Graduate School of health and Medical Sciences

PhD Spring School: Cardiac electrophysiology - basic and clinical aspects
Provider: Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Activity no.: 3440-22-00-00
	Enrollment deadline: 18/03/2022

Date and time	29.03.2022, at: 12:30 - 08.04.2022, at: 16:00
Regular seats	30
Course fee	9,720.00 kr.
Lecturers	Thomas Jespersen
ECTS credits	5.10

Contact person	Xenia Kessler E-mail address: xk@biomed.au.dk

Enrolment Handling/Course Organiser	PhD administration E-mail address: phdkursus@sund.ku.dk

Aim and content This course is free of charge for PhD students at Danish universities (except Copenhagen Business School), and for PhD students at graduate schools in the other Nordic countries. All other participants must pay the course fee. Anyone can apply for the course, but if you are not a PhD student, you will be placed on the waiting list for the course until enrollment deadline. After the deadline of enrollment, available seats will be allocated to students on the waiting list. Learning objectives A student who has met the objectives of the course will be able to: 1. Understand basic, clinical and forensic aspects of cardiac electrophysiology 2. Provide insight into large animal models used in cardiac arrhythmia research 3. Deliver an understanding of the translational axes of cardiac arrhythmia research 4. Provide insight into novel technologies used in ion channel drug discovery The DCAcademy PhD Spring School in Cardiac Electrophysiology will give the students insight into basic and clinical aspects of cardiac electrophysiology. The course covers multiple dimensions of cardiac electrophysiology including cellular electrophysiology, animal models of arrhythmias as well as clinical diagnostics and treatment. Further, guidelines, ethics and examinations in forensic medicine is also covered. The course will provide the students with an introduction to both atrial and ventricular arrhythmias and is a combination of theoretical lectures and practical exercises. For the theoretical part of the course, the PhD fellows will receive lectures on mechanisms of cardiac arrhythmias and pharmacology, as well as GDPR regulation. The students will also be introduced to specific topics within the cardiac field, such as ventricular arrhythmia/sudden cardiac death and atrial fibrillation. In relation to these topics the students will be given insights into epidemiology and genetics, as well as diagnostic tools, and provided with the opportunity of learning standard forensic procedures with hands-on examination as well as post-mortem imaging techniques and ethics. The practical exercises include large animal model experiments in both pigs, goats and horses at the Panum Institute and the Large Animal Hospital in Taastrup. Here the PhDs will participate in animal experiments and become familiar with animal models of both atrial fibrillation, myocardial infarction and ventricular fibrillation. The students will see experimental procedures performed in conscious horses including echocardiography, electrophysiological recordings as well as collection of myocardial biopsies. The students will also visit a device company (Sophion Bioscience), providing the opportunity of experiencing how it is to work in a private company and in the same time learn about cellular electrophysiology. The students will get demonstrated novel methods used in ion channel drug discovery and further learn about ion channels as drug targets in cardiac diseases. Lastly, as the course is held in connection with the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) conference in Copenhagen the students will also be given the opportunity to meet and interact with prominent speakers from EHRA. Here the students will be able to present their research and gain feedback and input for their project by international recognized research leaders. The course is organized in collaboration with the DCAcademy. Participants The course is intended for PhD students affiliated with the Cardiovascular graduate program, but PhD students in the field of cardiovascular research, but associated with other graduate programs are also welcome. Relevance to graduate programmes The course is relevant to PhD students from the following graduate programmes at the Graduate School of Health and Medical Sciences, UCPH: Cardiovascular Research Language English Form Mixture of plenary lectures, exercises, workshops, site visit, presentation and supervision from speakers etc. Course director Professor Thomas Jespersen, UCPH Email: thojes@sund.ku.dk Teachers Thomas Jespersen, Professor, UCPH Jørgen Kanters, Associate Professor, UCPH Bo Bentzen, Associate Professor, UCPH Rikke Buhl, Professor, UCPH Jacob Tfelt -Hansen, MD, Professor, UCPH Eva Hesselkilde, Postdoc fellow, UCPH Sarah Dalgas Nissen, PhD fellow, UCPH Bo Gregers Winkel, MD, PhD, Rigshospitalet Alex Hørby Christensen, MD, Herlev og Gentofte Hospital Birgitte Diness, Clinical Associate Professor, UCPH Jytte Banner, Professor, UCPH Kristine Boisen Olsen, MD Forensic Pathology, UCPH Christina Jacobsen, Deputy state-appointed forensic pathologist, UCPH Anders Person Rune Frank Hansen Jakob Hansen Johannes Gaub, MD. Center for Kvalitet, Region Syddanmark Ulf Kristoffersen Elijah Behr, Professor, St. George's University Hospitals Mary Sheppard, Professor, St. George's University Hospitals Connie Bezzina, Professor. dr. University of Amsterdam Dominik Linz, Associate Professor, UCPH Benedikt Linz, PhD fellow, UCPH Stefan Sattler, Postdoc fellow, UCPH Julie Norup Hertel, Research fellow, UCPH Palle Christophersen, Senior Vice President, Saniona Dates 29 March - 8 April 2022 (with a break during EHRA Congress 2 April - 5 April 2022). First day starts at 12.30 noon Other days: you will receive the course programme Course location University of Copenhagen Rigshospitalet Large Animal Hospital, Taastrup Sophion Bioscience Saniona Registration Please register before 18 March 2022 Seats to PhD students from other Danish universities will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis and according to the applicable rules. Applications from other participants will be considered after the last day of enrolment. Note: All applicants are asked to submit invoice details in case of no-show, late cancellation or obligation to pay the course fee (typically non-PhD students). If you are a PhD student, your participation in the course must be in agreement with your principal supervisor.

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