Overview

Rhythm Interventions Online will return 29 November – 1 December 2023

Following the huge success of the first three annual editions, Rhythm Interventions Online (RIO) is firmly established as one of the leading virtual education events serving the global electrophysiology community and cardiac rhythm management communities.

Last year’s event brought together opinion leaders from 15 countries, seven live case centres, and a global audience of thousands. Click here to watch RIO 2022 on-demand.

With a reach that is truly global – in 2022, over 2,500 healthcare professionals from 160 countries joined for twelve hours of CME-accredited best-in-class education – RIO 2023 promises to be larger still.

Combining insight, tips and tricks from a faculty of globally-recognised thought-leaders, alongside live cases from internationally-renowned centres of excellence, RIO 2023 will be a unique and immersive virtual experience.

RIO 2023’s programme will be carefully curated with a single goal at its core: to best support you, the healthcare practitioner, achieve optimum clinical outcomes in electrophysiology and cardiac rhythm management.

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Why should you attend RIO 2023?

  • Twelve hours of accredited free-to-access CME learning*
  • Opinion and discussion from international thought-leaders
  • Exciting live cases from leading global centres
  • Symposia Sessions
  • Opportunity to interact with a global audience
  • Free to view and easy to access

*Rhythm Interventions Online 2023 has been awarded by the European Board for Accreditation of Continuing Education for Health Professionals a total of 12 CME points, equating to 12 hours of learning (4 hours per day). Physicians may convert EBAC External CME credits to AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM.

Programme

(Please note this programme is subject to change)

Day 1 - Ablation and Occlusion

3:00 PM - 3:05 PM (CET)
Day Welcome
Day Welcome

Richard Schilling, London, UK



3:05 PM - 4:00 PM (CET)
Symposium
Cryo or PFA: Can Technologies of Today Be a Standard of Care Tomorrow?

Chair: Gerhard Hindricks, Berlin, DE
Faculty: Lucas Boersma, Amsterdam, NL; Melanie Gunawardene, Hamburg, DE 



This session is supported by Medtronic


4:00 PM - 5:00 PM (CET)
Plenary Session
Session 1. Live Case & Discussion: Future Options for AF Patients – One-Stop Shop PVI + LAAC

Chair: Richard Schilling, London, UK
Panel: Andreas Metzner, Hamburg, DE; Devi Nair, Jonesboro, US; Arian Sultan, Cologne, DE
Operators: Julian Chun, Boris Schmidt & Stefano Bordignon, CCB Markus Krankenhaus, Frankfurt, DE



5:00 PM - 6:00 PM (CET)
Plenary Session
Session 2. Case & Discussion: Hybrid Convergent Therapy for Long Standing Persistent AF

Chair: Richard Schilling, London, UK
Panel: Syed Ahsan, London, UK; Mark La Meir, Brussels, BE; Roderick Tung, Phoenix, US
Operators: Wilber Su & Ken Fang, The University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, US



6:00 PM - 7:00 PM (CET)
Symposium
Ablation Therapy Options for Improving Your AF Treatment Outcomes

Chair: Tobias Reichlin, Bern, CH
Faculty: Armin Luik, Karlsruhe, DE; Josef Kautzner, Prague, CZ; Reza Wakili, Essen, DE



This session is supported by Boston Scientific


7:00 PM - 8:00 PM (CET)
Plenary Session
Session 3. Case & Discussion: Advancing Efficiency in AF Mapping and Ablation

Chair: Devi Nair, Jonesboro, US
Panel: Tarv Dhanjal, Coventry, UK; Richard Schilling, London, UK; Arian Sultan, Cologne, DE
Operators: Roland Tilz & Julia Vogler, University Heart Center, Lübeck, DE



8:00 PM - 9:00 PM (CET)
Plenary Session
Session 4. Live Case & Discussion: Persistent AF – High Density Mapping and Toggling PFA/RFC Ablation Based on Substrate

