EHRA Educational Courses:Getting closer to the National WGs

Lluis Mont

forHein Heidbuchel

Chair, EHRA Education Committee

Haran BurriVice‐Chair, EHRA Education Committee

EHRA Educational CommitteeEHRA Educational Committee

Member Term Background/expertise

Responsibility

1 Heidbuchel Hein 3rd term (2nd as Chair)

Interventional EP & ICD

Oversight Framework and ESCeL implementation;Co-Director Basic and Advanced EP Courses;EHRA Electrogram Booklet.

2 Burri Harran 2nd term ‐ Co‐chair Devices Director Device Course; ESCel coordinator Device track; Web pages for EHRA site (communication with H. Mavrakis)

3 Cerbai Elisabetta 2nd term Basic EP Basic science components of courses and ESCeL tracks

4 Israel Carsten 2nd term Devices Director Case-based Course; ESCeL coord. Cardiologist track

5 Schilling Richard 2nd term Interventional EP Director Basic EP Course; ESCeL coordinator Patient track

6 Leclercq Christophe 2nd term Devices Coordinator Webinars. Co-director Device-course.

7 Antz Mattias 1st term Interventional EP Director Advanced EP Course; ESCeL coordinator EP track.

8 Almendral Jesus 1st term Interventional EP Co-director Basic EP Course; ESCeL coordinator Trained Electrophysiologist track

9 Braunschweig Frieder 1st term Devices ESCeL coordinator AP Advanced CP and EP Tracks9 Braunschweig Frieder 1st term Devices ESCeL coordinator AP Advanced CP and EP Tracks

10 Kääb Stephan 1st term Cardiogenetics Cardiogenetics components courses and ESCeL tracks

11 Lunati Maurizio 1st term Devices Coordinator industry collaboration for AP Advanced tracks; ESCeL coordinator AP Basic Track

12 Pappone Carlo 1st term Interventional EP Coordinator Endorsement and Affiliation programs

13 Saghy Laszlo 1st term Interventional EP Key Reference Library; Co-director Case-Based Course

EHRA EducationEHRA Education

1. Educational Courses

a Fellows coursesa. Fellows courses

b. Advanced Case-based Arrhythmia & Device Course

c. External courses

2. Affilliation of external educational content

3. Endorsement of external meetings and joint sessions

4. Webinars

5. Practical guides

EHRA Educational FrameworkEHRA Educational Framework

CongrCongress Aess A

EHRA CoreEHRA CoreincludingincludingCoursesCourses

Clinical trainingClinical training

CongrCongress Bess B

Fellows Device trackFellows Device track

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EHRA Educational Framework & ESCeLEHRA Educational Framework & ESCeL1. Fellows Device (CP) track1. Fellows Device (CP) track

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8. Patients / Lay Public track8. Patients / Lay Public trackEHRAEHRAPressPress

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• Advanced EP: 21-23 Feb 2013 (for fellows)– European Heart House

Course Director: Matthias Antz

EHRA EHRA Educational Courses Educational Courses 20122012--20132013

– Course-Director: Matthias Antz

• Device Course : 21-23 Mar 2013 (for fellows)– Vienna – Course-Director: Haran Burri

• Case-based Arrhythmia and Device Course: Advanced Trouble-Shooting: 30-31 Aug 2013 (for Electrophysiologists)– Amsterdam, before ESC Meeting

C Di t C t I l– Course-Director: Carsten Israel

• Basic EP: 10-12 Oct 2013 (for fellows)– European Heart House– Course-Director: Richard Schilling

EHRA External CoursesEHRA External Coursese.g.: Egypt EP Courses June 2012 & 2013e.g.: Egypt EP Courses June 2012 & 2013

