Program
5:00 p.m.
Sunday, January 6, 2019
5:00 p.m.
- 6:00 p.m.
Registration ( Vallarta Foyer)
7:00 a.m.
Monday, January 7, 2019
7:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast ( Vallarta Ballroom)
7:25 a.m.
Welcome
Moderator: Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, MD
7:30 a.m.
Get to Know the Audience/Behavioral Risk Assessment Participation
Moderator: Thomas Allison, PhD
7:50 a.m.
RISK AND LIFESTYLE
Moderator: Stephen Kopecky, MD
7:50 a.m.
Risk Calculations for Cardiovascular Disease
Randal Thomas, MD
8:10 a.m.
Risk Stratification 2.0. When To Use Imagen and Other Biomarkers?
Jorge Trejo-Gutierrez, MD
8:30 a.m.
Active Pause With a Teaching Point
8:35 a.m.
Lipid Management 2019
Stephen Kopecky, MD
8:55 a.m.
Benefits of Exercise for Cardiovascular Health
Ray Squires, PhD
9:15 a.m.
Panel Discussion
9:30 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:00 a.m.
CAD MANAGEMENT
Moderator: Thomas Allison, PhD
10:00 a.m.
Management of Chronic CAD
Jorge Trejo-Gutierrez, MD
10:20 a.m.
Cardiac Rehab in CAD and Other Populations: Why and How
Stephanie Daniels, CEP, Regis Fernandes, MD
10:40 a.m.
Role of Revascularization in Secondary Prevention: When Medications Alone Aren’t Enough
Guy Reeder, MD
11:00 a.m.
5 Most Important CAD Trials in the Last Year
Malcolm Bell, MB, BS
11:05 a.m.
Active Pause With a Teaching Point
11:25 a.m.
Interesting Cases in Interventional Cardiology
Malcolm Bell, MB, BS
11:45 a.m.
Panel Discussion
12:05 p.m.
Adjourn
7:30 p.m.
- 8:30 p.m.
Social Reception ( Beach)
6:30 a.m.
Tuesday, January 8, 2019
6:30 a.m.
Meditation at the Las Casitas Garden with Dr. Benzo
7:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast ( Mila Ballroom)
7:00 a.m.
Special Sessions - Breakfast With the Experts - Limited Attendance
7:00 a.m.
NP/PACs – Tips to Advance In Your Career ( Cancun Room)
Angela Fink, C-ANP, Jane Linderbaum, APRN, CNP
7:00 a.m.
Optimizing the Management of Your Cardiac Rehab Services ( Main Ballroom)
Stephanie Daniels, CEP, Randal Thomas, MD
7:30 a.m.
RISK FACTORS AND MANAGEMENT
Moderator: Stephen Kopecky, MD
7:30 a.m.
Case Based Challenging Discussion With Panel – Risk and Lipids
Thomas Allison, PhD
Moderators: Stephen Kopecky, MD, Ray Squires, PhD, Randal Thomas, MD
7:50 a.m.
What Is the Healthy Cardiovascular Diet?
Stephen Kopecky, MD
8:10 a.m.
Smoking Cessation: What All Practitioners Need to Know
Regis Fernandes, MD
8:30 a.m.
Active Pause With a Teaching Point
8:35 a.m.
AHA/ACC Hypertension Guidelines
Randal Thomas, MD
8:55 a.m.
Advances in CVD Risk Reduction in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Disease
M. Regina Castro, MD
9:15 a.m.
Panel Discussion
9:30 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:00 a.m.
PREVENTION IN DIFFERENT POPULATIONS
Moderator: Thomas Allison, PhD
10:00 a.m.
CVD Prevention in Minorities: Newer Approaches
La Princess Brewer, MD
10:20 a.m.
CVD Prevention in Women
Rekha Mankad, MD
10:40 a.m.
Cardiovascular Prevention in the Elderly
Jorge Brenes Salazar, MD
11:00 a.m.
Active Pause With a Teaching Point
11:05 a.m.
Women and Heart Disease: CAD, SCAD, Stress Cardiomyopathy
Rekha Mankad, MD
11:25 a.m.
Prevention of CV Events in Non-Cardiac Surgery
Todd Miller, MD
11:45 a.m.
Panel Discussion
12:05 p.m.
Adjourn
6:30 a.m.
Wednesday, January 9, 2019
6:30 a.m.
Meditation at the Las Casitas Garden with Dr. Benzo
7:00 a.m.
Special Sessions - Breakfast With the Experts - Limited Attendance
7:00 a.m.
NP/PACs – Optimizing the Role of NP/PACs in the Preventive Cardiology Team ( Cancun Room)
Angela Fink, C-ANP, Jane Linderbaum, APRN, CNP
7:00 a.m.
Management of FH ( Main Ballroom)
Stephen Kopecky, MD
7:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast ( Vallarta Ballroom)
7:30 a.m.
THE FUNDAMENTALS OF PREVENTION BEYOND LIPIDS AND HYPERTENSION
Moderator: Jane Linderbaum, APRN, CNP
8:55 a.m.
Addressing Non-Traditional Risk Factors: Energy Drinks, Loneliness, etc.
Anna Svatikova, MD, PhD
7:30 a.m.
