10th ‘W Dobrym Rytmie’ Conference

The 10th ‘W Dobrym Rytmie’ Conference was held on 7-9 November 2019 at the Courtyard by Marriott Gdynia Hotel.

7 NOVEMBER 2019

3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. / Berlin + Warsaw Hall
Warsaw Education Center: CRT programming – life can be easier – S. Karczmarewicz, M. Walczak

6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. / Berlin + Warsaw Hall
Cardiological and psychological cabaret
What does the doctor think that the patients think about them, and how to change that – Interactive workshops – S. Karczmarewicz, A. Mierzyńska, J. Gessek

7:30 p.m. / Paris Hall
Dinner

8 NOVEMBER 2019

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. / Berlin + Warsaw + London Hall
Late Breaking Clinical Trails: what do they change in everyday practice?
Leads: P. Mitkowski, A. Lubiński

For patients with atrial fibrillation/other significant arrhythmia – D. Urbańczyk-Świć
For patients scheduled for ablation, not only with atrial fibrillation – A. Hoffman
For patients scheduled for a cardiac electrotherapy device implantation, and patients who already have such a device – E. Jędrzejczyk-Patej

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Evolution works quietly, but its effects are spectacular. For implantable devices, too
Trainers: P. Mitkowski, M. Sterliński, A. Przybylski, O. Kowalski

Quality standards – Z. Miarkova
Electrodes – E. Cuvillier
Batteries, capacitors – T. Miltich
Vitatron yesterday and today – S. Turkawski/S. Taraszewski
Q&A – Mitkowski, M. Sterliński, A. Przybylski, O. Kowalski

12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Strategies to prevent infections associated with implantable devices
Leads: M. Gułaj, A. Wojdyła-Hordyńska

Case presentation: A young patient with an abandoned electrode… what’s next? – A. Polewczyk
Epidemiology and the clinical significance of infections – M. Wilkowski
Prevention of CIED infection: what are the things we must not forget? – K. Turkiewicz
Wrap-it results – P. Mitkowski

1:45 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. / Paris Hall
Lunch

1:45 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. / Oslo + Stockholm Hall
Meet the technology, meet the expert
Lunch session

2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. / Berlin + Warsaw + London Hall
Clinical decisions – CRT
Leads: K. Krzyżanowski, E. Jędrzejczyk-Patej

CRT and multiple morbidities. Can you determine where the benefits end? – M. Sterliński
CRT in patients with fixed paroxysmal atrial fibrillation – D. Jagielski
What benefits should the patient and their doctor expect as a result of algorithms that optimise CRT therapy? – T. Chromiński
Difficult situations during procedures, and how to solve them – K. Kaczmarek

4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Electrotherapy AD 2019. Important issues, directions of development, constraints

Electrotherapy in critically ill patients – EHRA consensus – konsensus EHRA – A. Woźniak
Clinical, economic and social basis of telemedical solutions in cardiology – P. Balsam
The future of electrode-free stimulation – A. Przybylski
What does the Polish Micra TPS register show? – P. Mitkowski
Panel discussion. Approach vs. recommendations, barriers and constraints – P. Ptaszyński, A. Przybylski, P. Mitkowski, O. Kowalski, M. Kempa, M. Sterliński

8:00 p.m. / Paris Hall
Dinner

9 NOVEMBER 2019

9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. / Berlin + Warsaw + London Hall
Different devices implanted in one patient: when do they interfere with each other, and when do they help?
Leads: M. Kempa, D. Jagielski

Case presentation: Neurological implantable devices and CIED – L. Chmielewska-Michalak
LVAD: when an ICD is not enough – P. Siondalski
Interactions between cardiac implantable devices with less frequently required therapies – P. Syska
Radiotherapy in patients with CIEDS:
- what is important for an oncologist (qualification) – S. Blamek
- what is important for a cardiologist – A. Kurek

11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Ablations
Leads: E. Koźluk, A. Fuglewicz

HRS/EHRA guidelines for ventricular arrhythmia ablation – P. Kułakowski
Balloon cryoablation – persistent atrial fibrillation, applications outside pulmonary vein isolation – R. Płaksej
Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation – RF or cryoablation? – S. Nowak
Redo procedures – RF or cryoablation? – A. Głowniak
Atrial fibrillation in heart failure – O. Kowalski

12:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Supraventricular tachyarrhythmias AD 2020
Leads: R. Ochotny, M. Jastrzębski

New ESC guidelines covering the management of supraventricular tachyarrhythmias – P. Kułakowski
Long-term ECG registration – Ł. Pastwa
Registration of arrhythmia on mobile platforms – A. Cacko
Cryptogenic stroke and AF diagnosis – A. Słowik

2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
His Bundle Pacing
Leads: K. Gołba, R. Gardas, M. Jastrzębski, P. Dąbrowski

Why HBP: anatomy and pathophysiology – K. Gołba
Who qualifies for a surgical procedure? – R. Gardas
Intra-procedural dilemmas – M. Jastrzębski
Follow-up care for a patient with HBP – P. Dąbrowski

4:00 p.m. / Paris Hall
Lunch

8-9 NOVEMBER 2019

Oslo + Stockholm Hall
Practical classes on simulators, programmers. We would like to invite you to the Medtronic Cathlab