Cardiovascular Board Review for Initial Certification and Recertification

August 17-22, 2024
In-Person or Livestream | Mayo Civic Center, Rochester, MN

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Program

6:30 a.m.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 2024

Livestream airs in Central Standard Time | Course Location: Mayo Civic Center, 30 Civic Center Drive SE, Rochester, MN 55904

6:30 a.m.

Registration and Continental Breakfast

7:30 a.m.

Welcome, Objective Review, and Introduction to Course

Moderators: Michael Cullen, MD, Jeffrey Geske, MD, Amy Pollak, MD

8:00 a.m.

PERICARDIAL, CARDIOMYOPATHIES, HYPERTENSION, AND PULMONARY HYPERTENSION

Moderator: Jeffrey Geske, MD

8:00 a.m.

Cardiomyopathies

Steve Ommen, MD

8:55 a.m.

Hypertension

Amy Pollak, MD

9:50 a.m.

Break

10:20 a.m.

Pulmonary Hypertension

Sudhir Kushwaha, MD

11:15 a.m.

Pericardial Disease and Myocarditis

S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD

12:10 p.m.

Lunch (provided)

1:00 p.m.

VASCULAR DISEASE

Moderator: Michael Cullen, MD

1:00 p.m.

Diseases of the Peripheral Arteries

Amy Pollak, MD

1:55 p.m.

Diseases of the Aorta and Great Vessels

John Bois, MD

2:50 p.m.

Break

3:20 p.m.

Thromboembolic and Other Venous Diseases

Robert McBane, MD

4:15 p.m.

Carotid and Renal Vascular Disease

Ian McPhail, MD

5:10 p.m.

Review of the Day: Quick Quiz

5:30 p.m.

Dinner Break

6:00 p.m.

Ventricular Function

Michael Cullen, MD, Jeffrey Geske, MD

7:15 p.m.

Adjourn

7:00 a.m.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 18, 2024

7:00 a.m.

Breakfast

8:00 a.m.

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE: PREVENTION AND CHRONIC STABLE CAD

Moderator: Amy Pollak, MD

8:00 a.m.

Assessment and Primary Prevention of Patients at Risk for CAD

Stephen Kopecky, MD

8:55 a.m.

Assessment and Medical Management of Patients with Known CAD

Panithaya Chareonthaitawee, MD

9:50 a.m.

Break

10:20 a.m.

Revascularization for Patients with Chronic Coronary Artery Disease

Abhiram Prasad, MD

11:15 a.m.

Evaluation and Management of the Patient with Cardiac Disease for Non-Cardiac Surgery

Michael Cullen, MD

12:10 p.m.

Lunch (provided)

1:00 p.m.

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE: ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES

Moderator: Michael Cullen, MD

1:00 p.m.

ACS Part I – Presentation and Reperfusion

Malcolm Bell, MD

1:55 p.m.

ACS Part II – Adjunctive Medical Therapy

Malcolm Bell, MD

2:50 p.m.

Break

3:20 p.m.

Complications of Myocardial Infarction

Jeffrey Geske, MD

4:15 p.m.

Review of the Day: Quick Quiz

4:35 p.m.

Break

5:00 p.m.

Multimodality Imaging

Panithaya Chareonthaitawee, MD, Christopher Francois, MD, Prajwal Reddy, MD

Moderator: Amy Pollak, MD

6:30 p.m.

Adjourn

7:00 a.m.

MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 2024

7:00 a.m.

Breakfast

8:00 a.m.

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF THE HEART: ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, ARRHYTHMIAS, AND CHANNELOPATHIES

Moderator: Michael Cullen, MD

8:00 a.m.

Atrial Fibrillation and SVT: Diagnosis and Stroke Prevention

Ammar Killu, MBBS

8:55 a.m.

Atrial Fibrillation and SVT: Treatment

Malini Madhavan, MBBS

9:50 a.m.

Break

10:20 a.m.

Ventricular Arrhythmias

Siva Mulpuru, MD

11:15 a.m.

The Cardiac Channelopathies (Brugada, CPVT, and LQTS)

Michael Ackerman, MD, PhD

12:10 p.m.

Lunch Break + Optional Meet the Experts Session (in-person attendees only)

1:00 p.m.

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF THE HEART: DRUGS AND DEVICES

Moderator: Jeffrey Geske, MD

1:00 p.m.

Antiarrhythmic Drugs, Interactions, and Proarrhythmias

Konstantinos Siontis, MD

1:55 p.m.

Syncope and Out-of-Hospital Arrest: Non-Invasive and Invasive Testing and Treatments

Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS

2:50 p.m.

Break

3:20 p.m.

Pacemakers, ICDs, and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

Ammar Killu, MBBS

5:00 p.m.

Review of the Day: Quick Quiz

5:20 p.m.

Dinner Break

6:00 p.m.

Gameshow (In-Person Only) NOTE: No CME credit offered for this session

Christopher Jain, MD, Melissa Lyle, MD, Amy Pollak, MD

7:30 p.m.

Adjourn

7:00 a.m.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2024

7:00 a.m.

