Coronary Artery Disease: Case-Based Learning
November 17-19, 2017
Four Seasons Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
Registration Closed
Credit Types:
AMA PRA Category 1™
(20.75),
Price: $750- $798
Program
6:00 a.m.
FRIDAY, NOV 17
6:30 a.m.
Registration | Continental Breakfast
7:30 a.m.
Welcome/Pre-Test
Moderator: Rajiv Gulati, MD, PhD
7:45 a.m.
Online Reputational Management for Physicians
Farris Timimi, MD
7:45 a.m.
FEATURED LECTURES
Moderators: Malcolm Bell, MD, Rajiv Gulati, MD, PhD
8:05 a.m.
Coronary Revascularization in Preparation for Renal Transplantation
Robert Albright, Jr., DO
8:25 a.m.
PCI or Medical Therapy for Stable Angina: Placebos on Trial
Justin Davies, MD
8:45 a.m.
CASE REVIEWS
8:45 a.m.
ICU Patient with Elevated Troponin
J. Wells Askew, III, MD
9:00 a.m.
My Step-by-Step Approach to the Patient with Dyspnea
Farris Timimi, MD
9:15 a.m.
Interventional Treatment for Dyspnea – It Is in the Lungs
Gurpreet Sandhu, MD, PhD
9:30 a.m.
Use of Quantification of Myocardial Perfusion
Panithaya Chareonthaitawee, MD
9:45 a.m.
Summary and Q/A
10:00 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:20 a.m.
CASE REVIEWS
Moderators: Charanjit Rihal, MD, Panithaya Chareonthaitawee, MD
10:20 a.m.
Mystery Case
Guy Reeder, MD
10:35 a.m.
CTO in Patient With Angina
Gregory Barsness, MD
10:50 a.m.
The Inappropriate Stress Test
J. Wells Askew, III, MD
11:05 a.m.
Mystery Case
Guy Reeder, MD
11:20 a.m.
Summary and Q/A
11:30 a.m.
BUFFET LUNCH - RETURN TO BALLROOM
11:45 a.m.
LUNCH TIME LECTURES
Moderator: Malcolm Bell, MD
11:45 a.m.
The Pandemic of Physician Burn Out: Solutions That Work
Edward Creagan, MD FAAHPM Rouse Professor of Humanism in Medicine
12:10 p.m.
Global Burden of Ischemic Heart Disease
Bernard Gersh, MB, ChB, DPhil
12:35 p.m.
Q/A
12:45 p.m.
Stretch and Desserts
1:00 p.m.
FEATURED LECTURES
Moderators: Bernard Gersh, MB, ChB, DPhil, Rajiv Gulati, MD, PhD
1:00 p.m.
The Top 5 Trials in IHD in the Last Year
Malcolm Bell, MD
1:25 p.m.
Cardiogenic Shock: How to Choose Which Device in the Cath Lab
Charanjit Rihal, MD
1:45 p.m.
PCI without iFR? Oh My!
Justin Davies, MD
2:05 p.m.
Q/A
2:15 p.m.
CASE REVIEWS
2:15 p.m.
Patient with VT Within First 48 Hours of Acute MI
Yong Mei Cha, MD
2:30 p.m.
Patient Who Needs CABG With Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis
Alejandro Rabinstein, MD
2:45 p.m.
Selecting Patients for Complete Arterial CABG
David Joyce, MD
3:00 p.m.
My Step-by-Step Approach to Primary Sudden Cardiac Death Prevention
Yong Mei Cha, MD
3:15 p.m.
Summary and Q/A
3:20 p.m.
Refreshment Break
3:35 p.m.
SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM: THE HEART AND BRAIN
Moderators: Malcolm Bell, MD, Alejandro Rabinstein, MD
3:35 p.m.
The Interventional Approach to Acute Stroke
Alejandro Rabinstein, MD
3:55 p.m.
OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST
3:55 p.m.
Immediate Coronary Angiography for All?
Jacob Jentzer, MD
4:10 p.m.
When Should Brain Prognosis Be Assessed?
Alejandro Rabinstein, MD
4:25 p.m.
Cooling in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit: Current Indications and How Low Should We Go
Gregory Barsness, MD
4:40 p.m.
Summary of Step-by-Step Approach to the OHCA Victim
Jacob Jentzer, MD
4:40 p.m.
Closing Comments - Panel
5:00 p.m.
Adjourn
6:45 a.m.
SATURDAY, NOV 18
6:45 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
7:30 a.m.
Overview
7:35 a.m.
Revascularization in Patients With Severe LV Dysfunction: Role of Viability Testing
Bernard Gersh, MB, ChB, DPhil
7:35 a.m.
FEATURED LECTURES
Moderators: Rajiv Gulati, MD, PhD, Malcolm Bell, MD
7:55 a.m.
The Top 5 Structural Heart Disease Trials of the Last Year
Mackram Eleid, MD
8:15 a.m.
