What’s New in the CCS Atrial Fibrillation Guidelines

Learning Objectives

• Discuss current issues around management of atrial fibrillation and the detection of high risk patients in need of coagulation
• Discuss risk assessment in atrial fibrillation and share the latest insights from the current guidelines
• Discuss the guidelines and evidence that have informed those guidelines

Chair

Subodh Verma
MD, PhD, FRCSC, FAHA
Division of Cardiac Surgery, St. Michael’s Hospital
Professor Surgery and Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Toronto

Faculty

Paul Dorian
MD, MSc, FRCP(C)
Professor of Medicine Director, Division of Cardiology
Dexter Hung-Cho Man Chair in Cardiology University of Toronto
Cardiac Electrophysiologist, St. Michael’s Hospital Toronto, Canada

Atul Verma
MD FRCPC FHRS
Director, Heart Rhythm Program
Southlake Regional Health Centre
Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
Chair, Heart Rhythm Working Group, Cardiovascular Care Network
Associate Professor, University of Toronto
Adjunct Professor, McGill University