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Welcome to Current CRM ON-DEMAND

We are pleased to offer complimentary access to the complete proceedings of the inaugural Current CRM, which was held from Saturday, June 7, 2025, to Sunday, June 8, 2025, at the Hilton Columbus Downtown Hotel in Columbus, Ohio, and live-streamed globally in real time.

About Current CRM
Current CRM has been developed to serve as the premier conference for cutting-edge education on advancements in techniques and technologies, and the latest clinical trials that impact everyday practice. With a wide variety of educational sessions and opportunities to connect with esteemed experts, the conference aims to deliver an unparalleled learning experience in an environment that fosters collaboration through informative lectures, live case demonstrations, interactive panel discussions with Q&A, and spirited debates.

 

Agenda

Day One

SESSION I - TV Lead Management
Moderator: Auroa Badin, MD

Incidence and Predictors of Transvenous Lead Compromise
Charles Love, MD

When to Extract: Indications and Guidelines
Ralph Augostini, MD

Mitigating Risks During Lead Extractions
Charles Love, MD

Predicting Difficult Lead Extractions
Ryan Cunnane, MD

TV Leads at a Crossroads: When to Extract, When to Abandon
Christopher Healy, MD

Panel Discussion with Q&A: How to Manage/Build a Lead Management Program

Leadless Pacing Case I
Recorded Case: Atrial AVEIR

Moderator: Michael Lloyd, MD
Site: St. Bernards Heart & Vascular ∙ Jonesboro, AR
Operator: Devi Nair, MD

SESSION II - Tricuspid Regurgitation
Moderator: Steven Yakubov, MD

“Is TR My Problem – EP?”
Marshall Winner, MD

“Is TR My Problem – HF?”
Lindsay Castle, DO

“Is TR is My Problem – IC?”
Carlos Sanchez, MD

“When to Jail and When Not To” (TTVR Considerations)
Michael Lloyd, MD

Strategies to Minimize TR at Device Implant
Anish Amin, MD

Panel Discussion with Q&A Session

SESSION III - Leadless Pacing - Part I
Moderator: Sreedhar Billakanty, MD 

Building a Leadless First CRM Program
Auroa Badin, MD

Leadless Pacing Case II
Live Case (IJ MICRA Implant)
Dilesh Patel, MD

Managing Leadless Devices at End of Service
Shephal Doshi, MD

Panel Discussion with Q&A Session

SESSION IV - Leadless Pacing - Part II

DR (IDE Data)
Ryan Cunnane, MD

AAI vs. DDD Aveir
Matthew Hyman, MD, PhD

Programming Considerations/Communication
Marshall Winner, MD

Leadless Device Complications – Separating Fact from Fiction
Michael Lloyd, MD

Update on Wireless LV Endocardial Pacing (EBR)
Toshimasa Okabe, MD

Panel Discussion with Q&A Session

SESSION V - Leadless Pacing: Special Considerations
Moderator: Anish Amin, MD

PFA in CIED patients – Should I be Concerned?
Auroa Badin, MD

Implant at Time of Extraction of Infected CIED
Ralph Augostini, MD

Prior TVR (LV Lead vs. RV Lead vs. Leadless)
Ryan Cunnane, MD

Minimizing Pacing Mediated HF with Leadless Solutions
Christopher Healy, MD

SESSION VI - Remote Monitoring Considerations
Moderator: Eugene Fu, MD

Optimized Remote Monitoring
Laura Gravelin, MD

Pathways for Device-Detected AF
Rod Passman, MD

Is It Time? Device-Based AF Detection and PRN Anticoagulation
Rod Passman, MD

Evolving the Device Clinic: Impacts on Daily Workflow and Healthcare Economics
Michael Lloyd, MD

Panel Discussion with Q&A Session

SESSION VII - Future Devices
Moderator: Eugene Fu, MD

Future Devices: Leadless CSP/Leadless HV Sensing-TP/Bioabsorbable/Kinetic Regeneration
Vivek Reddy, MD

