Conference Type |
Subspecialty Conferences – Description |
Occurrence |
Cath/EP Conference AND Monthly Combined Conferences |
Several of the most interesting cases from the week before will be presented. The fellow who performed the catheterization will be responsible for presenting the case along with the hemodynamic and angiographic data. Correlation with echocardiographic and nuclear cardiology studies will be performed. The focus of this conference is on the presentation of interesting findings as well as difficult and controversial management problems to engender discussion. Rotating with the Cath/EP Conference each month are: Monthly Cardiac and Vascular Conference which includes interesting vascular surgical cases in addition to cath cases, and a Monthly Cardiothoracic and Cardiology Joint Conference. |
7:00 a.m., Wednesday mornings |
Cath QA Conference |
Review of all complications will be undertaken to address management and possible preventive measures |
7:30 am Third Thursday every month |
Cardiovascular Research Institute, Aab CVRI |
Conferences are held weekly that focus on basic research material. |
4:00 p.m. Wednesdays Aab CVRI Bailey Road |
Electrophysiology |
A core curriculum conference is held weekly covering topics ranging from basic science to clinical electrophysiology. Conferences are presented by fellows, faculty and invited speakers.
Hereditary Arrhythmia Conference: Held jointly between the clinical EP division and Heart Research. Cases of hereditary arrhythmia with challenging diagnostic or management issues are discussed, incorporating genetic and clinical expertise from the groups.
EP Case Review Conference: Invasive electrophysiology cases or unusual implantable cases with challenging diagnostics or more novel therapeutic modalities are discussed.
EP Research Conference: New research ideas are presented, data collection/analysis are discussed and fellows/faculty present research results updates. |
7:30 a.m. Weekly, Fridays
Every other Month
First and Third Mondays of each Month
Usually held every other month |
Interventional |
Research Conference: Discuss interventional research studies
Fellow Journal Club: Interventional fellows present a journal club article.
Core Lecture Series: Interventional conference with various topics presented and discussed by interventional faculty |
First and third Wednesdays Once a month Every Monday morning, 7:00 a.m. |
Heart Failure/Transplant |
Advanced Heart Failure Teaching Conference |
First and Third Fridays, noon - 1:00 pm |
Pediatric Clinical Management Conference |
The Pediatric Cardiology team gathers to review upcoming surgical and catheterization patients. This is a formal, in-depth review of all existing data on a patient and discussion of management options. In addition, there is a review of cardiac catheterizations performed the previous week. |
Weekly 7:30 a.m. Thursdays |