Cardiology at Cancun: Topics in Clinical Cardiology

February 26 - March 1, 2024
Marriott Cancun Resort, Cancun, Mexico

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Credit Types: ABIM MOC (23.75), AMA PRA Category 1™ (23.75), Nursing (23.75), ABS MOC (23.75), Price: $750-$900 | Register by 1/29 to Save $100

Program

Sunday, February 25, 2024
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Pre-Course Registration (Grand Ballroom Foyer)
Monday, February 26, 2024
6:30 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
7:15 a.m.
Welcome and Course Overview
Moderator: Steve Ommen, MD
KEY CONCEPTS IN PRIMARY PREVENTION
Moderator: Steve Ommen, MD
7:30 a.m.
Assessing Cardiovascular Risk: The Basics and Beyond
Randal Thomas, MD, MS
7:50 a.m.
Coronary Calcium CT for Risk Stratification
Eric Williamson, MD
8:10 a.m.
Primary Prevention of ASCVD
Randal Thomas, MD, MS
8:30 a.m.
Managing Lipids: What Is New?
Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, MD
8:50 a.m.
Advance Use of Cardiac Imaging for CV Risk Prediction
Eric Williamson, MD
9:10 a.m.
Sleep Hygiene for CVD Risk Prevention
Anna Svatikova, MD, PhD
9:25 a.m.
Panel Discussion
9:35 a.m.
Refreshment Break - Visit Exhibits
HOW TO PREVENT CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE: CASE-BASED MANAGEMENT
Moderator: Steve Ommen, MD
10:00 a.m.
The Management of the Patient with Cardiometabolic Syndrome
Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, MD
10:20 a.m.
Medical and Surgical Management of Obesity
Pankaj Shah, MD
10:40 a.m.
Cardiovascular Risk Reduction When Managing Diabetes
Pankaj Shah, MD
11:00 a.m.
Exercise As A Medical Prescription
Anna Svatikova, MD, PhD
11:20 a.m.
Challenging Cases in Preventive Cardiology
Anna Svatikova, MD, PhD, Randal Thomas, MD, MS, Eric Williamson, MD
Moderator: Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, MD
11:40 a.m.
Panel Discussion
12:15 p.m.
Adjourn
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Welcome Reception (Poolside) All Participants, Faculty, Exhibitors, and Guests Invited
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
7:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast - Visit Exhibits
HEART FAILURE - I
Moderator: Steve Ommen, MD
7:30 a.m.
Top 5 New Heart Failure Trials of 2023
Drew Rosenbaum, MD
7:50 a.m.
GDMT for Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
Paul McKie, MD
8:10 a.m.
Cardio-Oncology: Immunotherapy and the Heart
Grace Lin, MD
8:30 a.m.
Strategies to Optimize GDMT for Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction
Paul McKie, MD
8:50 a.m.
Device Therapy for Heart Failure: Beyond CRT
Grace Lin, MD
8:50 a.m.
Panel Discussion
9:25 a.m.
Refreshment Break - Visit Exhibits
HEART FAILURE - II
Moderator: Steve Ommen, MD
10:00 a.m.
Sarcoidosis and Other Inflammatory Cardiomyopathies
John Giudicessi, MD, PhD
10:20 a.m.
Innovations in Mechanical Circulatory Support
Drew Rosenbaum, MD
10:40 a.m.
Pulmonary Hypertension: A Stepwise Diagnostic Approach
Robert Frantz, MD
11:00 a.m.
Gene Editing for Heart Failure: Ready for Prime Time?
John Giudicessi, MD, PhD
11:20 a.m.
Right Heart Failure: State of the Art
Robert Frantz, MD
11:40 a.m.
Panel Discussion
12:05 p.m.
Adjourn Note Special Evening Session
12:05 p.m.
Grab your lunch and join for a special presentation sponsored by Regeneron. Discovering EVKEEZA, Adjunct Therapy for HOFH - Deepak R. Talreja, Sentara Cardiology Specialists, Virginia Beach, VA NO CME CREDIT
EVENING SESSION
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Heart Failure Cases
Robert Frantz, MD, Paul McKie, MD, Drew Rosenbaum, MD
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
7:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast - Visit Exhibits
ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE - I
Moderator: Steve Ommen, MD
7:30 a.m.
Top 5 Trials in CAD Last Year
Malcolm Bell, MD
7:50 a.m.
Recognition and Treatment of Cardiogenic Shock
Jacob Jentzer, MD
8:10 a.m.
Myocardial Infarction Without Atherosclerosis: What Do We Know?
