At Heart Rhythm 2010, twenty-three sessions are designated as Leaders in Quality sessions and will feature a Quality Commentator to emphasize and connect the relevance of the concept of health care quality and outcomes to the session topic. Scientific Sessions Program Chair Bruce L. Wilkoff, MD, FHRS, CCDS, says “This will be a new experience for attendees, and I look forward to the discussion that will come from these sessions. I’ve asked the commentators to think about their topic creatively and provoke the audience to think of ways we can lead the movement to develop new quality measures.”

Heart Rhythm 2010 Quality Commentators Michael J. Ackerman, MD, Ph.D. Sana M. Al-Khatib, MD, MHS, FHRS, CCDS David G. Benditt, MD, FHRS, CCDS Charles I. Berul, MD, FHRS, CCDS Alfred E. Buxton, MD Robert M. Califf, MD Hugh Calkins, MD, FHRS, CCDS George H. Crossley, III, MD, FHRS, CCDS Anne B. Curtis, MD, FHRS, CCDS Thomas F. Deering, MD, FHRS, CCDS John P. DiMarco, MD, Ph.D., FHRS Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, MD, FHRS Michael R. Gold, MD, Ph.D., FHRS David L. Hayes, MD, FHRS, CCDS Bradley P. Knight, MD, FHRS Bruce D. Lindsay, MD, FHRS Charles Love, MD, FHRS, CCDS Richard L. Page, MD, FHRS Andrea M. Russo, MD, FHRS William G. Stevenson, MD, FHRS Albert L. Waldo, MD, FHRS, CCDS Paul J. Wang, MD, FHRS, CCDS Bruce L. Wilkoff, MD, FHRS, CCDS

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

8:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Quality Sessions on May 12 are mini-courses. Although now included in the registration fee, tickets are required. Seating may be limited: please indicate your interest when registering for Heart Rhythm 2010 or update your registration to secure your ticket.

• MC01. Lead Extraction in 2010
  Korbel Ballroom 3A
• MC02. Optimizing Programming of Implantable Devices
  Korbel Ballroom 3B
• MC04. Transseptal Catheterization for the Electrophysiologist: Techniques and Tips
  Korbel Ballroom 4A
• MC12. Where to Place Pacing Leads
  Korbel Ballroom 3C

Thursday, May 13, 2010

8:00 - 9:30 a.m.

• 2. Programming Devices to Optimize Patient Outcomes
  Room 205
• 9. How to Avoid Complications with ICD/CRT Implantations: Clinical Pearls to Avoid the Common Complications
  Wells Fargo Theatre 3
• 10. Optimization of ICD Programming
  Korbel Ballroom 1D
• 19. Inherited Arrhythmias with Normal QT Interval Presenting in Childhood
  Room 102 

10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

• 23. Providing Quality Care for the Patient Undergoing Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation
  Room 201
• 50. Controversies in ICD/CRT Implantation: What to do When the Guidelines May Not Apply  
  Wells Fargo Theatre 3
• 57. Advanced Techniques Have the Potential to Improve the Results of Atrial Fibrillation Ablation  
  Korbel Ballroom 3B
• 60. Atrial Fibrillation - Long-term Management
  Korbel Ballroom 3C
• 61. Electrocardiographic Screening for Cardiac Diseases in Children  
  Room 108

Friday, May 14, 2010

8:00 - 9:30 a.m.

• 65. Promoting Quality Outcomes in the EP Lab  
  Room 205
• 77. Medical Issues after Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter  
  Wells Fargo Theatre 2

10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

• 100. Stroke Prevention in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter  
  Korbel Ballroom 3A

4:30 - 6:00 p.m.

• 115. Defining the Benefit of Remote Monitoring of Devices
  Wells Fargo Theatre
• 118. ICD Shock Testing at the Time of Implantation: How Should It Be Done? Is It Mandatory?  
  Room 205
• 119. Outcome of ICD Implantation: Safety, Quality Assurance, and Reducing Complications  
  Wells Fargo Theatre 2
• 124. Syncope: Diagnosis and Management  
  Korbel Ballroom 4F

Saturday, May 15, 2010

8:00 - 9:30 a.m.

• 131. CRT Therapies: Improving Patient Outcomes
  Room 201

10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

• 145. Should the CRT Implanter Follow the Device Chronically?
  Room 404
• 148. Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion to Reduce Stroke Risk in AF
  Room 503