Breakfast

8:00 a.m.

VALVULAR HEART DISEASE

Moderator: Amy Pollak, MD

8:00 a.m.

Infective Endocarditis

Michael Cullen, MD

8:55 a.m.

Valvular Stenosis

Sunil Mankad, MD

9:50 a.m.

Break

10:20 a.m.

Valvular Regurgitation

Sunil Mankad, MD

11:15 a.m.

Prosthetic Valves and Other Forms of Valve Disease

Jeffrey Geske, MD

12:10 p.m.

Lunch Break + Optional Meet the Experts Session (in-person attendees only)

1:00 p.m.

CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE

Moderator: Jeffrey Geske, MD

1:00 p.m.

Pregnancy and the Heart

Katie Young, MD

1:55 p.m.

Congenital Heart Disease: Part 1 – Simple

Christopher Jain, MD

2:50 p.m.

Break

3:20 p.m.

Congenital Heart Disease: Part 2 – Complex

Sabrina Phillips, MD

4:35 p.m.

Hemodynamics

William Miranda, MD

Moderator: Michael Cullen, MD

5:20 p.m.

Review of the Day: Quick Quiz

5:40 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Course Reception for Attendees & Faculty

7:00 a.m.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2024

6:45 a.m.

Breakfast

7:30 a.m.

HEART FAILURE

Moderator: Michael Cullen, MD

7:30 a.m.

Medical Treatment of Chronic Stable Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction

Paul McKie, MD

8:40 a.m.

Evaluation and Management of HFpEF

Barry Borlaug, MD

9:35 a.m.

Break

10:00 a.m.

Medical Treatment of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure

Atta Behfar, MD, PhD

10:55 a.m.

Cardiac Device and Replacement Therapy (Transplant)

Melissa Lyle, MD

11:50 a.m.

Review of the Day: Quick Quiz and Course Wrap-up

Moderators: Michael Cullen, MD, Jeffrey Geske, MD, Amy Pollak, MD

12:10 p.m.

Lunch

12:00 p.m.

ECG, ANGIOGRAPHY, AND ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY CODING FOR THE BOARD EXAM

Moderator: Jeffrey Geske, MD

12:45 p.m.

ECG Coding

Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS

3:00 p.m.

Break

3:15 p.m.

Cath Coding

Mackram Eleid, MD

4:30 p.m.

Break

4:45 p.m.

Echo Coding

Rekha Mankad, MD

6:30 p.m.

Wrap Up and Adjourn

7:00 a.m.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 2024 - ECHO FOCUS SESSION

7:00 a.m.

Breakfast (provided)

7:25 a.m.

Welcome, Objective Review and Introduction to Course

Moderators: Kyle Klarich, MD, Vuyisile Nkomo, MD

7:30 a.m.

BASIC ECHO: SYSTOLIC AND DIASTOLIC FUNCTION ANALYSIS

7:30 a.m.

Classic M-Mode and LV Systolic Function

Sunil Mankad, MD

7:55 a.m.

LV Diastolic Function

Jae Oh, MD

8:20 a.m.

RV Function and Pulmonary Hypertension

Jeffrey Geske, MD

8:45 a.m.

Q & A

9:00 a.m.

ASSESSMENT OF VALVULAR HEART DISEASE

9:00 a.m.

Mitral and Aortic Regurgitation

Hector Michelena, MD

9:30 a.m.

Mitral and Aortic Stenosis

Vuyisile Nkomo, MD

10:00 a.m.

Refreshment Break

10:15 a.m.

Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation (Do not include PISA)

Ratnasari Padang, MBBS, PhD

10:40 a.m.

Prosthetic Valves

Sorin Pislaru, MD, PhD

11:05 a.m.

Echo in the Diagnosis and Evaluation of Endocarditis

Ratnasari Padang, MBBS, PhD

11:30 a.m.

Q & A

11:45 a.m.

Lunch Break

12:15 p.m.

ASSESSMENT OF CARDIOMYOPATHIES

12:15 p.m.

Echo Assessment of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Kyle Klarich, MD

12:40 p.m.

Echo Assessment of Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Daniel Borgeson, MD

1:05 p.m.

Constriction vs. Restriction Hemodynamics

S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD

1:30 p.m.

Q & A

1:45 p.m.

ASSESSMENT OF ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE

1:45 p.m.

Stress Echo: Role, Risk Wall Motion Analysis and Appropriateness Pre-recorded

Adelaide Arruda-Olson, MD

2:10 p.m.

Role of Echo in the CCU – Mechanical Complications of MI and Mimics of Myocardial Infarction

Sunil Mankad, MD

2:35 p.m.

SPECIAL TOPICS IN ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

2:35 p.m.

Simple Congenital Heart Disease

William Miranda, MD

3:00 p.m.

Refreshment Break

3:15 p.m.

Recognizing Masses in the Heart and Source of Embolism

Kyle Klarich, MD

3:40 p.m.

Interventional Echocardiography: How 3D Helps in Daily Practice

Jeremy Thaden, MD

4:05 p.m.

Q & A

4:30 p.m.

Adjourn

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