Diagnosis of Obesity: Have We Been Wrong All Along?
Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, MD
7:50 a.m.
Obesity: Management for CVD Risk Reduction: Lifestyle, Drugs, and Surgery
Maria Collazo-Clavell, MD
8:10 a.m.
Sleep and CV Health
Virend Somers, MD, PhD
8:30 a.m.
Active Pause With a Teaching Point
8:35 a.m.
Stress Reduction Through Mindfulness and Heartfulness
Roberto Benzo, MD
9:15 a.m.
Proving an Exercise Prescription That Your Patients Will Really Follow
Stephanie Daniels, CEP
9:35 a.m.
Panel Discussion
9:55 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:15 a.m.
POTPOURRI OF PREVENTION
Moderator: Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, MD
10:15 a.m.
Prevention in Valve Disease: Preventing Infections and Progression of Regurgitation or Stenosis
Sunil Mankad, MD
10:35 a.m.
Preventing Burnout in Healthcare Providers
Joseph Murphy, MD
10:55 a.m.
Active Pause With a Teaching Point
11:00 a.m.
Management of Valvular Heart Disease Simplified
Sunil Mankad, MD
11:20 a.m.
Panel Discussion
11:45 a.m.
Adjourn
2:00 p.m.
1st Annual Volleyball Tournament – Lopez vs Allison Teams ( Beach)
This event is open to all Interested Attendees, Faculty, and Exhibitors
7:00 a.m.
Thursday, January 10, 2019
7:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast ( Vallarta Ballroom)
7:30 a.m.
GUIDELINE UPDATES
Moderator: Jane Linderbaum, APRN, CNP
7:30 a.m.
Stress Test: The Right Patient, The Right Test at the Right Time
Todd Miller, MD
7:50 a.m.
Guideline-Based Management of Syncope
Win Kuang Shen, MD
8:10 a.m.
Primary and Secondary Prevention of Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism According to the Guidelines
Amy Pollak, MD
8:30 a.m.
Active Pause With a Teaching Point
8:35 a.m.
Guideline-Based Management of Peripheral Vascular Disease
Amy Pollak, MD
8:55 a.m.
Guideline-Based Management of Atrial Fibrillation
Win Kuang Shen, MD
9:15 a.m.
Panel Discussion
9:30 a.m.
Refreshment Break
9:45 a.m.
SPECIAL TOPICS IN CV PREVENTION I
Moderator: Thomas Allison, PhD
9:45 a.m.
Preventing Atrial Fibrillation and Recurrence: The Role of Lifestyle
Peter Noseworthy, MD
10:05 a.m.
Primary and Secondary Prevention of Stroke
Lindsy Williams, MD
10:25 a.m.
Active Pause With a Teaching Point
10:30 a.m.
Preventing Strokes With Devices
Guy Reeder, MD
10:50 a.m.
Controversies in Preventive Cardiology
Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, MD
11:10 a.m.
Panel Discussion
11:20 a.m.
Breakouts
Rotate through as you wish – note, these are repeated tomorrow.
11:20 a.m.
Cases From Guidelines for Clinicians ( Main Ballroom)
Jane Linderbaum, APRN, CNP, Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, MD
11:20 a.m.
Mid Level/MD – Model in Cardiology Hospital Services ( Salon Los Cabos in the Garden)
Angela Fink, C-ANP
12:00 p.m.
Adjourn
6:00 p.m.
- 8:00 p.m.
Farmer’s Market along the Marina Vallarta Promenade/Boardwalk of the Marina
Consists of several vendor booths selling organic homemade foods, colorful artisan crafts, jewelry, purses, pottery, decorative items for the home, jams, nuts and other wonderful surprises, and includes great live music and often dancing.
7:00 a.m.
Friday, January 11, 2019
7:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast ( Vallarta Ballroom)
7:30 a.m.
SPORTS AND EXERCISE
Moderator: Thomas Allison, PhD
7:30 a.m.
Artificial Intelligence in Cardiology: Current and Future Applications
Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, MD
8:00 a.m.
Preventing Cardiovascular Complications During and After Cancer Treatment Cardio-Oncology 101
Amy Pollak, MD
8:20 a.m.
Assessing the Patient With an Enlarged Aorta or Family History of Aortopathies
Naser Ammash, MD
8:40 a.m.
Active Pause With a Teaching Point
8:45 a.m.
Panel Discussion
9:00 a.m.
Breakouts
Rotate through as you wish.
9:00 a.m.
Cases From Guidelines for Clinicians
Jane Linderbaum, APRN, CNP, Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, MD
9:00 a.m.
Mid Level/MD – Model in Cardiology Hospital Services
Angela Fink, C-ANP
9:45 a.m.
Clearing Athletes for Sports Participation: The Young
Michael Ackerman, MD, PhD
10:05 a.m.
Clearing Athletes for Sports Participation: The Not Too Young
Todd Miller, MD
10:25 a.m.
Is That QT Abnormal?
Michael Ackerman, MD, PhD
10:45 a.m.
Interesting Cases in Sports Cardiology
Thomas Allison, PhD
11:10 a.m.
Panel Discussion
11:30 a.m.
Adjourn
Credit Types Offered
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AMA PRA Category 1™20.5
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ABIM MOC Points20.5
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