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Complimentary Accredited Breakfast Symposium Electrophysiologic Perspective on the BIPOLAR RF EPICARDIAL ABLATION Procedure for Atrial Fibrillation The St. Regis San Francisco 125 3rd Street San Francisco, CA 94103 3rd and Mission Streets Gallery Ballroom, 2nd floor Faculty: James Edgerton, MD Co-Director, Atrial Fibrillation Center of Excellence The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano Dallas, TX Topic: Evolution of the Epicardial Surgical Approach Mark A. Wood, MD Professor of Medicine Cardiac Electrophysiology Department of Internal Medicine VCU Health Systems Richmond, VA Topic: Epicardial Ablation, Patient Selection, and Results Warren (Sonny) Jackman, MD, FACC, FHRS Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute Mesa, AZ George Lynn Cross Research Professor Emeritus Senior Advisor, Cardiac Arrhythmia Research Institute University of Oklahoma Oklahoma City, OK Topic: Customizing Epicardial Ablation Lesions to Patients Thursday, May 15, 2008 Registration: 6:00 am – 6:30 am Breakfast/Presentations: 6:30 am – 7:45 am The St. Regis San Fran, CA 3rd Street Mission Street North Hugh Calkins, MD Professor of Medicine Professor of Pediatrics Director of the Arrhythmia Service and Clinical Electrophysiology Director of the ARVD Program Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore, MD Moscone Center Marriott San Fran, CA 4th Street Registration: To register, please visit www.naccme.com Fee Information: There is no fee for this educational activity. Target Audience: Physicians, nurses, and technologists Shuttle Service Shuttle buses to the St. Regis Hotel will be available between 5:30 am and 6:30 am for attendees at the following hotels: • San Francisco Marriott • Hilton San Francisco • Parc 55 San Francisco • Westin St. Francis Hotel • InterContinental San Francisco • Grand Hyatt San Francisco • Hotel Nikko San Francisco • Sir Francis Drake • Westin Market Street, San Francisco • W San Francisco The St. Regis is adjacent to the entrances of Moscone North and South. 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 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 American Healthcare Radiology Administrators 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 AtriCure, Inc. Sponsor: This activity is sponsored by the North American Center for Continuing Medical Education. Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this educational activity, participants should be able to: • Describe how the left atrial ablation is performed epicardially on a beating heart and how this procedure has evolved • List the current criteria for patient selection for surgical ablation of AF • Discuss the rationale for creating the extended lesion sets for different stages of the disease state. 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. Howard Street Folsom Street South Moderator: f http://www.naccme.com http://www.naccme.com

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EP Lab Digest - May 2008 Is There an Under-Referral of Women for Atrial Fibrillation Ablation? A Hybrid Approach to the Cure of Atrial Fibrillation Contents Letter from the Editor Spotlight Interview: University of Michigan Health System 10-Minute Interview: Amit J. Shanker, MD Modular EP Units: Are They Possible? One Hospital’s Experience All About My Job: Technician Supervisor (New Column!) Alcohol Septal Ablation in the Cath Lab: What is it All About? About the Canadian Heart Rhythm Society: Interview with Martin J. Gardner, MD, FRCP(C), FACC Email Discussion Group: May 2008 Second Annual Salary Survey My First Year in Electrophysiology: What Have I Got Myself Into? Highlight on Technology: Video-Audio Integration for the EP Lab On the Horizon: A New Remote Catheter Manipulation System Striving for Excellence in the Care of Cardiac Patients Five Reasons to Participate with a Professional Organization Suspected Shunting of Defibrillation Energy in the EP Lab Can Digital Music Players Cause Interference with Implantable Devices? ECG 101: Ambulatory ECG Monitoring Events Calendar Industry News and Products Classifieds Advertisers Index

EP Lab Digest - May 2008

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