Day Two

SESSION VIII - Device Therapy in Heart Failure
Moderator: Rohit Mehta, MD

Can AI Transform Heart Failure Diagnostics
Katherine Dodd, DO

Adjuvant Heart Failure Implantable Therapies: CCM
Rami Kahwash, MD

Incidence of SCD with Modern Drug Therapy/Implant Trends
Samir Saba, MD

AV Programming/Optimization (with Optimal Programming Case) - MICRA
Usman Siddiqui, MD 

Predicting SCD/AI
Nicholas Clementy, MD

Panel Discussion: How to Foster Collaboration Between EP and HF

S-ICD vs. EV-ICD POINT-COUNTERPOINT DEBATE

S-ICD
Emile Daoud, MD

EV-ICD
Oliver Monfredi, MD

Rebuttal
Emile Daoud, MD

Rebuttal
Oliver Monfredi, MD

SESSION IX - S-ICD
Moderator: Auroa Badin, MD

S-ICD Today (IDE Data/Untouched/Atlas/Praetorian)
Toshimasa Okabe, MD

Optimizing Implant: Praetorian/Impedance)
Rohit Mehta, MD

Modular Platforms: The Future of S-ICD
Eugene Fu, MD

Sedation Strategies: Case (Nerve Block – S-ICD)
Johan Aasbo, DO

Panel Discussion

SESSION X - EV-ICD
Panel: Oliver Monfredi, MD, Sreedhar Billakanty, MD, and Matthew Hyman, MD, PhD

EV-ICD – Clinical Update
Oliver Monfredi, MD

Implant Technique
Francis Murgatroyd, MD

Live Case (Implant RMH)
Anish Amin, MD

To Test or Not to Test – DFT Consideration for Non-Vascular Devices
Matthew Hyman, MD, PhD

Panel Discussion/Final Remarks

 

 

Faculty

Program Directors

Anish Amin MDAnish Amin, MD
OhioHealth
Columbus, OH

 

Auroa Badin MDAuroa Badin, MD
OhioHealth
Columbus, OH

Faculty

   

Johan Aasbo, MD
Baptist Health
Lexington, KY

Ralph Augostini, MD
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Columbus, OH

Sreedhar Billakanty, MD
OhioHealth
Columbus, OH

Lindsay Castle, DO
OhioHealth Physician Group
Columbus, OH

Nicholas Clementy, MD, PhD
Clinique du Millénaire
Montpellier, France

Ryan Cunnane, MD
University of Michigan Health
Ann Arbor, MI

Emile Daoud, MD
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Columbus, OH

Katherine Dodd, DO
OhioHealth
Columbus, OH

Shephal Doshi, MD
Providence Saint John’s Health Center
Pacific Heart Institute
Santa Monica, CA

Eugene Fu, MD
OhioHealth
Columbus, OH

Laura Gravelin, MD
Mount Carmel Medical Group
Grove City, OH

Christopher Healy, MD
Community Health Network
Indianapolis, IN

Matthew Hyman, MD, PhD 
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Philadelphia, PA

Rami Kahwash, MD
Ohio State University Medical Center
Columbus, OH

Michael Lloyd, MD
Emory Healthcare
Atlanta, GA

 

Charles Love, MD
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD

Rohit Mehta, MD
Atrium Health
Charlotte, NC

Oliver Monfredi, MD
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Charlottesville, VA

Francis Murgatroyd, MD
King’s College Hospital
London, United Kingdom

Devi Nair, MD
St. Bernards Heart & Vascular
Jonesboro, AR

Toshimasa Okabe, MD
Swedish Heart & Vascular
Seattle, WA

Rod Passman, MD
Northwestern Medicine
Chicago, IL

Dilesh Patel, MD
TriHealth Heart & Vascular Institute
Cincinnati, OH

Vivek Reddy, MD
Mount Sinai Hospital
New York, NY

Samir Saba, MD
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA

Carlos Sanchez, MD
OhioHealth
Columbus, OH

Usman Siddiqui, MD
AdventHealth Central Florida Division
Orlando, FL  

Marshall Winner, MD
TriHealth Heart & Vascular Institute – Anderson
Cincinnati, OH

Steven Yakubov, MD
OhioHealth Physician Group
Columbus, OH

 

Accreditation

Current CRM ON-DEMAND is non-accredited and does not provide CME credits. The following CME information, including directions to claim CME credits, is relevant solely to the live activity.

