EP Lab Digest - March 2008 - (Page 21)

MARCH 2008 EP CONFERENCE 21 of Medicine, and Director of the Coronary Care Unit at the University of California-San Diego School of Medicine; Jeffrey Towbin, MD, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Cardiovascular Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine and Chief of Pediatric Cardiology at Texas Children’s Hospital; Jack Salerno, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Director of Electrophysiology, Children’s Hospital in Seattle; Mark Lewin, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Co-Director of Cardiac Ultrasound Children’s Hospital in Seattle; Kimberly Harmon, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Director of Sports Medicine, University of Washington; Richard Page, MD, Professor and Division Head of the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Washington; as well as many dignitaries from the medical profession. Topic sessions began with an overview of sudden cardiac death (SCD) incidence, HCM, arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC), channelopathies, and commotio cordis. The “Cardiovascular Screening in Athletes” session began with the presentation “ECG Screenings through the Italian Experience” and also included topics such as PPE history and physical exams, ECG screenings in the United States (pros and cons), and echocardiography. The afternoon sessions included information on athletic heart syndrome, genetic testing, natriuretic peptides, pediatric and age-specific ECG differences, and race- and gender-specific differences. The final sessions provided oversight on AED programs and emergency planning in athletics, CPR updates, rapid cooling after sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) and the prevention of commotio cordis. The PHW Annual Leadership conference also started Friday afternoon with a new member orientation. In a more intimate setting, many of the first-time attendees were able to connect by sharing their stories with some of the PHW board members and other leaders. A touching tribute dinner was held that night at the Benaroya Symphony Hall for the CME physicians and PHW members. The event included displays of PHW children on poster-size cards featuring their pictures and stories; the room was silent as attendees read the posters, wiping away tears at the thought of children taken too young. A video tribute concluded the evening, first with pictures of each of the young lives lost to SCA, then on to tributes to our SCA survivors, which ended the evening on an uplifting note. The blessings of their lives are the catalyst of our efforts combined. On Saturday morning, the PHW Leadership Symposium was in full swing. There were over 100 attendees representing 26 states; 46 of these attendees had never before attended a PHW meeting. Educational programs, breakout sessions dealing with SCA research, statistics, PAD programs, heart screenings, advocacy, and stories from the heart were the topics of the sessions presented. Throughout the meeting See PARENT HEART WATCH page 22 http://www.cardiostim.fr http://www.cardiostim.fr http://www.cardiostim.fr

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EP Lab Digest - March 2008 ECG 101: The Case of a Dizzy Patient with a Left Bundle Branch Block Delayed Defibrillation: Research and Results Interview with Paul S. Chan, MD Contents Letter from the Editor Spotlight Interview: St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center Parent Heart Watch from 36,000 Feet… Perspectives from the Annual Leadership Conference Clinical Trial Overview: 2008 Are MRI-Safe Pacemakers and Leads on the Horizon? Q & A with J. Rod Gimbel, MD Navigating Tortuous Coronary Sinus Anatomy Using a Bipolar Lead Email Discussion Group: March 2008 Guidelines on ECG Interpretation Spotlight Interview Update: What Have We Learned? The Value of Educating Staff Events Calendar Industry News and Products Classifieds Advertisers Index In Memoriam

EP Lab Digest - March 2008

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