Introduction to EP for the Novice Allied Professional

Wednesday, May 9 | 8:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.

This session is designed for EP professionals who are relatively new to the field. The attendee will receive an overview of diagnostic and therapeutic EP procedures. Specific topics to be addressed include a review of radiology, basic cellular electrophysiology, catheter placement for EP studies, and review of EP studies, and review of EGMs in normal and abnormal rhythms. There will be time for hands on experience with EP diagnostic and therapeutic equipment provided.

Chairs:

• Christine C. Chiu-Man, MS, FHRS, CEPS, CCDS, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
• Marta Felix Valente, RN, Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisbon, Spain
  

Cardiac Anatomy Relevant to Electrophysiology
Edwin C. MacPherson, RN, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Cellular Electrophysiology: Relevant to Electrophysiology
Joshua M. Cooper, MD, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Basic Catheter Placement and Electrogram Interpretation
Rutuke K. Patel, PA, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Break:10:00 – 10:15 a.m.

Simulation Protocols and Electrophysiologic Evaluation
Esther M. Weiss, APN, CNS, RN, CEPS, CCDS. Sherman Hospital, Elgin, IL

What Rhythms Do We Treat with Ablation and How Do We Do it?
Eric Stecker, MD, MPH. Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR

Putting it all Together: Case Presentations from the Lab
Pamela K. Mason, MD. University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA

Hands-on Educational Session
Elizabeth A. Ching, RN, FHRS, CCDS, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
Lon W. Castle, MD, FHRS, Cleveland Clinic, Westlake, OH

Heart Rhythm 2012 Opening Plenary Session: 4:15 – 5:45 p.m.
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