Cardiology Update at Puerto Vallarta: A Focus on Prevention

January 26-31, 2025
In-Person or Livestream | Marriott Casamagna, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

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Credit Types: ABIM MOC (24.5), AMA PRA Category 1™ (24.5), Nursing (24.5), ABS MOC (24.5), Price: $875-$975 | Register by 12/29 to Save $100

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Program

4:00 p.m.

Sunday, January 26, 2025

4:00 p.m.

Pre-Course Registration Check-In

4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

SPORTS CARDIOLOGY IN 2025

8:00 a.m.

Monday, January 27, 2025

8:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast - Visit Exhibits

8:25 a.m.

Welcome & Course Objectives

8:45 a.m.

EXERCISE, SPORTS, AND CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH

Moderator: Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, MD

8:25 a.m.

Active Pause with a Teaching Point

7:45 a.m.

Strength Training – Let’s Do A Little After Finishing Our Aerobic Workout

Amanda Bonikowske, PhD

8:00 a.m.

Strength Training – We Can Make It Our Primary Form of Exercise

Darrell Newman, MD

8:15 a.m.

Resolution and Discussion

8:30 a.m.

Undifferentiated Dyspnea on Exertion – Is It My Heart?

Thomas Allison, PhD

8:45 a.m.

Undifferentiated Dyspnea on Exertion – Is It My Lungs?

Hector Cajigas, MD

9:00 a.m.

Resolution and Discussion

9:10 a.m.

Exercise for Prevention of Non-cardiac Conditions: Focus on Cancer and Dementia

Amanda Bonikowske, PhD

9:30 a.m.

Refreshment Break - sponsored by Dairy Management, Inc. Also, Visit Exhibits

10:00 a.m.

PREVENTION OF SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH

Moderator: Thomas Allison, PhD

10:00 a.m.

Athletes With SCD-Predisposing Genetic Heart Diseases: Who Says That They Can’t Play Anyway?

Michael Ackerman, MD, PhD

10:20 a.m.

Athletes With Structural Heart Disease: Who Can Play?

Darrell Newman, MD

10:40 a.m.

Coming Back to Competition After Cardiac Arrest: What Are the Issues?

Guru Kowlgi, MBBS

11:05 a.m.

The QT Interval: Too Hot, Too Cold, Just Right … and Beyond

Michael Ackerman, MD, PhD

11:25 a.m.

Identifying Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death in an Athlete. Role of Imaging.

Prabhakar Rajiah, MD

11:45 a.m.

Panel Discussion

12:00 p.m.

Case Presentations on Preventing Sudden Cardiac Death – How to Evaluate?

Michael Ackerman, MD, PhD, Guru Kowlgi, MBBS, Darrell Newman, MD, Vlad Vasile, MD, PhD

Moderator: Thomas Allison, PhD

12:30 p.m.

Adjourn

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

Social Reception for Attendees, Faculty, Exhibitors, and Family Members (Beach Front)

7:30 p.m.

Salsa 101 on the Patio

7:00 a.m.

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

7:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast - Visit Exhibits

7:30 a.m.

ADVANCES IN CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE PREVENTION

Moderator: Rekha Mankad, MD

7:30 a.m.

Report Card on “Life’s Essential 8”: How Are We Doing? Is This Strategy Reducing ASCVD Rates?

Randal Thomas, MD, MS

7:50 a.m.

Imaging for Risk Assessment

Prabhakar Rajiah, MD

8:10 a.m.

How We Are Using AI In Our Cardiology Practice Today - With Case Examples

Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, MD

8:30 a.m.

Cardio-genetics: Can 23 and Me Help Prevent a Heart Attack?

Iftikhar Kullo, MD

8:50 a.m.

Active Pause with a Teaching Point

8:55 a.m.

Panel Discussion

9:10 a.m.

Refreshment Break - Visit Exhibits

9:30 a.m.

GIVE ME 5 – IMPORTANT (EVIDENCE-BASED) RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT MANAGEMENT OF CORONARY RISK FACTORS

Moderator: Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, MD

9:30 a.m.

Lipids

Iftikhar Kullo, MD

9:45 a.m.

Blood Pressure

Gary Schwartz, MD

10:00 a.m.

Obesity

Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, MD

10:15 a.m.

Smoking

Hector Cajigas, MD

10:30 a.m.

