13th Prague Workshop on Catheter Ablation

The organizing committee is very grateful for the financial assistance of many supporters that made the Prague Workshop possible.

We wish to thank to our sponsors:

WELCOME ADDRESS

Dear Colleague,

it is my distinct pleasure to welcome you to the 13th international Prague workshop on catheter ablation with live demonstrations. Even more than one decade later after the first meeting in 1998, our mission remains the same - promote the method of catheter ablation in the Central and Eastern Europe. The concept is simple - select distinguished world-recognized electrophysiologists who agree to participate and let them to demonstrate different ablation strategies or techniques in real life. In the same time, the audience has an opportunity to interact - ask questions or express their suggestions during the procedure. Live cases are supplemented by review lectures. Growing number of attendees from many countries (not necessarily from the former Eastern block) and the fact that many of them come almost every year suggest that the above concept remains still attractive and even more important in this period of enormous technological progress. All this is only possible due to continuous support of the endowment fund "Modern Treatment of Arrhythmias" and also through the generous sponsorship of the industry.

Encouraged by the above tradition, we have decided to focus our attention this year on complex catheter ablations. First, there will be review lectures on different aspects of catheter ablation. Live cases, accompanied by relevant review lectures will demonstrate strategy of catheter ablation of postablation left atrial flutter, various techniques of ablation of paroxysmal and chronic atrial fibrillation and/or ventricular tachycardia. Cooperation with the Homolka Hospital in Prague will allow to perform 4 procedures simultaneously on the second day of the meeting and thus, more intensive learning As in previous years, your interesting case reports or other short presentations will be discussed in a special session.

As usually, the scientific programme will be followed by a reception that will take place in a special place in the historical centre of Prague.

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

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

KEY FEATURES

• Review lectures of various aspects of catheter ablation
• Catheter ablation of post-ablation LA tachycardia
• Catheter ablation of paroxysmal and chronic atrial fibrillation
• Catheter ablation of difficult idiopathic ventricular tachycardia
• Catheter ablation of complex post MI ventricular tachycardia

WORKSHOP DIRECTOR

Josef Kautzner
Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague

INTERNATIONAL FACULTY

Martin Borggrefe (Mannheim) David J Callans (Philadelphia)
Tom de Potter (Aalst)
Martin Fiala (Třinec)
Gerhardt Hindricks (Leipzig)
Hans Kottkamp (Zurich)
Hiroshi Nakagawa (Oklahoma City)
Eugeny Pokushalov (Novossibirsk)
Vivek Y Reddy (New York)
Christoph Scharf (Zurich)
William G Stevenson (Boston)
Bernhardt Zrenner (Landshut)

LOCAL FACULTY

IKEM

Bashir Aldhoon
Thomas Berger
Jan Bytešník
Robert Čihák
Matevž Jan
Josef Kautzner
Hanka Mlčochová
Petr Peichl
Kamil Sedláček
Vlastimil Vančura
Dan Wichterle

Homolka Hospital

Petr Neužil
Jan Petrů
Lucie Šedivá
Jan Škoda

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: hh@ccl.cz
website: www.ccl.cz

WORKSHOP WEBSITE

www.ablationworkshop.cz

REGISTRATION

Registration can be made either via the electronic registration form placed on the workshop website or by submitting the attached registration form by fax or post. Full payment of the registration fee as well as accommodation is requested.
On-line registration - will be available from February 5, 2010
Registration form for printing: REGFORM2010.pdf

REGISTRATION FEES

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

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE

February 20, 2010

The workshop program allows presentation of selected case studies. In case you are interested in presentation please send your abstract by e-mail to workshop office by February 20, 2010.
The text of abstract should not exceed A5 format.

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 - 92 EUR
one bed in double room - 60 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 - 98 EUR one bed in double room -  53 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

ILF Hotel * * *

Budejovicka 15/743, 140 00 Praha 4

Hotel offers accommodation for more than 300 guests and is situated on the metro line C - Budejovicka station. This hotel is frequently used for accommodation of participants to the professional medical seminars. All rooms are equipped with bathroom and WC, TV with satellite and direct dial telephone. Hotel restaurant offers a wide choice of international dishes. The library specialized in medical literature and a few PCs with internet connection are very useful amenities for hotel guests.
Access from the city centre: the hotel lies at the underground station Budejovicka (line C), about 10 minutes by underground from the centre.
Connection to the Workshop venue: by bus No. 193 to the stop IKEM

Workshop rates:

single room - 50 EUR
one bed in double room - 34 EUR

Workshop rates:

single room - 46 EUR
one bed in double room - 32 EUR

PAYMENT AND CANCELLATION CONDITIONS

REGISTRATION FEE:

90 % refundable for cancellations received by February 21, 2010 (10 % charged as the administration fee) no refund for cancellations received after February 21, 2010

ACCOMMODATION:

cancellation by February 21, 2010 - full refund
cancellation between February 22 - March 7, 2010 - 90 % refund (10 % charged as the administration fee)
cancellation between March 7 - March 15, 2010 - 50 % refund (50 % charged as the cancellation fee)
cancellation after March 15, 2010 - no refund