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WEDNESDAY MAY 14, 2008 6:30pm – 10:00pm REGISTRATION To register, please visit www.naccme.com There is no fee for this educational activity. HILTON SAN FRANCISCO 333 O’Farrell Street San Francisco, CA 94102 Continental Ballrooms 1 – 9 AGENDA REGISTRATION/RECEPTION: 6:30pm – 7:00pm DINNER/PRESENTATIONS: 7:00pm – 9:15pm QUESTION AND ANSWER SEGMENT: 9:15pm – 10:00pm FACULTY CHAIRS 7:00pm – 7:15pm WARREN JACKMAN, MD ANDREA NATALE, MD FACULTY/TOPICS 7:15pm – 7:30pm DOUG PACKER, MD Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN 3D ICE Integration CARLO PAPPONE, MD, PHD, FACC San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy Information Management and Remote Connectivity: A Novel Solution JENNIFER CUMMINGS, MD Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH Dyna CT in the EP Lab 7:30pm – 7:45pm 7:45pm – 8:00pm I. Advances in Afib Ablation: 8:00pm – 8:15pm GERY F. TOMASSONI, MD Lexington Cardiology Consultants, Lexington, KY Image Integration 8:15pm – 8:30pm WARREN JACKMAN, MD University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK Role of Autonomic Ganglionated Plexi (GP) in Atrial Fibrillation: Implications for Ablation KARL HEINZ KUCK, MD St. Georg Hospital, Hamburg, Germany Magnetic Navigation and Catheter/Tissue Interface 8:30pm – 8:45pm II. Advances in VT Ablation: 8:45pm – 9:00pm DAVID WILBER, MD Loyola University Medical Center, Chicago, IL Image Integration ANDREA NATALE, MD Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA Ablation Tools and Technologies for VT QUESTION AND ANSWER SEGMENT 9:00pm – 9:15pm 9:15pm – 10:00pm TARGET AUDIENCE: Physicians, nurses, and technologists LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this educational activity, participants should be able to: • Discuss the effectiveness of current ablation tools and technologies • Understand the value of 3D ICE integration • Apply the latest advancements in atrial fibrillation ablation to your practice • Discuss advancements in VT ablation • Describe current mapping tools and technologies • Discuss the utilization and application of an advanced CT system in today’s electrophysiology lab • Review advancements and advantages of magnetic navigation in today’s electrophysiology lab. ACCREDITATION: MD/DO: This activity is sponsored by the North American Center for Continuing Medical Education (NACCME). NACCME is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. NACCME designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This activity has been planned and produced in accordance with the ACCME Essential Areas and Policies. NURSES: ANCC: NACCME is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the PA State Nurses Association for 1.5 contact hours (Provider Number 110-3-E-06). Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 13255, for 1.5 contact hours. TECHNOLOGISTS: Approved by the AHRA for 1.5 Category A, ARRT continuing education credits. FACULTY DISCLOSURES: All those with control over the content of continuing education programs sponsored by NACCME are expected to disclose whether they do or do not have any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest or other relationships related to the content of their presentation(s). It is not assumed that these relationships will have an adverse impact on presentations. Full faculty disclosures will be presented at the meeting. Commercial Supporter: This activity is supported by an educational grant from Biosense Webster, Stereotaxis, and Siemens. Sponsor: This activity is sponsored by the North American Center for Continuing Medical Education. This program is not part of the Heart Rhythm 2008 Official Scientific Sessions as planned by the Heart Rhythm Society Scientific Sessions Committee. This event is neither sponsored nor endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society. http://www.naccme.com http://www.naccme.com

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Cath Lab Digest - May 2008 The King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre Cell Therapy in the Cath Lab for Heart Failure: A Look at MyoCell® Therapy and the SEISMIC Trial Performance Improvement Strategies Speed Up Treatment Times in the Management of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) Patients Contents Clinical Editor’s Corner Commentary: Performance Improvement Strategies Speed Up Treatment Times in the Management of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) Patients Ask the STEMI Expert Comparing Drug-Eluting Stents and Bare-Metal Stents SICP: The Ten-Minute Interview with… Christopher Kambak, RT(R) Cardiac Cath Lab Economics in a Public Hospital of a Developing Country Keeping Your Heart & Vascular Employees: Proven Ideas for an Effective Retention Plan Unspoken Words Ask the Clinical Instructor Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals Meetings Calendar Education Center What Do You Think? Clinical & Industry News Classifieds Advertisers Index

Cath Lab Digest - May 2008

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