The Medical College of Wisconsin

Ventricular Tachycardia
 

Symposium 2013

Co-sponsored by:

**Important Announcements**

1) Sign-up will be available at the door for those who haven't yet signed up and wish to attend.  However, the number of pig hearts for dissection is limited and may not be available for same-day add-ons.

2) There will be a full closure (eastbound and westbound) of Watertown Plank Road just east of Hwy 100. Detour signs with the blue “H” symbol will direct traffic around the closure at Watertown Plank, Wisconsin Avenue, Hwy 100 and North Avenue.   This will most effect people driving to/from the hotel.  Access to the MCW campus should not be directly affected.

Course Description:

This is a one-day symposium on Ventricular Tachycardia, with a focus on catheter (endocardial and epicardial) ablation treatment of VT. It features nationally and internationally recognized experts on these topics. There will also be a hands-on, guided pig-heart dissection with a focus on ablation-related cardiac anatomy.

Downloadable PDF version of the brochure is available here.

Conference Date:

 Saturday, April 27, 2013         

7:30 a.m. to  5:30 p.m.

Conference Location:

The Medical College of Wisconsin         

8701 Watertown Plank Road       

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Enter at the front entrance to The Medical College (#1 below).
Parking is available directly across from the front entrance.

Course Director & Planning Committee:

Jason Rubenstein, MD, FHRS ~ Course Director - The Medical College of Wisconsin

Marcie Berger, MD ~ Planning Committee - The Medical College of Wisconsin

Jason T. Jacobson, MD ~ Planning Committee - Columbia University

Course Faculty:

Samuel J. Asirvatham, MD, FHRS  ~  Mayo Clinic

Marcie Berger, MD  ~  The Medical College of Wisconsin

Frank M. Bogun, MD  ~  University of Michigan

Andre D’avila, MD, PhD  ~  Mount Sinai Hospital

Paolo Della Bella, MD  ~  San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy

Evgueni Fayn, MD, FHRS  ~  The Medical College of Wisconsin

Henry Hsia, MD, FHRS  ~  Stanford University

Jason T. Jacobson, MD  ~  Columbia University

Jason Rubenstein, MD, FHRS  ~  The Medical College of Wisconsin

James Roth, MD  ~  The Medical College of Wisconsin

Dalip Singh, MD  ~  The Medical College of Wisconsin

David J. Wilber, MD, FHRS  ~  Loyola University

Jennifer Wright, MD  ~  The Medical College of Wisconsin

Fees:
Course fees include tuition, course materials, continuing education credits, breakfast, lunch and refreshments.

This conference is complimentary for MCW & FMLH staff and employees

Refund requests will be honored up to one week prior to the conference minus a 50% handling fee.

Registration is being handled by a third party vendor.  If the below registration app does not work, you can access our registration page directly at http://mcwvt.eventbrite.com/

Conference Schedule

 6:30 - Registration

 7:00 - Breakfast         

 7:30 - Opening Remarks

 7:40 - VT Localization on 12-lead ECG - Dr. Wilber - SLIDES

 8:05 - VT Ablation Strategies, Entrainment - Dr. Bogun - SLIDES

 8:30 - Idopathic VT, LVOT/RVOT - Dr. Jacobson - SLIDES

 8:55 - VT Management in NICM, ARVD - Dr. Hsia - SLIDES

 9:20 - When to Consider Epicardial Approach: Epicardial Techniques and Pitfalls - Dr. Wilber - SLIDES

 9:45 - Break and Exhibits

10:00 - Role of VT Ablation, Device Therapies, Drug Therapy - Dr. Berger - SLIDES

10:25 - Emerging Ablation Techniques & Substrates, Lesion Creation/Monitoring - Dr. Bogun - SLIDES

10:50 - Advanced VT Mapping Techniques - Dr. Della Bella - SLIDES

11:15 - Device Management, Pitfalls in VT - Dr. Roth - SLIDES

11:40 - Cardiac Anatomy for VT Ablation -  Dr. Asirvatham (hands-on pig heart lab) - SLIDES

12:30 - Lunch and Exhibits

 1:30 - Emerging Technologies in VT Ablation - Dr. Hsia - SLIDES

 1:55 - Hemodynamic Support in VT Ablation - Dr. D’avila - SLIDES

 2:20 - Epicardial VT Ablation - Dr. Della Bella - SLIDES

 2:45 - Non-contact LV Mapping - Dr. Jacobson - SLIDES

 3:10 - Cardiac MRI for Substrate Identification - Dr. Rubenstein - SLIDES

 3:35 - Break and Exhibits

 3:50 - Other Epicardial VT Considerations - Dr. D’avila - SLIDES

 4:15 - Wide Complex Tachycardia; Differential Diagnosis - Dr. Fayn - SLIDES

 4:40 - Utilization of ICE for VT Ablation - Dr. Singh - SLIDES

 5:05 - Purkinje, Papillary Muscle VT - Dr. Wright - SLIDES

 5:30 - Evaluation & Adjourn

Hotel Information:

Crowne Plaza Hotel 

10499 Innovation Drive, Wauwatosa, WI 53226

A block of rooms have been reserved at a special discounted rate of $94 per night for conference attendees. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel directly at 414-475-9500 or at In-House Reservations Monday-Friday 7a.m. - 3p.m. at 414-389-8563. Please reference MCW-VT Symposium.

Who should attend:

This activity is designed for electrophysiologists, electrophysiology
fellows, and nurse practitioners and physician assistants in the care of
patients with electrophysiological issues.

Learning Objectives

¨ Highlight recent research progress in the treatment of Ventricular Tachycardia

¨ Identify current treatment options for Ventricular Tachycardia

¨ Review promising clinical research strategies for the next decade

Accreditation:

The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this live activity for a maximum of 8.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate  with the extent of their participation in the activity. The Medical College of Wisconsin  designates this activity for up to 8.25 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.

Questions:

Please contact Annette Benavente at 414-955-6777.