Foundations in Cardiology Practice
April 7-10, 2025
The Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA
Currently accepting registrations!
Credit Types:
AMA PRA Category 1™
(23.5),
Nursing
(23.5),
AAPA
(23.5),
Price: $850 - $975 | Register by 3/7 to save $100!
Program
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
SUNDAY, APRIL 6, 2025
4:00 p.m.
- 5:30 p.m.
Registration
6:30 a.m.
MONDAY, APRIL 7, 2025
6:30 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast (Bacara Ballroom Foyer)
7:30 a.m.
Welcome and Announcements
7:45 a.m.
FOUNDATIONS IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE ASSESSMENT
Moderators: Michelle Alland, APRN, AGACNP-BC, MSN, Dan Sorajja, MD
7:45 a.m.
Chest Pain Evaluation: Case Study
Melanie Blair, APRN
8:10 a.m.
Interesting Cases: What Can Echo Do For You & Interpreting the Echo Report
Brian Shapiro, MD
8:35 a.m.
ECG Interpretation 101
Emily Rueter, PA-C
9:00 a.m.
ECG Interpretation 102
Danika Nelson, APRN, DNP, CNP
9:25 a.m.
Questions and Answers
9:45 a.m.
Refreshment Break | Visit Exhibits
10:05 a.m.
HEART RHYTHM I
Moderators: Emily Rueter, PA-C, Paul McKie, MD
10:05 a.m.
Wide Complex Tachycardia Interpretation
Hicham El Masry, MD
10:30 a.m.
Ventricular Arrhythmias Management Before EP
Siva Mulpuru, MD
10:55 a.m.
Atrial Fibrillation: Pearls on Rate and Rhythm Control
Dan Sorajja, MD
11:20 a.m.
Stroke Prevention for Atrial Fibrillation: Anticoagulation and LAAO
Hicham El Masry, MD
11:45 a.m.
Syncope
Dan Sorajja, MD
12:10 p.m.
Questions and Answers
12:30 p.m.
Working Lunch – Pick-Up Lunch (Provided)
12:40 p.m.
BREAKOUT SESSION I
Attendees rotate through 2 of the 3 sessions
12:40 p.m.
Interesting Echo Cases (Bacara Ballroom)
Mays Ali, MD, Carolyn Landolfo, MD, Pragnesh Parikh, MD, Brian Shapiro, MD
12:40 p.m.
Rapid Fire ECG Cases (Salon II)
Dan Sorajja, MD
12:40 p.m.
Case Studies in Pacemakers/ICD (Salon IV)
Hicham El Masry, MD, Siva Mulpuru, MD
1:20 p.m.
Rotate to Another Breakout Session
1:25 p.m.
BREAKOUT SESSION II
1:25 p.m.
Interesting Echo Cases (Bacara Ballroom)
Mays Ali, MD, Carolyn Landolfo, MD, Pragnesh Parikh, MD, Brian Shapiro, MD
1:25 p.m.
Rapid Fire ECG Cases (Salon II)
Dan Sorajja, MD
1:25 p.m.
Pacemakers/ICD Timing Cycles and Programming (Salon IV)
Hicham El Masry, MD, Siva Mulpuru, MD
2:10 p.m.
Adjourn
2:15 p.m.
OPTIONAL WORKSHOP: POINT-OF-CARE ULTRASOUND (POCUS) | 2:15 – 4:00 p.m.
2:15 p.m.
Incorporating Point-of-Care-Ultrasound (POCUS) into Practice: Tips & Tricks
Michelle Alland, APRN, AGACNP-BC, MSN
2:30 p.m.
Scanning Session | Rotate Through 4 Stations
2:30 p.m.
Parasternal LAX
Mays Ali, MD, Melanie Blair, APRN, Prajwal Reddy, MD
2:35 p.m.
Parasternal SAX
Said Alsidawi, MD, Pragnesh Parikh, MD
2:40 p.m.
Subcostal
Carolyn Landolfo, MD, Brian Shapiro, MD
2:45 p.m.
Apical 4-Chamber
Timothy Barry, MB, BCh, Kyla Lara-Breitinger, MD
6:30 a.m.
TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 2025
6:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
7:00 a.m.
EARLY BIRD SESSION
7:00 a.m.
Diabetes and Heart Disease
Satyajit Reddy, MD, MSc
7:30 a.m.
HEART FAILURE I
Moderators: Emily Rueter, PA-C, Pragnesh Parikh, MD
7:30 a.m.
Heart Failure: Definitions and Nomenclature
Paul McKie, MD
7:45 a.m.
Approach to Working Up a Patient with New Systolic Heart Failure
Horng Chen, MD
8:05 a.m.
Foundations of Systolic Heart Failure Management
Paul McKie, MD
8:35 a.m.
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
Janell Grazzini Frantz, APRN, MSN, CNP
9:00 a.m.
Kidneys and Heart Failure: Key Points to Consider in HF Management
Horng Chen, MD
9:25 a.m.
Questions and Answers
9:40 a.m.
