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Cardiogenetics Symposium

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Friday, April 6, 2018

12 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Children's National Medical Center
111 Michigan Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C., 20010
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Add to Calendar 06-04-2018 12:00:00 06-04-2018 16:30:00 15 Children’s National invites you to attend a collaborative, half-day conference to prevent Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndromes. Let’s come together to prevent sudden death. Children’s National invites you to attend a collaborative conference to prevent Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndromes (SADS). This dynamic half-day session will bring together providers from throughout the region to foster conversation, share knowledge and grow awareness of SADS.The Cardiogenetics Symposium is a free, interactive symposium for adult and pediatric providers to raise awareness and understanding of inherited arrhythmias and prevention of sudden death.  It offers a multi-disciplinary, family-centered approach to recognizing and caring for inherited arrhythmia syndromes. Lunch will be provided.Join the webinar.Topics to be covered:SADS mythsReview of the epidemiology and warning signsReview of SADS conditions - LQTS, ARVC, Brugada, CPVT and othersTreatments for inherited arrhythmia syndromes　Genetic testing and counseling in 2018Inherited arrhythmia clinics and family screeningBusting the myths What would you do? Open Q&A and submitted case discussions w/ expert panelWe invite you to submit a case study of a patient/family with an inherited arrhythmia (IA) or suspected IA. Your case will be presented and discussed by our expert panel. Case studies should be emailed to Libby Sherwin, M.D. by April 1, 2018. Please be sure all patient identifiers are removed.Children's National Medical Center is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Approximately 4 contact hours will be awarded for participation in this symposium. Children's National Medical Center false DD/MM/YYYY

Let’s come together to prevent sudden death. Children’s National invites you to attend a collaborative conference to prevent Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndromes (SADS). This dynamic half-day session will bring together providers from throughout the region to foster conversation, share knowledge and grow awareness of SADS.

The Cardiogenetics Symposium is a free, interactive symposium for adult and pediatric providers to raise awareness and understanding of inherited arrhythmias and prevention of sudden death.  It offers a multi-disciplinary, family-centered approach to recognizing and caring for inherited arrhythmia syndromes. Lunch will be provided.

Join the webinar.

Topics to be covered:

  • SADS myths
  • Review of the epidemiology and warning signs
  • Review of SADS conditions - LQTS, ARVC, Brugada, CPVT and others
  • Treatments for inherited arrhythmia syndromes　
  • Genetic testing and counseling in 2018
  • Inherited arrhythmia clinics and family screening
  • Busting the myths
  • What would you do? Open Q&A and submitted case discussions w/ expert panel

We invite you to submit a case study of a patient/family with an inherited arrhythmia (IA) or suspected IA. Your case will be presented and discussed by our expert panel. Case studies should be emailed to Libby Sherwin, M.D. by April 1, 2018. Please be sure all patient identifiers are removed.

Children's National Medical Center is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Approximately 4 contact hours will be awarded for participation in this symposium.