SwissRhythm
20 – 21 November 2025
KKL Lucerne
23rd Annual Meeting
organised by
Swiss Working Group for Pacing and Electrophysiology
Welcome Message
Dear Colleagues and Friends,
On behalf of the Swiss Working Group for Pacing and Electrophysiology, we are pleased to announce that the SwissRhythm annual meeting will be held at the KKL Lucerne on 20 – 21 November 2025. We wish to invite and welcome cardiologists with an interest in rhythm disorders as well as healthcare personnel involved in the management of cardiac arrhythmias to participate in this event.
The program will be varied and combines state-of-the art lectures, pro-contra debates, case-based presentations and interactive workshops in small groups. News from the industry will be integrated in the main program. We again will invite renowned experts to give an international view.
In the setting of our meeting, the SwissRhythm Research Prize will be awarded to a young researcher with the best recent research work in the field of arrhythmias, published or in press, that has been performed in Switzerland.
For those involved in device follow-up, a CME Refresher Course on pacemaker, ICD and CRT troubleshooting will be held on 19 November 2025 at the Hotel Radisson Blu Lucerne.
SwissRhythm is a great opportunity to develop professional skills and to meet up with colleagues and friends.
We look forward to welcoming you in Lucerne!
Prof. Dr. med. Tobias Reichlin
President
PD Dr. med. Ardan Saguner
President elect
Welcome Message
Dear Colleagues and Friends,
On behalf of the Swiss Working Group for Pacing and Electrophysiology, we are pleased to announce that the SwissRhythm annual meeting will be held at the KKL Lucerne on 20 – 21 November 2025. We wish to invite and welcome cardiologists with an interest in rhythm disorders as well as healthcare personnel involved in the management of cardiac arrhythmias to participate in this event.
The program will be varied and combines state-of-the art lectures, pro-contra debates, case-based presentations and interactive workshops in small groups. News from the industry will be integrated in the main program. We again will invite renowned experts to give an international view.
In the setting of our meeting, the SwissRhythm Research Prize will be awarded to a young researcher with the best recent research work in the field of arrhythmias, published or in press, that has been performed in Switzerland.
For those involved in device follow-up, a CME Refresher Course on pacemaker, ICD and CRT troubleshooting will be held on 19 November 2025 at the Hotel Radisson Blu Lucerne.
SwissRhythm is a great opportunity to develop professional skills and to meet up with colleagues and friends.
We look forward to welcoming you in Lucerne!
Prof. Dr. med. Tobias Reichlin
President
PD Dr. med. Ardan Saguner
President elect
Scientific Program
Thursday, 20 November 2025
- Tobias Reichlin, Bern
- Ardan Saguner, Zurich
- Laurent Roten, Bern
- Laurent Haegeli, Aarau
Ablation or Pace and Ablate?
- Marianne Zimmerli Voegtli, Thun
- Sven Reek, Aarau
- Giulia Domenichini, Lausanne
- Giulio Conte, Lugano
Sebastian Seidl, St. Gallen
Friday, 21 November 2025
- Etienne Delacrétaz, Lausanne
- Valérian Valiton, Geneva
- Andreas Müller, Zurich
- Philipp Krisai, Basel
- Tobias Reichlin, Bern
Research Prize Award
The SwissRhythm Research Prize will be awarded and presented on Friday morning during the main session in the auditorium of KKL Lucerne.
Accreditation
11 credits of the Swiss Society of Cardiology (SSC).
Certificates will be emailed to all participants at the end of the event.
SwissRhythm Infos
Congress Language
English
Venue
Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Luzern (KKL)
Europaplatz 1
6005 Lucerne
The KKL Lucerne has a direct link to Lucerne’s main train station (2 min. walk). We therefore advise you to arrive by train.
Conference Dinner
The conference dinner will take place on Thursday, 20 November 2025 from 18:30 at the Hotel Schweizerhof Lucerne. As places are limited, we recommend early booking.
Hotel Schweizerhof
Schweizerhofquai
6002 Lucerne
Who is it for?
- Physicians with interest in rhythmology
- Nurses and technicians specialised in pacing and EP
- Industry members supporting device and ablation therapy in the field
Congress Secretariat
CCE Services GmbH
Dornacherstrasse 82
4053 Basel
Phone: +41 61 551 07 00
info@swissrhythm.org
SwissRhythm Research Prize 2025
CME Refresher Course on Pacing, ICD and CRT troubleshooting
Interest Group of Allied Health Professionals in Rhythmology (IG-FR)
Registration
We are looking forward to your registration for the 2025 Congress. Please register using the button below.
What is included?
- Unlimited access to all scientific sessions, coffee breaks and lunches on the booked day
- Certificate of attendance for continuing education CME credits
- Printed main program onsite
- Speaker presentations (electronically available to download after the event)
Registration Fees
SwissRhythm at KKL
CME Refresher Course at Hotel Radisson Blu
Conference Dinner at Hotel Schweizerhof
Cancellation Policy
Refund of fees, less 25 % administrative charges, can be applied for in writing until 23 October 2025. After this date no refund can be made for cancellations. For any name changes, a handling fee of CHF 30 will be charged.
Hotel Accommodation
Rooms are reserved at hotel Radisson Blu and Waldstätterhof and can be booked together with your conference registration. Participants of SwissRhythm 2025 benefit from a reduced rate for the night from 20 to 21 November 2025 (1 night). Participants of both the CME Refresher Course and SwissRhythm benefit from a reduced rate for the nights from 19 to 21 November 2025 (2 nights).
Hotel Radisson Blu
This 4-star hotel is conveniently located within walking distance (approx. 400 meters) to the KKL conference venue. Address: Inseliquai 12, 6005 Lucerne
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- CHF 225 per single room per night including breakfast (reduced conference rate)
- CHF 40 double room surcharge per night
- CHF 305 per single room including breakfast for nights before and after the conference
Hotel Waldstätterhof
This 3-star hotel is conveniently located next to the train station within walking distance (approx. 300 meters) to the KKL conference venue. Address: Zentralstrasse 4, 6003 Lucerne.
- CHF 125 per single room per night including breakfast (reduced conference rate)
- CHF 50 double room surcharge per night
- CHF 195 per single room including breakfast for nights before and after the conference
Hotel Cancellation Policy
Refund of fees, less 25 % administrative charges, can be applied for in writing until 15 October 2025. After this date no refund can be made for cancellations. For any name changes, a handling fee of CHF 30 will be charged.
Save the dates:
19 – 20 November 2026
18 – 19 November 2027
Organising Committee
Tobias Reichlin
President
Bern
Ardan Saguner
President elect & Treasurer
Zurich
Etienne Delacrétaz
Past President
Lausanne
Giulio Conte
Lugano
Giulia Domenichini
Lausanne
Michael Kühne
Basel
Andreas Müller
Zurich
Jan Steffel
Zurich
Valérian Valiton
Geneva
Marianne Zimmerli Voegtli
Thun
Sponsors
Many thanks to our industry partners for their support.
Many thanks for the support to:
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