Advanced Cardiac Electrophysiology: with Clinical and Preclinical Experiences
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]).
2026 course is full.
Day 1
May 11th
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)
Day 2
May 12th
8:00 AM-4:30 PM
Cardiac Pacing In situ in a Preclinical Model (Eggen, Iaizzo) and rotation with Clinical EP Immersion (Roukoz)
Day 3
May 13th
8:00 AM-4:30 PM
Clinical EP Immersion (Roukoz)