16th Annual International Symposium on Ventricular Arrhythmias: Pathophysiology and Therapy

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Date & Location
Friday, October 15, 2021, 7:30 AM - Saturday, October 16, 2021, 10:30 PM EST, Virtual and Hyatt at the Bellevue, Philadelphia, PA

Course Overview
This is the 16th year for the International Symposium on Ventricular Arrhythmias: Pathophysiology and Therapy. Using a combination of didactic presentations, panel discussions, and question and answer sessions, our goal is to educate the participants in state of the art information the pathophysiology and treatment of ventricular arrhythmias. There will also be VT ablation cases streamed live from the University of Pennsylvania and The Mount Sinai Hospital during which a moderated panel discussion and question and answer session will occur to educate and demonstrate to the audience members the most up to date techniques for complex ablation procedures.

Target Audience
Specialties - INTERNAL MEDICINE - Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, INTERNAL MEDICINE - Cardiovascular Disease, INTERNAL MEDICINE - Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology


Objectives
At the conclusion of this symposium, participants should be able to:

  1. Discuss strategies to improve treatment outcome in patients with ventricular arrhythmias and structural heart disease including new techniques and technologies
  2. Discuss the current status and future role for device therapy in the management of sudden cardiac death and heart failure
  3. Discuss the role of imaging in VT ablation including functional scar imaging, MRS, and high-density mapping
  4. Describe risk stratification for sudden death and treatment including VF ablation in patients with VF due to various substrates and syndromes
  5. Identify the challenges related to treatment of PVCs and idiopathic VT
  6. Describe the science critical to the understanding and treatment of ventricular arrhythmias including: The role of the autonomic nervous system in ventricular arrhythmogenesis
  7. Describe the science critical to the understanding and treatment of ventricular arrhythmias including: Anatomic substrate for ventricular tachycardia (VT)
  8. Describe the status of ongoing multicenter VT related trials
  9. Discuss future directions and questions to be answered

Registration
VIRTUAL/LIVE PRESENTATION
The 16th International Symposium on Ventricular Arrhythmias: Pathophysiology & Therapy will be held Friday & Saturday, October 15-16, 2021 by live-stream (virtual) attendance only.

The virtual presentation will follow the scheduled agenda in real time (EDT).
 
THERE IS NO FEE TO ATTEND (VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE ONLY)
Attendees who are registered to attend will receive an email that includes the link to join the symposium two-days in advance. That email will also include the handout as a downloadable PDF.
 
On the days of the symposium, all attendees will be required to sign into the platform using your first name, last name and email address in order to be marked as attended and receive credit. Please remember if you plan to claim credit, then you must be preregistered. The link to preregister and claim credit differs from the link for the symposium.
 
Need to Register by Mail? Please note: mailed registrations can take up to 5-10 business days before they are received. We are experiencing longer delays receiving mail due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
We encourage all attendees to register online. All registrations will be confirmed by email as long as your registration is received no later than October 13, 2021.
 
For VT Symposium Information Contact:
Carolyn Siwinski or Erica Zado
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Tel: 215-662-6005 | Fax: 215-662-2879
Email: [email protected] or [email protected] (Subject: VT Symposium)

Accreditation
In support of improving patient care, Penn Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
 
Designation of Credit
Physicians: Penn Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 18.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 
Physician Assistants: AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. PAs may receive a maximum of 18.25 Category 1 credits for completing this activity.

Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (18.25 hours), Non-Physician Attendance / Participation (18.25 hours), American Academy of Physician Assistants (18.25 hours)