Cardiac Rhythm Device Summit: Implantation, Management, and Follow Up

June 25-27, 2026
In-Person & Livestream | Fairmont Empress, Victoria, British Columbia

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Program

12:00 a.m.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2026

5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Early Registration

12:00 a.m.

THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2026

7:00 a.m.

Registration and Continental Breakfast

7:40 a.m.

Welcome and Pre-Test

7:45 a.m.

Cardiac Rhythm Devices: Guidelines and Future Technologies in Pacemakers

Moderator: Fred Kusumoto, MD

7:55 a.m.

Case of the Day

Fred Kusumoto, MD

8:00 a.m.

Anatomy I: Understanding Underlying Anatomy to Minimize Complications and Implementation of New Technology

Fred Kusumoto, MD

8:20 a.m.

Applied Anatomy: Chest X-Rays and Devices

Paul Friedman, MD

8:40 a.m.

Who should get a Leadless Pacemaker? How should I do it and what should I watch for?

Alan Sugrue, MB, BCh, MSc

9:00 a.m.

Questions and Answers

Paul Friedman, MD, Alan Sugrue, MB, BCh, MSc

9:10 a.m.

Rapid Fire Cases

Yong Mei Cha, MD, Paul Friedman, MD, Siva Mulpuru, MD, Alan Sugrue, MB, BCh, MSc

Moderator: Fred Kusumoto, MD

9:40 a.m.

Refreshment Break

9:55 a.m.

Cardiac Rhythm Devices: Practical Clinical Challenges in ICDs

Moderator: Siva Mulpuru, MD

10:00 a.m.

Are ICD’s for Primary Prevention Yesterday’s News?

Jeanne Poole, MD

10:20 a.m.

Inherited Arrhythmias: Who should and shouldn’t Receive an ICD

Komandoor Srivathsan, MD

10:40 a.m.

Choosing ICD Type: Single Chamber, Dual Chamber, Transvenous, Subcutaneous, or ?

Win-Kuang Shen, MD

11:00 a.m.

Atrial High Rate Episodes: How Long is Too Long?

Dan Sorajja, MD

11:20 a.m.

Questions and Answers

Anca Chiriac, MD, Jeanne Poole, MD, Win-Kuang Shen, MD, Komandoor Srivathsan, MD

11:30 a.m.

Rapid Fire Cases (ICD)

Jeanne Poole, MD, Win-Kuang Shen, MD, Dan Sorajja, MD, Komandoor Srivathsan, MD

Moderator: Siva Mulpuru, MD

12:10 p.m.

Lunch

1:00 p.m.

Cardiac Rhythm Devices: Innovations and Practical Clinical Challenges

Yong Mei Cha, MD

1:00 p.m.

Artificial Intelligence and Cardiac Devices: Present and Future Applications

Paul Friedman, MD

1:20 p.m.

Pacemaker Programming and Troubleshooting

Fred Kusumoto, MD

1:40 p.m.

Syncope and Stroke: Everyone Should Get an Implantable Monitor?

Dan Sorajja, MD

2:00 p.m.

Wearables and Consumer Devices: Helpful or a Headache?

Komandoor Srivathsan, MD

2:20 p.m.

Questions and Answers

Paul Friedman, MD, Fred Kusumoto, MD, Win-Kuang Shen, MD, Komandoor Srivathsan, MD

Moderator: Yong Mei Cha, MD

2:40 p.m.

Case of the Day Discussion

Fred Kusumoto, MD

2:45 p.m.

Adjourn

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Welcome Reception Faculty, Participants, and Guests are invited to attend

7:00 a.m.

FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2026

7:15 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

7:30 a.m.

Early Bird Session - Common Management Problems and Conundrums for CIED Patients in the Hospital and the Clinic

Melinda Barber, ARNP, Paul Bibby, APRN, ACNP-BC

Moderator: Fred Kusumoto, MD

8:00 a.m.

Conduction System Physiological Pacing, Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT), and More

Moderator: Siva Mulpuru, MD

8:00 a.m.

Case of the Day

Siva Mulpuru, MD

8:05 a.m.

Special Session: Scientific Communication in a Sea of Information: Past, Present, and Future

Jeanne Poole, MD

8:40 a.m.

Conduction System Pacing for All?

Alan Sugrue, MB, BCh, MSc

9:00 a.m.