Q/A
8:25 a.m.
THE CRANIAL VIEW
8:25 a.m.
Close to the Western Summit, There Is a Dried and Frozen Carcass of a Leopard
David Holmes, MD
8:50 a.m.
ANTIPLATELET AND ANTICOAGULANT DILEMMAS IN IHD: PART I
8:50 a.m.
Introduction to Topic
8:55 a.m.
The NOAC-Treated Patient Undergoing PCI
Amy Pollak, MD
8:55 a.m.
CASE REVIEWS
9:10 a.m.
The Warfarin-Treated Patient Undergoing PCI
Waldemar Wysokinski, MD
9:25 a.m.
The Anti-Coagulated Patient and PCI: Access Choice and Stent Choice
Rajiv Gulati, MD, PhD
9:40 a.m.
Q/A
9:50 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:05 a.m.
ANTIPLATELET AND ANTICOAGULANT DILEMMAS IN IHD: PART II
Moderators: J. Wells Askew, III, MD, Amy Pollak, MD
10:05 a.m.
Life would be Easier Without OAC: The Case for LAA Closure
David Holmes, MD
10:25 a.m.
Optimal Duration of DAPT and Patient Risk Assessment
Malcolm Bell, MD
10:45 a.m.
My patient on DAPT Needs Non-cardiac Surgery
Charanjit Rihal, MD
11:05 a.m.
Appropriate Use of Reversal Agents for Anti-Coagulated Patients
Waldemar Wysokinski, MD
11:25 a.m.
Q/A
11:50 a.m.
PICK UP LUNCH - RETURN TO BALLROOM
12:10 p.m.
DEBATE - LEFT MAIN DISEASE
Moderator: Amir Lerman, MD
12:10 p.m.
Stent It
Bernard Gersh, MB, ChB, DPhil
12:10 p.m.
No, CABG Remains the Standard of Care
David Holmes, MD
12:55 p.m.
Stretch and Refreshment Break
1:10 p.m.
CASE REVIEWS
Moderators: Panithaya Chareonthaitawee, MD, Mackram Eleid, MD
1:10 p.m.
Non Atherosclerotic CAD
Rajiv Gulati, MD, PhD
1:25 p.m.
Woman with Atypical Symptoms of Leg Pain
Amy Pollak, MD
1:40 p.m.
My Step-by-Step Approach to Myocardial Bridging
Amir Lerman, MD
1:55 p.m.
Acute Decompensated Heart Failure With Positive Troponin
Farris Timimi, MD
2:10 p.m.
Summary and Q/A
2:20 p.m.
Refreshment Break
2:35 p.m.
COMPLEX CASES: YOU BE THE JUDGE-ROUND TABLE AND AUDIENCE DISCUSSION - Panelists: Drs. Joyce, Holmes, Barness, Creagan, and Albright
Moderator: Malcolm Bell, MD
2:35 p.m.
Case #1 Elderly TAVR Candidate With Multiple Comorbidities
Mackram Eleid, MD
3:05 p.m.
Case #2 Octogenarian Patient, Previously DNR, Presenting to ED With STEMI and Cardiogenic Shock
Gurpreet Sandhu, MD, PhD
3:35 p.m.
Case #3 NSTEMI in a Patient With Dementia
J. Wells Askew, III, MD
4:05 p.m.
Special Lecture: Food Glorious Food - Attendees and their guests are invited to attend this lifestyle presentation
James O'Keefe, MD
4:45 p.m.
Adjourn
7:00 a.m.
SUNDAY, NOV 19
7:00 a.m.
Breakfast With All Faculty - Round Table Discussions
7:25 a.m.
Overview
7:30 a.m.
HOT TOPICS IN PREVENTION
Moderators: Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, MD, Robert Albright, Jr., DO
7:30 a.m.
The Top 5 Preventive Cardiology Trials Over the Last Year
Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, MD
7:50 a.m.
PCSK9 Inhibitors: Worth the Cost?
Regis Fernandes, MD
8:10 a.m.
Smartphone Heart Health
Amir Lerman, MD
8:30 a.m.
Cardiology and the Community: A Winning Formula?
Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, MD
8:50 a.m.
Q/A
9:05 a.m.
PREVENTION: STEP-BY-STEP APPROACH
9:05 a.m.
My Step-by-Step Approach to the Patient with Statin Intolerance
Regis Fernandes, MD
9:25 a.m.
My Step-By-Step Approach to the Patient with Resistant Hypertension
Robert Albright, Jr., DO
9:45 a.m.
My step-by-step Approach to the Patient Who Needs More Exercise
James O'Keefe, MD
10:05 a.m.
My Step-By-Step Approach to the Patient with High Triglycerides
Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, MD
10:25 a.m.
Post Test
10:45 a.m.
Course Summary and Wrap Up
11:00 a.m.
Adjourn
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