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, DEU Rectorate, TSC Presidency
09.00–10:00
(under EHRA review) Tracing Marathon - 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
(under EHRA review) Tracing Marathon - Round 2 - Joint Session

Presenter: Dr. Jose Luis MERINO
11:15–11:30
 		Coffee Break
11:30–12:30
(under EHRA review) Tracing Marathon - Round 3 - Joint Session

Presenter: Martin RAUBER
12.30-13.30
 		LUNCH
13.30-14.30
 		Rapid Fire ECG Sprint

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. Duhan Fatih BAYRAK
14.30–14.45
 		Coffee Break
14.45–15.45
(under EHRA review) Tracing Marathon - Round 4 - Joint Session

Presenter: Dr. Malcom FINLAY
15.45–16.00
 		Coffee Break
16.00-17.30
(under EHRA review) 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: Martin RAUBER, Dr. R. Yigit YILANCIOĞLU
17.30-18:00

(under EHRA review) EHRA Session

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

08.00–09.00
 		Trace Forum I: Traces I want to share (ECG?)
Chairperson: Dr. Özcan ÖZEKE

Senate of Traces: Dr. Oğuzhan Ekrem TURAN, Dr. Malcom FINLAY, Martin RAUBER

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. Panellists and the audience will engage in detailed discussions on diagnostic maneuvers and their clinical implications.
09.00–09.15
 		Coffee Break
09.15–10.15
 		Trace Forum II: Traces I want to share

Chairperson: Dr. Dursun ARAS
Senate of Traces: Dr. Jose Luis MERINO, EHRA representative, Dr. Barış AKDEMİR
10.15-10.30
 		Coffee Break
10:30–11:30
 		Tracing Marathon- Round 5

Presenter: Dr. Özcan ÖZEKE
11.30–11.45
 		Coffee Break
11.45–12.45
 		Tracing Marathon – Device Round 1

Presenter: Dr. Oğuzhan Ekrem TURAN
12:45-13.30
 		Lunch
13:30–14:30
 		Device Tracing Round 2

Presenter: Dr. Evrim ŞİMŞEK
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.