The 2026 course is full.

Learning Objectives
The objective to this course is to give critical insights into cardiac pacing and ablation with didactic presentations, clinical case presentations, and hands-on preclinical research.

  • Day 1: Lectures on cardiac anatomy, conduction system, alternate site pacing, cardiac pacing timing and physiology. Lab tour and study cardiac specimens in the human heart library.
  • Day 2: Cardiac Pacing, defibrillation in a preclinical model and Clinical Immersion* in an EP lab with a clinical electrophysiologist.
  • Day 3: Clinical Immersion* in an EP lab with a clinical electrophysiologist.  

Course Directors:

  • Dr. Paul Iaizzo, Professor, Department of Surgery
  • Dr. Michael Eggen, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery
  • Dr. Henri Roukoz, Associate Professor of Medicine and the Section Head for Electrophysiology, University of Minnesota

*Note: Credentialing will be required for the clinical immersion portion of the program

Questions? Contact Ken Rosen ([email protected]).

Event Details
Date
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2026 course is full.

Time
12:00am - 11:59pm
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Agenda

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8:00-8:30 AM
Welcome and Overview of Course Objectives and Schedule (Eggen, Iaizzo)

8:30-9:30 AM
Cardiac Anatomy and Overview of the Cardiac Conduction System (Iaizzo)

9:30-10:30 AM
Overview of Cardiac Pacing Devices and Therapies (Eggen)

10:30-11:30 AM
Cardiac Ablation Technologies (Sarah Ahlberg)

11:30 AM-12:30 PM
Lunch and Tour of the Human Heart Library (Brigham, Iaizzo)

12:30-1:30 PM
Principles of Cardiac Stimulation and the Electrode Tissue Interface (Eggen)

1:30-2:30 PM
Arrhythmias and Abnormalities of the Cardiac Conduction System (Roukoz)

2:30-3:30 PM
Overview of Tachyarrhythmia Therapies and Devices (Hoffman)

3:30-4:00 PM
Overview Day 2 Lab Experiments (Eggen, Iaizzo)

8:00 AM-4:30 PM 
Cardiac Pacing In situ in a Preclinical Model (Eggen, Iaizzo) and rotation with Clinical EP Immersion (Roukoz)


8:00 AM-4:30 PM 

Clinical EP Immersion (Roukoz)