Chair: Devi Nair, Jonesboro, US
Panel: Moussa Mansour, Boston, US; Richard Schilling, London, UK; Atul Verma, Toronto, CA
Operators: Julian Chun & Boris Schmidt, CCB Markus Krankenhaus, Frankfurt, DE



9:00 PM - 9:30 PM (CET)
Plenary Session
Session 5. Case & Discussion: STAR Apollo Mapping System – A Novel Strategy for AF Activation Source Mapping

Chair: Devi Nair, Jonesboro, US
Panel: Moussa Mansour, Boston, US; Richard Schilling, London, UK; Atul Verma, Toronto, CA
Operators: Devi Nair & Richard Schilling, St Bernards Heart & Vascular Center, Jonesboro, US



9:30 PM - 9:35 PM (CET)
Day Summary
Day Summary

Devi Nair, Jonesboro, US




Time Zone: (UTC+01:00) Vienna [Change Time Zone]

Day 2 - Ablation, Occlusion and Mapping

3:00 PM - 3:05 PM (CET)
Day Welcome
Day Welcome

Julian Chun, Frankfurt, DE



3:05 PM - 4:00 PM (CET)
Symposium
Adaptability of Volta’s Companion AI Solution to Different Ablation Strategies and Modalities

Chair: Jerome Kalifa, Providence, US
Faculty: Jean-Paul Albenque, Toulouse, FR; Devi Nair, Jonesboro, US; Miguel Valderrábano, Houston, US



This session is supported by Volta Medical


4:00 PM - 5:00 PM (CET)
Plenary Session
Session 1. Live Case & Discussion: Simplified Mapping and Ablation of Iatrogenic AT Using the Carto Mapping System in the Day Surgery Setting

Chair: Julian Chun, Frankfurt, DE
Panel: Dhiraj Gupta, Liverpool, UK; Claire Martin, Cambridge, UK; Vivek Reddy, New York, US
Operator: Richard Schilling, OneWelbeck, London, UK



5:00 PM - 6:00 PM (CET)
Plenary Session
Session 2. Live Case & Discussion: AF Ablation With PFA in Combination With Ultra-high Density 3D Mapping

Chair: Julian Chun, Frankfurt, DE
Panel: Dhiraj Gupta, Liverpool, UK; Claire Martin, Cambridge, UK; Vivek Reddy, New York, US
Operator: Joaquin Osca Asensi, La Fé, Valencia, ES



6:05 PM - 7:00 PM (CET)
Breakout
Latest RF and Mapping Innovations to Treat PAF

Chair: Louisa O’Neill, Dublin, IE
Faculty: Marco Bergonti, Lugano, CH; Nandor Szegedi, Budapest, HU



This session is supported by Biosense Webster

7:00 PM - 7:40 PM (CET)
Plenary Session
Session 3. Case & Discussion: Left Atrial Appendage Exclusion Using a Revolutionary Rotational LAA Closure

Chair: Richard Schilling, London, UK
Panel: Jason Andrade, Vancouver, CA; Luigi Di Biase, New York, US; Devi Nair, Jonesboro, US
Operator: Devi Nair, St Bernards Heart & Vascular Center, Jonesboro, US



7:40 PM - 8:20 PM (CET)
Plenary Session
Session 4. Case & Discussion: Left Atrial Appendage Closure Using Conformable Foam

Chair: Richard Schilling, London, UK
Panel: Jason Andrade, Vancouver, CA; Luigi Di Biase, New York, US; Devi Nair, Jonesboro, US
Operator: Devi Nair, St Bernards Heart & Vascular Center, Jonesboro, US



8:20 PM - 9:00 PM (CET)
Plenary Session
Session 5. Case & Discussion: Dual Chamber Leadless Pacing – A Paradigm Shift

Chair: Devi Nair, Jonesboro, US
Panel: Rahul Doshi, Scottsdale, US; Fu Siong Ng, London, UK; Vivek Reddy, New York, US
Operator: Devi Nair, St Bernards Heart & Vascular Center, Jonesboro, US



9:00 PM - 9:30 PM (CET)
Plenary Session
Session 6. Presentation & Discussion: Actionable, Explainable and Biologically Plausible AI-Enhanced ECG Models

