A conference on ‘Essential topics in ARRHYTHMOLGY’ will be held in Yerevan, Armenia on July 22, 2017. The conference will take place at Elit Plaza Business Center.
The conference will be organized in cooperation with Erebouni MC and Bethel-Clinic Bielefeld.
This course is designed to provide a focused update on diagnosis and management of the most common sustained arrhythmia (atrial fibrillation) and one of the most common reasons of emergency visits (syncope). It will give a broad-based review of the knowledge required for all arrhythmologists, cardiologists and cardiology trainees to enhance the care of their patients with such disorders. This review is a comprehensive and designed specifically to prepare attendees for their daily practice.
Workshop learning objectives:
PROGRAM
09:30 – 10:00 Registration
10:00 – 10:10 – Opening speech
Mihran Martirosyan, MD, Cardiac-electrophysiologist
Head of the Arrhythmology Cardiology Center, Erebouni MC, Armenia
Department of Electrophysiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands
10:10 – 10:20 – Welcome speech
Hamlet Hayrapetyan, MD, PhD, FESC,
Chief cardiologist of the Ministry of Health of Republic of Armenia, Head of Erebouni Cardiology Center, Yerevan, Armenia
10:20 – 10:50 – How to take the history in syncope Carsten W. Israel, Associate Professor, MD
Chief of the Department of Medicine – Cardiology, Diabetology and Nephrology, Bethel-Clinic Bielefeld, Germany
10:50 – 11:05 – Differential diagnostics in syncope: cardiac syncope Liana Khachatryan, MD
Arrhythmologist, Arrhythmology Cardiology Center, Erebouni MC
11:05 – 11:20 – Neurological syncope: diagnostic algorithm Samson Khachatryan, MD, PhD
Head of the Clinic of Sleep and Movement Disorders “Somnus”
11:20 – 11:40 – Paroxysmal AV block: case report Mihran Martirosyan, MD, Cardiac-electrophysiologist
Head of the Arrhythmology Cardiology Center, Erebouni MC, Armenia
Department of Electrophysiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands
11:40 – 12:10 – Satellite symposium, Medtronic Inc.
Role of Implantantable Loop Recorders (ILR) in diagnostics of syncope, AF and stroke prevention Vidovich Ela, Medtronic Regional Marketing Manager AFS Eastern Europe, Croatia
12:10 – 12:25 – Coffee and Networking Break
12:20 – 12:35 – Epidemiology of atrial fibrillation Mihran Martirosyan, MD, Cardiac-electrophysiologist
Head of the Arrhythmology Cardiology Center, Erebouni MC, Armenia
Department of Electrophysiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands
PROGRAM
12:35 – 12:55 – Current guidelines on the management of atrial fibrillation Hamlet Hayrapetyan, MD, PhD, FESC,
Chief cardiologist of the Ministry of Health of Republic of Armenia, Head of Erebouni Cardiology Center, Yerevan, Armenia
12:55 – 13:25 – Device-detected (silent) atrial fibrillation Carsten W. Israel, Associate Professor, MD
Chief of the Department of Medicine – Cardiology, Diabetology and Nephrology, Bethel-Clinic Bielefeld, Germany
13:25 – 13:55 – Satellite symposium, Bayer AG Hamlet Hayrapetyan, MD, PhD, FESC,
Chief cardiologist of the Ministry of Health of Republic of Armenia, Head of Erebouni Cardiology Center, Yerevan, Armenia
13:55 – 14:25 – Atrial fibrillation and heart failure: A Cause or a Consequence? Arterial hypertension as a risk factor of atrial fibrillation. Mihran Martirosyan, MD, Cardiac-electrophysiologist
Head of the Arrhythmology Cardiology Center, Erebouni MC, Armenia
Department of Electrophysiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands
14:25 – 14:55 – Current treatment of arterial hypertension: angiotensin receptor blockers Avag Avagyan, MD, Cardiologist
Takeda pharmaceutical company
14:55 – 15:40 Lunch break
15:40 – 16:10 – ECG trouble shooting
Carsten W. Israel, Associate Professor, MD
Chief of the Department of Medicine – Cardiology, Diabetology and Nephrology, Bethel-Clinic Bielefeld, Germany
16:10 – 16:20 – Closing speech
Mihran Martirosyan, MD, Cardiac-electrophysiologist
Head of the Arrhythmology Cardiology Center, Erebouni MC, Armenia
Department of Electrophysiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Seminar description
This course is designed to provide a focused update on diagnosis and management of the most common sustained arrhythmia (atrial fibrillation) and one of the most common reasons of emergency visits (syncope). It will give a broad-based review of the knowledge required for all arrhythmologists, cardiologists and cardiology trainees to enhance the care of their patients with such disorders. This review is a comprehensive and designed specifically to prepare attendees for their daily practice.
Course Learning Objectives
Upon conclusion of this program, participants should be able to:
Interpretation and troubleshooting of difficult ECGs
Differential diagnosis of syncope
Detection of silent episodes of atrial fibrillation
Sudden cardiac death prevention
Intended Audience
Arrhythmologists, cardiologists, general practitioners, neurologists, cardiovascular fellows and internists, cardiologists in training.
Registration
Registration is available at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/essential-topics-in-arrhythmology-tickets-36157220219. The registration is free of charge and includestuition, course syllabus, refreshments and lunches. Preliminary registration is preferable in order to receive course materials. Although it is not our Continuous Professional Development policy to limit the number of registrants for a course, conference room facilities may necessitate closing of enrollment; therefore, early registration is advised. A letter of confirmation will be sent upon completed registration form.