| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| Atrial Fibrillation Moderators: Hugh Calkins, M.D. and Komandoor Srivathsan, M.D. |
|
| 6:45 a.m. | Registration & Continental Breakfast |
| 7:15 a.m. | Welcome Komandoor Srivathsan, M.D. |
| 7:30 a.m. | New Mechanisms of Atrial Fibrillation: Inflammation, Obesity and Sleep Disorders Paul A. Friedman, M.D. |
| 7:50 a.m. | Achieving Rate Control for Atrial Fibrillation with Medications and AV Node Ablation Win K. Shen, M.D. |
| 8:10 a.m. | Medications for Maintaining Sinus Rhythm: Following the AHA/ACC/ESC Guidelines and Practical Management Pearls Hugh Calkins, M.D. |
| 8:25 a.m. | Curative Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Whom to Treat, Expectations and Post-Ablation Management Komandoor Srivathsan, M.D. |
| 8:50 a.m. | Preventing Stroke in Atrial Fibrillation – Getting with the Guidelines and Drug Options Beyond Warfarin Hugh Calkins, M.D. |
| 9:10 a.m. | Panel Discussion Session Faculty |
| 9:30 a.m. | Break |
| 10:00 a.m. | Device Therapy for Stroke Prevention Komandoor Srivathsan, M.D. |
| 10:25 a.m. | Thoracoscopic Mini Maze: Who, When and How? Dawn E. Jaroszewski, M.D. |
| 10:50 | Panel Discussion Session Faculty |
| 11:30 a.m. | Atrial Fibrillation – Case Management Moderator: Hugh Calkins, M.D. Panelists: Drs. Win K. Shen and Paul A. Friedman Complex Hospital Case Luis R. Scott, M.D. Complex Clinic-Based Case Thomas M. Munger, M.D. |
| Noon | Lunch |
| 1:00 p.m. | DEBATE: Ablation is the First Line Management for Atrial Fibrillation PRO Paul A. Friedman, M.D. CON Hugh Calkins, M.D. |
| 1:45 p.m. | DEBATE: Anticoagulation in Atrial Fibrillation PRO: Warfarin is all you need Win K. Shen, M.D. CON: Newer agents are better Thomas M. Munger, M.D. |
| 3:00 p.m. | Approach to SVT in EP Lab Komandoor Srivathsan, M.D. |
| 5:00 p.m. | Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: How I Do It? Methods and End Points (for EP specialists, fellows and allied health staff working in EP lab) Win K. Shen, M.D. |
