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Course DirectorsGregory K. Feld, MD, FACC UC San Diego School of Medicine San Diego, CA

Jonathan Hsu, MD, MAS, FACC UC San Diego School of Medicine San Diego, CA

Noel G. Boyle, MD, PhD, FACC UCLA Cardiac Arrhythmia Center Los Angeles, CA

Edward P. Gerstenfeld, MD, MS, FACC UCSF School of Medicine San Francisco, CA

Jeffrey E. Olgin, MD, FACC UCSF School of Medicine San Francisco, CA

Kalyanam Shivkumar, MD, PhD, FACC UCLA Cardiac Arrhythmia Center Los Angeles, CA

Course FacultyUlrika Birgersdotter-Green, MD UC San Diego School of Medicine San Diego, CA

Frank Bogun, MD University of Michigan Health System Ann Arbor, MI

David Callans, MD University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA

Vincent Chen, MD UC San Diego School of Medicine San Diego, CA

Sumeet S. Chugh, MD, FACC Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles, CA

John Day, MD Intermountain Healthcare Salt Lake City, UT

Sanjay Dixit, MD University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA

Kevin Donahue, MD UMass Memorial Medical Center Worcester, MA

David Haines, MD Beaumont Health System Royal Oak, MI

David E. Krummen, MD, FACC UC San Diego School of Medicine San Diego, CA

Randall J. Lee, MD, PhD, FACC UCSF School of Medicine San Francisco, CA

Gregory M. Marcus, MD, FACC UCSF School of Medicine San Francisco, CA

Nassir Marrouche, MD University of Utah Health Care Salt Lake City, UT

Gregory Michaud, MD Brigham and Women’s Hospital Boston, MA

Sanjiv M. Narayan, MD, PhD, FACC Stanford School of Medicine Stanford, CA

Hakan Oral, MD University of Michigan Health System Ann Arbor, MI

Jeanne E. Poole, MD, FACC University of Washington Seattle, WA

Melvin M. Scheinman, MD, FACC UCSF School of Medicine San Francisco, CA

Uma Srivatsa, MD UC Davis Health System Sacramento, CA

William Stevenson, MD Brigham and Women’s Hospital Boston, MA

Albert Waldo, MD University Hospitals of Cleveland Cleveland, OH

David Wilber, MD Loyola Medicine Maywood, IL

Joel Wilson, MD UC San Diego School of Medicine San Diego, CA

AccreditationThe University of California, San Diego School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA: The University of California, San Diego School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 11.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Additional credit types are avaialble. For more information, please visit cme.ucsd.edu/chrs

Disclosure: It is the policy of the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine to ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor. All persons involved in the selection, development and presentation of content are required to disclose any real or apparent conflicts of interest. All conflicts of interest will be resolved prior to an educational activity being delivered to learners through one of the following mechanisms: 1) altering the financial relationship with the commercial interest, 2) altering the individual’s control over CME content about the products or services of the commercial interest, and/or 3) validating the activity content through independent peer review. All persons are also required to disclose any discussions of off label/unapproved uses of drugs or devices. Persons who refuse or fail to disclose will be disqualified from participating in the CME activity.

Cultural and Linguistic Competency: This activity is in compliance with California Assembly Bill 1195 which requires continuing medical education activities with patient care components to include curriculum in the subjects of cultural and linguistic competency. Cultural competency is defined as a set of integrated attitudes, knowledge, and skills that enables health care professionals or organizations to care effectively for patients from diverse cultures, groups, and communities. Linguistic competency is defined as the ability of a physician or surgeon to provide patients who do not speak English or who have limited ability to speak English, direct communication in the patient’s primary language. Cultural and linguistic competency was incorporated into the planning of this activity. Additional resources can be found at cme.ucsd.edu.

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AgendaFriday, September 11, 20157:00 am Registration and Breakfast

7:55 Welcome and Introduction, Gregory K. Feld, MD, FACC and Course Directors

Session I: Cardiac Arrhythmias — State of the Art Session Chair – Kalyanam Shivkumar, MD, PhD, FACC

8:00 Risk Stratification for Sudden Cardiac Death: Progress and Pitfalls, Sumeet S. Chugh, MD, FACC

8:30 Ventricular Fibrillation: Mechanisms and Triggers, David E. Krummen, MD, FACC

9:00 Genetic Mediation or ARVC/ARVD, Melvin M. Scheinman, MD, FACC

9:30 Stem Cells in Cardiac Regeneration: Potential and Pitfalls, Vincent Chen, MD

10:00 Break

11:00 Role of Imaging Studies in Ventricular Arrhythmia Management, Joel Wilson, MD

11:30 Role of Imaging Studies in Atrial Arrhythmia Management, Nassir Marrouche, MD

11:30 Lunch

Session II: Ventricular Arrhythmias Session Chair: Uma Srivatsa, MD

1:00 pm Mapping Techniques for Ventricular Tachycardia, Sanjay Dixit, MD

1:30 Ablation of Ischemic VT, David Callans, MD

2:00 Cardiac Implantable Device Therapy for VT/VF, Jeanne E. Poole, MD, FACC

2:30 Management of VT/VF in LVAD Patients, Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green, MD

3:00 Break

3:30 Ablation of Nonischemic VT, Frank Bogun, MD

4:00 Ablation of VT in Patients with HCM, David Wilber, MD

4:30 Epicardial VT Ablation, William Stevenson, MD

5:00 pm Poster Session with Wine and Cheese Reception, EP Fellows

Saturday, September 12, 20157:00 am Breakfast

Session III: Mechanisms of Fibrillation Session Chair: Albert Waldo, MD

8:00 New Insights into the Mechanism of Persistent AF, Albert Waldo, MD

8:30 Mechanisms of Atrial Fibrillation, Gregory M. Marcus, MD, FACC

9:00 Rotors and Focal Sources of Human AF, Sanjiv M. Narayan, MD, PhD, FACC

9:30 Transgenic Therapy for Atrial and Ventricular Arrhythmias, Kevin Donahue, MD

10:00 Break

Session IV: Atrial Arrhythmias Session Chair: David Haines, MD

10:30 Ablation of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation, Gregory Michaud, MD

11:00 Ablation of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation, Hakan Oral, MD

11:30 Lunch

1:00 pm AF and the Risk of Stroke, John Day, MD

1:30 Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Devices, Randall J. Lee, MD, FACC

2:00 Therapies for Atrial Fibrillation in the Next Decade, Jonathan Hsu, MD, MAS, FACC

2:30 pm Adjourn

LocationOmni San Diego Hotel 675 L Street, San Diego, CA 92101 Phone: (888) 843-6664 or (619) 231-6664

A limited block of rooms has been reserved at the special discount rate of $239. Discounted rates apply until the reservation deadline of August 11, 2015, or until all rooms in the group block have been reserved.

For further location information, please visit cme.ucsd.edu/chrs

Registration On/Before On/After 8/1/15 8/2/15

Physicians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150. . . . . . . . $195Industry/Associated Professionals . . . . . $150. . . . . . . . $195Nurses and Techs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $70 . . . . . . . . $100Residents and Fellows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Free. . . . . . . . Free

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