Formation of a national network for rapid response to device and lead advisories: The Canadian Heart Rhythm Society Device Advisory Committee.
The Canadian Heart Rhythm Society (CHRS) Device Advisory Committee was commissioned to respond to advisories regarding cardiac rhythm device and lead performance on behalf of the CHRS. In the event of an advisory, the Chair uses an e-mail network to disseminate advisory information to Committee members broadly representative of the Canadian device community. A consensus recommendation is prepared by the Committee and made available to all Canadian centres on the CHRS Web site after approval by the CHRS executive. This collaborative approach using an e-mail network has proven very efficient in providing a rapid national response to device advisories. The network is an ideal tool to collect specific data on implanted device system performance and allows for prompt reporting of clinically relevant data to front-line clinicians and patients.
Krahn
Andrew D
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Simpson
Christopher S
CS
Parkash
Ratika
R
Yee
Raymond
R
Champagne
Jean
J
Healey
Jeffrey S
JS
Cameron
Doug
D
Thibault
Bernard
B
Mangat
Iqwal
I
Tung
Stanley
S
Sterns
Laurence
L
Birnie
David H
DH
Exner
Derek V
DV
Sivakumaran
Soori
S
Davies
Ted
T
Coutu
Benoit
B
Crystal
Eugene
E
Wolfe
Kevin
K
Verma
Atul
A
Stephenson
Elizabeth A
EA
Sanatani
Shubhayan
S
Gow
Robert
R
Connors
Sean
S
Paredes
Felix Ayala
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Turabian
Mike
M
Kus
Teresa
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Essebag
Vidal
V
Gardner
Martin
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