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"Electrophysiology in the Young & Adults:
 A New Frontier"
23-25 March 2004 / 02-04 Safar 1425
 

MONDAY, 22 MARCH 2004/ 01 SAFAR 1425
OPENING CEREMONY AND INAUGURATION OF THE KING FAISAL HEART INSTITUTE

 

 

 

 

DAY 1
TUESDAY, 23 MARCH 2004/02 SAFAR 1425

 

 

 

7:30   - 8:00

Registration

 

 

 

 

TIME

LECTURE

SPEAKERS

 

 

 

8:00   - 8:10

Overview Session and introduction

Dr. Yaseen Mallawi

8:10   – 8:50

"History of Electrophysiology"

Dr. Hein Wellens

8:50   – 9:00

Discussion

 

9:00   – 9:05

Break

 

 

 

 

SESSION I: 

Update in Guidelines
Chairman:  Dr. David Hayes   Co-Chairman:  Dr. Mohammad Habbab

 

 

 

9:05   - 9:20

Indications for Catheter Radiofrequency Ablation

Dr. Raed Sweidan

9:20   - 9:35

Indications for Pacemaker Implantation

Dr. Abdulmohsen AlMusaad

9:35   - 9:50

Indications for Pediatric Catheter Ablation and Devices Implantation

Dr. Waleed Manea

9:50   - 10:05

ICD Trials

Dr. Anders Pedersen

10:05 - 10:20

Discussion

 

10:20 - 10:50  

Coffee Break

 

 

 

 

SESSION 2: 

Electrophysiology in the Fetus and Neonate
Chairman: Dr. John Timothy Bricker   Co-Chairman: Dr. Fadel AlFadley

 

 

 

10:50 - 11:10

Fetal Tachyarrhythmias: Diagnosis and Management

Dr. Maurice Guirgis

11:10 - 11:30

Multiple Antiarrhythmic Drug Combinations for Control of Infant SVT

Dr. Arnold Fenrich

11:30 - 11:45 

Congenital AV Block

Dr. Abdullah Al Abdulqader

11:45 - 12:00

Discussion

 

12:00 - 1:30

Lunch and Prayer Break

 

 

 

 

 

TIME

LECTURE
Chairman: Dr. Ayman Khadra

 

SPEAKERS

 

 

 

 

1:30   - 2:10

"Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy - 2004"

 

Dr. David Hayes

2:10   - 2:20

Discussion

 

 

 

 

 

TIME

LECTURE

SPEAKERS

 

 

 

SESSION 3: 

The Latest in Atrial Fibrillation I
Chairman:  Dr. Maie Shahid   Co-Chairman:  Dr. Yaseen Mallawi

 

 

 

2:20   - 2:40

AF trials

Dr. Ali Al Sayegh

2:40   - 3:00

Anatomy of AF

Dr. Anton Becker

3:00   - 3:20

Catheter Ablation for AF: New and Improved

Dr. Walid Saliba

3:20   - 3:40

Device Therapy for AF

Dr. David Hayes

3:40   - 4:00

Discussion

 

4:00   - 4:30

Coffee Break and Prayer

 

 

 

 

 

 

SESSION 4:

The Latest in Atrial Fibrillation II
Chairman: Dr. Zohair Al Halees   Co-Chairman: Dr.  Walid Saliba    

 

 

 

 

4:30   - 4:50

Role of Surgical Therapy in AF

 

Dr. Joao Melo

4:50   - 5:10

Electrophysiology in the Space Age: Robotic Ablations!

 

Dr. Sudhir Srivastava

5:10   - 5:30

AF After All Where Do We Go from Here

 

Dr. Hein Wellens

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DAY 2
WEDNESDAY, 24 MARCH 2004/03 SAFAR 1425

 

 

 

 

TIME

LECTURE

 

SPEAKERS

 

 

 

 

 

1St Ibn Al-Nafees Lecture

 

 

8:00   - 8:10

Introduction                   

 

Dr. Majid AlFayyadh

8:10   - 8:50

Sudden Cardiac Risk in the Athlete

 

Dr. John Timothy Bricker

8:50   - 9:00

Discussion

 

 

 

 

 

 

SESSION 5:

Resynchronization Therapy: Specific Issues
Chairman: Dr. Hein Wellens   Co-Chairman: Dr. Ali Al Sayegh

 

 

 

 

9:00   - 9:20

Pre-operative Evaluation, Implantation Technique

 

Dr. Anders Pedersen

9:20   - 9:40

Optimal Programming

 

Dr. David Hayes

9:40   - 10:00

Unusual cases

 

Dr. Ayman Khadra

10:00 - 10:15

Discussion

 

 

10:15 - 10:45

Coffee Break

 

 

 

 

 

 

SESSION 6: 

Catheter RFA
Chairman: Dr. Arnold Fenrich   Co-Chairman:Dr. Abdulmohsen                                                                                                       AlMusaad         

 

 

 

 

10:45 - 11:05

Catheter Radiofrequency Ablation; Where Are We Now?

