1st Worldwide Internet Symposium on Drug-Induced QT Prolongation

	Ackerman, Michael Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics, and Pharmacology Director, Long QT Syndrome Clinic Director, Windland Smith Rice Sudden Death Genomics Laboratory President, Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndromes Foundation Mayo Clinic Conflict of Interest Statement: Consultant for PGxHealth with respect to FAMILION, Consultant for Medtronics, and on Data Safety Monitoring Board for Pfizer with respect to Geodon.

	Antzelevitch, Charles Executive Director/Director of Research Gordon K. Moe Scholar Professor of Pharmacology Masonic Medical Research Laboratory Conflict of Interest Statement: Dr. Antzelevitch received research support and is a consultant to CV Therapeutics.

	Badilini, Fabio Master degree in Biomedical Engineering at the Politecnico University of Milan, Italy Doctoral degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Rochester, NY Founder of AMPS-LLC, NY Conflict of Interest Statement: Fabio Badilini is the vice-president of AMPS-LLC, NY.

	Belardinelli, Luiz Senior Vice President for Pharmacology Translational Biomedical Research Professor of Medicine in the Divisions of Cardiology and Pharmacology at the University of Florida Conflict of Interest Statement: I will follow standard conflict-of-interest guidelines and not advertise any commercial product in my responses during the Symposium. Speaker has declared no conflicts.

	Campbell, Terry Professor of Medicine at the University of New South Wales and St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Australia Deputy Director of the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute in Sydney Conflict of Interest Statement: I will follow standard conflict-of-interest guidelines and not advertise any commercial product in my responses during the Symposium. Speaker has declared no conflicts.

	Couderc, Jean Philippe Research Associate Professor of Medicine in the Cardiology Department of Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester Medical Center, NY. Assistant Director of the Heart Research Follow-up Program Laboratory Chief of Technology Officer of iCardiac Technology Inc. Member of the editorial boards of the Annals of Non-Invasive Electrocardiology Special Governmental Employee (SGE) position at the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research for the US Food and Drug Administration.

	Darpö, Börje Pharmaceutical Consultant, Sweden

	Daubert, James Associate Professor of Medicine University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester, NY Director, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship Training Program ACGME-certified University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester, NY Co-Director, Hereditary Arrhythmia Clinic University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester, NY

	El-Sherif, Nabil Professor of medicine and Physiology at State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center. Director of the Cardiology division at the New York Harbor VA healthcare Center, Brooklyn, New York.

	Fossa, Anthony Research Fellow. Dept of Translational and Molecular Medicine, Pfizer Inc.

	Gussak, Ihor Deputy Therapeutic Area Head, Cardiovascular Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Clinical Professor of Medicine, UMDBJ-RWJMS. Executive Editor, Journal of Electrocardiology

	Goldenberg, Ilan Reseacrh Associate Professor, Heart Research Follow-Up Program, University of Rochester Medical Center. Rochester, NY, USA. Senior cardiologist, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Israel. Conflict of Interest Statement: I will follow standard conflict-of-interest guidelines and not advertise any commercial product in my responses during the Symposium. Speaker has declared no conflicts.

	Haigney, Mark Professor of Medicine, Uniformed Services University Associate Professor of Medicine, (Tenured) Uniformed Services University Director, Division of Cardiology, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences

	Hu, Dayi Director of Cardiology and President of the Institute of cardiovascular Diseases in People's Hospital, Peking University Director of Heart Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital University of Medical Sciences President of Shanghai Tongji Medical College of Tongji University President of Chinese Heart Rhythm Society President, Chinese Society of Cardiology

	Kaab, Stefan Ludwig Maximilians University Munich, Germany, Department of Medicine and Cardiology Conflict of Interest Statement: I will follow standard conflict-of-interest guidelines and not advertise any commercial product in my responses during the Symposium. Speaker has declared no conflicts.

