Foundations in Cardiology Practice

April 7-10, 2025
The Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA

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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) **LIVESTREAMED SESSION**

Mays Ali, 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, Pragnesh Parikh, MD, Brian Shapiro, MD

1:25 p.m.

Rapid Fire ECG Cases (Salon II) **LIVESTREAMED SESSION**

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

2:35 p.m.

Parasternal SAX

Pragnesh Parikh, MD, Justin Shipman, MD

2:40 p.m.

Subcostal

Michelle Alland, APRN, AGACNP-BC, MSN, Brian Shapiro, MD

2:45 p.m.

Apical 4-Chamber

Prajwal Reddy, 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

Awais Malik, 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

Paul McKie, 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) **LIVESTREAMED SESSION**

Awais Malik, 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)

Awais Malik, MD, Satyajit Reddy, MD, MSc

1:15 p.m.

Case Studies in Lipid Management (Salon II) **LIVESTREAMED SESSION**

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

7:30 a.m.

Mitral Regurgitation: Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis, and Evaluation

Mays Ali, MD

7:50 a.m.

Mitral Valve Disease: When to Watch and When to Fix?

Pragnesh Parikh, MD

8:15 a.m.

Aortic Stenosis: Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis, and Evaluation

Justin Shipman, 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?

Justin Shipman, 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 | Darryl S. Chutka, MD

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

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Credit Types Offered

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23.5
Nursing

23.5
AAPA

23.5
ABIM MOC

23.5
ABS MOC

23.5

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