Foundations in Cardiology Practice
April 13-16, 2026
In-Person or Livestream | Hilton Austin, Austin, TX
Registration Closed
Credit Types:
AMA PRA Category 1™
(22.75),
ABIM MOC
(22.75),
AAPA
(22.75),
Nursing
(22.75),
ABS MOC
(22.75),
Price: $865 - $975 | Register by 3/13 to save $100!
Program
4:00 p.m.
SUNDAY, APRIL 12, 2026
4:00 p.m.
- 5:30 p.m.
Registration (Salon FG Foyer | 6th Floor)
6:30 a.m.
MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2026
6:30 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast (Salon FG Foyer | 6th Floor)
8:00 a.m.
Welcome and Course Overview (Salon G | 6th Floor)
8:15 a.m.
FOUNDATIONS IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE ASSESSMENT
Moderators: Michelle Alland, APRN, AGACNP-BC, MSN, Dan Sorajja, MD
8:15 a.m.
Cardiovascular Assessment and Exam
Leslie Janik, APRN
8:40 a.m.
ECG Interpretation 101
Emily Rueter, PA-C
9:05 a.m.
Interesting Cases: What Can Echo Do For You & Interpreting the Echo Report
Brian Shapiro, MD
9:30 a.m.
Introduction to Other Imaging Modalities
Prajwal Reddy, MD
9:55 a.m.
Questions and Answers
10:10 a.m.
Refreshment Break | Visit Exhibits
10:30 a.m.
ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE
Moderators: Melanie Blair, APRN, Pragnesh Parikh, MD
10:30 a.m.
Interpreting the Coronary Angiogram
Justine Reuter, PA-C
10:45 a.m.
Acute Coronary Syndrome
Charles Cannan, MB, ChB
11:10 a.m.
Complications of Myocardial Infarction
Michael Gharacholou, MD
11:35 a.m.
Management of Chronic Coronary Disease
Charles Cannan, MB, ChB
12:00 p.m.
Myocardial Infarction with Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries (MINOCA): Case Studies
Michael Gharacholou, MD
12:25 p.m.
Questions and Answers
12:40 p.m.
Lunch (provided)
1:30 p.m.
SPECIAL TOPICS
Moderators: Paul McKie, MD, Emily Rueter, PA-C
1:30 p.m.
Healthy Living: How Not to Die
Fred Kusumoto, MD
1:55 p.m.
Should Everyone Be On GLP-1?
Kyla Lara-Breitinger, MD
2:20 p.m.
Cardio-Obstetrics: Navigating Cardiovascular Health in Pregnancy
David Majdalany, MD
2:45 p.m.
Preoperative Evaluation for Non-Cardiac Surgery: Pearls from the Guidelines
Brian Shapiro, MD
3:10 p.m.
Questions and Answers
3:30 p.m.
Adjourn
7:00 a.m.
TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2026
7:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
7:30 a.m.
Early Bird Session: Cardiovascular Clues - Key Physical Signs You Shouldn't Miss
Leslie Janik, APRN
8:00 a.m.
HEART RHYTHM I
Moderators: Paul McKie, MD, Emily Rueter, PA-C
8:00 a.m.
Wide Complex Tachycardia Interpretation
Win-Kuang Shen, MD
8:25 a.m.
Ambulatory Monitoring 101 and 911 Monitoring
Dan Sorajja, MD
8:50 a.m.
Atrial Fibrillation: Pearls on Rate and Rhythm Control
Win-Kuang Shen, MD
9:15 a.m.
Stroke Prevention for Atrial Fibrillation: Anticoagulation and LAAO
Fred Kusumoto, MD
9:40 a.m.
Questions and Answers
10:00 a.m.
Refreshment Break | Visit Exhibits
10:20 a.m.
HEART RHYTHM II
Moderators: Melanie Blair, APRN, Pragnesh Parikh, MD
10:20 a.m.
Syncope: When to Worry and What do the Guidelines Tell Us?
Win-Kuang Shen, MD
10:45 a.m.
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
Dan Sorajja, MD
11:10 a.m.
Basics of Pacemakers: Case Base Approached
Fred Kusumoto, MD
11:35 a.m.
Illustrative Case: Ablation and Post-Ablation Care
Melanie Blair, APRN
11:50 a.m.
Questions and Answers
12:15 p.m.
Working Lunch – Pick-up Lunch Return to General Session
12:30 p.m.
ILLUSTRATIVE CASES: CASES IN DAILY PRACTICE
12:30 p.m.
Cardioversion: When 200 Juls is Not Enough
Dan Sorajja, MD
12:40 p.m.
Anticoagulation: GI Bleed
Fred Kusumoto, MD
1:00 p.m.