Chair: Devi Nair, Jonesboro, US
Panel: Rahul Doshi, Scottsdale, US; Fu Siong Ng, London, UK; Vivek Reddy, New York, US
Presenter: Fu Siong Ng, London, UK



9:30 PM - 9:35 PM (CET)
Day Summary
Day Summary


Time Zone: (UTC+01:00) Vienna [Change Time Zone]

Day 3 - Therapy and Technology

3:00 PM - 3:05 PM (CET)
Day Welcome
Day Welcome

Devi Nair, Jonesboro, US



3:05 PM - 4:00 PM (CET)
Plenary Session
Session 1. Live Case & Discussion: The Value of OT Near Field Mapping in Complex Atrial Tachycardia

Chair: Devi Nair, Jonesboro, US
Panel: Jason Andrade, Vancouver, CA; Andreu Porta-Sánchez, Barcelona, ES; Daniel Steven, Cologne, DE
Operator: Javier Moreno Planas, Ramon and Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, ES



4:00 PM - 5:00 PM (CET)
Plenary Session
Session 2. Case & Discussion: Taking Your S-ICD Box-Change to the Next Level: Tips & Tricks

Chair: Jason Andrade, Vancouver, CA
Panel: Marta Acena Ramos, Dubai, UAE; Daniel Steven, Cologne, DE; Julia Vogler, Lübeck, DE
Operator: Julia Vogler, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstei, Lübeck, DE



5:00 PM - 6:00 PM (CET)
Plenary Session
Session 3. Case & Discussion: Ablation of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Using a Single Catheter Solution

Chair: Devi Nair, Jonesboro, US
Panel: Jason Andrade, Vancouver, CA; Julian Chun, Frankfurt, DE; Melanie Gunawardene, Hamburg, DE
Operator: Devi Nair, St Bernards Heart & Vascular Center, Jonesboro, US



6:00 PM - 7:00 PM (CET)
Symposium
S-ICD Best Practices to Predict Defibrillation Success

Chair: Pawel Syska, Warsaw, PL
Faculty: Bernard Harbieh, Ghazir, LB



This session is supported by Boston Scientific


7:00 PM - 8:00 PM (CET)
Plenary Session
Session 4. Presentation & Discussion

Chair: Richard Schilling, London, UK
Panel: Jason Andrade, Vancouver, CA; Dan Atar, Oslo, NO; Carina Blomström-Lundqvist, Uppsala, SE

Presentation Session 1: Gaps in Care For CIED Infection – How to Address Them
Presenter: Carina Blomström-Lundqvist, Uppsala, SE

Presentation Session 2: Risk Factor Modification and AF Ablation – Working Together to Improve Outcomes
Presenter: Jason Andrade, Vancouver, CA



8:00 PM - 8:05 PM (CET)
Day Summary
Day Summary

Richard Schilling, London, UK; Devi Nair, Jonesboro, US




Time Zone: (UTC+01:00) Vienna [Change Time Zone]

Course Leadership

Jason Andrade

Jason Andrade
Course Co-director
Vancouver General Hospital, CA

more info

Julian Chun

Julian Chun
Course Co-director
Markus Krankenhaus Frankfurt am Main, DE

more info

Devi Gopinath Nair

Devi Gopinath Nair
Course Director
St Bernards Heart & Vascular Center, Arkansas, US

more info

Richard Schilling

Richard Schilling
Course Co-director
St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK

more info

Roderick Tung

Roderick Tung
Course Co-director
The University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, US