Refreshment Break | Visit Exhibits
10:00 a.m.
HEART FAILURE II
Moderator: Paul McKie, MD
10:00 a.m.
Cardiac Amyloidosis
Janell Grazzini Frantz, APRN, MSN, CNP
10:25 a.m.
Advanced Imaging for Cardiomyopathy Heart Disease
Prajwal Reddy, MD
10:50 a.m.
Right Heart Catheterization in HF: Indications to Perform and Basic Hemodynamic Interpretation
Robert Frantz, MD
11:15 a.m.
Devices in Heart Failure: ICD and Physiologic Pacing
Siva Mulpuru, MD
11:40 a.m.
Defining Advanced Heart Failure and When to Refer
Robert Frantz, MD
12:05 p.m.
Questions and Answers
12:20 p.m.
Working Lunch – Pick-Up Lunch (Provided)
12:30 p.m.
BREAKOUT SESSION I
Attendees rotate through 2 of the 3 sessions
12:30 p.m.
Lifestyle Interventions & Hypertension Management (Bacara Ballroom)
Kyla Lara-Breitinger, MD, Satyajit Reddy, MD, MSc
12:30 p.m.
Case Studies in Lipid Management (Salon II)
Susan Halli Demeter, APRN, DNP, FNP
12:30 p.m.
Acute Cardiac Cases from the ED (Salon IV)
Danika Nelson, APRN, DNP, CNP, Eric Yang, MD
1:15 p.m.
BREAKOUT SESSION II
1:15 p.m.
Lifestyle Interventions & Hypertension Management (Bacara Ballroom)
Kyla Lara-Breitinger, MD, Satyajit Reddy, MD, MSc
1:15 p.m.
Case Studies in Lipid Management (Salon II)
Susan Halli Demeter, APRN, DNP, FNP
1:15 p.m.
Acute Cardiac Cases from the ED (Salon IV)
Danika Nelson, APRN, DNP, CNP, Eric Yang, MD
2:00 p.m.
Adjourn
6:30 a.m.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 2025
6:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
7:00 a.m.
EARLY BIRD SESSION
7:00 a.m.
Case-Based Approaches to Managing the Cardio-Oncology Patient
Alyssa McPherson, APRN, DNP
7:30 a.m.
VALVULAR HEART DISEASE
Moderators: Melanie Blair, APRN, Pragnesh Parikh, MD
9:45 a.m.
Refreshment Break | Visit Exhibits
7:30 a.m.
Mitral Regurgitation: Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis, and Evaluation
Carolyn Landolfo, MD
7:50 a.m.
Mitral Valve Disease: When to Watch and When to Fix?
Mays Ali, MD
8:15 a.m.
Aortic Stenosis: Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis, and Evaluation
Said Alsidawi, MD
8:40 a.m.
Aortic Stenosis Management: When to Send for TAVR
Prajwal Reddy, MD
9:05 a.m.
Tricuspid Valve Disease: When to Watch and When to Fix?
Said Alsidawi, MD
9:30 a.m.
Questions and Answers
9:45 a.m.
Refreshment Break | Visit Exhibits
10:05 a.m.
SPECIAL TOPICS
Moderator: Paul McKie, MD
10:05 a.m.
Preoperative Evaluation for Non-Cardiac Surgery: Pearls form the Guidelines
Timothy Barry, MB, BCh
10:30 a.m.
Sports Cardiology
Satyajit Reddy, MD, MSc
10:55 a.m.
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Mays Ali, MD
11:20 a.m.
Peri-Procedural Anticoagulation Pearls for Non-Cardiovascular Surgery
Hicham El Masry, MD
11:45 a.m.
Questions and Answers
12:30 p.m.
Adjourn
6:30 a.m.
THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2025
6:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
7:00 a.m.
EARLY BIRD SESSION
7:00 a.m.
Cross Cultural Awareness
7:30 a.m.
ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE
Moderator: Emily Rueter, PA-C
7:30 a.m.
Choosing the Right Stress Test
S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD
7:55 a.m.
Interpreting the Coronary Angiogram
Justine Reuter, PA-C
8:20 a.m.
Acute Coronary Syndrome
Michael Gharacholou, MD
8:45 a.m.
Management of Chronic Coronary Disease
Eric Yang, MD
9:10 a.m.
Myocardial Infarction with Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries (MINOCA): Case Studies
Michael Gharacholou, MD
9:35 a.m.
Questions and Answers
9:45 a.m.
Refreshment Break | Visit Exhibits
10:00 a.m.
SPECIAL TOPICS
Moderator: Michelle Alland, APRN, AGACNP-BC, MSN
10:00 a.m.
Pericardial Disease
S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD
10:25 a.m.
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
Dan Sorajja, MD
10:50 a.m.
Cardio-Rheumatology
Pragnesh Parikh, MD
11:15 a.m.
Questions and Answers
11:30 a.m.
Course Adjourns
Credit Types Offered
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AMA PRA Category 1™23.5
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Nursing23.5
-
AAPA23.5
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