Past Conferences

February 13 Session for ECG lovers and an Update on Remote Monitoring

November 21 Patient-Centered Virtual Event

Access lectures from IWAS 2019

2018 Program

2018 Presentations

• AF & Exercise
• AF & Acute Pharmacological Cardioversion in the ER
• AF – New Insights
• BRAIN-AF
• Founding fathers – what did they call AF?
• Implantable Loop Recorder – technology update
• Multisite Pacing (MSP)
• NOACs and Renal Failure
• Screening for AF
• SubQ ICD – Past, Present and Future
• Therapeutic heart rate slowing for heart failure – the role of ivabradine

Friday, 10 February / Whistler Room

• Opening_Remarks
• ECG_Telemetry_Workshop
• ECG_Telemetry_Workshop – 5 ECGs 5 
• ATLAS Trial Overview
• SICD for all Body Types
• Reading (Un)usual Holters
• Holter Workshop
• TELEMETRY Cases

Saturday, 11 February / Whistler Room

• Intracardiac Tracings
• Intracardiac Tracings From Devices – Rated PG(y) 13
• Leadless Pacemakers
• Optimization of CRT in Non Responders
• CRT Optimization: The SonR Technology
• Surgical Approach To CRT
• Oral Anticoagulation Update in Atrial Fibrillation
• Update on Management of Atrial Fibrillation Patients with CAD
• An Approach to the Cardiac Implantable Device Nearing End of its Life
• Periprocedural Management of CIED in Unusual Situations
• Driving, Flying and Sports in Patients with Arrhythmias
• Driving With Arrhythmia and How to Deliver the Message

Sunday, 12 February / Whistler Room

• OAC Information Webinar
• The Ideal EMR for the Cardiologist
• ICD NonIschemic Population PRO
• ICD in NICM: Con
• ICD in NICM: Con – Rebuttal
• Ablation at the time of ICD implantation
• Secondary_Prevention

Blackcomb Room

Friday, 10 February / Blackcomb Room

• Stability of  Magnetic Navigation Catheter
• Review of Current Clinical Research Projects

Saturday, 11 February / Blackcomb Room

• Cardiac Electropharmacology
• Edoxaban: Newest NOAC Option
• Hypertension and Atrial Fibrillation
• Omega 3 and Heart Failure
• Ventricular Arrhythmias in Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Mont Tremblant 2 Room

Friday, 10 February / Mont Tremblant 2 Room

• Academic vs Community EP
• How to Benefit from EP Rotation
• Opportunities for Locum – Strategies to Get Employed
• How to Interpret my Interpretation

Mont Tremblant 1 Room

Saturday, 11 February / Mont Tremblant 1

• Driving with Arrhythmia
• Sleep Apnea and CV Disease
• ECG and ECG Hints for the type of Arrhythmia
• Pregnancy and Women’s Cardiovascular Health
• Driving With Cognitive Impairment
• Hypertension and Atrial Fibrillation
• Faces of Atrial Fibrillation
• Amaurosis Fugax and Retinal Arteriolar Occlusive Disorders

ICD and device management in radiation therapy by S. Turner

MR imaging of patients with cardiac pacing devices (MR-conditional and non-MR-conditional) by Dr. A. Ha

Naturopathic interventions in cardiac care by Marillea Yu

ECG Workshop by Dr. A. Baranchuk & Dr. K. Quinn

ECG in Cardiac Devices by Dr. A. Pinter

ICD Troubleshooting (case-based) by Dr. A. Pinter

Telemetry Workshop (level 1) by Dr. D. Kagal & Dr. I. Tiong

Telemetry Workshop (level 2) by Dr. D. Kagal & Dr. I. Tiong

Telemetry Workshop (level 3) by Dr. D. Kagal & Dr. I. Tiong

Intracardiac Echo – ICE, AcuNav by Dr. E. Camus

Managing Cardiac Devices at End of Life: Our Clinic’s Role in Proactive Care by
D. Campbell

Post Traumatic Stress in the Cardiac Patient by Dr. B. Baker

Post Implantable Defibrillator Shock Psychology Counselling by Dr. B. Baker

How to Become a Successful Researcher in Cardiology by Dr. M. Hartleib

Challenging Arrhythmia Cases by Dr. B. Makanjee

Pacemaker Troubleshooting (case-based) by Dr. D. Ng

Challenging Arrhythmia Cases by Dr. D. Ng

What is the Strategy of Ablation After STAR AF Trial by Dr. G. Amit

“Robotics in Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation” & “V-drive: Benefits and Challenges From User Perspective” by Dr. W. Spear

Indications for PVC Ablation by Dr. G. Nair

Duelling “PVI vs. Pace and Ablate” by Dr. G. Nair

Role of Stress Test in Arrhythmia Management by Dr. J. Healey

Magnet Application on “CIEDs” by Dr. D. Yung

Substrate Mapping Techniques and Technologies by Dr. D. Burkhardt

Robotics for Ischemic/structural VTs: Practical Tips and Tricks by Dr. D. Burkhardt

Post Implantation Wound Care by S. Turner

Duelling “Antiarrhythmic vs. Ablation of VT” by Dr. D. Burkhardt

Myths and Facts: A Discussion of MRI Imaging for Pacemaker and ICD Patients by M. Reitzel