Cardiovascular Conference at Snowbird

February 6-9, 2019
Cliff Lodge, Snowbird, UT

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Credit Types: AMA PRA Category 1™ (18.75), ABIM MOC Points (18.75), Price: $760 - $895 | Early registration saves $100

Program

7:00 a.m.

Wednesday, February 6, 2019

6:45 a.m.

Registration | Continental Breakfast

7:20 a.m.

Welcome and Course Introduction

Moderator: Douglas Packer, MD

7:30 a.m.

Heart Failure Management

Moderator: Christopher O'Connor, MD

7:30 a.m.

Acute Heart Failure: Why Am I Still Short Of Breath With All These New Therapies?

Christopher O'Connor, MD

7:50 a.m.

Chronic HFrEF: Answers to 10 Pivotal Issues

Clyde Yancy, MD

8:10 a.m.

Chronic HFpEf and Restrictive Cardiomyopathies

Christopher O'Connor, MD

8:30 a.m.

Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure: what Does CABANA & CASTLE Teach Us?

Douglas Packer, MD

8:50 a.m.

Should New Drugs Be First Line Therapy? Will Biomarkers Tell Us How To Treat?

Christopher O'Connor, MD

9:10 a.m.

LVAD: Still Humming Along

Robert Frantz, MD

9:30 a.m.

Questions and Answers - Drs. Frantz, Packer, and Yancy

9:45 a.m.

Adjourn | Afternoon Session @ 4:00 p.m

3:45 p.m.

Après-Ski Snacks

4:00 p.m.

Special Topics

Moderator: Christopher O'Connor, MD

4:00 p.m.

Reducing Heart Failure Admissions and Length of Stay

Clyde Yancy, MD

4:20 p.m.

Cardiology, Oncology, and Radiation Oncology: Where They Collide

Grace Lin, MD

4:40 p.m.

Cardiomyopathies and Infiltrative Culprits: Amyloid, Sarcoid, and Hypereosinophilia

Clyde Yancy, MD

5:00 p.m.

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Pathophysiology and Management

Bernard Gersh, MB, ChB, DPhil

5:20 p.m.

Questions and Answers - Drs. Yancy, Lin, and Gersh

5:45 p.m.

Illustrative Cases: Heart Failure in Daily Practice - Panel: Drs. Yancy, O’Connor, Frantz, and Gersh

Grace Lin, MD

6:30 p.m.

Adjourn

7:00 a.m.

Thursday, February 7, 2019

7:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

7:30 a.m.

Structural Heart Disease

Moderator: Bernard Gersh, MB, ChB, DPhil

7:30 a.m.

The Pathophysiology and Management of Functional Mitral Regurgitation

Bernard Gersh, MB, ChB, DPhil

7:50 a.m.

Percutaneous Transeptal Mitral “Valve In-Valve” and “Valve-in-Ring”

Mackram Eleid, MD

8:10 a.m.

Do We Really Know What “Severe” Aortic Stenosis Is?

Blase Carabello, MD

8:30 a.m.

Approach to Low Gradient Aortic Stenosis: TAVR vs. SAVR

Mackram Eleid, MD

8:50 a.m.

Tricuspid Valve: Does It Really Matter

Sabrina Phillips, MD

9:10 a.m.

Fate: TR after Mitral Intervention; MR After Aortic Intervention

Blase Carabello, MD

9:30 a.m.

Questions and Answers - Drs. Eleid, Carabello, and Phillips

9:45 a.m.

Adjourn | Afternoon Session @ 4:00 p.m.

3:45 p.m.

Après-Ski Snacks

4:00 p.m.

Special Topics

Moderator: George Klein, MD

4:00 p.m.

Arrhythmias & Sudden Death in Athletes: What Can Be Done to Lower the Risk?

Thomas Bunch, MD

4:20 p.m.

PVC/Ventricular Tachycardia Recognition

George Klein, MD

4:40 p.m.

Challenges of ICDs and Pacemakers for the Harried Cardiologist

Thomas Bunch, MD

5:00 p.m.

Arrhythmias in Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Sabrina Phillips, MD

5:20 p.m.

Dealing with Asymptomatic Atrial Fibrillation

George Klein, MD

5:40 p.m.

Neurocardiogenic Syncope: From Darwin to Tilt-Table Testing

Bernard Gersh, MB, ChB, DPhil

6:00 p.m.