Rajiv Gulati, MD, PhD
8:30 a.m.
Short DAPT - Should It Be Routine?
Malcolm Bell, MD
8:50 a.m.
DOACS for Secondary Prevention in CAD?
Ana Casanegra, MD
9:10 a.m.
Panel Discussion
9:35 a.m.
Refreshment Break - Visit Exhibits
ISCHEMIC HEART DIEASE - II
Moderator: Steve Ommen, MD
10:00 a.m.
Management of Bleeding From DOACS
Ana Casanegra, MD
10:20 a.m.
Myocardial Bridging - Incidental or Culprit?
Claire Raphael, MBBS
10:40 a.m.
Cooling Off Cooling in OHCA…Really?
Jacob Jentzer, MD
11:00 a.m.
When Should We Revascularize Chronically Total Occluded Arteries?
Rajiv Gulati, MD, PhD
11:20 a.m.
Secondary Prevention After Acute MI in 2024…A Reappraisal
Claire Raphael, MBBS
11:40 a.m.
Panel Discussion
12:05 p.m.
Adjourn Note Special Evening Session
EVENING SESSION
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Cases in Ischemic Heart Disease
Malcolm Bell, MD, Rajiv Gulati, MD, PhD, Jacob Jentzer, MD, Mandeep Singh, MD
Thursday, February 29, 2024
7:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast - Visit Exhibits
PRACTICAL MANAGEMENT OF AF
Moderator: Fred Kusumoto, MD
7:30 a.m.
Wearables, Artificial Intelligence, and ? - The Future of Digital Technology For AF Management
Duy Nguyen, MD
7:55 a.m.
Pulling the Trigger on Anticoagulation: When and How?
Fred Kusumoto, MD
8:15 a.m.
Ablation or Antiarrhythmic Drugs for First Line Rhythm Control?
Win-Kuang Shen, MD
8:35 a.m.
Practical Anticoagulation Tips: After a Bleed, Preparation for Surgery, and ?
Komandoor Srivathsan, MD
8:55 a.m.
Which Patients Should Have Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion in 2024?
Thomas Munger, MD
9:15 a.m.
Panel Discussion
9:30 a.m.
Refreshment Break - Visit Exhibits
DIFFICULT ARRHYTHMIA MANAGEMENT SCENARIOS
10:00 a.m.
Sudden Death in a Family Member: What Next?
Komandoor Srivathsan, MD
10:25 a.m.
Pacing for Bradycardia: RV, LV, or Both?
Fred Kusumoto, MD
10:50 a.m.
Refractory Ventricular Arrhythmias: Tips and Tricks for Management
Thomas Munger, MD
11:15 a.m.
Arrhythmia Management in Heart Failure: Common Problems and Management
Win-Kuang Shen, MD
11:35 a.m.
Which Patients Without Heart Failure Shouldn’t Receive an ICD (even if they “qualify")?
Duy Nguyen, MD
11:50 a.m.
Panel Discussion
12:10 p.m.
Adjourn Note Special Evening Session
12:15 p.m.
Lunch with the Surgeon - Dr. Greason (Mexico Room)
EVENING SESSIONS
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Rapid Fire ECG Based Cases
Thomas Munger, MD, Duy Nguyen, MD, Win-Kuang Shen, MD, Komandoor Srivathsan, MD
Moderator: Fred Kusumoto, MD
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Interactive ECG Interpretation Seminar - SVT
Fred Kusumoto, MD
Friday, March 1, 2024
7:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast - Visit Exhibits
VALVULAR HEART DISEASE - I
Moderator: Steve Ommen, MD
7:30 a.m.
Aortic stenosis: When to Replace the Valve? Case Examples.
Vuyisile Nkomo, MD
7:55 a.m.
TAVR Update, Including Patient Selection, TAVR Valve Longevity
Kevin Greason, MD
8:15 a.m.
Functional Mitral Regurgitation - TEER Versus TMVR
Mackram Eleid, MD
8:35 a.m.
Functional Mitral Regurgitation - Role of Surgery and Guideline Recommendations
Kevin Greason, MD
8:55 a.m.
Simple ACHD
Sabrina Phillips, MD
9:15 a.m.
Panel Discussion
9:35 a.m.
Refreshment Break - Visit Exhibits
VALVULAR HEART DISEASE - II
Moderator: Steve Ommen, MD
10:00 a.m.
Tricuspid Regurgitation: Diagnosis, Etiology, Quantitation, and Natural History
Vuyisile Nkomo, MD
10:25 a.m.
Tricuspid Regurgitation: Evolving Catheter Based Therapies
Mackram Eleid, MD
10:45 a.m.
HCM Update
Steve Ommen, MD
11:05 a.m.
Aortopathies: Etiology and Management
Sabrina Phillips, MD
11:25 a.m.
Catheter Removal of Intracardiac Masses
Guy Reeder, MD
11:45 a.m.
Panel Discussion
12:00 p.m.
Closing Remarks and Adjournment
Credit Types Offered
  • ABIM MOC
    23.75
  • AMA PRA Category 1
    23.75
  • Nursing
    23.75
  • ABS MOC
    23.75

Price: $750-$900 | Register by 1/29 to Save $100

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