Core Concepts in EP 2023 w/ Board Prep and Self Assessment 2023

Overview

Core Concepts in EP 2023 w/ Board Prep and Self Assessment 2023 is a comprehensive on-demand digital course designed to reinforce electrophysiology (EP) knowledge and support preparation for the CCEP Exam. It includes didactic lectures, case-based workshops, and a 100-question self-assessment exam available immediately upon purchase to strengthen clinical expertise in EP.

On-demand cardiology education — accessible anytime, anywhere.

Agenda

This course provides in-depth coverage of essential electrophysiology topics through structured modules, combining theoretical and practical learning approaches.

• Welcome and Overview of Course
• Board Prep
  • Strategies for Success: Preparing for the Boards
  • Testable Concepts
• Module I: Basic Science and Fundamentals of Electrophysiology
  • Basic Electrophysiology Principles for the Clinician
  • Inherited Ion Channelopathies
  • Sinoatrial and Atrioventricular Nodes and His-Purkinje System: Anatomy, Evaluation, Autonomics and Therapy
  • Retrograde Conductions
  • Workshop #1: Electrocardiographic/Electrophysiologic Correlations
    • Physiology and Conduction
    • Basic Science and Channelopathies
    • Basic Science
• Module II: Invasive Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Use of Overdrive Pacing/Entrainment in Supraventricular Tachycardia
  • Principles of Entrainment: Ventricular Tachycardia
  • Techniques of Differentiating SVT Mechanisms: Part I
  • Techniques of Differentiating SVT Mechanisms: Part II
  • Workshop #2: Entrainment and SVT Maneuvers
    • SVT Maneuvers Cases
    • Entrainment Cases – VT
    • Entrainment Cases – SVT
  • Catheter Ablation of Atrial Tachycardia and Typical Atrial Flutter
  • Physiology, Mapping and Catheter Ablation of Accessory Pathways
  • Workshop #3: SVT Mechanisms/Maneuvers
  • Physiology of Catheter Ablation of AV Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia
  • Special Workshop: 12 Lead ECG for PVC and VT Localization
• Module III: Invasive Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Ventricular Tachycardia: Ischemic and Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy and other Unique VT Syndromes
  • Workshop #4: SVT and VT Invasive/Noninvasive Correlation
  • Wide Complex Tachycardias: Idiopathic VTs, Bundle Branch Reentry, Antidromic Tachycardias – Mechanisms, ECG Manifestations, Invasive Assessment and Ablation
  • Workshop #5: Invasive/Noninvasive Correlation
• Module IV: Noninvasive Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Antiarrhythmic Drugs: Part I
  • Antiarrhythmic Drugs: Part II – Case Scenarios
  • Workshop #6: Electrocardiographic/Electrophysiological Correlations
  • Mechanisms, Pharmacologic, and Non-Pharmacologic Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation
  • Biophysics of Catheter Ablation
  • Workshop #7: Electrocardiographic/Electrophysiological Correlations, Atrial Fibrillation, Clinical Scenarios and Syndromes
• Module V: Clinical Scenarios/Device Management
  • Implantable Devices: Evaluation, Management and Troubleshooting
  • Workshop #8: Device Cases
  • Workshop #9: Arrhythmia Case Studies/Putting It All Together for the Board
  • Testable Concepts
• Special Technology Sessions
  • Transseptal Catheterization
  • Complications of Electrophysiologic Studies – Avoidance and Treatment
  • Use of Intracardiac Ultrasound in Electrophysiology Procedures
  • Pericardial Access for Epicardial Mapping and Ablation
  • Cardiac Conduction System Pacing – Theory and Practice
  • Electroanatomical Mapping – Principles and Pitfalls

Learning Objectives

1. Describe the current guidelines related to evaluation and management of patients with cardiac rhythm disturbances
2. Describe the role of electrophysiologic testing in managing patients with bradyarrhythmias and tachyarrhythmias
3. Identify the advantages and limitations of diagnostic electrophysiologic methods
4. Identify the role of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies for the treatment of arrhythmias
5. Recognize the basic electrophysiology and genetics of inherited conditions associated with cardiac arrhythmias
6. Recognize clinical, electrocardiographic, and electrophysiologic characteristics of specific cardiac arrhythmia syndromes
7. Interpret complex electrophysiologic and electrocardiographic tracings
8. Interpret stored electrograms from pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs)
9. Understand the role, utility, and limitations of imaging (fluoroscopy, intracardiac echocardiography, electroanatomic mapping) in electrophysiologic procedures
10. Understand different methods of safely accessing the left atrium with transseptal techniques, and pericardial space for electrophysiologic procedures
11. Describe potential complications of electrophysiologic procedures, including prevention and management strategies

Speakers

This course features presentations and workshops by expert faculty and course directors with extensive experience in clinical electrophysiology and cardiac arrhythmia management.

Target Audience

• Electrophysiology (EP) Fellows
• Physicians preparing for the ABIM CCEP Board Certification Exam
• Physicians preparing for the ABIM CCEP Recertification Exam

Why This Topic Matters

Core Concepts in EP 2023 w/ Board Prep and Self Assessment 2023 addresses foundational and advanced topics crucial for specialists in cardiac electrophysiology. This course supports strengthening clinical knowledge and exam readiness within the cardiology specialty by covering current diagnostic and therapeutic approaches.

MedHub Central offers access to this course to enhance professional expertise and confidence in electrophysiology, facilitating sustained clinical competence in managing complex arrhythmias and related technologies.