR
                                        Douglas L. Packer, MD, FHRS

9:15-10:00 am              Pulmonary Vein Isolation
                                        William G. Stevenson, MD, FHRS

10:00-10:15 am           Break

10:15-10:45 am           Targeting Complex Fractionated Atrial Electrograms
                                        David J. Wilber, MD

10:45-11:15 am            Targeting Ganglionated Plexes
                                        Warren M. Jackman, MD, FHRS

11:15 am- 12:00 pm    Technologic Advances for AF Ablation: Cryo, Laser, HIFU
                                         Douglas L. Packer, MD, FHRS

12:00-1:00 pm            Lunch

1:00-1:45 pm               Case Studies in Non-Paroxysmal AF: Stepwise and Tailored Approaches
                                       Samuel J. Asirvatham, MD

1:45-2:15 pm               Case Studies in Organized Atrial Tachycardias following Surgical or Catheter Ablation
                                       Joseph G. Akar, MD, PhD           

2:15-3:00 pm               Case Studies in AF Ablation: Optimizing Outcomes and Avoiding Complications
                                       Douglas L. Packer, MD, FHRS

3:00-3:15                    Break

3:15-4:15 pm               AF Ablation Panel Discussion: Putting It All Together
                                       Faculty Panel

4:15-5:00 pm               Atriofasicular Pathways
                                      Warren M. Jackman, MD, FHRS

5:00-7:00 pm               Technology Night
                                       Sponsored by Industry

Wednesday, October 17, 2007           

8:00-8:30 am                Anatomy of the Ventricles Relevant to Ablation (didactic)
                                        S. Yen Ho, PhD, FRCPath, FESC

8:30-9:00 am                Case Studies in the Ablation of Idiopathic RV VT
                                        Samuel J. Asirvatham, MD

9:00-9:30 am                Case Studies in the Ablation of Scar-Related RV Tachycardia:
                                         Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia or Ventricular Dysplasia? That is the Question.
                                        William G. Stevenson, MD, FHRS

9:30-10:15 am              Case Studies in the Ablation of Idiopathic LV Tachycardias: From Aorta to Fasicicles
                                        David J. Wilber, MD

10:15-10:30 am           Break

10:30-10:50 am            Using Biophysics to Optimize Lesion Size and Minimize Risks of RF Ablation
                                         Douglas L. Packer, MD, FHRS

10:50- 11:25 am           Case Studies in the Ablation of Post-Infarction Ventricular Tachycardia I: When You Have to Map
                                         William G. Stevenson, MD, FHRS

11:25 am- 12:00 pm    Case Studies in the Ablation of Post-Infarction Ventricular Tachycardia II: Substrate Ablation
                                         David J. Wilber, MD

12:00-1:00 pm            Lunch

1:00-1:30 pm               Case Studies in Scar-Related VTs: Channel Mapping
                                       Warren M. Jackman, MD, FHRS

1:30-2:00 pm               Image Guided VT Ablation
                                       Douglas L. Packer, MD, FHRS

2:00-2:45 pm               Case Studies in the Ablation of VT in Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy
                                       Kyoko Soejima, MD

2:45-3:05 pm               Break

3:05-3:30 pm               Ablation for Ventricular Fibrillation
                                       William G. Stevenson, MD, FHRS

3:30–5:00 pm               Our Favorite—and Least Favorite—Cases
                                        Faculty Panel