Cardiac Arrhythmias 2015
An Interactive Update for Internal Medicine, Family Practice and Pediatrics
April 3, 2015
Earle Brown Heritage Center, Brooklyn Center, MN
Preliminary Agenda
Curriculum and faculty are subject to change.
7:00 am
Registration, Continental Breakfast & Exhibits
8:00
Welcome and Introduction
David G. Benditt, MD – Course Director
MORNING SESSION #1 Chair: Simon Milstein, MD
8:15
Annual ECG Primer: The ECG in pacemaker patients: Key Features and Their Variants
Scott Sakaguchi, MD
8:45
Cardiac Resynchronization Pacemakers and Defibrillators: How Do They Work? Who are Best
Candidates?
Marco Guerrero, MD
9:10
Public Access Defibrillation and AEDs: What is the Clinical Evidence of Effectiveness? What Should We
do in Our Communities?
Kairav Vakil, MD
9:35
CASE STUDIES
MODERATOR – Simon Milstein, MD
PANEL: Marco Guerrero, MD; Scott Sakaguchi, MD; Kairav Vakil, MD
10:15
BREAK / EXHIBITS
MORNING SESSION #2 Chair: Jianming Li, MD, PhD
10:45
Syncope and Collapse: Differential Diagnosis and Crucial Initial Evaluation
Wayne Adkisson, MD
11:10
Out-of–Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Are We Making Progress?
Keith Lurie, MD
11:35
CASE STUDIES
MODERATOR – Jianming Li, MD, PhD
PANEL: Wayne Adkisson, MD; Baris Akdemir, MD; Marco Guerrero, MD; Keith Lurie, MD
12:00 pm
LUNCH, Case Questions and Discussion from the Audience
MODERATOR – David G. Benditt, MD; PANEL: All Faculty
1:00
EXHIBITS
AFTERNOON SESSION #1 Chair: Harry Li, MD, PhD
1:15
Should Ablation be First-Line Therapy for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation?
Harry Li, MD
1:35
Arrhythmia Ablation Technology: What’s Standard? What’s New?
Porur Somasudaram, MD
1:55
The Evidence Indicates that the Novel Anticoagulants should be First-Line Choice for Atrial Fibrillation
Rather than Warfarin: Yes or No?
Lin Yee Chen, MD
2:15
CASE STUDIES
MODERATOR – Harry Li, MD, PhD
PANEL: Lin Yee Chen, MD; Porur Somasudaram, MD; Selcuk Adabag, MD
2:35
BREAK / EXHIBITS
AFTERNOON SESSION #2 Chair: Henri Roukoz, MD
3:00
Antiarrhythmic Drugs in the Management of PVC’s: Are They Ever Necessary?
Selcuk Adabag, MD
3:20
Ventricular Tachycardia Storm: What is it? Who Gets it? Can We Save the Patient?
Venkat Tholakanahalli, MD
3:40
New Device Technologies for the Primary Care Physician
Pierce Vatterot, MD
4:00
CASE STUDIES
MODERATOR: Henri Roukoz, MD
PANEL: Selcuk Adabag, MD; Baris Akdemir, MD; Venkat Tholakanahalli, MD; Pierce Vatterot, MD
4:50
Door Prizes, CME Credits, Adjournment
David G. Benditt, MD, Course Director