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EDU

Guidelines

2019 CCS POSITION STATEMENT ON RECENT INTERNATIONAL GUIDELINES ON THE ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF SYNCOPE

Co-Chair(s)

• Roopinder S.

  Roopinder Sandhu

  Cardiac Electrophysiology
  University of Alberta
• 

  Robert Sheldon, MD PhD FRCPC

  Professor
  University of Calgary
  University of Calgary

Presenter(s)

• 

  Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy

  Emergency Physician
  The Ottawa Hospital
  Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa
• 

  Andrew Krahn

  Professor
  University of British Columbia
  University of British Columbia
• Satish R.

  Satish Raj, MD MSCI FRCPC

  Professor
  Department of Cardiac Sciences
  University of Calgary

This session will review the Canadian Cardiovascular Society position statement on recent international guidelines on the assessment and management of syncope.

Learning Objectives

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

• compare and contrast the recently published international syncope guidelines;
• describe how recommendations from these documents impact healthcare delivery and clinical practice in Canada; and
• describe practical tips for the assessment and management of syncope.