Genetics of Heart & Vascular Disease
December 4-6, 2025
In-Person | Hilton Los Cabos, San José del Cabo, Mexico
Currently accepting registrations!
Credit Types:
AMA PRA Category 1™
(15.5),
ANCC
(15.5),
ABIM MOC
(15.5),
ABS MOC
(15.5),
Price: $750 - $850 | Register Early to Save $100
Program
12:00 a.m.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2025
5:00 p.m.
- 6:00 p.m.
Pre-Registration–Dorado Ballroom Foyer
12:00 a.m.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2025
7:00 a.m.
Registration & Breakfast – Dorado Ballroom 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
Moderator: 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 Today’s Clinical Genetic Test: from Panels to Whole Genome Sequencing
David Tester
9:00 a.m.
Cardio-Genetic Counseling: What Do You and Your Patients Need to Know Before and After the Genetic Test
Teresa Kruisselbrink, MS, CGC
9:30 a.m.
Pharmacogenetics 101: The ABCs of the CYPs
Naveen Pereira, MD
10:00 a.m.
Panel Discussion
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
Moderator: Naveen Pereira, MD
11:00 a.m.
Monogenetic Heart Disease: Is That Reported Variant My Patient’s Disease-Causative Variant or Not?
Michael Ackerman, MD, PhD
11:30 a.m.
What’s A Manhattan Plot Anyway? Dissecting Genome Wide Association Studies and Creating Polygenic Risk Scores
John Giudicessi, MD, PhD
12:00 p.m.
Illustrative Cases Using Polygenic Risk Scores in Your Practice
Roxanne Coderre, MD
1:00 p.m.
Panel Discussion
6:30 p.m.
- 8:30 p.m.
Social Reception and Dinner – Attendees, Faculty and Family Members Invited
12:00 a.m.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2025
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 I Dissect a Genetic Test Report: Step-by-Step
7:00 a.m.
Review of Your Cases With Drs. Giudicessi, Pereira, and Ms. Kruisselbrink
Moderator: Michael Ackerman, MD, PhD
7:30 a.m.
SESSION III – STATE OF GENETIC TESTING FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH …
7:30 a.m.
Congenital Heart Disease
Sabrina Phillips, MD
8:00 a.m.
Coronary Artery Disease
Naveen Pereira, MD
8:30 a.m.
Illustrative Case
Roxanne Coderre, MD
8:45 a.m.
Hyperlipidemia
Roxanne Coderre, MD
9:10 a.m.
Pulmonary Hypertension
Naveen Pereira, MD
9:35 a.m.
Panel Discussion
10:00 a.m.
Refreshment Break – Visit Exhibits
10:30 a.m.
SESSION IV – STATE OF GENETIC TESTING FOR SCD-PREDISPOSING GENETIC HEART DISEASES
Moderator: Naveen Pereira, MD
10:30 a.m.
Congenital Long QT Syndrome
Michael Ackerman, MD, PhD
11:00 a.m.
SCN5A-Opathies Excluding LQT3
Mayank Sardana, MBBS, MD
11:30 a.m.
Illustrative Cases
Roxanne Coderre, MD
11:45 a.m.
The Fibrillating Heart
John Giudicessi, MD, PhD
12:15 p.m.
ARVC and the Other ACMs
12:45 p.m.
Panel Discussion
1:15 p.m.
Adjourn
12:00 a.m.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2025
6:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast – Visit Exhibits
6:45 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 I Dissect a Genetic Test Report: Step-by-Step
John Giudicessi, MD, PhD
7:00 a.m.
Dissecting Your Cases With Drs. Giudicessi and Pereira, and Ms. Kruisselbrink
Moderator: Michael Ackerman, MD, PhD
7:30 a.m.
SESSION V – GENETIC/PHARMACOGENETIC TESTING FOR …
Moderator: Naveen Pereira, MD
7:30 a.m.
Heart Failure and Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Naveen Pereira, MD
8:00 a.m.
The Genetic Aortopathies
Sabrina Phillips, MD
8:30 a.m.
Illustrative Case
Roxanne Coderre, MD
8:45 a.m.
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Michael Ackerman, MD, PhD
9:15 a.m.
HCM Phenocopies: Amyloidosis and Fabry Disease
Naveen Pereira, MD
9:40 a.m.
Panel Discussion
10:00 a.m.
Refreshment Break – Visit Exhibits
10:30 a.m.
SESSION VI – FINAL TOPICS IN CARDIOVASCULAR GENOMICS
Moderator: Michael Ackerman, MD, PhD
10:30 a.m.
State of the Molecular Autopsy
Michael Ackerman, MD, PhD
11:00 a.m.
Gene Therapy for Genetic Heart Disease: It’s Happening
John Giudicessi, MD, PhD
11:30 a.m.
Panel Discussion
12:00 p.m.
Final Wrap-Up and Adjourn
Michael Ackerman, MD, PhD, Naveen Pereira, MD
Credit Types Offered
-
AMA PRA Category 1™15.5
-
ANCC15.5
-
ABIM MOC15.5
-
ABS MOC15.5
Price: $750 - $850 | Register Early to Save $100
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