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Tilburg The Netherlands1st International Conference on the CIED patientperspective

Living in a device world:Focus on recent challengesand tools to improve clinical care for

patients with an implantablecardioverter debrillator

3-4 November 2011

Organizing CommiteeMarco Alings (MD, PhD), Amphia Hospital Breda

Krista van den Broek (PhD), CoRPS, Tilburg University

Pieter Doevendans (MD, PhD), University Medical Center Utrecht

Luc Jordaens (MD, PhD), Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam

Mathias Meine (MD, PhD), University Medical Center Utrecht

Susanne Pedersen (PhD), CoRPS, Tilburg University

Arjen Pronk (MD, PhD), Elisabeth Hospital Tilburg

Dominic Theuns (PhD), Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam

Pepijn van der Voort (MD), Catharina Hospital Eindhoven

Jos Widdershoven (MD, PhD), TweeSteden Hospital Tilburg

Sponsors

Conference venueTilburg University, The Netherlands

Contact person: Saskia Diesbergen

Tel: +31 13 466 2175

Fax: +31 13 466 2067

E-mail: S.Diesbergen@uvt.nl

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IntroductionThe number of patients with heart disease living with a cardiovascular implantable

electronic device (CIED), such as an implantable cardioverter debrillator (ICD) or an

ICD with cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT-D), has increased substantially in the

past decade, and is projected to increase also in the future due to expanding indica-

tions. At present, nearly one million patients in North America and more than 800,000

patients in Europe have a CIED. Although the medical benets of device therapy are well

established, it is associated with complications and psychological distress in individual

patients.

The primary focus of this two-day conference is on the patient perspective. Hence, the

impact of living with a CIED on the patient, and recent challenges, innovations and tools

to improve clinical care, will be discussed. The conference is of interest to physicians,

nurses, psychologists, psychiatrists, technicians and other health-care professionals ac-

tive in the device eld and clinical settings.

The emphasis will be on building bridges between disciplines, research and clinical

practice. The program will include plenary sessions featuring prominent internationalexperts in the eld.

The conference will close with the PhD defence of Henneke Versteeg: Cardiovascular

implantable electronic devices: The patient perspective

Topics- Overcoming the shock of the ICD

- ICD registries and the inclusion of the patient perspective

- Deactivation of the ICD and end of life issues

- Neglected subgroups- CRT selection and response

- The dos and donts of patient communication

- Specialized cardiac rehabilitation for ICD patients

- Challenges in psychopharmacology in ICD patients

- Living with an ICD the patient perspective

- Sexuality in ICD patients

- Behavioral intervent ions

- Looking into the future

Invited FacultyNico Blom (MD, PhD), Leiden Universit y Medical Center, NL

Frank Bracke (MD, PhD), Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, NL

Krista van den Broek (PhD), CoRPS, Tilburg University, NL

Matthew Burg (PhD), Yale School of Medicine, USA

Carel de Cock (MD, PhD), VU University Medical Center Amsterdam, NL

Viviane Conraads (MD, PhD), University Hospital Antwerp, BE

Lieselot van Erven (MD, PhD), Leiden University Medical Center, NL

Dorothy Frizelle (PhD), University of Hull, UK

Yori Gidron (PhD), Free University of Brussels, BE

Mirela Habibovic (MSc), CoRPS, Tilburg University, NL

Jens Brock Johansen (MD, PhD), Odense University Hospital, DK

Karl-Heinz Ladwig (MD, PhD), Helmholtz Institute, Munich, GE

Trudie Lobban, Arrhythmia Alliance, UK

Mathias Meine (MD, PhD), University Medical Center Utrecht, NL

Susanne Pedersen (PhD), CoRPS, Tilburg University, NL

Eefje Postelmans, Amphia Hospital, Breda, NL

Samuel Sears (PhD), East Carolina University, USASteen Pehrson (MD, PhD), Copenhagen University Hospital, DK

Dominic Theuns (PhD), Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, NL

Henneke Versteeg (MSc), CoRPS, Tilburg University, NL

Jos Widdershoven (MD, PhD), TweeSteden Hospital Tilburg, NL

Early registration (dinner included), until August 31, 2011: EUR 175

Late registration (dinner included), until October 19, 2011: EUR 200

Accredit ation will be applied for.

We look forward to welcoming you in Tilburg!

For information and registration please visit our website:

http://www.tilburguniversity.edu/device2011