Category Archives: Meetings

2020, Meetings, Virtual

Virtual – International Collaboration Meeting

Friday September 25, 2020

Co-chairs
Ben Freedman
Emma Svennberg         		CLOSED SESSION FOR AF-SCREEN MEMBERS AND INDUSTRY SUPPORTERS
Zoom Session
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Ben Freedman Welcome and introduction              
Lena Rivard Dementia and AF Screening White paper
Emma Svennberg      Progress of ongoing large screening studies with hard outcome endpoints
Jeff Healey Meta-analysis and meta-regression of studies with hard endpoints: Status of Prospero Paper
Giuseppe Boriani Survey: wearables/devices and consumer-led screening
Axel Brandes 
Stavros Stavrakis  		Consumer-led AF Screening White paper
Renate Schnabel AF-SCREEN Future Activities and Horizon 2020/AFFECT-EU programme update
Co-Chairs
Jeff Healey
Renate Schnabel                		 OPEN SESSION ON AF SCREENING
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Ben Freedman Year in Review for AF-SCREEN and Screening for AF
Mike Gibson Heartline study update (Janssen J&J/Bayer/Apple watch)
Søren Diederichsen Simulations from the Danish Loop Study: relevance to other screening methodologies
Peter Noseworthy AI and Machine Learning using eMR, biomarkers and 12-lead ECG to predict AF and AF-related events
Emelia Benjamin What are the research priorities in screening for AF

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    2018, Meetings, Munich

    Munich – Annual Meeting

    Saturday, August 25, 2018

    Ben Freedman Year in review: Screening for Atrial Fibrillation
    Mårten Rosenqvist Update on current and planned outcome studies
    Jonathan Mant Status of UK primary care screening study
    John Eikelboom Covert AF in Vascular Prevention Trials:  Lessons from COMPASS and NAVIGATE ESUS – [download will be available early 2019]
    Barbara Casadei UK Biobank study
    Jeff Healey Treatment of subclinical AF
    Renate Schnabel
    Ben Freedman    		 Controversies and key points for post-stroke white paper
    Mintu Turakhia Testing new AF screening methods at scale – [slides not available – more information is available at this link]
    Ben Freedman Future activities and meetings
    2018, Meetings, Munich

    Munich – HRS Symposia

    Thursday May 10, 2018
    10:30 am to 12 pm
    Ballroom East BCEC

    Featured Symposium:  B-013 Contemporary Management of Atrial Fibrillation: Stroke Prevention
    A. J. Camm Selection of Oral Anticoagulant Agents for Thromboembolic Prophylaxis in Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation
    B. Freedman Screening for Asymptomatic AF in the Population (Without Implanted Devices): Where Do We Stand?”
    J. S. Healey Subclinical AF Detected By Implanted Devices: Should We Anticoagulate?
    H. Calkins Should Oral Anticoagulation Be Discontinued Following AF Ablation?
    2018, Meetings, Munich

    Munich – ESC Symposia

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    Date Time Title Speaker Location Session
    Sat Aug 25 9:00-10:30 AFib – Stroke Prevention Symposium Chaired by M. Ezekowitz, L. Fauchier Madrid Village 6 Symposium
    Sun Aug 26 10:05-10:55 AF SMART: Electronic tools and system for atrial fibrillation screening in general practice: automated prompts, electronic decision support and data extraction, all integrated with clinical software J Orchard Exhibition 3 Digital Health Stage
    Sun Aug 26 11:45 Identifying the undiagnosed AF patient through ‘Know Your Pulse’ community pharmacy based events held in ten countries during Arrhythmia Alliance World Heart Rhythm Week 2017 N. Breakwell Agora 2 – Agora Rapid Fire Abstract
    Sun Aug 26 12:03 Mass screening for atrial fibrillation using n-terminal pro b-type natriuretic peptide – preliminary results from the strokestop 2 study K. Kemp Gudmundsdottir Agora 2 – Agora Rapid Fire Abstract
    Sun Aug 26 8:30 – 12:30 A comparison of intermittent and continuous event recording in population screening for atrial fibrillation T. Fredriksson Poster Area Poster Session 2
    Sun Aug 26 8:30 – 12:30 Assessment of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide level in the screening for atrial fibrillation in the primary health care F. Ghazal Poster Area Poster Session 2
    Sun Aug 26 8:30 – 12:30 Use of a smartphone electrocardiogram, electronic prompts and electronic decision support for atrial fibrillation screening in metropolitan general practices J. Orchard Poster Area Poster Session 2
    Sun Aug 26 8:30 – 12:30 Comparing atrial fibrillation detection algorithms in smart devices on validated mobile ECG data J. Eckstein Poster Area Poster Session 2
    Sun Aug 26 14:00 – 18:00 Clinical characteristics of an elderly population with screening-detected elevated NT-proBNP levels without previous diagnosis of heart failure or atrial fibrillation (Substudy of STROKESTOP II) F. Al-Khalili Poster Area Session 3
     
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    Mon Aug 27 8.30-10.00 Handheld ECG devices for the detection of atrial fibrillation – State of the art N. Lowres Digital Health Stage- Exhibition 3 Chronic nursing care symposium
    Mon Aug 27 8.30-10.00 Handheld ECG devices for the detection of atrial fibrillation – The role of the nurse and allied health professionals. L. Neubeck Digital Health Stage- Exhibition 3 Chronic nursing care symposium
    Mon Aug 27 08:30 – 10:00 AFib – The “Big Picture” Chaired by R. Schilling, C. Blomstrom-Lundqvist Madrid Village 6 Special Session
    Mon Aug 27 11:00 Screening for atrial fibrillation:  modern alternatives L. Neubeck Madrid Village 6 Chronic nursing care symposium
    Mon Aug 27 13:00 – 14:00 Spectrum of non-valvular atrial fibrillation: burden of disease Chaired by J. Camm Bratislava – Village 2 Satellite symposium
    Mon Aug 27 13:00 Stroke prevention – How broad is the spectrum of atrial fibrillation? J. Camm Bratislava – Village 2 Satellite symposium
    Mon Aug 27 13:15 Roadmap for AF detection – Why, where and how to search? B. Freedman Bratislava – Village 2 Satellite symposium
    Mon Aug 27 13:55 Panel discussion – Spectrum of non-valvular atrial fibrillation: burden of disease. Chaired by J. Camm, B. Freedman Bratislava – Village 2 Satellite symposium
    Tue Aug 28 14:00-18:00 Implementation of screening for atrial fibrillation in general practice with a single-lead ECG: A cluster randomized controlled trial F. Kaasenbrood Poster Area Poster Session 7
    Tue Aug 28 14:00-18:00 Pulse palpation and history of palpitations in atrial fibrillation screening – preliminary results from the strokestop 2 study K. Kemp Gudmundsdottir Poster Area Poster Session 7
    2016, Meetings, Rome

    Rome – Annual Meeting

    Session 1

    J. Camm Welcome and Introduction to AF-SCREEN
    E. Svennberg Single Time Point, Incidental Clinical Detection, Patient Activated
    G. Boriani
    J. Healey    		 Continuous Recordings Implanted/External
    C. Albert Patients vs Population, Risk Enchancement vs Simple Age Criteria
    R. Sandhu Settings to Screen: Community, Pharmacy, Clinic 
    M. Rosenqvist Simple Inexpensive Methods Actionable AF 
    J. Wang Non USA/Non Europe Perspective

    Session 2

    R. Schnabel What Size of Study is Required to Impact Guidelines
    H. Calkins AHA/ACC/HRS Guidelines
    G. Lip ACCP and APSC and NICE Guidelines
    B. Freedman Closing Remarks