	Kligfield, Paul Professor of Medicine at the Weill Cornell Medical College. Director of the Cardiac Graphics Laboratoryat The New York. Presbyterian Hospital -President of the New York State Chapter of the American College of Cardiology -President-elect of the New York Cardiological Society. Vice-President of the International Society for Computerized Electrocardiology . Conflict of Interest Statement: Dr. Kligfield serves on the Scientific Advisory Board of MDS Centralized Cardiac Services and consults with several ECG equipment manufacturers, including GE, Philips, and Mortara Instrument.

	Kovacs, Richard Professor of Clinical Medicine, Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Conflict of Interest Statement: Dr. Kovacs serves as a consultant to Lilly, Aryx, Xenoport and Biomedical Systems. He has been a speaker for Pfizer and CVTherapeutics.

	Locati, Emanuela Director of the “Servizio di Elettrocardiografia Dinamica”, UOC V Cardiologia Ambulatoriale, Dipartimento Cardio-Toraco-Vascolare “A De Gasperis”, Az. Ospedaliera Niguarda Ca' Granda, Milan

	Malik, Marek Professor of Cardiac Electrophysiology at the University of London Heading non-invasive electrophysiology group at St. George's Hospital Chairman of St. Paul's Cardiac Electrophysiology in London Conflict of Interest Statement: I have no conflict of interest in respect of the text that I sent.

	Maison-Blanche, Pierre Fellow of the French Society of Cardiology Affiliation: Hôpital Lariboisière, Service de Cardiologie Conflict of Interest Statement: I will follow standard conflict-of-interest guidelines and not advertise any commercial product in my responses during the Symposium. Speaker has declared no conflicts.

	Moss, Arthur Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) Director, Heart Research Follow-up Program University of Rochester Medical Center Editor-in-Chief Annals of NonInvasive Electrocardiology Former President of ISHNE Conflict of Interest Statement: Company: Guidant Corporation / Relationship: Research Grant Hold no stock or stock options in any device company. Not a member of any corporate advisory group or speakers’ bureau.

	Narula, Dhiraj Medical Director, Quintiles ECG Laboratory

	Pérez Riera, Andrés Chief of the Sector of Electro-Vectocardiography of the Discipline of Cardiology, School of Medicine, ABC Foundation – Santo André – São Paulo – Brazil Conflict of Interest Statement: I will follow standard conflict-of-interest guidelines and not advertise any commercial product in my responses during the Symposium. Speaker has declared no conflicts.

	Priori, Silvia President of the European Heart Rhythm Associatio of the European Society of Cardiology Adjunct Professor of Pharmacology SUNY Upstate Medical University Syracuse NY Chairman Committee for Practice Guideline of the European Society of Cardiology Associate Professor of Cardiology, University of Pavia, Italia Director Molecular Cardiology and Electrophysiology Laboratories, IRCCS Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri, Pavia, Italy Conflict of Interest Statement: I will follow standard conflict-of-interest guidelines and not advertise any commercial product in my responses during the Symposium. Speaker has declared no conflicts.

	Rautaharju, Pentti Professor of Physiology and Biophysics, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1966 - 1990 Career Investigator, Medical Research Council of Canada, 1966 - 94 Research Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences and Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, 1990 - 2002 Professor Emeritus 2002. Conflict of Interest Statement: I will follow standard conflict-of-interest guidelines and not advertise any commercial product in my responses during the Symposium. Speaker has declared no conflicts.

	Roden, Dan Assistant Vice-Chancellor for Personalized MedicineVanderbilt University Medical Centers Principal Investigator for the Vanderbilt Pharmacogenomics of Arrhythmia Therapies site in the NIH-sponsored Pharmacogenetics Research Network Conflict of Interest Statement: Consulting fees or paid Advisory Board (2006) Sanofi-Aventis; Int'l Life Sciences Health & Environmental Sciences Institute; Sapphire Therapeutics; Atlas Venture Advisors; Pfizer; Avanir; Baker Brothers Advisors; Cardiokine (2007) Eli Lilly (2005 present) Novartis Pharmaceuticals

	Sanguinetti, Michael Professor, Department of Physiology, University of Utah Member, Nora Eccles Harrison Cardiovascular Research & Training Institute, University of Utah Conflict of Interest Statement: Member of scientific advisory board for ChanTest, Neurion, Icagen, Hydra

	Savelieva, Irina Clinical Lecturer in Cardiology Division of Cardiac & Vascular, Sciences St George’s Hospital University of London London, United Kingdom Conflict of Interest Statement: Disclosures: former investigator in the NESI study sponsored by Servier

	Wheeler, William Chief Medical Officer at Spacelabs Healthcare, Clinical Trial Services, an ECG Core Laboratory. Medical Director at MDS Pharma Services Cardiac Safety Services. Conflict of Interest Statement: Spacelabs Healthcare, ClinicalTrial Services and MDS Pharma, Cardiac Safety Services.

