OVERVIEW

Rhythm Monitoring: New Technologies, New Strategies - An Horizon 2020 AFFECT-EU Webinar is organized by European Society of Cardiology (ESC) - European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and will be held on Apr 04, 2023.

Description:
This is a joint webinar AFFECT-EU and EHRA.
Due to demographic changes, we are facing an arrhythmia epidemic projected to double by 2050. AF is often asymptomatic, with its first manifestation being a debilitating stroke in 11.5% of patients. Arrhythmia produces high healthcare costs for European society, precluding healthy aging, and its detection may be challenging. Since population-based systematic screening may not work across healthcare systems, enrichment techniques like biomarkers, imaging, and artificial intelligence-based ECG interpretation may be applied.
There is a surge of new devices/wearables, some producing an ECG and others only detecting arrhythmias. However, information on their validity and experience in practical use is limited. In order to establish a link to care pathways in the virtual world, all these issues – including gaps in knowledge – related to new rhythm-monitoring technologies and novel strategies will be discussed at our webinar based on current evidence and guideline recommendations.

Learning objectives:
After watching this webinar, participants will have up-to-date knowledge on:
• application and validity of new technologies for rhythm monitoring;
• digital applications and decision-support tools;
• consumer-facing technologies, patient-led rhythm monitoring;
• (missing) linkage to care pathways in the virtual world;
• current AF screening practice reality and ongoing studies;
• selection of the optimal target population for screening;
• relevance of refined screening, prediction of risk factors and comorbidities;
• mode, intensity, and length of screening for AF detection;
• European stakeholder perspectives on AF screening implementation; and
• patient education on risks/benefits of new technologies

Needs assessment and expected educational outcome
To establish a link to virtual world rhythm-monitoring technologies involving new devices and wearables that can detect abnormal heart rhythms indicative of asymptomatic arrhythmias that can be harbingers of heart failure and stroke.

Main topic
• Atrial Fibrillation (AF)

Related topics
• e-Cardiology/Digital Health
• Arrhythmias, General - Diagnostic Methods - Wearables and m-Health
• Arrhythmias and Device Therapy
• Preventive Cardiology - Risk factors and Prevention