Scientific Program 2025
Day 1 – December 5th 2025
MODERATORS: Christoph Starck (Germany), Nigel Lever (New Zealand)
| 08:00 | Registration and Welcome Coffee |
| 09:00 | Opening Remarks C. Starck, N. Lever |
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Session 1: Innovations & Controversies in Lead Extraction |
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| 09:15 |
New Horizons in Lead Extraction: Robotics, Imaging & Tools of 2030 Mark Gallagher (UK) |
| 10:00 |
Lead Extraction in the Era of Leadless Devices, EV and Subcutaneous ICDs Federico Migliore (Italy) |
| 10:45 | Coffee Break |
| 11:15 |
When Not to Extract: Navigating Clinical and Ethical Boundaries Ray Schaerf (USA) |
| 12:00 |
Surgical Backup or Surgical Partner? Evolving Collaboration in TLE Maina Jalava (Finland) |
| 12:30 |
Hybrid Extractions – When transvenous is not enough to finish the job… Christoph Starck (Germany) |
| 13:00 | Lunch Break |
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Session 2: Interactive Case-Based Session – “The Art of the Difficult Extraction” |
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Expert-presented complex cases with interactive panel debate |
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| 14:00 | Expert Case #1 Przemyslaw Mitkowski (Poland) |
| 14:20 | Expert Case #2 Kerstin Bode (Germany) |
| 14:40 | Expert Case #3 Brian Schuler (USA) |
| 15:00 | Expert Case #4 David Mörtsell (Sweden) |
| 15:20 | Expert Case #5 Samer Hakmi (Germany) |
| 15:40 | Expert Case #6 Heiko Burger (Germany) |
| 16:00 | Expert Case #7 Manav Sohal (UK) |
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16:20 |
Coffee Break |
| Keynote Lecture: | |
| 16:40 - 17:40 | The Evolution of Transvenous Lead Extraction: Where Are We Now, Where Are We Going?” Frank Bracke (The Netherlands) |
| 20:00 | Dinner |
Day 2 – December 6th 2025
MODERATORS: Christoph Starck (Germany), Nigel Lever (New Zealand)
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Session 3: Clinical Challenges in Lead Management |
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| 09:00 | Management of Device Infections: From Guidelines to Bedside Archana Rao (UK) |
| 09:45 | Lead Management in Patients with Vascular Access Challenges Roger Freedman (USA) |
| 10:30 | Coffee Break |
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Session 4: Risk, Training, and Building an Extraction Program |
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| 11:00 | Risk Scores and Predictors of Adverse Outcomes in TLE Fredrik Gadler (Sweden) |
| 11:45 | Training, Credentialing, and Team Structures in Lead Extraction Nigel Lever (New Zealand) |
| 12:15 | Lunch Break |
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Session 5: Bring your case & we will discuss… |
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| 13:15 | New format! Every participant may bring a challenging case, that we will discuss in the ILEEM group. All |
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Session 6: Global Perspectives & Data-Driven Insights |
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| 14:15 | Outcomes and Lessons from International Registries Zaki Akhtar (UK) |
| 14:45 | Ethics and End-of-Life Scenarios in Lead Management Sergio Richter (Germany) |
| 15:15 | Closing remarks and outlook to ILEEM 2026 |
| 15:30 | End of Meeting |
