Professional Education and Training
Onsite Training
To help all our customers get the most from Biosense Webster’s innovative technology, we offer onsite training and clinical support. On request, Biosense Webster field personnel will conduct training and in-service education on the use of our diagnostic and therapeutic catheters.
Physicians and medical staff who plan to use the CARTO XP or RMT Navigation Systems must receive training prior to using the system. Training is performed by clinical personnel who are experienced in working with our navigation systems. We offer customized onsite training and special 2-day workshops for technicians and nurses at our state-of-the-art training facilities.
Contact your Biosense Webster representative for details.
Offsite Workshops
To help physicians and nurses keep pace with the latest technological advances, Biosense Webster also offers classes on emerging techniques and training workshops on specific products.
These workshops and classes, offered at our premier training facilities in Cincinnati, Ohio, Hamburg, Germany, and Shanghai, China, include:
THERMOCOOL Irrigated Tip Catheter Mastery
Advanced CARTO XP System navigation concepts training
Advanced Interactive Ablation Workshop
Biomedical engineering training
CEU-accredited electrophysiology symposia for nurses and technicians
Online Registration Now Available
Online registration is now available for the Advanced Interactive Ablation Workshop, THERMOCOOL
Mastery, Transseptal Access for the Management of Arrhythmias, and Biomedical Engineering training.
Click here to register!
Check the 2008 Calendar of Training Workshops.
Contact GlobalEducation@bwius.jnj.com for more details.
Additional Online Training
To fit your schedule, Biosense Webster also offers a range of e-Learning Modules on this website and, in partnership with the Heart Rhythm Society, at the society’s website.
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CARTO XP System e-Learning Modules
These modules give you hands-on learning on the features and benefits of the CARTO XP System. Nearly nine hours of animated, interactive content covers the system and its components, preparation for an EP study, point acquisition and processing, file management using CARTO XP System Maps, map interpretation, clinical applications, and troubleshooting.
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EP Online
An interactive animated educational experience. Topics covered are circulatory and electrical systems of the heart, EP studies, arrhythmias and ablation. Sponsored by an educational grant from Biosense Webster.
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Ablation Online
Topics covered are ablation biophysics and lesions, modes of ablation, ablation equipment, and clinical ablation. Sponsored by an educational grant from Biosense Webster.
Additional EP Training
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The Heart Rhythm Society brings you an Interactive Animated Education course on Electrophysiology and Ablation.
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The Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute offers specialized training on the proper use of diagnostic equipment, providing extensive hands-on clinical practice.
The field of radiofrequency ablation is the first line of therapy for many arrhythmias, and understanding the fundamental biophysical parameters is crucial for the correct application in clinical settings. This 2-day, lecture/demonstration course features a distinguished faculty of researchers and clinicians and an opportunity for hands-on experience with a variety of ablation tools provided by Biosense Webster and Stockert GmbH. All demonstrations and hands-on sessions will be performed in vitro in special simulation baths. Session topics include:
RF Ablation Principles
Power and Temperature Controlled Ablation
Blood Cooling Effect
Tissue Contact versus Non Contact
Irrigation RF Ablation
2008 Course Dates
July 22-23
To register, click here for Workshop Registration
Questions? Contact GlobalEducation@bwius.jnj.com
The goal of this intensive, 2-day workshop is to train the support staff who will become your CARTO XP EP Navigation System experts. Participants are trained on the CARTO XP System using state-of-the-art equipment. The course includes in-depth clinical software training, theoretical lectures, and practice in the animate laboratory.
Topics include:
Advanced Software Features
3D Mapping Concepts
3D Map Interpretation
Cardiac Anatomy
Pre-requisites:
On-site training with a Biosense Webster, Inc. Professional Education Specialist
Passing score on an entrance exam covering the fundamentals of connectivity and Electroanatomical mapping with the CARTO XP System learned through an online modular training program
It is also recommended that participants perform a minimum of 5-7 CARTO XP System procedures prior to registration
2008 Course Dates
February 21-22
March 12-13
April 15-16
May 7-8
To register, please contact your local Professional Education Specialist
Questions? Contact GlobalEducation@bwius.jnj.com
The objective of this 2 day course is to train the Electrophysiology Fellow or practicing EP Physician in the procedure of obtaining transseptal access as well as clinical applications of standard and irrigated ablation catheters. The course curriculum includes didactic sessions discussing the anatomically guided approach to transseptal access as well as an intra-cardiac echocardiography guided approach utilizing the ACuNAv™ Catheter.