Lifestyle Interventions & Hypertension Management
Kyla Lara-Breitinger, MD, Satyajit Reddy, MD, MSc
1:45 p.m.
Introduction to Cardiac Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS)
Michelle Alland, APRN, AGACNP-BC, MSN
2:00 p.m.
WORKSHOP: POCUS Hands-On Scanning
Workshop Attendees Will Rotate Scanning Stations Every 30 Minutes
2:00 p.m.
Parasternal Long Axis | Drs. Parikh & P. Reddy
2:30 p.m.
Parasternal Short Axis | Drs. Shipman & Majdalany
3:00 p.m.
Subcostal | Dr. Lara-Breitinger
3:00 p.m.
Apical 4-Chamber | Dr. Shapiro
4:00 p.m.
Adjourn
4:30 p.m.
- 5:30 p.m.
Product Theater Offered by Bayer US
4:30 p.m.
The Next Beat: A Treatment Option for Patients with Heart Failure (HF) with Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF)>= 40% | Dr. Matthew Budoff (Salons F&G | Please visit the Bayer exhibit booth for full details)
Snacks & Refreshments Served | No CME credit offered for this session
7:00 a.m.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2026
7:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
7:30 a.m.
Early Bird Session: Heart Failure - Definitions and Nomenclature
Paul McKie, MD
7:45 a.m.
HEART FAILURE I
Moderators: Michelle Alland, APRN, AGACNP-BC, MSN, Paul McKie, MD
7:45 a.m.
Approach to Working Up a Patient with New Systolic Heart Failure
Jackson Hermanson, PA-C
8:10 a.m.
Foundations of Systolic Heart Failure Management
Shannon Dunlay, MD, MS
8:35 a.m.
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
Omar Abou Ezzeddine, MD, MS
9:00 a.m.
Hospitalized Heart Failure Management
Paul McKie, MD
9:25 a.m.
When to Refer for Advanced Therapies
Shannon Dunlay, MD, MS
9:50 a.m.
Questions and Answers
10:10 a.m.
Refreshment Break | Visit Exhibits
10:30 a.m.
HEART FAILURE II
Moderators: Paul McKie, MD, Emily Rueter, PA-C
10:30 a.m.
Cardiac Amyloidosis
Omar Abou Ezzeddine, MD, MS
10:55 a.m.
Advanced Imaging for Cardiomyopathy Heart Disease
Prajwal Reddy, MD
11:20 a.m.
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Jane Linderbaum, APRN, CNP
11:45 a.m.
Myocarditis
Michelle Alland, APRN, AGACNP-BC, MSN
12:10 p.m.
Pericardial Disease
Prajwal Reddy, MD
12:35 p.m.
Questions and Answers
12:55 p.m.
Adjourn
1:30 p.m.
- 2:30 p.m.
Product Theater Offered by BioBridge Pharmaceuticals
1:30 p.m.
ATTR-CM Management: A Detailed Overview of Attruby | Dr. Kunjan A. Bhatt (Salons F&G | Please visit the BridgeBio exhibit booth for full details)
Lunch served | No CME credit offered for this session
6:30 a.m.
THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2026
6:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
7:30 a.m.
Early Bird Session: Diabetes and Heart Disease
Satyajit Reddy, MD, MSc
8:00 a.m.
VALVULAR HEART DISEASE
Moderators: Melanie Blair, APRN, Pragnesh Parikh, MD
8:00 a.m.
Murmurs Decoded: Clinical Clues in Valvular Heart Disease
Jane Linderbaum, APRN, CNP
8:25 a.m.
Valvular Regurgitation: Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis, and Evaluation
Pragnesh Parikh, MD
8:50 a.m.
Aortic Stenosis: Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis, and Evaluation
Justin Shipman, MD
9:15 a.m.
Valvular Heart Disease: When to Watch and When to Fix? The Interventional Impact
Pragnesh Parikh, MD
9:40 a.m.
Questions and Answers
10:00 a.m.
Refreshment Break | Visit Exhibits
10:15 a.m.
SPECIAL TOPICS
Moderators: Michelle Alland, APRN, AGACNP-BC, MSN, Dan Sorajja, MD
10:15 a.m.
Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Francois Marcotte, MD
10:40 a.m.
Sports Cardiology
Satyajit Reddy, MD, MSc
11:05 a.m.
Aortopathies
Francois Marcotte, MD
11:30 a.m.
Questions and Answers
11:40 a.m.
Closing Comments
11:50 a.m.
Course Adjourns
Credit Types Offered
-
AMA PRA Category 1™22.75
-
ABIM MOC22.75
-
AAPA22.75
-
Nursing22.75
-
ABS MOC22.75
Price: $865 - $975 | Register by 3/13 to save $100!
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