Claim CME Credit
CME Credits are available to claim for attendees of Current CRM. 1 Certificate is supplied electronically for the cumulative CME Credits earned commensurate with the extent of participation. To claim credits, click the Claim Credit button and complete the online Credit and Evaluation form. Participants can download or print a certificate once the form has been submitted. Credits for attendance to the live activity are available to claim up until 06/8/2026

Physicians. This educational activity is accredited for a maximum of 13.25 AMA PRA CATEGORY 1 Credits™ for Physicians. CME Credits are available to claim immediately by scanning the Code and completing the online evaluation form. 1 certificate is supplied electronically for the cumulative credits earned, commensurate with the extent of participation. Nurses and Other Healthcare Professionals. All other healthcare professionals will receive a Certificate of Participation. Consult your professional licensing board for information on the applicability and acceptance of Certificates of Participation for activities designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Target Audience
This educational activity is designed for electrophysiologists, cardiologists, heart failure physicians, fellows-in-training, other physician groups, and allied healthcare professionals with a clinical focus on cardiac rhythm management.

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this educational activity, participants will be able to:

  • Evaluate the current state and future trends in CRM therapy.
  • Evaluate incidence and predictors of transvenous lead compromise.
  • Discuss when to extract and strategies to mitigate risks during lead extraction.
  • Assess optimal strategies for Tricuspid Regurgitation Management.
  • Review the history and recent advances of Leadless Pacing, including patient selection and implant considerations.  
  • Discuss remote monitoring considerations and future directions.
  • Review advancements in device therapy in heart failure and implant trends.
  • Summarize strategies and clinical evidence for various procedural approaches to achieve optimal outcomes employing various Cardiac Rhythm Management devices.

Accreditation Statement
Jointly Accredited Provider TMMediaSphere Medical and Ciné-Med have planned and implemented this activity to improve patient care. Ciné-Med is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.


Disclosure Policy
MediaSphere Medical and Ciné-Med adhere to accreditation requirements concerning industry support of continuing medical education. Speakers are required to openly disclose any limitations of data and/or any discussion of any off-label, experimental, or investigational uses of drugs or devices in their presentations. Speakers will disclose any relationships at the beginning of their presentations.

All MediaSphere Medical and Ciné-Med employees in control of content have indicated that they have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

It is the policy of MediaSphere Medical and Ciné-Med to ensure balance, independent objectivity, and scientific rigor in all the supported educational programs. All faculty members participating in educational activities are required to disclose to the program audience any real or apparent conflicts of interest held within the past 12 months.

MediaSphere Medical and Ciné-Med implement a mechanism to identify and resolve all conflicts of interest prior to delivering the educational activity to learners.

Non-Endorsement Statement
MediaSphere Medical and Ciné-Med verify that sound education principles have been demonstrated in the development of this educational offering, as evidenced by the review of its objectives, teaching plan, faculty, and activity evaluation process. MediaSphere Medical and Ciné-Med do not endorse or support the actual opinions or material content as presented by the speaker(s) and/or sponsoring organization.


Commercial Support
The Conference is partially funded through educational grants and sponsorships from multiple companies. Recognition of support is provided on the Industry Partners webpage and will be announced during the conference.

Joint Providership:
MediaSphere Medical, LLC and Ciné-Med

 

Industry Partners

 

 

 

Industry Partners

 

The generous support of our industry colleagues, who are dedicated to advancing education that enhances the mission of improving patient care, has made Current CRM possible.

Educational Grantors
We gratefully acknowledge our Industry colleagues for their generous educational grant support.

Abbott • Boston Scientific • Medtronic


Sponsors
We gratefully acknowledge our industry partners for their generous Platinum Level Sponsorships. 

Abbott • Boston Scientific • Edwards Lifesciences • Medtronic • MURJ


Exhibitors
Thank you to our Exhibitors.

Abbott • Boston Scientific • Edwards Lifesciences • Medtronic • MURJ


Endowment
Thank you to the OhioHealth Foundation for their generous endowment to support continuing education.