Cardiology Update at Puerto Vallarta | Cardiology Education

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. - 10:20 a.m.

SPECIAL LECTURE: Artificial Intelligence in Cardiology: Current and Future Applications

Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, MD

10:00 a.m.

CAD MANAGEMENT

Moderator: Thomas Allison, PhD

10:20 a.m.

Stress Test: The Right Patient, The Right Test at the Right Time

Todd Miller, MD

10:40 a.m.

Management of Chronic CAD

Jorge Trejo-Gutierrez, MD

11:00 a.m.

Cardiac Rehab in CAD and Other Populations: Why and How

Stephanie Daniels, CEP, Regis Fernandes, MD

11:20 a.m.

Active Pause With a Teaching Point

11:25 a.m.

Role of Revascularization in Secondary Prevention: When Medications Alone Aren’t Enough

Guy Reeder, MD

11:45 a.m.

Panel Discussion

12:05 p.m.

Adjourn

6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Social Reception - Attendees, Faculty, Exhibitors, and Family Members Invited ( 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 - Exhibit Area ( Cancun Room)

Angela Fink, C-ANP, Jane Linderbaum, APRN, CNP

7:00 a.m.

Optimizing the Management of Your Cardiac Rehab Services - Exhibit Area ( 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 - Exhibit Area ( Cancun Room)

Angela Fink, C-ANP, Jane Linderbaum, APRN, CNP

7:00 a.m.

Management of FH - Exhibit Area ( 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.

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.

5 Most Important CAD Trials in the Last Year

Malcolm Bell, MB, BS

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

Abhishek Deshmukh, MBBS

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 ( Main Ballroom)

Jane Linderbaum, APRN, CNP, Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, MD

11:20 a.m.

Advanced Practice Providers/MD – Model in Cardiology Hospital Services - Salon Los Cabos in the Garden ( 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.

Interesting Cases in Interventional Cardiology

Malcolm Bell, MB, BS

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 - Main Ballroom

Jane Linderbaum, APRN, CNP, Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, MD

9:00 a.m.

Advanced Practice Providers/MD – Model in Cardiology Hospital Services - Salon Los Cabos in the Garden

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