Genetics of Heart & Vascular Disease
December 12-14, 2024
In-Person or Livestream | Hyatt Regency Grand Reserve - Puerto Rico, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
Registration Closed
Credit Types:
AMA PRA Category 1™
(15.5),
Nursing
(15.5),
ABIM MOC
(15.5),
ABS MOC
(15.5),
Price: $700-$800 | Register by 11/14 to save $100
Program
5:00 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2024
5:00 p.m.
- 6:00 p.m.
Pre-Registration–Puerto Rico 1 Foyer
12:00 a.m.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2024
7:00 a.m.
Registration & Breakfast – Puerto Rico 1 Foyer
7:45 a.m.
Introduction and Overview
Michael Ackerman, MD, PhD
8:00 a.m.
SESSION I – GENETICS/GENOMICS/PHARMACOGENETICS 101 – LAYING THE FOUNDATION TO INCREASE THE GENETIC CARDIO-IQ OF PRACTICING CARDIOLOGISTS/PAs/NPs & NURSES/TRAINEES/GCs
Michael Ackerman, MD, PhD
8:00 a.m.
Genetics and Genomics 101: Pedigrees, Penetrance, and Purgatory
Michael Ackerman, MD, PhD
8:30 a.m.
The Evolution of Clinical Genetic Test: from Panels to Whole Genome Sequencing
David Tester
9:00 a.m.
What’s A Manhattan Plot Anyway? Dissecting Genome Wide Association Studies
John Giudicessi, MD, PhD
9:30 a.m.
Pharmacogenetics 101: The ABCs of the CYPs
Naveen Pereira, MD
10:00 a.m.
Panel Discussion
10:30 a.m.
Refreshment Break – Visit Exhibits
11:00 a.m.
SESSION II – GENETICS/GENOMICS/PHARMACOGENETICS 101 – BUILDING THE FOUNDATION TO INCREASE THE GENETIC CARDIO-IQ OF PRACTICING CARDIOLOGISTS/Pas/NPs & NURSES/TRAINEES/GCs
Naveen Pereira, MD
11:00 a.m.
Monogenetic Heart Disease: Is That Variant My Patient’s Disease-Causative Variant or Not?
Michael Ackerman, MD, PhD
11:30 a.m.
Cardio-Genetic Counseling: What Do You and Your Patients Need to Know Before and After the Genetic Test
Teresa Kruisselbrink, MS, CGC
12:00 p.m.
Interpretation and Utilization of Polygenic Risk Scores in Your Practice
Iftikhar Kullo, MD
12:30 p.m.
Panel Discussion
1:00 p.m.
Adjourn - Lunch
6:30 p.m.
- 8:30 p.m.
Social Reception and Dinner – Attendees, Faculty and Family Members Invited
6:00 a.m.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2024
6:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast – Visit Exhibits
6:45 a.m.
SPECIAL “EARLY BIRD” WORKSHOP I - BRING YOUR CASES AND YOUR GENETIC TEST REPORTS – A WHAT WOULD WE DO WITH YOUR CASE/GENETIC TEST RESULT SESSION
6:45 a.m.
How to Dissect a Genetic Test Report Step-by-Step
Raquel Almedia Lopes Neves, MD
7:00 a.m.
Review of Your Cases With Drs. Giudicessi, Kullo, Pereira, and Ms. Kruisselbrink;
Moderator: Michael Ackerman, MD, PhD
7:30 a.m.
SESSION III – STATE OF GENETIC TESTING FOR THE MORE COMMON CV DISEASES IN CARDIOLOGY
Iftikhar Kullo, MD
7:30 a.m.
Children and Adults With Congenital Heart Disease
Sabrina Phillips, MD
8:00 a.m.
Adults With Coronary Heart Disease
Iftikhar Kullo, MD
8:30 a.m.
Familial Pulmonary Hypertension
Naveen Pereira, MD
9:00 a.m.
The Familial Hyperlipidemias
Iftikhar Kullo, MD
9:30 a.m.
Illustrative Case
Roxanne Coderre, MD
9:40 a.m.
Panel Discussion
10:10 a.m.
Refreshment Break – Visit Exhibits
10:25 a.m.
SESSION IV – STATE OF GENETIC TESTING FOR SCD-PREDISPOSING GENETIC HEART DISEASES
Naveen Pereira, MD
10:30 a.m.
ARVC and the Other ACMs
Andrew Tseng, MD
11:00 a.m.
The SCN5A-Opathies Not Called LQT3
Mayank Sardana, MBBS, MD
11:30 a.m.
The Fibrillating Heart
John Giudicessi, MD, PhD
12:00 p.m.
The Congenital Long QT Syndromes
Michael Ackerman, MD, PhD
12:30 p.m.
Illustrative Case
Raquel Almedia Lopes Neves, MD
12:45 p.m.
Panel Discussion
1:15 p.m.
Adjourn - Lunch
6:00 a.m.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2024
6:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast – Visit Exhibits
6:30 a.m.
SPECIAL “EARLY BIRD” WORKSHOP II - BRING YOUR CASES AND YOUR GENETIC TEST REPORTS – A WHAT WOULD WE DO WITH YOUR CASE/GENETIC TEST RESULT SESSION
6:45 a.m.
How to Dissect a Genetic Test Report Step-by-Step
Raquel Almedia Lopes Neves, MD
7:00 a.m.
Dissecting Your Cases With Drs. Giudicessi, Kullo, Pereira, and Ms. Kruisselbrink
Moderator: Michael Ackerman, MD, PhD
7:25 a.m.
SESSION V – GENETIC/PHARMACOGENETIC TESTING FOR …
Iftikhar Kullo, MD
7:30 a.m.
Heart Failure & Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Naveen Pereira, MD
8:00 a.m.
The Genetic Aortopathies
Sabrina Phillips, MD
8:30 a.m.
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Michael Ackerman, MD, PhD
9:00 a.m.
HCM Phenocopies: Amyloidosis and Fabry Disease
Naveen Pereira, MD
9:30 a.m.
Illustrative Cases
J. Martijn Bos, MD, PhD
9:40 a.m.
Panel Discussion
10:10 a.m.
Refreshment Break – Visit Exhibits
10:10 a.m.
SESSION VI – FINAL TOPICS IN CARDIOVASCULAR GENOMICS
Michael Ackerman, MD, PhD
10:30 a.m.
The Sudden Death Investigation: The Right Way and The Wrong Way
Joseph Maleszewski, MD
11:00 a.m.
State of Gene Therapy for Heart Disease: The Future is Almost Here
John Giudicessi, MD, PhD
11:30 a.m.
Panel Discussion
11:50 a.m.
This Is Us! Final Wrap-Up With the “Big 3”
Michael Ackerman, MD, PhD, Iftikhar Kullo, MD, Naveen Pereira, MD
12:00 p.m.
Adjourn
Credit Types Offered
-
AMA PRA Category 1™15.5
-
Nursing15.5
-
ABIM MOC15.5
-
ABS MOC15.5
Price: $700-$800 | Register by 11/14 to save $100
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