CongrCongress Aess A

EHRA CoreEHRA CoreincludingincludingCoursesCourses

Clinical trainingClinical training

CongrCongress Bess B

EHRA CoreEHRA CoreincludingincludingCoursesCourses

Clinical trainingClinical training

CongreCongre

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• Local organiser: Prof Dr

e.g.e.g.EHRA Egypt Basic Invasive EP CourseEHRA Egypt Basic Invasive EP Course

Local organiser: Prof. Dr. M. Nawar, Alexandria– As pre-meeting to yearly

CardioAlex Meeting

• Promotion and local communication

• 45 participants

e.g.e.g.EHRA Egypt Basic Invasive EP CourseEHRA Egypt Basic Invasive EP Course

p p– Fellows– Junior EP staff members

• Very high level of education

– Perfectly proficient in English– Very lively interaction

• 4 Faculty

e.g.e.g.EHRA Egypt Basic Invasive EP CourseEHRA Egypt Basic Invasive EP Course

y– Each presenting 5 lectures

– Using lectures from faculty at Heart House EP Courses

L l f l ibl• Local faculty possible– opportunity offered

EHRA Educational FrameworkEHRA Educational FrameworkPlanned local organisationsPlanned local organisations

CongrCongress Aess A

EHRA CoreEHRA CoreincludingincludingCoursesCourses

Clinical trainingClinical training

CongrCongress Bess B

Argentina ?Argentina ?

Russia (x2)Russia (x2)

EHRA CoreEHRA CoreincludingincludingCoursesCourses

Clinical trainingClinical training

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Argentina ?Argentina ?

BrasilBrasil ??

Turkey ?Turkey ?

Japan ?Japan ?China ?China ?India ?India ?

Lebanon ?Lebanon ?

EgyptEgypt

– reserved for courses organised by Industry

Affilliated EducationAffilliated Education

• Medtronic, Biotronik, Sorin, St. Jude, …

Affilliated EducationAffilliated Education

EHRA Affilliated CoursesEHRA Affilliated Courses

– reserved for courses organised by Industry

Affilliated EducationAffilliated Education

• Medtronic, Biotronik, Sorin, St. Jude, …

– at the level of the NS– at the level of a regional organiser– at local universities / hospitals

– reserved for courses organised by Industry

Affilliated EducationAffilliated Education

• Medtronic, Biotronik, Sorin, St. Jude, …

– at the level of the NS– at the level of a regional organiser

l l / h l– at local universities / hospitals

– With funding through hospital administrations, regulatory authorities, insurance companies, …

• Joint educational sessions at national meetings

National Societies & Universities National Societies & Universities as educational partnersas educational partners

• Joint educational sessions at national meetings

• Multilingual tracks on ESCeL v2– content of existing (English language) modules may be

downloaded, translated, and uploaded in parallel track.– Possibility to upload additional localised content.

EHRA EndorsementsEHRA Endorsements

• published requirements and procedures on Web-site – may use EHRA logo and namey g

• requests handled by Educational Committee and formally approved by EHRA President

• Difference from Affiliation:

– no direct link with EHRA Educational Framework, or with EHRA Core Curriculum

– not embedded in ESCeL

• But promoted on the EHRA Web site

EHRA Endorsed CoursesEHRA Endorsed Courses

– 10 sessions / year

EHRA EHRA WebinarsWebinars

– practical, case-based topics, with MCQs, participants ‘vote’• on e.g. ECG interpretation, electrograms, programming setting, clinical

decision, image interpretation, …

– presenter + moderator– After life session: available as Webcast on EHRA Web site

• 2012-2013: expansion with – ≥5 sessions / year/ y– supported and promoted by educational grants of Industry– e.g. Cardiostim Highlights;– e.g. St. Jude (MRI compatibility)

Webinars registration feesWebinars registration fees

EHRA Members 2013: FREEEHRA Members 2013: FREENon EHRA Members 2013: 60Non EHRA Members 2013: 60€€ (no access to the recordings)(no access to the recordings)

FREE FOR ALL th k t t i t d d ti l t f FREE FOR ALL th k t t i t d d ti l t f FREE FOR ALL thanks to unrestricted educational grants from FREE FOR ALL thanks to unrestricted educational grants from industries (recordings accessible to all)industries (recordings accessible to all)

Webinars calendar 2012/2013Webinars calendar 2012/2013Number Title Lecturer Moderator Date Format*

