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EHRA Advanced CIED Course

6 February - 8 February 2025
Seminar
Hilton Geneva Hotel & Conference Centre (Geneva, CH)
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Organiser: European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA)
Topic: Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD)

The Advanced CIED Course will take place in 2025 on an in-person format from 06 to 08 February 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland.

Please note that there will be limited seats available and we recommend to book as early as possible.

Objectives

This course will provide physicians already trained in pacemaker and implantable defibrillator therapy, with an overview of advanced device therapies for daily clinical practice. The 2.5 days course will focus on 1) leadless pacing and extra-vascular defibrillators 2) conduction system pacing and 3) lead extraction. Interactive tutorials with renewed experts aim to provide practical tips and tricks for advanced device management.

Registration Fees VAT included

  • EHRA Member: €700
  • Non Member: €990
  • EHRA Member for Young (under 40 years old): €550

Registration Conditions and data privacy statement

The registration fee includes: 

  • Course participation
  • Catering including one group dinner

N.B: Travel and accommodation are not included in the registration fee – we kindly remind you that these arrangements must be booked on your side and remain at your own expense.

Accomodation

Negotiated rates for the duration of the Course are available at the following hotels :

Hilton Geneva Hotel Conference

Ibis Style Génève Palexpo

Ibis Budget Genève Palexpo

Grant opportunities

EHRA provides a limited number of grants to facilitate onsite attendance.

The grants covers the course registration (as stated above), as well as the travels up to 500€.

Please note the grants do not cover the accommodation.

The grants application is now closed.

An application has been made to the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) for CME accreditation of this event.

Sessions

6 February 2025

Welcome and introduction

Speaker(s): Haran Burri (Geneva, CH)

6 February 2025

VDD transcatheter pacing system

Speaker(s): Alexander Breitenstein (Zurich, CH)

6 February 2025

DDD leadless pacing system

Speaker(s): Daniel Hofer (Zurich, CH)

6 February 2025

Modular pacing system

Speaker(s): Reinoud Knops (Amsterdam, NL)

6 February 2025

Leadless LV pacing

Speaker(s): Mauro Biffi (Bologna, IT)

6 February 2025

Subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD)

Speaker(s): Alexander Breitenstein (Zurich, CH)

6 February 2025

Extravascular implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (EV-ICD)

Speaker(s): Nicolas Clementy (Montpellier, FR)

6 February 2025

Device tracings quiz

Speaker(s): Haran Burri (Geneva, CH)

6 February 2025

Wrap up

Speaker(s): Haran Burri (Geneva, CH)

About the contributors

Doctor Alexander Breitenstein

University Heart Center, Zurich (Switzerland)

Role: Speaker

Professor Haran Burri

University hospitals of Geneva, Geneva (Switzerland)

Role: Speaker

Doctor Daniel Hofer

Triemli Hospital, Zurich (Switzerland)

Role: Speaker