GENERAL

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TRAINEE

THE ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AND ARRHYTHMIA COLLOQUIUM 2019 (ECA3): SUPPORTING RESEARCH EXCELLENCE FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF CANADIAN LEADERS

Faculty(s)

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  Ratika Parkash, MD

  Professor
  Dalhousie University
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  Glen Pearson, BSc, BScPhm, PharmD, FCSHP, FCCS

  Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
  Member
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  Marc Deyell, MD

  Associate Professor
  University of British Columbia

Presenter(s)

• Peter L.

  Peter Loewen, B.Sc.(Pharm), PharmD, ACPR, RPh, FCSHP

  Associate Professor
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  William McIntyre

  Clinical and Research Fellow
  McMaster Unviersity

Featured Awardees:
Peter Loewen PharmD – University of British Columbia, 2015 Awardee
William McIntyre MD – McMaster University, 2016 Awardee

The session features two Awardees of the CCS Atrial Fibrillation Research Award and next generation researchers. Principal Investigators will present their study findings and will be challenged with questions from the panelists and the audience.

Our panel consists of Canadian leaders in research and care of patients with heart rhythm disorders. Drs. Parkash, Pearson and Deyell are members of CCS, CHRS, and CANet and have had longstanding involvement in the CCS Atrial Fibrillation Research Awards as peer reviews and, in the cases of Drs Parkash and Deyell, as past awardees.

Peter Loewen PharmD –2015 Awardee Research focus: Long-term persistence and adherence with new oral anticoagulants vs. warfarin in newly-anticoagulated atrial fibrillation patients.

William McIntyre MD – 2016 Awardee Research focus: Atrial Fibrillation Occurring Transiently with Stress (AFOTS) Understanding the Risks of Recurrent AF in Non-cardiac Surgery

The session will close with a presentation by Dr. Parkash - a CCS leader, CANet Governor and AF Track Captain, and national leader with clinical and research expertise on the diagnosis and treatment of patients with cardiac arrhythmias – on current trends in the field and the evolving research agenda.

Congratulations to our 2019 ECA3 Awardees:

Jodi Edwards and Thais Coutinho
Proposal Title: Do hypertensive disorders of pregnancy increase the risk of incident atrial fibrillation?

Nathaniel M. Hawkins and Christopher B. Fordyce
Proposal Title: Opportunities to prevent sudden cardiac death: the BC Cardiac Arrest registry

Krystina B. Lewis, RN, MN, PhD
Proposal Title: Identifying effective strategies to engage patients in making decisions along the ICD

Mouhannad M. Sadek, MD FRCPC
Non-Invasive Evaluation of Pulmonary Vein Isolation

Emilie Belley-Côté, MD, MSc
Proposal Title: Direct Oral Anticoagulation versus Warfarin after Cardiac Surgery (DANCE) Pilot Trial

Target Audience(s):

Electrophysiologists
General: All cardiovascular (clinical and research) health professionals
Trainee (research and clinical)

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

• describe new research insights related to adherence with oral anticoagulants versus warfarin;
• describe new findings related to risks of recurrent AF in non-cardiac surgery patients; and
• discuss emerging trends and critical research questions that will shape the future care of patients with cardiac arrhythmias.