The EP Edit

In this episode of The EP Edit podcast, we’re discussing the inaugural Great Debates & Updates in Electrophysiology conference, taking place online April 22-24, 2021. This will be the first EP meeting solely dedicated to a debate-style format, featuring a mix of clinical updates and lively debates on provocative scientific topics impacting the EP field. The GDU EP features over 30 expert faculty, 7.5 CME credits, and 3 months of on-demand access. We're joined by 3 of the GDU EP Course Directors — Dr. Bradley Knight, Dr. Susan Kim, and Dr. David Haines — to discuss what to expect at the upcoming meeting. To learn more about the GDU EP meeting and to register, visit ep.greatdebatesandupdates.com.

Great Debates & Updates in Electrophysiology: What to Expect at the Upcoming Meeting

In this episode of The EP Edit podcast, we’re speaking with electrophysiologist Dr. Jason Lappe. Dr. Lappe is going to share his experience in adopting modern workflow technology at his cardiac device clinic in order to support rapid patient growth and an expanding remote care focus. This episode is sponsored by Murj, a cloud-based cardiac device management platform that empowers clinicians and staff to deliver the very best in clinical cardiac device care. Click here to learn more about Murj: https://www.murj.com/?utm_source=E-blast&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EP_Edit

A Modern Approach to Streamlining Cardiac Device Patient Care

In this episode of The EP Edit podcast, we're featuring a discussion on best practices for navigating a career path as a woman in the field of cardiac electrophysiology. Dr. Kelly Arps from Duke University Medical Center will be leading the discussion and will be joined by Dr. Kamala Tamirisa from the Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute.

Navigating a Career Path in the Field of Cardiac Electrophysiology

In a new episode of the EP Edit, we’re featuring a conversation with Andrea Robinson, NP, and Anish K. Amin, MD at OhioHealth, to discuss their Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) and Advanced Cardiac Therapeutics (ACT) Clinics, which are both led by advanced practice providers (APPs), as well as their pharmacist-led antiarrhythmic drug clinic. They offer the APP and physician perspective on this innovative model of care.

APP-Led Models of Care: Perspectives From a Nurse Practitioner and Physician

In this episode of The EP Edit, we’re featuring a discussion on the role of advanced practice providers (APPs) in the field of cardiac electrophysiology (EP), including the use of risk factor management in the atrial fibrillation (AF) clinic. Nurse practitioners Tara Parham, MSN, AGACNP-BC from the University of Pennsylvania, and Deanna M. Tregoning, MSN, ARNP, FNP-C from Henry Ford Allegiance, will be sharing some of the ways in which APPs provide high-quality care and how the role has evolved in recent years.

The Role of the Allied Health Professional in Providing High-Quality EP Care

In this episode of The EP Edit podcast, we are featuring a discussion on advanced lead extraction techniques. Dr. Jonathan Salcedo, cardiac electrophysiologist with Silicon Valley Cardiology / Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF) - Sutter Health, is joined by Dr. Robert Schaller, Director of the Cardiac Lead Extraction Program at Penn Medicine, to discuss their approach to lead extraction.

Advanced Lead Extraction Techniques: Current Approaches and Future Trends

In the next episode of The EP Edit podcast, we're featuring a discussion on same-day discharge for atrial fibrillation ablation. Andre Gauri, MD, Chief of Electrophysiology at Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is joined by Marc Deyell, MD, MSc(Epi), FHRS, FRCPC, EP Lab Director at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia, to discuss their approach to same-day discharge.

Same-Day Discharge After Atrial Fibrillation Ablation

In this episode of The EP Edit podcast, we’re featuring a discussion about remote patient monitoring in cardiac electrophysiology. Martha G. Ferrara, DNP, FNP, CCDS, FHRS, Assistant Director of EP Services and Practice Manager at White Plains Hospital Center in White Plains, New York, and Anthony Mercando, MD, FACC, FAHA, from White Plains Hospital Physician Associates in White Plains, New York, and Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, discuss how remote monitoring has evolved over the years, their best practices in remote monitoring, and the latest remote monitoring tools. This podcast discussion is hosted by Jodie Elrod, managing editor of EP Lab Digest.

Remote Monitoring Workflow in EP: Challenges and Opportunities

In this episode of The EP Edit, we’re featuring a discussion on the role of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and deep learning in cardiac electrophysiology. Dr. Arun Sridhar and Dr. Patrick Boyle from the University of Washington will be discussing current applications, future directions, as well as their recent article in EP Lab Digest. Dr. Boyle is an assistant professor in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Washington, and Dr. Sridhar is a cardiac electrophysiologist and assistant professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine.

Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

In this episode of The EP Edit, we’re featuring information about the Great Debates & Updates in Electrophysiology (GDUEP) conference, a quarterly virtual series taking place throughout 2022. Course codirectors Jessica Charron, APN, and Susan Kim, MD, will be discussing the unique format of the meeting, what attendees will like about this event, as well as recent and upcoming sessions.

