Some Heart Rhythm 2008 sessions require additional fees: The VT/VF Summit on Wednesday; Mini-Courses (MC) on Wednesday; Meet-the-Experts (ME) and Experts Unplugged (EU) Luncheons on Thursday and Friday; and the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Recertification Prep Course on Saturday.

Ticketed Session Fees (early, advance, onsite)	MC	ME	EU	ABIM
Members	$100	$55	$75	$150
Nonmembers	$150	$75	$100	$225

Note that you may register for and attend only the VT/VF Summit on Wednesday or the ABIM Module on Saturday without registering for Heart Rhythm 2008; however, it is recommended that you register for the both the VT/VF Summit and Heart Rhythm 2008 to benefit from the full scientific education offered.

Wednesday, May 14 Mini-Courses — Full details of Wednesday's Ticketed Sessions

Morning Mini-Courses — 8:00-11:00 a.m.

• MC01 — Device-Based Cardiac Rhythm Management in Congenital Heart Disease
• MC02 — Physicians, Regulators & Engineers Collaborate: What is Learned from the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation Report
• MC03 — Ablative Approach to Left Atrial Tachycardias
• MC04 — Optimal Cardiac Imaging To Guide CRT Placement: Does It Make A Difference?
• MC05 — SCD Risk Stratification: What We Need to Know For Clinical Practice in 2009
• MC06 — Interactive EP Basics: Minimum Daily Requirements for Allied Professionals
• MC07 — How Experts Manage Difficult Device Cases and Minimize Complications

Afternoon Mini-Courses —1:00- 4:00 p.m.

• MC08 — VT in Pediatric Patients with and without Congenital Heart Disease: Managing The Young and the Restless
• MC09 — Drug Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation: Optimizing Medical Treatment; Minimizing Complications
• MC10 — Performing Difficult Device Implantations: What Do Expect Pre-recorded Live Cases Show?
• MC11 — Mapping and Ablation of Unusual Tachycardias: Where Do the Zebras Hide?
• MC12 — Mechanisms and Ablation of Focal Atrial Tachycardias: Who Are the Players, How Do You Eliminate Them?
• MC13 — Workplace 2008: Enhancing the Quality and Efficiency of Device Evaluations
• MC14 — Unconventional Applications of CRT: Extending the Benefit to More Patients
  MC14 is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Biotronik

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Wednesday, May 14

Featured Poster Session and Reception — 5:45 – 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, May 15 — Full details of the Thursday's Ticketed Sessions

Experts Unplugged — 12:15 – 1:15 p.m.

• EU01 — William Stevenson
• EU02 — A. John Camm
• EU03 — Bruce Wilkoff
• EU04 — Eric Prystowsky

Meet the Experts— 12:15 – 1:15 p.m.

• ME01 — Personalized Medicine: Running the Gauntlet of Current Views
• ME02 — Challenges of VT Ablation: Improving the Odds Against the Tough Ones
• ME03 — "Black Box Warnings" and the Pediatric Electrophysiologist
• ME04 — How the Experts Program Devices to Improve Outcomes
• ME05 — Stump the Experts: Case Studies of Expensive Coding Mistakes
• ME06 — Life after Fellowship: It Exists, But What Does the EP Fellow Need to Know to Be Successful?
  
• ME07 — Bringing the EP World Together on Guidelines and Reimbursement Issues: What Can We Learn From Each Other?
• ME08 — Monitoring of Devices: Where, When and by Whom?

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Friday, May 16 — Full details of the Friday's Ticketed Sessions

Experts Unplugged — 12:15 – 1:15 p.m.

• EU05: Warren Jackman
• EU06: Douglas Packer
• EU07: Andrea Natale
• EU08: Melvin Scheinman

Meet the Experts — 12:15 – 1:15 p.m.

• ME09 — T Wave Alternans: Real World Applications, Real World Results
• ME10 — Catheter Ablation in AF: How To Do It Effectively and Efficiently
  ME10 is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from EPMedSystems
• ME11 — The Spectrum of “Spells” in Young Patients: From Autonomic Instability to Primary Psychiatric Disease
• ME12 — LV Lead Placement: Tricks and Tools of the Trade
• ME13 — Improving Health and Arrhythmia Care in the USA: The Impact of the Practicing EP Physician
• ME14 — Arrhythmias in Athletes: Who Is at Risk?  How To Find Out?
• ME15 — Interpreting Complex ICD and CRT Tracings: How the Best of the Best Do It
• ME16 — Role of Industry Paid Allied Professionals: Should They be in the Patient Management Loop?

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Friday, May 14

6:15 – 7:15 p.m.
President’s Reception
The President's Reception is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Boehringer Ingelheim

Saturday, May 17

1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
ABIM Recertification Prep Course: Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
(Module BE-3, Version 07-01)

Preparing for your ABIM recertification or in need of an update? Start early and take advantage of the ABIM Recertification Prep Course for the ABIM recertification module available at Heart Rhythm 2008. Join the leaders in the field and learn in an interactive environment as they lead you through case-based questions from ABIM's Self Evaluation Program (SEP).

ABIM Recertification Prep Course Format:
Lectures are supplemented with an audience response system (ARS) that allows interactive learning and in-depth coverage of exam content areas. The ARS facilitates audience participation and enables the student to respond to questions representative of those found on the ABIM exam, as well as receive feedback in real time. Particular emphasis is placed on analysis of complex intracardiac tracings.

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