2008 Course Dates
March 19-20
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Questions? Contact GlobalEducation@bwius.jnj.com
The objective of this day and a half course is to train the Electrophysiology Fellow or practiving EP Physician in the procedure of obtaining transseptal access. The Course curriculum involves didactic sessions discussing the anatomically guided approach to transseptal access as well as an intracardiac echocardiolography guided approach utilizing the ACUNAV™ Catheter. Key topics also include procedural complications including pericardial tamponade.
Simulation training through the use of a Transseptal Simulator and a live animate lab is featured to assis the physician in gaining competency in the procedure of transseptal access to the left atrium.
2007 Course Dates
September 27-28
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Questions? Contact GlobalEducation@bwius.jnj.com
The objective of this one and a half day course is to train the Electrophysiology Fellow or practicing EP Physician in the procedure of obtaining transseptal access as well as mapping concepts using the CARTOSOUND™ Image Integration Software Module. The course curriculum involves didactic sessions discussing the anatomically guided approach to transseptal access as well as an intra-cardiac echocardiography guided approach utilizing the AcuNAv™ Catheter. The curriculum also includes case demonstrations using the CARTOSOUND™ Image Integration Software Module. Students will be given the opportunity to participate in hands-on exercises to increase proficiency in building maps using the CARTOSOUND™ Module and to explore approaches to obtaining Transseptal Access. Simulation training through the use of a Transseptal Simulator and a live animate lab is featured to assist the physician in gaining competency in the procedure of transseptal access to the left atrium.
2008 Course Dates
Jun 4-5
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Questions? Contact GlobalEducation@bwius.jnj.com
This workshop is designed for first year EP Fellows. Admittance into the program requires completion of an on-line modular training program, which covers the fundamentals of connectivity and electroanatomical mapping with the Carto® XP System.
2008 Course Dates
May 28-29
Class Full
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The objective of this program is to provide you with a basic level of technical training to prepare your biomedical staff to perform basic service & repairs on the Carto® XP EP Navigation System installed at your designated facilities. The Biosense Webster Biomedical Engineering Program is a 3-day course focusing on the hardware and software components of the Carto® XP XP EP Navigation System, and Stockert 70 RF Generator.
2008 Course Dates
May 28-29
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Comprehensive technical and clinical understanding is the key success factor for rapidly mastering the Carto® XP EP Navigation System. The 3D Navigation Concepts for EP Fellows Workshop is focused on increasing the understanding of mapping fundamentals in order to quickly gain the knowledge and confidence to use the Carto® XP System.
This workshop is designed for first year EP Fellows. Admittance into the program requires completion of an on-line modular training program, which covers the fundamentals of connectivity and electroanatomical mapping with the Carto® XP System.
While at the Institute, participants are trained on the Carto® XP System using state-of-the- art equipment. This intensive and diverse two-day program includes in-depth clinical software training, theoretical lectures, and practice in the animate laboratory. Topics include Advanced Software Features, 3D Mapping Concepts, 3D Map Interpretation, Cardiac Anatomy, and Image Integration using the CartoMerge® Software Module.
2008 Course Dates
May 8-9
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Questions? Contact GlobalEducation@bwius.jnj.com
Education Calendar
for 2008
| May | |
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| 7-8 | Advanced Navigation Concepts Class Full |
| 28-29 | 3D Navigation Concepts for Fellows Class Full |
| June | |
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| 4-5 | Advanced Interactive EP Technology Workshop: Transseptal/Cartosound (for physicians only) Class Full |
| July | |
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| 14-16 | Biomedical Engineering |
| 22-23 |
Advanced Interactive Ablation Workshop (for physicians only) |
| August | |
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| 26-27 | Advanced Navigation Concepts |
| September | |
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| 8-9 | Navigation Concepts for EP Fellows |
| 10-11 | Advanced Navigation Concepts |
| 24-25 |
Advanced Interactive EP Technology Workshop: Transseptal/Cartosound (for physicians only) Class Full |
| October | |
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| 22-23 | Advanced Navigation Concepts |
| November | |
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| 5-6 |
Advanced Interactive EP Technology Workshop: Transseptal/Ablation
(for physicians only) |
| 11-12 | Advanced Navigation Concepts |
| December | |
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| 9-10 | Advanced Navigation Concepts |