 

Dr. Mohammed Habbab

11:05 - 11:20

Ablation in the Ablation of  the AV Nodal Re-entry Tachycardia

 

Dr. Nazih Kadri

11:20 - 11:35

Ablation of Accessory AV Pathway

 

Dr. Maurice Khoury

11:35 - 11:55  

Ablation of Ventricular Arrhythmias

 

Dr. Walid Saliba

11:55 - 12:10

Discussion

 

 

12:10 - 1:30

Lunch and Prayer

 

 

 

 

 

 

TIME

LECTURE
Chairman: Dr. Chandra Mullangi

 

SPEAKERS

 

 

 

 

1:30   - 2:00

"Catheter Ablation Energy Source:
Which is better to burn or to freeze?"

 

Dr. Joao Melo

2:00 - 2:10

Discussion

 

 

 

 

 

 

TIME

LECTURE

 

SPEAKERS

 

 

 

 

SESSION 7:

Sudden Cardiac Death: Who's at Risk and What to Do?
Chairman: Dr. Anders Pedersen  Co-Chairman: Dr.  Raed Sweidan       

 

 

 

 

2:10   - 2:30

Ischemic Heart Disease:
Substrates, Primary and Secondary Prevention

 

Dr. Hein Wellens

2:30   - 2:50

Cardiomyopathies:
Prevention and prediction of SCD

 

Dr. Ayman
Al Khadra

2:50   - 3:10

Long QT Syndrome

 

Dr. Ali Al Sayegh

3:10   - 3:30     

Inherited Arrhythmia Syndromes: ARVD, Brugada

 

Dr. Samir Rafla

3:30   - 3:45

Discussion

 

 

3:45   - 4:15

Coffee Break and Prayer

 

 

 

 

 

 

SESSION 8:

Arrhythmias After Repair of Congenital Heart Disease
Chairman: Dr. Waleed Manea   Co-Chairman:Dr. Majid Fayyadh

 

 

 

 

4:15   - 4:35

The Use of Cryocatheter for Catheter Ablation

 

Dr. Arnold Fenrich

4:35   - 4:55

"Intra Atrial Reentrant Tachycardia: A Rising Problem in Young Adults"

 

Dr. Mohammed Numan

4:55   - 5:15

Intraoperative RFA for Treatment of Intraatrial Reentry Tachycardia

 

Dr. Arnold Fenrich

5:15   - 5:30

Discussion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DAY 3
THURSDAY, 25 MARCH 2004/04 SAFAR 1425

 

 

 

 

Third Gulf and Mediterranean Advanced ECG and Pacemaker/ICD Course

 

 

 

 

8:00   -9:30

Session I

 

Dr.  Mohammed Habbab
Dr. Abdulmohsen AlMusaad
Dr.  Majid Al Fayyadh

9:30   -10:00

Break

 

 

10:00 -12:00

Session II

 

Dr. Yaseen  Mallawi
Dr. Ayman Khadra
Dr.  Waleed  Manea
Dr.  Raed Sweidan

 

 

 

 

Allied Health Professional Program

Session A:                             Basic Electrophysiology
                                               Chairman:  Dr. Yassen Mallawi         

 

 

 

 

8:00   - 8:20

Anatomy and Physiology of the Conduction System

 

Dr. Waleed Manea

8:20   - 8:35

Normal Electrocardiogram

 

Dr. Yaseen Mallawi

8:35   - 8:55

Recognition of Arrhythmia

 

Dr. Yaseen Mallawi

8:55   - 9:05

Indication for Electrophysiology Study and RF Ablation

 

Mr. Khaled Al Jasser

9:05   - 9:20

Intracardiac Signal Recognition of the Normal and Abnormal

 

Mr. Mahmoud El Sayed

9:20   - 9:40

Discussion

 

 

9:40   - 10:00

Coffee Break

 

 

 

 

 

 

Session B:                             Device Therapy                                                                                                                             Chairman: Dr. Majid Fayyadh

 

 

 

 

10:00 - 10:20

Basic Pharmacology

 

Dr. Majid Fayyad

10:20 - 10:40

Non-invasive Evaluation

 

Dr. Abdullah Al Abdulqader

10:40 - 10:55

Indication of Pacemaker  

 

Mr. Mohsen Abdan

10:55 - 11:10

Pacemaker Timing and Examples

 

Mr. Mohsen Abdan

11:10 - 11:25

Indication of ICD Implant

 

Mr. Meshari Al Hawass

11:25 - 11:40

ICD Function and Examples

 

Dr. Abdulmohsen AlMusaad

11:40 - 12:00 

Discussion

 

 

12:00 - 1:30

Lunch and Prayer

 

 

 

 

 

 

1:30   - 4:00                   Interactive Pacemaker and ICD Course