Friday 14.6.2024
8.00–8.45 Registration
8.45–9.00 Welcome; J-M Happonen, Helsinki, FI
Session 1 Paediatric arrhythmias – arrhythmia mechanisms and ECG findings
Chair J-M Happonen and Fabrizio Drago
9.00–9.30 Tachyarrhythmias; Roman Gebauer, Leipzig, DE
9.30–9.50 Bradyarrhythmias; Maria Gonzalez, Giessen, DE
9.50–10.10 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 and 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 and exhibition
Session 2 Hereditary arrhythmias – Channelopathies and cardiomyopathies
Chair Nico Blom and Anita 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; Janike 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 and exhibition
Workshops 3 & 4 (Choose 2 of 4)
16.30–17.10 Risk stratification and treatment
Inherited arrhythmia 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 Arthur Wilde, Amsterdam, NL
– when to treat?
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 15.6.2024
Session 3 Arrhythmias in congenital heart disease
Chair Joachim Hebe and Ilkka Jaakkola
9.00–9.20 Arrhythmia substrates in CHD; Thomas Kriebel, Kaiserslautern, DE
9.20–9.50 Postoperative arrhythmias in the ICU; Ferran Roses-Noguer, Barcelona, ES
9.50–10.10 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 and exhibition
Workshops 5 & 6 (Choose 2 of 4)
Tips and tricks for patient treatment and follow-up
11.00–11.40 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 and exhibition
Session 4 Abstract competition
Chair Thomas Paul and Massimo Silvet
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
Chair Thomas Paul and Massimo Silvet
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 and course conclusion; Ilkka Jaakkola and Merja Kallio, Helsinki, FI