All times are set to Atlantic Daylight Time (ADT) (GMT-3)
FRIDAY September 12, 2025 | |||
7:30 AM | REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST | ||
SESSION 1: FELLOWS & ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM Chair: Dr. Jaimie Manlucu | |||
8:30 AM | Approach to Left Bundle Area Pacing | Dr. Ciorsti MacIntyre | |
| Measurements and Optimization of Device Programming | TBA | |
9:15 AM | Approach to Lead Extraction | Dr. Blandine Mondésert | |
| Transvenous Lead Extraction Case Presentation: What the AHP Should Know | Ms. Gabrielle Bluteau & | |
10 :00 AM | Approach to SVT | Dr. Hugo De Larochellière | |
| Atrial Tachycardia and AVNRT: Which one is the Culprit and How to Manage the Ablation? | Mr. Philippe Campbell & Dr. Jason Gencher | |
10:45 AM | BREAK | ||
Fellows Case Presentations | |||
11:10 AM | One Bundle to Rule Them All: Triple Morphology Bundle Branch Re-entry Ventricular Tachycardia Post-TAVR Ablated at a Single Site | Dr. Karan Saraf | |
11:20 AM | Multiple Accessory Pathways with a Diseased Atrioventricular Node | Dr. Ho-Wing Yau | |
11:30 AM | Vagally Mediated Syncope Leading to Inappropriate S-ICD Firing | Dr. Nathan Flores Miranda | |
11:40 AM | Identification of Knot Formation of a Circular Pulse Field Ablation Catheter during a Zero- Fluoroscopy Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Procedure | Dr. Rabea Haddad | |
11:50 AM | Q&A | ||
12:00 PM | REGISTRATION & LUNCH | ||
SESSION 2: RESEARCH BRAINSTORMING (open to CHRS members only) Chair: Dr. Ratika Parkash | |||
1:00 PM | Session details to be announced. |
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3:45 PM | BREAK | ||
SESSION 3: ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (open to CHRS members only) Chair: Dr. Atul Verma | |||
4:00 PM | Annual General Meeting |
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SESSION 4: EP: THE NEXT GENERATION Co-chairs: Dr. Atul Verma; Dr. Hugo De Larochellière | |||
Rapid Reviews – Introducing new EPs in the Country to the Canadian community | |||
4:30 PM | Dr. Adrian Petzl, Montreal Heart Institute | ||
4:40 PM | Dr. Andres F. Miranda-Arboleda, University of Ottawa Heart Institute | ||
4:50 PM | TBA | ||
5:00 PM | ADJOURNMENT | ||
HALIFAX MARRIOTT HARBOURFRONT DINNER (ticketed event) | |||
6:00 PM | Wine & Cheese Reception and Printed Posters Exhibition | ||
7:00 PM | Dinner | ||
SATURDAY September 13, 2025 | ||||||
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REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST |
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WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS | Dr. Atul Verma; Dr. Blandine Mondésert | |||||
SESSION 1: ICDs (Joint HRS/CHRS) | ||||||
Chairs: Dr. Ratika Parkash; Dr. Sana M. Al Khatib (HRS) | ||||||
8:05 AM | Driving Guidelines in ICD: Case-based Presentation | Dr. Peter Guerra | ||||
8:15 AM | Q&A and Panel Discussion |
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8:20 AM | New ICD Indication in NICMP at the Time of First HF Diagnosis? | Dr. Sana M. Al Khatib (HRS) | ||||
8:40 AM | Q&A and Panel Discussion |
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8:50 AM | Frailty in ICD Patients, Should I Propose Downgrades in Pacemakers? | Dr. Kenneth Rockwood | ||||
9:10 AM | Q&A and Panel Discussion |
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SESSION 2: LBB Co-chairs: Dr. Jaimie Manlucu; Dr. François Philippon Panelists: Dr. Jacqueline Joza; Dr. Simon Hansom | ||||||
