In this episode of The EP Edit, we’re featuring information about the Great Debates & Updates in Electrophysiology (GDUEP) conference, a quarterly virtual series taking place throughout 2022. Course codirectors Jessica Charron, APN, and Susan Kim, MD, will be discussing the unique format of the meeting, what attendees will like about this event, as well as recent and upcoming sessions. Learn more about the GDUEP Conference at ep.greatdebatesandupdates.com.

In this episode of The EP Edit, we’re featuring a discussion on the role of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and deep learning in cardiac electrophysiology. Dr. Arun Sridhar and Dr. Patrick Boyle from the University of Washington will be discussing current applications, future directions, as well as their recent article in EP Lab Digest. Dr. Boyle is an assistant professor in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Washington, and Dr. Sridhar is a cardiac...

In this episode of The EP Edit podcast, we’re featuring a discussion about remote patient monitoring in cardiac electrophysiology. Martha G. Ferrara, DNP, FNP, CCDS, FHRS, Assistant Director of EP Services and Practice Manager at White Plains Hospital Center in White Plains, New York, and Anthony Mercando, MD, FACC, FAHA, from White Plains Hospital Physician Associates in White Plains, New York, and Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians...

In this episode of The EP Edit podcast, we feature a discussion on same-day discharge for atrial fibrillation ablation. Andre Gauri, MD, Chief of Electrophysiology at Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is joined by Marc Deyell, MD, MSc(Epi), FHRS, FRCPC, EP Lab Director at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia, to discuss their approach to same-day discharge. This episode was recorded in November 2021.

In this episode of The EP Edit podcast, we’re featuring a discussion on advanced lead extraction techniques. Dr. Jonathan Salcedo, cardiac electrophysiologist with Silicon Valley Cardiology / Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF) - Sutter Health, is joined by Dr. Robert Schaller, Director of the Cardiac Lead Extraction Program at Penn Medicine, to discuss their approach to lead extraction. This episode of was recorded in October 2021.

In this episode of The EP Edit, we’re featuring a discussion on the role of advanced practice providers (APPs) in the field of cardiac electrophysiology (EP), including the use of risk factor management in the atrial fibrillation (AF) clinic. Nurse practitioners Tara Parham, MSN, AGACNP-BC from the University of Pennsylvania, and Deanna M. Tregoning, MSN, ARNP, FNP-C from Henry Ford Allegiance, will be sharing some of the ways in which APPs provide high-quality care and how the role has...

In this episode of The EP Edit, we’re featuring a conversation with Andrea Robinson, NP, and Anish K. Amin, MD, to discuss their Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) and Advanced Cardiac Therapeutics (ACT) Clinics, which are both led by advanced practice providers (APPs), as well as their pharmacist-led antiarrhythmic drug clinic. They offer the APP and physician perspective on this innovative model of care. This episode was recorded in August 2020.

In this episode from April 2021, we’re speaking with electrophysiologist Dr. Jason Lappe. Dr. Lappe is going to share his experience in adopting modern workflow technology at his cardiac device clinic in order to support rapid patient growth and an expanding remote care focus. This episode is sponsored by Murj, a cloud-based cardiac device management platform that empowers clinicians and staff to deliver the very best in clinical cardiac device care. Click here to learn more about Murj.

In this episode November 2020, we're looking at specific considerations for athletes after COVID-19 infection, including the risk for developing cardiac complications as well as guidance on safe participation in sports after COVID-19 infection. We're joined by Dr. Mustafa Husaini and Dr. Jordan Prutkin, who recently published an article on cardiovascular considerations post-COVID-19 infection in the November 2020 issue of EP Lab Digest. The interview was done by Jodie Elrod, Managing Editor...

In this episode from September 2020, we're examining the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on clinical cardiac electrophysiology fellowship training and education. We're joined by Dr. John Catanzaro, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Program Director of the Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship, and Associate Medical Director of the Electrophysiology Program at the University of Florida-Jacksonville. This interview was by Jodie Elrod, Managing Editor of EP Lab Digest, on...

In this episode from July 2020, we're joined by Dr. Khaldoun Tarakji to discuss the opportunities and challenges associated with the use of wearable technologies in the EP practice. Dr. Tarakji is an electrophysiologist and the Associate Section Head of Cardiac Electrophysiology at the Cleveland Clinic. He is also the founder and director of the Center for Digital Health and Telemedicine for the Heart and Vascular Institute at the Cleveland Clinic. This interview was done by Jodie Elrod,...

In this episode from June 2020, we're talking with Amber Seiler, NP, Arrhythmia Services Program Coordinator at Cone Health in Greensboro, North Carolina, about the challenges of building a telehealth program for EP patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as recommendations for reopening EP practices. The interview is by Jodie Elrod, Managing Editor of EP Lab Digest. The podcast was recorded on May 15, 2020. For more information on this topic, please read Amber Seiler's article in...

In this episode from March 2020, we’re talking with Alejandro Jimenez Restrepo, MD about his work utilizing three-dimensional (3D) printing in cardiac electrophysiology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore. Dr. Restrepo is a cardiac electrophysiologist at the University of Maryland Medical Center and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. For more information on this topic, see Dr. Restrepo's original work in EP Lab...

In this episode from January 2020, we talked with Dr. DaMarcus Baymon and Dr. Christopher Baugh about their strategies for achieving best outcomes for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF or AFib) in the emergency department (ED). Dr. Baymon and Dr. Baugh are from the emergency medicine department at Brigham & Women's Hospital. For more information on this topic, please see their article in EP Lab Digest's January 2020 issue. 

In this episode from November 2019, we speak with electrophysiologist Dr. Michael Fradley about the emergence, development and future of cardio-oncology. Dr. Fradley is the Director of the joint USF-Moffitt Cancer Center Cardio-Oncology Program and Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine in Tampa, Florida.

In this episode from October 2019, The EP Edit speaks with Dr. Jose Osorio, medical director of the EP lab at Grandview Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama, about his techniques for eliminating the use of fluoroscopy in EP procedures. 

In this episode from July 2019, we feature two interviews. The first is with Marco Perez, MD, a cardiac electrophysiologist and director of the Stanford Inherited Cardiac Arrhythmia Clinic, about his work and research in long QT syndrome. Later in the podcast, we speak with Jasmine Wylie, a Family Support and Engagement Advisor at the Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndromes (SADS) Foundation, about her experience living with long QT.

In this episode from July 2019, EP Lab Digest speaks with Sandeep A. Saha, MD, MS to get his perspectives as an early career electrophysiologist on the differences between academic and private practice electrophysiology (EP). He discusses some of the challenges that early career electrophysiologists face, provides helpful tips from his own experience, and shares the advice he received from colleagues and mentors. Dr. Saha is a cardiac electrophysiologist with Oregon Heart Center, PC, and...

In this episode from May 2019, we’re joined by Dr. Edward J. Schloss, a cardiac electrophysiologist and the Division Chief of Cardiac Electrophysiology at The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. With over 10,500 followers, Dr. Schloss has an active and longstanding account (@EJSMD) on Twitter. In this podcast, we asked for his perspectives on how to best navigate the platform, which is very popular with EP professionals. Of note, this interview took place ahead of Heart Rhythm 2019.  This...