	Zhang, Li Adjunct assistant professor of Univ. of Utah School of Medicine Honored faculty member, visiting professor, Cardiology departments, First and Second Teaching Hospitals of Medical School, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China Director of multi-national/multi-center ECG studies in sudden arrhythmic death diseases, Cardiovascular Genetics Program, LDS Hospital, Intermountain Healthcare

	Zareba, Wojciech Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) at the University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA Director of Clinical Research Cardiology Division Director of the Heart Research Follow Up Program Editor in Chief of Cardiology Journal Deputy Editor of Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology Conflict of Interest Statement: Disclosures: Dr. Zareba reported consulting for the following companies regarding drug-induced QT prolongation: Arpida, Bristol-Meyers-Squibb, Genzyme, iCardiac Technologies, Lilly, Novartis, Pfizer, Quintiles, Sanofi-Synthelabo, Spacelabs.

Experts

	Breithardt, Günter Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) Head of the Department of Cardiology and Angiology,Hospital of the University of Mnster, Mnster, Germany Director of the Department of Molecular Cardiology,Leibniz-Institute for Arteriosclerosis Research.University of Mnster,Germany

	Camm, John Chair of Clinical Cardiology at St. George’s Hospital Chairman of the Division of Cardiological Sciences at St. George’s Past Co-Chairman of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Cardiac Arrhythmias and past President of the British Pacing & Electrophysiology Group Councilor of the Royal College of Physicians and the British Cardiac Society.

	Cho, Yongkeun Associate professor. Department of internal medicine. School of medicine. Kyunhpook National University

	Hiraoka, Masayasu Professor Emeritus, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Commisioner Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan, Labor Insurance Appeal Committee

	Kowey, Peter Professor of Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology, Jefferson Medical College Chief of Cardiology, Main Line Health, Lankenau Hospital and Medical Research Center. Wynnewood, PA

	Lehmann, Michael Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine Director, Electrocardiography Laboratory. Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

	Makarov, Leonid Professor of department Clinical Functional diagnostic of Moscow Medico-Stomatology University

	Mortara, Justin Vice President of Mortara Instrument Ph.D. in particle physics from the University of California at Berkeley

	Perkiömäki, Juha Associate Professor in Cardiology Department of Internal Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland

	Stockbridge, Norman Director, Division of Cardiovascular and Renal Products CDER/FDA

	Zhang, Joanne Mathematical Statistician Office of Biostatistics/Office of Translational Sciences Center for Drug and Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration

Ackerman, Michael

Antzelevitch, Charles

Badilini, Fabio

Belardinelli, Luiz

Campbell, Terry

Couderc, Jean Philippe

Darpö, Börje

Daubert, James

El-Sherif, Nabil

Fossa, Anthony

Gussak, Ihor

Goldenberg, Ilan

Haigney, Mark

Hu, Dayi

Kaab, Stefan

Kligfield, Paul

Kovacs, Richard

Locati, Emanuela

Malik, Marek

Maison-Blanche, Pierre

Moss, Arthur

Narula, Dhiraj

Pérez Riera, Andrés

Priori, Silvia

Rautaharju, Pentti

Roden, Dan

Sanguinetti, Michael

Savelieva, Irina

Wheeler, William

Zhang, Li

Zareba, Wojciech

Breithardt, Günter

Camm, John

Cho, Yongkeun

Hiraoka, Masayasu

Kowey, Peter

Lehmann, Michael

Makarov, Leonid

Mortara, Justin

Perkiömäki, Juha

Stockbridge, Norman

Zhang, Joanne