Scientific Program

08:30–08:45
 		Registration & Welcome

Arrangements will be made for a fully interactive meeting. Each participant will be provided with a personal online account and will respond to tracing-based multiple-choice questions using their own mobile devices. Participants with the highest number of correct responses will be awarded medals.
08:45–09:00
 		Opening Ceremony

Welcome to the Trace Olympics and detailed introduction to the competition form

Speaker: Dr. Emin Evren ÖZCAN Dr. Taylan AKGÜN
09.00–10:00
 		Tracing Round 1 -Joint Session

Brief: Participants will analyze intracardiac electrograms (IEGMs) from real-life cases. Each presenter will display 5–7 tracings accompanied by multiple-choice questions, followed by detailed explanations and interactive discussion

Presenter: Dr. Emin Evren ÖZCAN
10:00–10:15
 		Coffee Break
10.15–11.15
 		Tracing Round 2

Presenter: Dr. Antonio FRONTERA
11:15–11:30
 		Coffee Break
11:30–12:30
 		Tracing Round 3 - Joint Session

Presenter: Dr Malcom FINLAY
12.30-13.30
 		LUNCH
13.30-14.30
 		Rapid Fire ECG Season

Brief: A fast-paced, quiz-style ECG interpretation session. Questions are multiple-choice with a maximum of one minute to answer. Participants will view an ECG or a brief clinical case and must select the correct answer within seconds. Once all questions have been completed, each ECG will be reviewed and discussed in detail

Presenter: Dr. Taylan AKGUN
14.30–14.45
 		Coffee Break
14.45–15.45
 		Tracing Round 4 - Joint Session

Presenter: Dr. Konstantinos P. LETSAS
15.45–16.00
 		Coffee Break
16.00-17.00
 		Young EP Session | Gladiator Arena – Case Competition

Brief: Young electrophysiologists will present their own challenging cases, defend their clinical reasoning, and engage in discussion while being questioned by peers and faculty members.

Chairpersons: Dr Ivan ZELJKOVIC, Dr. R. Yigit YILANCIOĞLU
17.00-17.30
Coffee Break
17.00-17.30
EHRA Session

Activities of EHRA and Future Aspects – Dr. Emin Evren ÖZCAN
Getting involved in the EHRA Young EP – Dr Ivan ZELJKOVIC

08.30 – 10.00
 		Trace Forum: Traces I want to share
Chairpersons: Dr. Oğuzhan Ekrem TURAN

Senate of Traces: Dr. Emin Evren ÖZCAN, Dr. Daniel STEVEN, Dr Ivan ZELJKOVIC, Dr. Kostantinos LETSAS

Brief: Participants will present their selected tracings, previously reviewed and approved by the Scientific Program Committee. Each case will follow a 15-minute format: 5 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for discussion. Panelists and the audience will engage in detailed discussions on diagnostic maneuvers and their clinical implications.
10.00-10.15
 		Coffee Break
10.15–11.15
 		Tracing Round 5

Presenter: Dr Hikmet YORGUN
11.15–11.30
Coffee Break
11:30–12:30
 		Tracing Round 6 - Joint Session

Presenter: Dr. Daniel STEVEN **
12.30-13.30
 		Lunch
13:30–14:30
Device Tracing Round

Presenter: Dr. Oğuzhan Ekrem TURAN
14.30-14.45
Closing Remarks
End of Scientific Program
Note: After the main scientific program, participants are welcome to join Bridging Heritage & the Future of Electrophysiology, an independent academic event solely hosted by Dokuz Eylül University and held at a separate venue. This event is not part of the official scientific program and is offered free of charge upon separate registration. Due to limited seating, participants who wish to attend are kindly requested to indicate their interest in advance.