Panel Discussion

10:50 a.m.

Active Pause with a Teaching Point

10:55 a.m.

HEART PROTECTION DIETS – REVIEW AND DEBATE

Moderator: Randal Thomas, MD, MS

10:55 a.m.

Brief History of Diet-Heart Trials

Randal Thomas, MD, MS

11:10 a.m.

The Great Diet Debate – Review of Rules and Introduction of the Chefs

Thomas Allison, PhD

11:15 a.m.

It’s Gotta Be Mediterranean!

Vlad Vasile, MD, PhD

11:30 a.m.

No Way! Keto Is the Way To Go!

Amanda Bonikowske, PhD

11:45 a.m.

Plants, Plants, Plants - and Maybe A Little Fish! Make Mine Pesco-Vegan.

Thais Coutinho, MD

12:00 p.m.

Rating and Voting Audience participation.

12:20 p.m.

Grab lunch and join for a special lecture: Refatting the Debate: Rethinking Whole Milk Dairy Foods and Cardiometabolic Health by Richard S Bruno, PhD, RD Sponsored by Dairy Management, Inc.

2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Annual Volleyball Tournament – Lopez vs Allison Teams. (Left side of the property beach front.) This event is open to all interested attendees, faculty, and exhibitors.

7:00 a.m.

Wednesday, January 29, 2025

7:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast - Visit Exhibits

7:00 a.m.

Special Breakfast Discussions – High Top Discussion (Foyer by Breakfast)

7:00 a.m.

Women's Health

Thais Coutinho, MD, Vesna Garovic, MD

7:00 a.m.

Educational Programs and Telehealth Post Pandemic

Jane Linderbaum, APRN, CNP, Steve Ommen, MD

7:00 a.m.

Strength Training

Darrell Newman, MD, Bryan Taylor, PhD

7:30 a.m.

CASE-BASED REVIEW OF PRIMARY PREVENTION OF CAD

Moderator: Rekha Mankad, MD

7:30 a.m.

Case-based Management of Hypertriglyceridemia

Alicia Mickow, APRN, CNP, MSN

7:45 a.m.

Case-based Management of a Complex Lipid Case

Iftikhar Kullo, MD

8:00 a.m.

Case-based Management of a Patient With Incidental CAD

Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, MD

8:15 a.m.

Case-based Management of a Patient With Strong Family History of CAD

Iftikhar Kullo, MD

8:30 a.m.

Controversies in Preventive Cardiology: A Discussion With the Experts

Iftikhar Kullo, MD, Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, MD, Randal Thomas, MD, MS

8:50 a.m.

Active Pause with a Teaching Point

8:55 a.m.

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE DIAGNOSIS DEBATE

Moderator: Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, MD

8:55 a.m.

Stress Test Is Enough

Thomas Allison, PhD

9:10 a.m.

You Need CTA

Bernard Gersh, MB, ChB, DPhil

9:25 a.m.

Debate Stress Test vs CTA

Thomas Allison, PhD, Bernard Gersh, MB, ChB, DPhil

10:00 a.m.

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE II

Moderator: Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, MD

10:00 a.m.

Troponins Are Positive. Is This an ML Injury, Leak, or Just an Error?

Guy Reeder, MD

10:20 a.m.

Management of ACS 2025

Joseph Murphy, MD

10:40 a.m.

PCI and Antiplatelet Therapy

Guy Reeder, MD

11:00 a.m.

CV Surgery Is Indicated, What Is New?

Gabor Bagameri, MD

11:20 a.m.

Chronic Coronary Disease – Optimal Medical Therapy

Joseph Murphy, MD

11:40 a.m.

Surgical Coronary Revascularization: Challenging Cases

Gabor Bagameri, MD

12:00 p.m.

Panel Discussion

12:20 p.m.

Adjourn

7:00 a.m.

Thursday, January 30, 2024

7:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast - Visit Exhibits

7:30 a.m.

CV PREVENTION IN WOMEN

Moderator: Rekha Mankad, MD

7:30 a.m.

45-year old Woman With Chest Pain Come to the ED. What’s Happening (SCAD, MINOCA, Micro Vascular Disease)?

Thais Coutinho, MD

7:50 a.m.

60-year old Woman Comes Mentions Chest Pain During an Outpatient Visit. How to Evaluate?

Jane Linderbaum, APRN, CNP

8:10 a.m.