Questions and Answers - Drs. Klein, Bunch, Phillips, and Gersh

6:30 p.m.

Adjourn

7:00 a.m.

Friday, February 8, 2019

7:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

7:30 a.m.

Ischemic Heart Disease

Moderator: Jeffrey Anderson, MD

7:30 a.m.

Update on Myocardial Viability

Raymond Gibbons, MD

7:50 a.m.

Interventions for Acute Coronary Syndrome

Mackram Eleid, MD

8:10 a.m.

Chronic Total Occlusions – Too Many or Too Few Interventions?

Rajiv Gulati, MD, PhD

8:30 a.m.

Anticoagulation and Antiplatelet Therapy for Vascular Disease: Whom and When?

Christopher Granger, MD

8:50 a.m.

Indications for Coronary Revascularization in Stable Angina: Have ORBITA and FAME 2 Changed Practice?

Bernard Gersh, MB, ChB, DPhil

9:10 a.m.

Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection

Rajiv Gulati, MD, PhD

9:50 a.m.

Questions and Answers -Drs. Gibbons, Gersh, Eleid, and Gulati

10:00 a.m.

Adjourn | Afternoon Session @ 4:00 p.m.

3:45 p.m.

Après-Ski Snacks

4:00 p.m.

Vascular Disease and Anticoagulation

Moderator: Bernard Gersh, MB, ChB, DPhil

4:00 p.m.

Update on Current Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke

James Klaas, MD

4:20 p.m.

Managing Cryptogenic Stroke: The Role of the Cardiologist

Christopher Granger, MD

4:40 p.m.

CABANA: What Did It Say? What Does It Mean?

Douglas Packer, MD

5:00 p.m.

Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease, Including Carotid, and Renal

Rajiv Gulati, MD, PhD

5:20 p.m.

Pulmonary Emboli and DVTs: What Do You Need To Know About NOAC Therapy

Robert Frantz, MD

5:40 p.m.

Neurological Complications of Coronary Revascularization

James Klaas, MD

6:00 p.m.

Pulmonary Hypertension: An Approach to Systematic and Efficient Evaluation

Robert Frantz, MD

6:20 p.m.

Illustrative cases: What to Do with NOACs and DAPT? Panel: Drs. Frantz, Klaas, Gulati, and Gersh

Christopher Granger, MD

6:45 p.m.

Adjourn & Dinner - Participants, Faculty and Guests are invited. Primrose Room, Lobby Level

7:00 a.m.

Saturday, February 9, 2019

6:45 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

7:00 a.m.

Preventive Cardiology and Special Topics

Moderator: Jeffrey Anderson, MD

7:00 a.m.

Socioeconomic Influence on Cardiovascular Disease

Bernard Gersh, MB, ChB, DPhil

7:20 a.m.

Dealing with Non-Traditional Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors

Jeffrey Anderson, MD

7:45 a.m.

Cardiac Rehab: Why Don’t More Patients Get it?

Stephen Kopecky, MD

8:05 a.m.

Treating Diabetes: What the Cardiologist Needs to Know

Christopher Granger, MD

8:30 a.m.

Statin Intolerance and Alternative Cholesterol Therapies

Stephen Kopecky, MD

8:55 a.m.

Lipid Lowering: New Thresholds, New Drugs, and New Guidelines

Sidney Smith, MD

9:20 a.m.

Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Sabrina Phillips, MD

9:50 a.m.

Hypertension 2019: Guidelines and Goals

Sidney Smith, MD

10:15 a.m.

Pregnancy and Heart Disease

Sabrina Phillips, MD

10:45 a.m.

Questions and Answers - Faculty

11:00 a.m.

Adjourn

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AMA PRA Category 1™

18.75
ABIM MOC Points

18.75

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Cardiovascular Conference at Snowbird

February 6-9, 2019Cliff Lodge, Snowbird, UT

Program

7:00 a.m.

Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Heart Failure Management

Special Topics

7:00 a.m.

Thursday, February 7, 2019

Structural Heart Disease

Special Topics

7:00 a.m.

Friday, February 8, 2019

Ischemic Heart Disease

Vascular Disease and Anticoagulation

7:00 a.m.

Saturday, February 9, 2019

Preventive Cardiology and Special Topics

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