Program

Program

Friday 14 June 2024

08.00-08.45 Registration                      

08.45-09.00 Welcome - J-M Happonen, Helsinki, FI

Session 1: Paediatric arrhythmias - arrhythmia mechanisms and ECG findings

Chairs: J-M Happonen, F. Drago                          

09.00-09.30 Tachyarrhythmias - Roman Gebauer, Leipzig, DE

09.30-09.50 Bradyarrhythmias - Maria Gonzalez, Giessen, DE

09.50-10.10 Tools or toys? Modern ways of arrhythmia documentation - Ilkka Jaakkola, Helsinki, FI

10.10-10.40 Paediatric arrhythmia emergencies - Jan Janousek, Prague, CZ

10.45-11.15 Coffee & exhibition

Workshops 1 & 2 (Choose 2 of 4) 

11.15-11.55 Arrhythmias in real life

• Fetal tachycardia - Maria Miszczak-Knecht, Warsaw, PL
• Neonatal tachycardia - Tomasz Książczyk, Warsaw, PL
• Narrow QRS tachycardia - Thomas Paul, Göttingen, DE
• Wide QRS tachycardia - Alpay Çeliker, Istanbul, TR

 12.00-12.40 Arrhythmias in real life 

• Fetal tachycardia - Maria Miszczak-Knecht, Warsaw, PL
• Neonatal tachycardia - Tomasz Książczyk, Warsaw, PL
• Narrow QRS tachycardia - Thomas Paul, Göttingen, DE
• Wide QRS tachycardia - Alpay Çeliker, Istanbul, TR

12.45-14.00 Lunch & exhibition

Session 2: Hereditary arrhythmias - Channelopathies and cardiomyopathies 

Chairs: N. Blom, A. Hiippala                  

14.00-14.30 Inherited arrhythmia syndromes - Arthur Wilde, Amsterdam, NL

14.30-15.00 Channelopathy patient fails medication - what next? Laszlo Környei, Budapest, HU

15.00-15.30 Arrhythmias in cardiomyopathies - Janneke Kammeraad, Rotterdam, NL

15.30-16.00 Diagnostic work-up in patients with family history of SCD - Emmi Helle, Helsinki, FI

16.00-16.30 Coffee & exhibition                  

Workshops 3 & 4 (Choose 2 of 4)

16.30-17.10 Risk stratification and treatment

• Inherited arrhyhmia syndromes - when to treat? Arthur Wilde, Amsterdam, NL
• PVCs - benign or not? Fabrizio Drago, Rome, IT
• Asymptomatic pre-excitation - what to do? Ulrich Krause, Göttingen, DE
• Syncope in pediatric patients - when to worry? Alice Maltret, Paris, FR                       

17.15-18.00 Risk stratification and treatment

• Inherited arrhyhmia syndromes - when to treat? Arthur Wilde, Amsterdam, NL
• PVCs - benign or not? Fabrizio Drago, Rome, IT
• Asymptomatic pre-excitation - what to do? Ulrich Krause, Göttingen, DE
• Syncope in pediatric patients - when to worry? Alice Maltret, Paris, FR     

Saturday  15 June 2024

Session 3: Arrhythmias in congenital heart disease

Chairs: J. Hebe, I. Jaakkola

09.00-09.20 Arrhythmia substrates in CHD - Thomas Kriebel, Kaiserslautern, DE

09.20-09.50 Postoperative arrhythmias in the ICU - Ferran Roses-Noguer, Barcelona, ES

09.50-10.10 Sudden cardiac death in CHD - Nico Blom, Leiden/Amsterdam, NL

10.10-10.30 Treatment strategies - medical vs. invasive - Roman Gebauer, Leipzig, DE

10.30-11.00 Coffee  & exhibition                            

Workshops 5 & 6 (Choose 2 of 4)

11.00-11.40 Tips and tricks for patient treatment and follow-up                      

• What is this ECG tracing? J-M Happonen, Helsinki, FI
• Device implantation in pediatric patients - Massimo Silvetti, Rome, IT
• Holter, ILR and exercise test in arrhythmia management - Merja Kallio, Helsinki, FI
• Principles of EPS for beginners - Joachim Hebe, Bremen, DE

11.45-12.30 Tips and tricks for patient treatment and follow-up 

• What is this ECG tracing? J-M Happonen, Helsinki, FI
• Device implantation in pediatric patients - Massimo Silvetti, Rome, IT
• Holter, ILR and exercise test in arrhythmia management - Merja Kallio, Helsinki, FI
• Principles of EPS for beginners - Joachim Hebe, Bremen, DE

12.30-13.30 Lunch & exhibition                                 

Session 4: Abstract competition                   

Chairs: T. Paul, G. Lourenço

13.30-13.40 Abstract presentation 1               

13.40-13.50 Abstract presentation 2               

13.50-14.00 Abstract presentation 3               

Session 5: Device therapy in pediatric patients and patients with CHD

Chairs: T. Paul, M. Silvetti                      

14.00-14.30 Bradycardia pacing in children - indications and methods - Jan Till, London, UK

14.30-14.55 ICD therapy in children - Eric Rosenthal, London, UK

14.55-15.20 Assessing and treating cardiac dyssynchrony - Jan Janousek, Prague, CZ

15.20-15.30 Announcing the winner of the abstract competition & course conclusion - Ilkka Jaakkola, Merja Kallio, Helsinki, FI