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Complimentary Accredited Lunch Symposium Electrophysiologic Perspective on the BIPOLAR RF EPICARDIAL ABLATION Procedure for Atrial Fibrillation Friday, January 18, 2008 Lunch/Presentations: 11:50 am – 12:55 pm Symposium will begin promptly at 11:50 am. Seaport World Trade Center Harborview Ballroom 200 Seaport Boulevard Boston, MA 02210 Faculty David M. Fitzgerald, MD Moderator and Chair Associate Professor, Internal Medicine Cardiology Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, MD Kontos Professor and Vice Chairman of Cardiology Director of Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA Topic: Patient Selection for Epicardial Ablation James H. McClelland, MD Oregon Cardiology PC Medical Director, Heart Rhythm Services Oregon Heart & Vascular Institute Eugene, OR Topic: Results of Epicardial Ablation for Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation To register, please visit www.naccme.com. There is no fee for this educational activity. For questions, please contact Sheila Donato at 1-800-237-7285 ext. 233. Target Audience: Physicians and nurses who treat patients with atrial ﬁbrillation Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this educational activity, participants should be able to: • Determine methods for appropriate patient selection for epicardial ablation • Apply the role of ganglionated plexi in atrial ﬁbrillation to your practice • Disseminate and apply the results of epicardial ablation for the treatment of atrial ﬁbrillation to your practice • Understand the evolution of the epicardial surgical approach. Hiroshi Nakagawa, MD, PhD Professor of Medicine Research Cardiac Arrhythmia Research Institute University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Oklahoma City, OK Topic: Role of Ganglionated Plexi in Atrial Fibrillation James R. Edgerton, MD Co-Director, Atrial Fibrillation Center of Excellence The Heart Hospital at Baylor Plano Dallas, TX Topic: Evolution of the Epicardial Surgical Approach 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 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. 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 contact hour (Provider Number 110-3-E-06). Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 13255, for 1 contact hour. Faculty Disclosures: Faculty and all others who have the ability to control the content of continuing medical education activities 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 ﬁnancial interests or afﬁliations will have an adverse impact on faculty presentations. Full faculty disclosures will be made at the beginning of the activity. All those involved in the planning and editing of this educational activity have disclosed that they have no signiﬁcant ﬁnancial relationship with any organization that could be perceived as a real or apparent conﬂict of interest in the context of this educational activity. Commercial Supporter: This activity is supported by an educational grant from AtriCure, Inc. Sponsor: North American Center for Continuing Medical Education. http://www.naccme.com http://www.naccme.com

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EP Lab Digest - December 2007 Improved Anatomical Orientation During AF Catheter Ablation: Experience from Leipzig Heart Center One EP Lab’s Solution to the Administration of Deep Sedation Contents Letter from the Editor Spotlight Interview: Northeast Georgia Medical Center Emerging Technologies for the Electrophysiology Lab The Western Atrial Fibrillation Symposium About the PRECEDE-HF Trial: Interview with William T. Abraham, MD, FACP, FACC, FAHA Overview on Shire and the Discontinuation of Ethmozine®: After the Heart Rhythm Society Intervenes, the Company Changes its Decision Minimizing the Risk of Infection at Children’s Sibley Heart Center: Interview with Nicole Jarrell, RNC, MSN, and J. Renee Watson, RN, CIC Is There a Link Between Gasoline Vapors and Brugada Syndrome? Interview with Darko Kranjcec, MD and Hugues Abriel, MD, PhD New Feature! Pacemaker/ICD Puzzle Email Discussion Group Events Calendar Industry News and Products

EP Lab Digest - December 2007

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