Speakers


Paul G. A. Volders, MD, PhD
"Introductory remarks to workshop on behalf of organizers"
"Chairman Session 1: Microscopic Models of Cardiac Bioelectricity"

Cardiologist, Maastricht University Medical Centre
Assistant Professor of Cardiology, School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University

Paul G.A. Volders, MD, PhD is Cardiologist at Maastricht University Medical Center, The Netherlands, where he holds a Junior Staff Position with support of the Netherlands Heart Foundation. His primary clinical responsibility is Cardiogenetics. Dr. Volders is appointed as Assistant Professor at the School for Cardiovascular Diseases in Maastricht. As Co-Principal Investigator at the Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, he leads a team of 9 postdocs, PhD students and technicians with a special interest in Translational Cardiac Electrophysiology. Dr. Volders is an Elected Nucleus Member of the European Society of Cardiology Working on Cardiac Cellular Electrophysiology and an Elected Working Group Representative at the ESC Council on Basic Cardiovascular Science.

Other speakers

Below you can find an alphabetical overview of the other speakers participating in the Frontiers in Computational Electrocardiology workshop. Click on a name for more information.

Program


All presentations will take place at Maastricht University (see location for more information). For the detailed program please refer to the program page
 
09:00 Registration
 
09:45 Word of welcome
  Jo M. M. Ritzen, PhD President of Maastricht University
 
09:55 Introductory remarks
  Paul G.A. Volders, MD, PhD Maastricht University Medical Centre, The Netherlands
 
10:00 Which are the frontiers in electrocardiology in 2008?
  Hein J. J. Wellens, MD, PhD Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, The Netherlands
 
10:20 Session 1: Microscopic Models of Cardiac Bioelectricity
Chairs: Paul G. A. Volders, MD, PhD, Maastricht University Medical Centre, The Netherlands and Inge R. Boulet, PhD, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
  1. Yoram Rudy, PhD, Washington University, St. Louis, USA
  2. Jordi Heijman, MSc, Maastricht University, The Netherlands and Washington University, St. Louis
  3. Ronald Wilders, PhD, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
 
11:25 Coffee break
 
11:45 Session 2: Modeling of Activation and Repolarization in Cardiac Tissue
Chair: Tammo Delhaas, MD, PhD, Maastricht University Medical Centre, The Netherlands
  1. Alexander V. Panfilov, PhD, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
  2. Sander Verheule, PhD, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
  3. Nico H. L. Kuijpers, PhD, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
 
12:55 Lunch
 
14:30 Session 3: Signal Analysis, Processing and Reverse Engineering
Chairs: Ronald L. Westra, PhD, Maastricht University, The Netherlands and Peter van Leeuwen, PhD, University of Witten/Herdecke, Germany
  1. Ralf L. M. Peeters, PhD, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
  2. Wouter A. Serdijn, PhD, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
  3. Martin Bürger, PhD, Westfälische Wilhelms Universität Münster, Germany
 
15:30 Coffee break
 
15:50 Session 4: ECG Imaging
Chair: Hein J. J. Wellens, MD, PhD, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, The Netherlands
  1. Yoram Rudy, PhD, Washington University, St. Louis, USA
  2. Phillip S. Cuculich, MD, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis, USA
 
16:35 The final word
  Hein J. J. Wellens, MD, PhD, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, The Netherlands
 
16:45 Drinks and diner
 
   
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