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A symposium about arrhythmia and lead management will be held in Chapel Hill Aug. 27-29, 2015.
The inaugural UNC/ISMICS Heart Team Summit is appropriate for practicing cardiologists, and cardiothoracic or vascular surgeons. The course is designed for both experienced surgeons who are new to arrthythmia and lead management, residents who are learning new surgery techniques and nurses who work in the field. Course directors are Andy Kiser, MD, chief of the UNC Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, and Anil Gehi, MD, associate professor of cardiology.

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UNC/ISMICS Heart Team Summit: A Symposium on Arrhythmia and Lead Management Alliances

August 27-29, 2015
UNC Center for Heart and Vascular Care
The University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Course Chair: Andy C. Kiser, MD
Course Co-Chair: Anil K. Gehi, MD

Register Online at http://ismics.org/summit/

Intended Audience & Overview
UNC/ISMICS Heart Team Summit: A Symposium on Arrhythmia and Lead Management Alliances is appropriate for practicing cardiologists, cardiothoracic/vascular surgeons whose scope of practice includes or will include cardiothoracic/vascular surgery. This course is designed for both experienced surgeons who are new to arrthythmia and lead management, residents who are learning new surgery techniques and nurses who work in the field.

Learning Objectives

  • Identify a collaborative skill set for the management of persistent atrial fibrillation
  • Explain a collaborative approach to the patient with intravascular cardiac rhythm devices and leads
  • Describe the characteristics of a successful hybrid surgery/electrophysiology program

Activity Goal
This activity is designed to address the following ABMS / IOM competencies:
Patient Care and Medical Knowledge

Accreditation
This activity has been planned and implemented by Ciné-Med and the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery (ISMICS). Ciné-Med is accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), to provide continuing medical education for the health care team.

Ciné-Med designates this live activity for a maximum of 13 AMA PRA Category 1Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

2015 Preliminary Program

Thursday, August 27, 2015

6:00 Welcome Reception
The Carolina Inn

Friday, August 28, 2015

7:00 Registration/ Breakfast
8:00 Introduction to Section on Lead Management
Andy C. Kiser, MD; Anil Kishin Gehi, MD
8:15 When Should We Extract a Lead?
Christopher R. Ellis, MD
8:45 Lead Extraction: Tools and Techniques
George Palmer, MD
9:15 Panel Discussion: Challenging Lead Management Cases

Cases: Roger Carrillo, MD
Panelists: Christopher Ellis, MD; Jonathan Piccini, MD; James Daubert MD; George Palmer, MD
10:00 BREAK
10:15 Debate: Lead Extraction Should be Performed by EP with CT Surgical Back-up
Jonathan Piccini, MD
10:45 Debate: Lead Extraction Should be Performed by CT Surgery with EP Back-up
Roger Carrillo, MD
11:15 Panel Discussion
Panelist: Christopher Ellis, MD; Jonathan Piccini, MD; James Daubert MD; George Palmer, MD; Roger Carrillo, MD
12:00 LUNCH
1:00 Introduction to Symposium and Section on AF Ablation
Andy C. Kiser, MD; Anil Kishin Gehi, MD
1:15 Ablation of Persistent AF – What Should We do Beyond PVI?
James Patrick Hummel, MD
1:45 Epicardial AF Ablation: Tools and Techniques
John Sirak, MD
2:15 Panel Discussion: Challenging Persistent AF Cases

Cases: Jay Koneru, MD
Panelists: James Patrick Hummel, MD; John Sirak, MD; Jay Koneru, MD; Andrea Natale, MD; James Cox, MD; Mark La Meir, MD
3:00 BREAK
3:15 Debate: Ablation of Persistent AF Should be Done as an Endocardial / Catheter-Based Procedure Alone
Andrea Natale, MD
3:45 Debate: Ablation of Persistent AF Should be Done by a Standalone Surgical Procedure
James Cox, MD
4:15 Debate: Ablation of Persistent AF Should be Done by a Hybrid Epicardial / Endocardial Approach
Mark La Meir, MD
4:45 Panel Discussion:
Panelist: James Hummel, MD; John Sirak, MD; Jay Koneru, MD; Andrea Natale, MD; James Cox, MD; Mark La Meir, MD
6:30 Pre-Dinner Reception
The Blue Zone
Kenan Stadium, UNC
7:00 Dinner and Keynote: Introduction and Welcome
W. Randolph Chitwood, MD

“AF Ablation: How it Came to Be”
James Cox, MD

Saturday, August 29, 2015

7:00 Registration / Breakfast
8:00 Introduction
Andy C. Kiser, MD; Anil Kishin Gehi, MD
8:15 My Experience Building a Hybrid Management Program
Patrick Whalen, MD
9:00 Our Experience Building a Collaborative Management Team
Philip Gentlesk, MD; Jonathan Philpott, MD
10:00 The Psychology of Team Building
Samuel Sears, PhD
10:30 BREAK
10:45 Recalled Leads: What to Do? When to Extract?
James Daubert, MD
11:15 Surgical AF Ablation – Where Will We be in the Next 10 Years?
Gansevoort Dunnington, MD
11:45 Catheter AF Ablation -Where Will We be in the Next 10 Years?
Paul Mounsey, MD, PhD
12:15 Adjourn