How Do I Achieve Conduction System Pacing?

Yong Mei Cha, MD

9:20 a.m.

Case Based Discussion: How I Manage Nonresponders to CRT or Conduction System Pacing

Dan Sorajja, MD

9:40 a.m.

Assessing Device Function from the ECG

Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS

10:00 a.m.

Questions and Answers

Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS, Jeanne Poole, MD, Dan Sorajja, MD, Alan Sugrue, MB, BCh, MSc

10:10 a.m.

Rapid Fire Cases (Physiologic Pacing)

Yong Mei Cha, MD, Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS, Dan Sorajja, MD, Alan Sugrue, MB, BCh, MSc

Moderator: Siva Mulpuru, MD

10:50 a.m.

Refreshment Break

11:00 a.m.

CIED Lead Management, Infection, and Extraction

Moderator: Yong Mei Cha, MD

11:10 a.m.

CIED Lead Management: Shared Decision Making on Lead Revision, Abandonment, or Extraction

Komandoor Srivathsan, MD

11:30 a.m.

Lead Extraction: Technical Challenges, Tricks and Tips, and Outcomes

Siva Mulpuru, MD

11:50 a.m.

The Infected CIED has been Removed: Now What and When?

Alan Sugrue, MB, BCh, MSc

12:10 p.m.

Lead Management: What does the Future Hold? New Recommendations from Society Documents

Yong Mei Cha, MD

12:30 p.m.

Questions and Answers

12:40 p.m.

Case of the Day Discussion

Siva Mulpuru, MD

12:50 p.m.

Adjourn

12:00 a.m.

SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 2026

7:15 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

7:30 a.m.

Early Bird session: Common Device Troubleshooting in the Device Clinic Case Presentations

Melinda Barber, ARNP, Paul Bibby, APRN, ACNP-BC, Dean Engle, RN, Tamara Meyers-Laplace, RN

Moderator: Yong Mei Cha, MD

8:00 a.m.

CIED Programming, Trouble Shooting, and Follow-Up

Moderator: Fred Kusumoto, MD

8:10 a.m.

Post Test

8:25 a.m.

Case of the Day

Fred Kusumoto, MD

8:30 a.m.

Devices and Adults with Congenital Heart Disease: What does the Adult Cardiologist Need to Know?

Anca Chiriac, MD

8:50 a.m.

ICD Programming and Troubleshooting

Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS

9:10 a.m.

CIED Follow-Up: When and How, Best Practices in 2026

Christine Kneeland, RN

9:30 a.m.

Management of Patients with CIEDSs Before, During, and After Surgery

Monica Mordecai, MD

9:50 a.m.

How to Optimally Prime ICDs

Anca Chiriac, MD

10:00 a.m.

Cases and Questions and Answers

Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS, Christine Kneeland, RN, Monica Mordecai, MD, Dan Sorajja, MD

Moderator: Fred Kusumoto, MD

10:30 a.m.

Device Programming and Patient Management Potpourri

Melinda Barber, ARNP, Paul Bibby, APRN, ACNP-BC, Yong Mei Cha, MD, Dean Engle, RN, Christine Kneeland, RN, Siva Mulpuru, MD, Dan Sorajja, MD

Moderator: Fred Kusumoto, MD

11:15 a.m.

Case of the Day Discussion

Fred Kusumoto, MD

11:25 a.m.

Closing Remarks

11:30 a.m.

Adjourn

Credit Types Offered

AMA PRA Category 1™

17.25
Nursing

17.25
IPCE

17.25
AAPA

17.25
ABS MOC

17.25
ABIM MOC

17.25

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Cardiac Rhythm Device Summit: Implantation, Management, and Follow Up

June 25-27, 2026In-Person & Livestream | Fairmont Empress, Victoria, British Columbia

Program

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THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2026

Cardiac Rhythm Devices: Guidelines and Future Technologies in Pacemakers

Cardiac Rhythm Devices: Practical Clinical Challenges in ICDs

Cardiac Rhythm Devices: Innovations and Practical Clinical Challenges

7:00 a.m.

FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2026

Conduction System Physiological Pacing, Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT), and More

CIED Lead Management, Infection, and Extraction

12:00 a.m.

SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 2026

CIED Programming, Trouble Shooting, and Follow-Up

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