Innovations in Atrial Fibrillation and Impact on the Brain: Impacting Quality of Life and Stroke Risk
September 24-25, 2016
Grand Hyatt Seattle, Seattle, WA
Registration Closed
Credit Types:
AMA PRA Category 1™
(12.75),
Price: $450
Program
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2016
| 7:00 a.m. | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 7:30 a.m. | Welcome and Program Overview |
Understanding the Mechanism of Atrial Fibrillation
Moderator: Douglas L. Packer, M.D.
| 7:45 a.m. | Keynote Address: Cryptogenic Stroke: Is Atrial Fibrillation Responsible? Does Advance Warning Decrease Stroke Risk or Severity? Alejandro A. Rabinstein, M.D. |
| 8:15 a.m. | Questions and Answers |
| 8:25 a.m. | Changing Concepts of the Pathophysiology of Atrial Fibrillation: Is It A Vascular Disease? Bernard J. Gersh, M.B., Ch.B., D.Phil. |
| 8:55 a.m. | Who Is At Risk for Stroke? Beyond the CHADS-VASc Score Suraj Kapa, M.D. |
| 9:20 a.m. | Atrial Fibrillation and Dementia: Is It the AF or the Micro Bleeds? T. Jared Bunch, M.D. |
| 9:45 a.m. | Questions and Answers Drs. Rabinstein, Gersh, Kapa, and Bunch |
| 10:00 a.m. | Refreshment Break |
Anticoagulation for Atrial Fibrillation
Moderator: Thomas M. Munger, M.D.
| 10:20 a.m. | Who Needs To Be Treated? Suraj Kapa, M.D. |
| 10:40 a.m. | Is There Room in 2017 for Aspirin, Clopidogrel, and Warfarin? Thomas M. Munger, M.D. |
| 10:55 a.m. | New Oral Anticoagulation Agents: What Are the New Rules? Rajiv K. Pruthi, M.B.B.S. |
| 11:20 a.m. | How To Switch From Coumadin to NoACs. Management and Perioperative Tips T. Jared Bunch, M.D. |
| 11:40 a.m. | Imaging and Thomboembolism: What Does It Teach Us? Paul A. Friedman, M.D. and Alejandro A. Rabinstein, M.D. |
| 12:00 p.m. | Questions and Answers Drs. Kapa, Pruthi, Bunch, Friedman, and Rabinstein |
| 12:15 p.m. | Working Lunch - Box Lunch |
Unusual Contributors to Atrial Fibrillation: Case Based Discussion
Moderator: Douglas L. Packer, M.D.
| 12:20 p.m. | Do Alcohol and Caffeine Create Atrial Fibrillation? Suraj Kapa, M.D. |
| 12:40 p.m. | Relationship Between Vagal Tone, Exercise & Body Mass Index, and Atrial Fibrillation: What Does the Clinical Evidence Show? Peter A. Noseworthy, M.D. |
| 1:00 p.m. | Stretch/ Break / Remove Box Lunches / Refreshments |
Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation
Moderators: Douglas L. Packer, M.D. and Jeanne E. Poole, M.D.
| 1:15 p.m. | Neurologic Contributor for Atrial Fibrillation: Pathophysiology Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, M.D. |
| 1:45 p.m. | Acute Management of AF in the Emergency Room: Who Should Be Admitted. Thomas M. Munger, M.D. |
| 2:05 p.m. | Drug Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation: Does Rate Control Matter Anymore? Win-Kuang Shen, M.D. |
| 2:25 p.m. | Nit Picky Details of Rhythm Control Therapy: How To Make It Work Effectively Suraj Kapa, M.D. |
| 2:45 p.m. | Drug Interactions and Long-Term Toxicity: How To Make It Safe Malini Madhavan, M.B.B.S. |
| 3:05 p.m. |
Questions and Answers |
| 3:15 p.m. | Refreshment Break |
| 3:30 p.m. | Does Dronedarone (Multaq) + Ranolizine = Amiodarone? Win-Kuang Shen, M.D. |
| 3:50 p.m. | Non-Pharmacologic Treatment for Atrial Fibrillation Douglas L. Packer, M.D. |
| 4:10 a.m. | Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, M.D. |
| 4:40 p.m. | Panel Discussion Drs. Shen, Packer, and Lakkireddy |
| 5:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2016
| 7:00 a.m. | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 7:25 a.m. | Welcome |
Atrial fibrillation and Heart Failure
Moderator: Douglas L. Packer, M.D.
| 7:30 a.m. | Heart Failure and Atrial Fibrillation: Chicken vs. Egg Bernard J. Gersh, M.B., Ch.B., D.Phil. |
| 7:55 a.m. | Upstream and Downstream Drug Therapy for AF in Heart Failure Peter A. Noseworthy, M.D. |
| 8:20 a.m. | Atrial Fibrillation and Structural Heart Disease Bernard J. Gersh, M.B., Ch.B., D.Phil. |
| 8:55 a.m. | Serious HF & AF: Ablation or Biventricular Pacing? Douglas L. Packer, M.D. |
| 9:20 a.m. | Heart Failure and LVAD’s: What To Do With the AF Soon J. Park, M.D. |
| 9:45 a.m. | Panel Discussion/Question and Answer Drs. Gersh, Noseworthy, and Park |
| 9:55 a.m. | Refreshment Break |
Special Topics in Atrial Fibrillation
Moderators: Thomas M. Munger, M.D. and Paul A. Friedman, M.D.
| 10:15 a.m. | Is Ablation That Good or Drug Therapy That Bad? Is This Only a Catheter Ablation World? Paul A. Friedman, M.D. |
| 10:35 a.m. | Ablation in Persistent and Chronic Atrial Fibrillation: Can You Believe Anything on the Website? Thomas M. Munger, M.D. |
| 10:55 a.m. | Less Invasive Surgical Approaches for Atrial Fibrillation: Can You Believe Anything a Surgeon Says? Jeanne E. Poole, M.D. |
| 11:10 a.m. | Following Patients After Ablation or Surgery: Detecting Complications and Life Saving Strategies Suraj Kapa, M.D. |
| 11:30 a.m. | Neurogenic Sequelae of Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Malini Madhavan, M.B.B.S. |
| 11:50 a.m. | Innovations of AF and Stroke Therapy: The Next 5 Years Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, M.D. |
| 12:15 p.m. | Adjourn |
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