Heart Failure Up North: Practical Approaches to the Management of Congestive Heart Failure
August 14-16, 2026
In-Person or Livestream | Grand View Lodge, Nisswa, MN
Currently accepting registrations!
Credit Types:
AAPA
(15.25),
AMA PRA Category 1™
(15.25),
Nursing
(15.25),
Price: $575 | Register Early to Save $100!
Program
12:00 a.m.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 2026
7:15 a.m.
Registration & Continental Breakfast
7:45 a.m.
Welcome
Daniel Borgeson, MD
7:50 a.m.
HEART FAILURE ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT
Moderator: Daniel Borgeson, MD
8:00 a.m.
Is This (Congestive) Heart Failure? Making the Clinical Diagnosis
Danika Nelson, APRN, DNP, CNP
8:25 a.m.
Outpatient Heart Failure Medical Management: What Do the Guidelines Say
Drew Rosenbaum, MD
8:35 a.m.
CLINICAL CASE VIGNETTES
8:50 a.m.
Care for Patient Presenting with HFrEF
Lisa Mielniczuk, MD
9:05 a.m.
Care for Patient Presenting with HFpEF
Daniel Borgeson, MD
9:20 a.m.
Care for Patient Presenting Cardiotoxicity
Rosalyn Adigun, MD
9:35 a.m.
Outpatient Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Challenges
Jackson Hermanson, PA-C
9:50 a.m.
Questions and Answers
10:10 a.m.
Refreshment Break – Visit Exhibits
10:20 a.m.
TOOLS FOR HEART FAILURE ASSESSMENT
Moderator: Jackson Hermanson, PA-C
10:25 a.m.
The Role of Imaging in Heart Failure
Ian Chang, MD
10:50 a.m.
Hemodynamics and Role of Right Heart Cath Assessment in Heart Failure
Benjamin Hibbert, MD
11:15 a.m.
Right Heart Failure
Lisa Mielniczuk, MD
11:40 a.m.
Role of Genetic Testing in Heart Failure
John Giudicessi, MD, PhD
12:05 p.m.
Questions and Answers
12:10 p.m.
OPTIMIZATION OF HEART FAILURE PATIENTS
12:15 p.m.
Beyond the 4 Pillars
Daniel Borgeson, MD
12:30 p.m.
Titration / Patient Compliance
Jackson Hermanson, PA-C
12:45 p.m.
Daily Summary: 4 Things to Know
Daniel Borgeson, MD
12:50 p.m.
Working Lunch – Pick-up Lunch – Return to General Session
1:00 p.m.
Cardiac Amyloid: What Every Cardiac Provider Needs to Know
Ian Chang, MD
2:00 p.m.
Questions and Answers
2:15 p.m.
Adjourn
12:00 a.m.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2026
6:50 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
7:00 a.m.
Congenital Heart Disease and Heart Failure
Crystal Bonnichsen, MD
7:15 a.m.
OPTIMIZATION AND RISK FACTOR MODIFICATIONS IN HEART FAILURE
Moderator: Jackson Hermanson, PA-C
7:30 a.m.
Stage A/B Heart Failure
Drew Rosenbaum, MD
7:55 a.m.
Hypertension and Risk Factor Management in the Heart Failure Patient
Kathleen Kopecky, MD
8:20 a.m.
GLP1: What Do I Need to Know
Rosalyn Adigun, MD
8:45 a.m.
Cardio-Obstetrics in Heart Failure
Crystal Bonnichsen, MD
9:05 a.m.
Pulmonary Hypertension
Lisa Mielniczuk, MD
9:30 a.m.
Questions and Answers
9:50 a.m.
Refreshment Break – Visit Exhibits
10:00 a.m.
STRUCTURAL DISEASE IN HEART FAILURE
Moderator: Daniel Borgeson, MD
10:15 a.m.
Valve Disease Assessment
Kathleen Kopecky, MD
10:40 a.m.
Valve Disease Management in Practice for Heart Failure
Benjamin Hibbert, MD
11:05 a.m.
Cardiac Amyloid
Ian Chang, MD
11:30 a.m.
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
John Giudicessi, MD, PhD
11:55 a.m.
Questions and Answers
12:00 p.m.
CLINICAL CASE VIGNETTES
12:10 p.m.
Mitral Valve Repair (Clip) – HF Patient
Maija Otness, PA-C
12:40 p.m.
Adult Congenital Heart Disease and Heart Failure/ Aortopathy
Crystal Bonnichsen, MD
12:40 p.m.
Daily Summary: 4 Things to Know
Daniel Borgeson, MD
12:45 p.m.
Adjourn
12:00 a.m.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, 2026
6:45 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
7:00 a.m.
Early Bird: ECG Review
Maija Otness, PA-C
7:15 a.m.
HEART RHYTHM AND INTERVENTIONS IN HEART FAILURE
Moderator: Jackson Hermanson, PA-C
7:30 a.m.
Rate vs. Rhythm Control: Management of Atrial Arrhythmias in Heart Failure
Christopher DeSimone, MD, PhD
7:55 a.m.
Common Dysrhythmias in Patients with Heart Failure
Danika Nelson, APRN, DNP, CNP
8:20 a.m.
Novel ICD and Pacing Strategies in Heart Failure
Christopher DeSimone, MD, PhD
8:45 a.m.
Questions and Answers
8:50 a.m.
CLINICAL CASE VIGNETTES
9:00 a.m.
Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing
Rosalyn Adigun, MD
9:15 a.m.
Advanced Heart Failure in the Cardiac Critical Care Unit
Benjamin Hibbert, MD
9:30 a.m.
Patients that Benefit from ICD/CRT Therapy
Christopher DeSimone, MD, PhD
9:45 a.m.
Sudden Cardiac Death
John Giudicessi, MD, PhD
10:00 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:10 a.m.
HOSPITALIZED PATIENT AND HEART FAILURE
Moderator: Daniel Borgeson, MD
10:15 a.m.
Cardiorenal Syndrome and Heart Failure
Rosalyn Adigun, MD
10:35 a.m.
Mechanical Circulatory Support and Cardiac Transplant
Lisa Mielniczuk, MD
10:55 a.m.
Is This Advanced Heart Failure: When to Refer for LVAD/Transplant
Drew Rosenbaum, MD
11:15 a.m.
Questions and Answers
11:25 a.m.
Closing Comments
Daniel Borgeson, MD, Jackson Hermanson, PA-C
11:30 a.m.
Adjourn
Credit Types Offered
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AAPA15.25
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AMA PRA Category 1™15.25
-
Nursing15.25
Price: $575 | Register Early to Save $100!
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