Hybrid Ablation
Courses
Hybrid Ablation 1
The Importance of a Heart Team Collaboration in Treating Complex Arrhythmias & LAAM
Starts / Ends
May 5, 2026 - May 7, 2026
Duration
3 days
Venue/Modality
Brussels (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
Participants
9 (3 groups of 3)
Course directors
Carlo de Asmundis, Serge Boveda, José Guerra
Head of Teaching Evaluation
Anthony Gallagher
Academic Institution
ERIS Institute
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Pre-registration for this course is open
When you submit your Europass CV, the ERIS board will review all applications and select participants based on their profiles.
Factsheet
Overall learning goals
- Understand the heart-team rationale for complex AF.
- Master epicardial–endocardial hybrid workflows and LAA management tools.
- Practise techniques on simulators and observe live procedures.
- Return ready to launch a hybrid AF/LAAM programme at one’s own centre.
Certified competencies
Case selection, convergent workflow, epicardial access, ablation & LAA closure, complication prevention and management.
Material provided
- Digital manual.
- OR checklist.
- Access to ERIS INSTITUTE Academy.
Assessment
- Daily quiz.
- Final practical exam.
Credits / certificate
ERIS Institute + University.
Faculties
- VUB Faculty: Mark La Meir, Carlo de Asmundis, Alexandre Almorad, Domenico Della Rocca, Luigi Pannone, Ivan Eltsov
- External: Bart Maesen
- External NON BE: Serge Boveda, Andrew Cook.
Course coordination
Detailed Programme
Prerequisits and e-learnings
- Mandatory e-learning (before the in-person Course).
- All modules before logging in to the live Day 1 session.
Participants
Total
9 participants (3 groups of 3).
Selection
CV submission and final validation by the ERIS Board.
Requirements
- Experienced Fellow Surgeons need to have experience VATS - video assisted thoracoscopy & EP (Surgeons: ≥ 20 VATS cases · EPs: ≥ 50 complex AF ablations).
- Familiar with electro-anatomical mapping systems.
- Commitment to start a hybrid AF/LAAM service within two months.