Great Debates & Updates in Electrophysiology: Highlights and What to Expect at Upcoming Sessions

An Innovative Model for Practicing Cardiac Electrophysiology

In this episode of The EP Edit, we’re featuring commentaries from the authors of 2 recent articles in EP Lab Digest. In the first commentary, Linda Moulton, RN, MS, discusses her July 2022 paper on the relationship between atrial fibrillation and dementia. In the second, Jessica Bower, MSN, RN, CCRN, RCIS, discusses her new article on a novel pathway for earlier treatment of arrhythmia patients using a nurse navigator for patient education and referral.

Atrial Fibrillation: Commentaries on Recent Publications

In this episode, we are discussing best physiological pacing techniques, which will be the focus of the September 8th session of the Great Debates & Updates in Electrophysiology (GDUEP) conference. Joining us is Dr Aseem Desai and Dr Gopi Dandamudi. Dr Desai is a GDUEP Course Co-Director and the Co-Director of Mission Heritage Heart Rhythm Specialists at Providence Mission Hospital in California. Dr Dandamudi is the Executive Medical Director of Virginia Mason Franciscan Health at the University of Washington.

Great Debates & Updates in EP: Physiological Pacing Techniques

In this episode of the EP Edit, we speak with Nassir F. Marrouche, MD, director of the Western Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) Symposium, about this premier educational event focused exclusively on AFib. Dr Marrouche is the director of the Tulane Heart and Vascular Institute and The Research Innovation for Arrhythmia Discoveries (TRIAD) at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana. You can read the print version of this interview here.

Western Atrial Fibrillation Symposium: Discussion With Nassir Marrouche, MD

In this episode of The EP Edit, we are featuring part 1 of our discussion with Drs Satish Raj and Artur Fedorowski about recent updates in dysautonomia, including post-COVID-19 postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS). Dr Raj is the medical director of the Calgary Autonomic Investigation & Management Centre and professor of Cardiac Sciences at the Libin Cardiovascular Institute and the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine in Alberta, Canada. Dr Fedorowski is an associate professor and senior consultant in the department of cardiology at Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institute, in Stockholm, Sweden.

Management and Treatment of Autonomic Disorders, Including Updates in Post-COVID-19 Syndrome: Part 1

In part 2 of this episode with Drs Satish Raj and Artur Fedorowski, they discuss diagnosis and treatment options for this population of patients, current challenges and future directions in treatment. Dr Raj is the medical director of the Calgary Autonomic Investigation & Management Centre and professor of Cardiac Sciences at the Libin Cardiovascular Institute and the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine in Alberta, Canada. Dr Fedorowski is an associate professor and senior consultant in the department of cardiology at Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institute, in Stockholm, Sweden.

Management and Treatment of Autonomic Disorders, Including Updates in Post-COVID-19 Syndrome: Part 2

In this episode of The EP Edit podcast, we are highlighting the November 10th session of the Great Debates & Updates in Electrophysiology (GDUEP) conference, which will focus on management strategies for ventricular arrhythmias and heart failure. Brad Knight, MD, and Raul Weiss, MD, are Course Co-Directors of the GDUEP and will be presenting during the November 10th session. Dr Knight is the Clinical Editor of EP Lab Digest and Medical Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. Dr Weiss is the Director of the Cardiac Electrophysiology Program at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. 

For more information about the GDUEP conference, please visit https://www.ep.greatdebatesandupdates.com/register. This unique, debate-style conference is offered complimentary for clinicians, and all live sessions are also available on-demand through the end of 2022.

Ventricular Arrhythmias and Heart Failure: Advances in Pacing

In this episode of The EP Edit podcast, we are highlighting a discussion with researchers from Northwestern University about the concept of a bioresorbable pacemaker. Igor Efimov, PhD, is a professor of biomedical engineering and professor of medicine at Northwestern University. Anna Pfenniger, MD, PhD, is physician scientist in cardiac electrophysiology at Northwestern Medicine. John Rogers, PhD, is a physical chemist and materials scientist, the Louis Simpson and Kimberly Querrey professor of materials science and engineering, biomedical engineering, and neurological surgery at Northwestern University, and director of the Querrey Simpson Institute for Bioelectronics.

Electrotherapy Using Wireless, Body-Integrated Devices With an Advanced Bioresorbable Pacemaker

In this episode, we are highlighting a discussion on artificial intelligence (AI) and inherited arrhythmias. Lior Jankelson, MD, PhD, is the director of the inherited arrhythmia program, PI of the computational cardiology research lab, and associate professor of medicine at NYU Langone Health in New York. Zachi Attia, PhD, is the codirector of AI in cardiology and an assistant professor of medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

Artificial Intelligence and Inherited Arrhythmias

In this episode of The EP Edit, we are highlighting a discussion on artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine, cardiology, and cardiac electrophysiology (EP). Lior Jankelson, MD, PhD, is the director of the Inherited Arrhythmia Program, principal investigator (PI) of the Computational Cardiology Research Lab, and associate professor of medicine at NYU Langone Health. Sumit Chopra is an associate professor in the Department of Radiology at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, and director of machine learning research in the Department of Radiology at NYU Langone Health.

Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, Cardiology, and Cardiac Electrophysiology

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