| 9:20 AM | CSP Consensus EHRA-HRS-CHRS: Case-based Presentation | Dr. Jacqueline Joza | ||||
9:30 AM | Q&A and Panel Discussion | |||||
9:35 AM | Novelties in LBB Pacing/Defibrillation (LEADR – Leadless LBB) | Dr. Derek Exner | ||||
9:45 AM | Q&A and Panel Discussion |
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9:50 AM | LBB Implant with Echo Guidance: Feasible? | Dr. Habib Khan | ||||
10:00 AM | Q&A and Panel Discussion |
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10:05 AM | BREAK | |||||
ORAL ABSTRACT PRESENTATIONS | ||||||
10:20 AM | Sinoatrial Node Remodelling is More Prevalent in Patients With Persistent Atrial Fibrillation and May Contribute Towards Its Maintenance | Dr. Karan Saraf | ||||
10:25 AM | Implementation of Lead V8 as a Simple, Non-Invasive Tool to Improve Patient Selection in CRT and Guide LV Lead Placement | Dr. Vadivelu Ramalingam | ||||
10:30 AM | Improving Access to Patient Education on Antiarrhythmic Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter (VIDEO-AF) | Mr. Trevor Elton | ||||
10:35 AM | VT Radioablation Experience: Outcomes and Insights from Hibernating Myocardium on PET Imaging | Mr. Connor Haberl | ||||
10:40 AM | Q&A |
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SESSION 3: PEDIATRIC–CONGENITAL SESSION | ||||||
Chairs: Dr. Santokh Dhillon; Dr. Ciorsti MacIntyre | ||||||
10:50 AM | Management of Asymptomatic Pathway in Children and Young Adults | Dr. Cecilia Gonzalez Corcia | ||||
11:00 AM | Q&A and Panel Discussion | |||||
11:05 AM | New Pacing and Defibrillation Technologies in Children | Dr. Saketh Saravu | ||||
11:15 AM | Q&A and Panel Discussion |
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11:20 AM | When Should I Begin to Screen Children of my Cardiogenetic Patients? | Dr. Julia Cadrin-Tourigny | ||||
11:30 AM | Q&A and Panel Discussion |
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11:35 AM | Anatomical Considerations to SCD Risk Assessment in CHD Patients | Dr. Francis Bessière (Lyon) | ||||
11:45 AM | Q&A and Panel Discussion |
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SESSION 4: INDUSTRY PRESENTATIONS: WHAT IS IN THE PIPELINE? (open to CHRS members only) Moderator: Dr. Blandine Mondésert | ||||||
11:50 AM | Industry Presentation 1 - Boston Scientific | |||||
12:05 PM | Industry Presentation 2 - Johnson & Johnson | |||||
12:20 PM | Industry Presentation 3 | |||||
LUNCH | ||||||
SESSION 5: VT-VF ABLATION (Joint EHRA/CHRS) | ||||||
Co-chairs: Dr. Marc Deyell; Dr. Mélèze Hocini (EHRA) | ||||||
1:20 PM | Debate: Early vs Delayed VT Ablation: PRO | Dr. John Sapp | ||||
1:30 PM | Debate: Early vs Delayed VT Ablation: CON | Dr. Isabelle Nault | ||||
1:40 PM | Rebuttal (3 mins each) | |||||
1:45 PM | Q&A and Panel Discussion |
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1:55 PM | New Insights in Ventricular Fibrillation | Dr. Mélèze Hocini (EHRA) | ||||
2:15 PM | Q&A and Panel Discussion |
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2:25 PM | New Technologies in VT Ablation | Dr. Katia Dyrda | ||||
2:35 PM | Q&A and Panel Discussion |
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2:40 PM | CLOSING REMARKS | Dr. Atul Verma; Dr. Blandine Mondésert | ||||
2:45 PM | SOCIAL ACTIVITIES (ticketed events) | |||||
OFFSITE DINNER AT PIER 21 AND CHRS AWARDS CEREMONY (ticketed event) | ||||||
6:30 PM | Reception | |||||
7:00 PM | Awards Ceremony | |||||
7:30 PM | Dinner | |||||