Electrophysiology’s Fundamentals and Future Are on Tap at Global EP Summit 2020

Electrophysiologists from across the U.S. and around the world will converge in Cleveland on Sept. 11-12, 2020, for a comprehensive review of the latest in electrophysiology (EP). Global EP Summit 2020, developed and directed by Cleveland Clinic, will be co-sponsored by the Heart Rhythm Society and held at the Hilton Cleveland Downtown.

“Like last year’s inaugural offering of this summit, this year’s event will connect cardiac electrophysiologists and allied health specialists who are eager to discuss EP research and what’s on the horizon for EP practice,” says course co-director Walid Saliba, MD, Director of Cleveland Clinic’s Electrophysiology Lab. “We want to bring together EP experts not just to discuss the newest developments, but to drive innovation and collaboration in our field worldwide.”

The CME-certified course boasts a prestigious international faculty, including 25 members of Cleveland Clinic’s Miller Family Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute. Guest faculty hail from leading medical centers across the U.S. as well as Canada, Croatia, France and Germany.

Comprehensive sessions

Over a day and a half (a full Friday plus Saturday morning), participants will attend sessions on:

• Atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation
• Stroke prevention in AF
• Ventricular arrhythmia management
• Device infection
• Surgical EP
• Innovation in pacing and autonomic dysfunction

There will be ample time for open discussion at the end of each session, and Friday’s agenda ends with a networking reception.

“Not only will participants learn the latest in ambulatory recording methods, catheter ablation procedures and stroke-prevention therapies, they will learn how to best appraise His-bundle pacing options and cardiac devices such as leadless pacemakers, subcutaneous ICDs and wearable defibrillators,” says course co-director Oussama Wazni, MD, MBA, Section Head of Electrophysiology at Cleveland Clinic.

“Everyone will leave with new information, guidance and tips they can use immediately in their practice,” Dr. Wazni adds. “This course should provide a valuable opportunity to stay current in light of the need to cancel some major society meetings earlier this year.”

From fundamentals to the future

In addition to providing a fresh take on EP fundamentals, presentations will offer innovative insights. Among the notable forward-looking segments:

• Pulsed-Field Ablation: Is This the Future of AF Ablation?
• Recorded New-Generation Left Atrial Appendage Closure Devices
• Neuromodulation for Ventricular Tachycardia and Ventricular Fibrillation
• Artificial Intelligence and Innovation in EP

“At the end of the Friday session, we will host a roundtable discussion on the future of EP, featuring faculty from Cleveland Clinic and many other leading U.S. centers, along with active audience participation,” says course co-director Khaldoun Tarakji, MD, MPH, Associate Section Head of Cardiac Electrophysiology at Cleveland Clinic.

And, reprising a favorite session from 2019, summit faculty and Cleveland Clinic fellows will educate and entertain attendees with a 90-minute “Physiology Made Fun with Cases” segment on Saturday morning.

The summit concludes on Saturday with a non-CME lunch session on novel, up-and-coming EP technology.

For more details and registration, visit ccfcme.org/globalep2020. Early-bird pricing ends Aug. 4.

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.