Sex Differences In Valvular Heart Disease

Rekha Mankad, MD

8:30 a.m.

Active Pause with a Teaching Point

8:35 a.m.

Pregnancy-related CV Risk Factors

Rekha Mankad, MD

8:55 a.m.

Panel Discussion

9:10 a.m.

Refreshment Break - Visit Exhibits

9:30 a.m.

Breakout Sessions

Rotate as you desire. All sessions will be repeated Friday.

9:35 a.m.

Live CPET (Mexico-Cozumel) This will not be livestreamed.

Thomas Allison, PhD, Amanda Bonikowske, PhD, Bryan Taylor, PhD

9:40 a.m.

Running a Cardio-metabolic Clinic (Main Ballroom) This will be livestreamed.

9:45 a.m.

Cardiology Team Model Care – Top 10 Questions From Cardiologists and APPs (Salon los Cabos) This will not be livestreamed.

Nadia Elfessi, PA-C, Alicia Mickow, APRN, CNP, MSN, Sara Severson, APRN, CNP, MS

10:30 a.m.

CV PREVENTION IN CHALLENGING POPULATIONS

Moderator: Sara Severson, APRN, CNP, MS

10:30 a.m.

Managing the Patient With Obesity and Multiple Comorbidities

Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, MD

10:50 a.m.

Pharmacologic Management of Obesity

Kyla Lara-Breitinger, MD

11:10 a.m.

Active Pause with a Teaching Point

11:15 a.m.

CV PREVENTION IN THE ELDERLY

Moderator: Thomas Allison, PhD

11:15 a.m.

What Does CV Prevention Look Like at Age 75?

Anupam Chandra, MD

11:35 a.m.

Panel Discussion

11:50 a.m.

Cases in Cardiovascular Prevention in Challenging Populations

Amanda Bonikowske, PhD, Anupam Chandra, MD, Thais Coutinho, MD, Kyla Lara-Breitinger, MD, Kathryn Larson, MD, Rekha Mankad, MD

Moderator: Thomas Allison, PhD

12:20 p.m.

Adjourn

6:30 a.m.

Friday, January 31, 2025

6:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast - Visit Exhibits

7:00 a.m.

PREVENTION POTPOURI

Moderator: Kyla Lara-Breitinger, MD

7:00 a.m.

Diagnosis and Management of PAD for the Non-vascular Specialist

Ana Casanegra, MD

7:20 a.m.

Preventing CV Events in Valvular Heart Disease

Rekha Mankad, MD

7:40 a.m.

Anticoagulation Management Pearls and Pitfalls

Ana Casanegra, MD

8:00 a.m.

Panel Discussion

8:20 a.m.

Breakout Sessions

Rotate as you desire.

8:25 a.m.

Live CPET (Salon los Cabos) This will not be livestreamed.

Thomas Allison, PhD, Amanda Bonikowske, PhD, Bryan Taylor, PhD

8:30 a.m.

Running a Cardio-metabolic Clinic (Mexico-Cozumel) This will not be livestreamed.

Kyla Lara-Breitinger, MD, Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, MD

8:35 a.m.

Cardiology Team Model Care – Top 10 Questions From Cardiologists and APPs (Main Ballroom) This will be livestreamed.

Nadia Elfessi, PA-C, Alicia Mickow, APRN, CNP, MSN, Sara Severson, APRN, CNP, MS

9:20 a.m.

Refreshment Break - Visit Exhibits

9:40 a.m.

SPECIAL TOPICS IN CV PREVENTION

Moderator: Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, MD

9:40 a.m.

Special Lecture: Digital Health in Cardiology

Steve Ommen, MD

10:00 a.m.

Primary and Secondary Prevention of Cancer-Associated CV Disease (cardio-oncology)

Hector Villarraga, MD

10:20 a.m.

Preventing Atrial Fibrillation?

Bernard Gersh, MB, ChB, DPhil

10:40 a.m.

Primary and Secondary Prevention of Heart Failure

Sara Severson, APRN, CNP, MS

11:00 a.m.

Panel Discussion

11:30 a.m.

Closing Remarks and Adjournment

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Credit Types Offered

ABIM MOC

24.5
AMA PRA Category 1™

24.5
Nursing

24.5
ABS MOC

24.5

Price: $875-$975 | Register by 12/29 to Save $100

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