more info

Faculty

Syed Ahsan
Syed Ahsan
London, UK
Jean-Paul Albenque
Jean-Paul Albenque
Toulouse, FR
Dan Atar
Dan Atar
Oslo, NO
Marco Bergonti
Marco Bergonti
Lugano, CH
Carina Blomström-Lundqvist
Carina Blomström-Lundqvist
Uppsala, SE
Lucas Boersma
Lucas Boersma
Amsterdam, NL
Stefano Bordignon
Stefano Bordignon
Frankfurt, DE
Tarv Dhanjal
Tarv Dhanjal
London, UK
Luigi Di Biase
Luigi Di Biase
New York, US
Rahul Doshi
Rahul Doshi
Scottsdale, US
Ken Fang
Ken Fang
Phoeniz, US
Melanie Gunawardene
Melanie Gunawardene
Hamburg, DE
Dhiraj Gupta
Dhiraj Gupta
Liverpool, UK
Bernard Harbieh
Bernard Harbieh
Beirut, LB
Gerhard Hindricks
Gerhard Hindricks
Berlin, DE
Jerome Kalifa
Jerome Kalifa
Providence, US
Josef Kautzner
Josef Kautzner
Prague, CZ
Mark La Meir
Mark La Meir
Brussels, BE
Armin Luik
Armin Luik
Karlsruhe, DE
Moussa Mansour
Moussa Mansour
Boston, US
Claire Martin
Claire Martin
Cambridge, UK
Andreas Metzner
Andreas Metzner
Hamburg, DE
Javier Moreno Planas
Javier Moreno Planas
Madrid, ES
Fu Siong Ng
Fu Siong Ng
London, UK
Louisa O' Neill
Louisa O' Neill
Dublin, IE
Joaquin Osca Asensi
Joaquin Osca Asensi
Valencia, ES
Andreu Porta-Sánchez
Andreu Porta-Sánchez
Barcelona, ES
Marta Acena Ramos
Marta Acena Ramos
Dubai, UAE
Archie Rao
Archie Rao
Liverpool, UK
Vivek Reddy
Vivek Reddy
New York, US
Tobias Reichlin
Tobias Reichlin
Bern, CH
Boris Schmidt
Boris Schmidt
Frankfurt, DE
Daniel Steven
Daniel Steven
Cologne, DE
Wilber Su
Wilber Su
Phoenix, US
Arian Sultan
Arian Sultan
Cologne, DE
Paweł Syska
Paweł Syska
Wyszynski, PL
Nandor Szegedi
Nandor Szegedi
Budapest, HU
Roland Tilz
Roland Tilz
Lübeck, DE
Miguel Valderrábano
Miguel Valderrábano
Houston, US
Atul Verma
Atul Verma
Toronto, CA
Julia Vogler
Julia Vogler
Lübeck, DE
Reza Wakili
Reza Wakili
Frankfurt, DE

Learning Objectives

  • Explore and update knowledge on the latest cardiac ablation techniques
  • Develop proficiency in exploring and applying advanced arrhythmia treatments and devices
  • Update understanding of the latest technologies and treatment strategies to support optimal patient outcomes in electrophysiological practice

Target Audience

  • Electrophysiologists
  • Arrhythmologists
  • General cardiologists
  • Cardiac catheterization technologists and technicians
  • Physiologists
  • Device Implanting Specialists

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Official Journal

Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology Review (AER) is an international, English language, peer-reviewed journal that is published quarterly and aims to assist time-pressured physicians to stay abreast of key advances and opinion in the area of arrhythmia and cardiac electrophysiology.

The journal comprises balanced and comprehensive review articles written by leading authorities. The journal provides updates on a range of salient issues to support physicians in developing their knowledge and effectiveness in day-to-day clinical practice.

The journal endeavours to support the continuous medical education of specialist and general cardiologists and disseminate knowledge of the field to the wider cardiovascular community.

Led by Editor-in-Chief, Prof Demosthenes Katrisis along with Section Editors and an editorial board of world-renowned physicians, the Journal publishes peer-reviewed articles that aim to provide timely updates on the most pertinent issues in the field.

View the latest volume of AER.

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We’re here to bring cardiovascular knowledge, insight and innovation to life for clinicians around the world, using our communications and creative expertise, our platforms and connections across the community to help transform theory into practice faster and more effectively.

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From great science writing and smart journal editing, the curation of evidence based and peer-reviewed content, to engaging new formats that cut through the noise, we believe that communication is at the heart of great healthcare.

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