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Complimentary Accredited Breakfast Symposium How to Manage Heart Failure Patients with CRT Devices Friday, May 16, 2008, 6:00 am - 7:45 am San Francisco Marriott, 55 4th Street, San Francisco, CA, 94103, Salon 9 Who should attend: Physicians, nurses, and technologists Learning objectives: Upon completion of this educational symposium, participants should be able to: • explain the relationship between mechanical dyssynchrony and electrical delay in candidates for cardiac resynchronization therapy • analyze the value of AV and VV delay optimization during follow-up of patients with cardiac resynchronization therapy • evaluate the clinical role of automated wireless patient management in patients with cardiac resynchronization devices. Chairperson: Introduction Jagmeet P. Singh, MD, DPhil Jagmeet P. Singh, MD, DPhil Boston, MA William T. Abraham,MD, FACP, FACC, FAHA Columbus, OH Angelo Auricchio, MD Lugano, CH Charles I. Haffajee, MD Boston, MA Jagmeet P. Singh, MD, DPhil Boston, MA Targeting mechanical dyssynchrony: Is it worth the extra effort? AV and VV optimization: Where do we stand today? Automated wireless Home Monitoring: Does it have a place in clinical practice? Summary To register, please visit www.naccme.com 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. This activity is supported by an educational grant from Biotronik. This activity is sponsored by the North American Center for Continuing Medical Education. NA CME North American Center for Continuing Medical Education 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 for 1 Category A, ARRT continuing education credit by The American Healthcare Radiology Administrators. 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. 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

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