15^th Prague Workshop on Catheter Ablation

WELCOME ADDRESS

Dear Colleague,

I would like to invite you to jubilee 15^th International Prague Workshop on Catheter Ablation with Live Demonstrations. Although it is difficult to believe, already 15 years have passed since our first practical sessions on catheter ablation. During this period, many operators visited Prague and many different ablation strategies have been demonstrated. We feel that this effort has resulted in better knowledge of the topic by many participants. Last but not least, we believe that Prague Workshops contributed to networking among electrophysiologists from different countries and initiated many true friendships. All these achievements are in the lines with our main mission: to improve knowledge in the field of catheter ablation, especially in the Central and Eastern Europe.

For this 15th edition we have prepared a series of educational review lectures on different aspects of catheter ablation. The faculty consists of the distinguished experts in the field.

Less experienced of us could benefit from tutorial on catheter ablation of conventional substrates such as accessory pathways. However, we all will certainly enjoy watching different strategies of ablation of ventricular tachycardias, atrial fibrillation or atrial tachycardias. We also look forward to see some novel technologies, including novel catheter navigation system, remote navigation systems and/or laser balloon catheter.

Traditionally, the scientific programme is followed by a reception that will take place in a special area of the city of Prague.

We hope that you will find the workshop interesting and look forward to meeting you in Prague.

Professor Josef Kautzner, MD, PhD, FESC
Head, Department of Cardiology, IKEM

KEY FEATURES

• Tutorial of conventional ablation techniques
• Novel technologies for ablation of atrial fibrillation
• Live cases from state-of-the-art EP Labs in IKEM
• and Homolka Hospital, Prague World-recognized faculty

WORKSHOP DIRECTOR

Josef Kautzner
Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague

INTERNATIONAL FACULTY

Mattias Duytschaever, Bruges, Belgium
Natasja MS de Groot, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Robert Hatala, Bratislava, Slovakia
Mark La Meir, Brussels, Belgium and Maastricht, The Netherlands
Francis E Marchlinski, Philadelphia, USA
Hiroshi Nakagawa, Oklahoma City, USA
Douglas L Packer, Rochester, USA
Christopher Piorkowski, Leipzig, Germany
Anders K Pedersen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Helmut Purerfellner, Linz, Austria
Boris Schmidt, Frankfurt, Germany
Vivek Y Reddy, New York, USA
Rene Tavernier, Bruges, Belgium
Yan Yao, Beijing, China

LOCAL FACULTY

IKEM

Bashar Aldhoon
Jan Bytešník
Robert Čihák
Domenico Grieco
Josef Kautzner
Lukáš Krýže
Luděk Pavlů
Petr Peichl
Kamil Sedláček
Markéta Segeťová
Marek Šramko
Vlastimil Vančura
Dan Wichterle

Homolka Hospital

Petr Neužil
Jan Petrů
Jan Škoda
Lucie Šedivá

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE

English

VENUE

Congress Centre IKEM, Vídeňská 1958/9, 140 21 Prague 4, Czech Republic

WORKSHOP OFFICE

CCL- CONFERENCE CZECHOSLOVAKIA LTD.
(Ms Hana Hudecová)
Na zástřelu 11/108
169 00 Praha 6, Czech Republic
Tel.: + 420 251 008 219, +420 604 228 075
Fax: + 420 220 516 834
e-mail: hana.hudecova@ccl.cz
website: www.ccl.cz

WORKSHOP WEBSITE

www.ablationworkshop.cz

PROGRAM

Program - print version

Sunday, March 18, 2012

REGISTRATION

Registration can be made either via the electronic registration form placed on the workshop website or by submitting the attached registration form by e-mail or fax. Full payment of the registration fee as well as accommodation is requested.

On-line registration

Registration form for printing: REGFORM2012.pdf

REGISTRATION FEES

Members of the Czech Society of Cardiology and Czech Nursing Association:

ACCOMMODATION FOR DELEGATES

Room allotment in following hotels has been booked for workshop participants. Rooms will be allocated according to your request in the registration form on first come first serve basis. Please note that the prepayment is required to quarantee your room reservation. Rates are quoted including breakfast and VAT.

TOP HOTEL * * * *

Blazimska 1781/4, 149 00 Praha 4

The hotel is situated in a very quiet environment, all rooms offer guests enough calm for quality rest and relaxation. In its premises you can find 4 restaurants, one of them with the open terrace, and an internet café. The hotel facilities offer a large space for relaxation and sport such as tennis, table tennis, bowling, squash, fitness centre, aerobic studio, sauna, solarium or massage.
Access from the city centre: underground station Chodov (line C), from here bus No. 115 that stops directly in front of the hotel. The journey from Chodov to hotel lasts app. 5 minutes.
Connection to the Workshop venue: by bus No. 115 to Chodov underground station, from Chodov to Budejovicka underground station and from here by bus No. 193 to the stop IKEM.

Workshop rates:

single room - 58 EUR
one bed in double room - 42 EUR

VLADAR HOTEL * * * *

Na Dvorcich 1781/4, 140 00 Praha 4

A small family hotel in the quiet settings, 6 minutes walk from the nearest underground station. The unconventional room equipment in the art nouveau style will make you feel like home. Local restaurant is focused on traditional Bohemian dishes but you can also find delicious meals of the international cuisine. Rooms are equipped with bath and WC, safe, minibar, satellite TV, direct dial phone.
Access from the city centre: underground station Budejovicka (line C), then 6 minutes walk.
Connection to the Workshop venue: from Budejovicka metro station by bus No. 193 the stop IKEM.

Workshop rates:

single room - 75 EUR
one bed in double room - 45 EUR

EMMY REZIDENCE * * * *

K Zelene Louce 2a , 140 00 Praha 4

Emmy Rezidence is a new, luxuriously appointed three star hotel whose architectural design and services meet today´s global qualitative trends. The hotel is located in a a close vicinity of IKEM, with a quick and easy access to the city centre. All rooms are spacious and quiet, equipped with electronic security system, minibar, TV with satellite reception, direct dial telephone with the option of PC connection, bathroom and WC. Hotel restaurant offers a wide selection of international and Czech dishes.
Access from the city centre: from underground station Kacerov (line C) by bus No. 114 to the stop IKEM or from Budejovicka underground station (line C) by bus No. 193.
Connection to the Workshop venue: accross the street

Workshop rates:

single room - 62 EUR
one bed in double room - 37 EUR

PAYMENT AND CANCELLATION CONDITIONS

REGISTRATION FEE:

90 % refundable for cancellations received by March 2, 2012 (10 % charged as the administration fee) no refund for cancellations received after March 2, 2012

ACCOMMODATION:

cancellation by February 17, 2012 - full refund
cancellation between February 18 - March 2, 2012 - 90 % refund (10 % charged as the administration fee)
cancellation between March 3 - March 12, 2012 - 50 % refund (50 % charged as the cancellation fee)
cancellation after March 12, 2012 - no refund

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