1 Trouble shooting on Surface ECG I. Lozano C. Blomström Lundqvist 25 April Members

2 Highlight Cardiostim A. Goette & L. Mont P. Ritter 3 July 2012 Open Access

4 Cartographie tridimin Ablation: is 3D mapping really usefull? G. Hindricks C. Chillou 22 October 2012 Members

3 MRI/St Jude R. Sutton and M. Gotte J. Brugada 31 October 2012 Open Access

5 Clinical cases on SVT Ablation G. Fiorenzo J. Kautzner 28 November 2012 Members

6 Follow up of CRT devices clinical cases F. Braunschweig C. Leclercq 15 February 2013 Members

7 Cardioversion of AF when, for whom and how I. Van Gelder F. Cosio 19 March 2013 Members

8 Icds CASE PRESENTATION C. Israel C. Wolpert April 2013 Members

9 ECG and IEGM cases for SVT J. Almendral F. Arribas  22 may 2013 Members

Members or Open

Christophe LeclercqChristophe Leclercq

10 Highlight Europace K. H. Kuck L. Mont June 2013 Access?

11 NOAC in daily practice (BAYER) To be determinedTo be 

determinedSeptember/October 

2013?Open Access

12 CRT (SORIN) To be determinedTo be 

determinedOctober/November 

2013? Open Access

WebinarsWebinars

199

182 177

169

200200

250

76

137

147

169

103

30 60

6483

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115

66

45

85

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50

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150

29 Aug 11 Syncope

03/10/2011 Cardiac Anat

08/11/2011 Trouble

20/01/2012 Mecanism of

26 March 12 Arrhyth In

25 April 12 Trouble

3 July 12 Highlights

22/10/2012 3D mapping

28/11/2012 SVT ablation

Registration

Attendees

EHRA Open Acces Webinar on 31 October 2012EHRA Open Acces Webinar on 31 October 2012‐‐ Registered: 537Registered: 537‐‐ Attendees: 65Attendees: 65

Syncope Cardiac Anat. Trouble Shooting

Mecanism of Arrhyth.

Arrhyth. In athletes

Trouble shooting

Highlights Cardiostim

3D mapping SVT ablation

Webinars: country breakdownWebinars: country breakdown

Belgium4%

Brazil4% Czech

4%UKFrance

Netherlands3%

Croatia3%

Austria2%

4%Egypt5%

Germany11%

Greece8%

Russia8%

Spain7%

UK4%

3%

Italy17%

Poland7%

Romania10%

Webinars: recording viewsWebinars: recording views

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200

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74

145127

87

61

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97 65

185

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Pageviews

Visitors

Data from September to November 2012Data from September to November 2012

EHRA Practical Guides:EHRA Practical Guides:

• EHRA project:Practical advice on the appropriate and safe use of all 4 NOAC (similarities & differences) in 15 clinical scenarios

• Writing group:– Hein Heidbuchel, Peter Verhamme, Marco Alings, Matthias Antz, Werner Hacke, Jonas Oldgren,

Peter Sinnaeve, A. John Camm, Paulus Kirchhof

• Experts from all NOAC companies as ‘consultants’:– Azhar Ahmad, Susanne Hess, Felix Münzel, Markus Schwertfeger,

Martin van Eickels, Jean-Philippe Verbist

• Publication May 2013 (EP Europace & EHJ)Publication May 2013 (EP Europace & EHJ)• Pocket version + slide kits• Associated Web site (www.noacforaf.eu):updated information.• Could be presented during EHRA Session of NS congress

EHRA Practical Guides:EHRA Practical Guides:

• EHRA project:Practical ways to reduce radiation dose for patients and staff during device implantations and EP procedures

• Writing group:Hein Heidbuchel, Fred Wittkampf, Eliseo Vano, Sabine Ernst,Richard Schilling, Eugenio Picano, Lluis Mont

• Interaction with RX companies to integrate recommendations into their systems (cf. presentations during Advanced EP Course):Siemens, Philips, GE

• Publication expected Summer 2013 (EP Europace)• Pocket version + slide kits• Could be presented during EHRA Session of NS congress

EHRA Educational FrameworkEHRA Educational Framework

CongresCongress As A

EHRA CoreEHRA CoreincludingincludingCoursesCourses

Clinical trainingClinical training

CongresCongress Bs B