Heart to Heart: Advances in Cardiovascular Critical Care and Resuscitation

April 8-11, 2026
Hilton North Scottsdale at Cavasson, Scottsdale, AZ

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Credit Types: AMA PRA Category 1™ (26.25), ANCC (26.25), AAPA (26.25), ABIM MOC (26.25), ABS MOC (26.25), Price: $975 - $1,095 - Register by 3/7/26 to Save $100!

Program

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2026
7:00 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
7:30 a.m.
Welcome and Introductions
Courtney Bennett, DO, Ayan Sen, MD
FOUNDATIONS IN CARDIAC CRITICAL CARE
Moderator: Ayan Sen, MD
7:40 a.m.
The Landscape of Cardiac Critical Care
Courtney Bennett, DO
8:00 a.m.
Medical Management of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Without Cardiogenic Shock
Melissa Lyle, MD
8:20 a.m.
Hemodynamic Monitoring in the Cardiac Critical Care Unit 101: Foundation Basics
Parag Patel, MD
8:40 a.m.
Recognition and Management of Cardiogenic Shock
Jacob Jentzer, MD
9:00 a.m.
Inotropes and Vasopressors: When, Why and How
Jacob Jentzer, MD
9:20 a.m.
Hemodynamic Monitoring in the Cardiac Critical Care Unit: Case Studies Seen in Daily Practice
Parag Patel, MD
9:40 a.m.
Questions and Answers
10:00 a.m.
Refreshment Break | Visit Exhibits
STRUCTURAL HEART DISEASE
Moderator: Courtney Bennett, DO
10:20 a.m.
Medical Management of Acute Coronary Syndrome
Benjamin Hibbert, MD
10:40 a.m.
Revascularization in Acute Coronary Syndrome
Gregory Barsness, MD
11:00 a.m.
Mechanical Complications of Myocardial Infarction
Bradley Ternus, MD
11:20 a.m.
Valvular Heart Disease Emergencies
Trevor Simard, MD
11:40 a.m.
Critical Care Complications of Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Maan Jokhadar, MD
12:00 p.m.
Critical Care Complications of Pulmonary Hypertension
Christopher Barnett, MD, MPH
12:20 p.m.
Questions and Answers
12:30 p.m.
Lunch (provided)
SPECIAL TOPICS IN CARDIOGENIC SHOCK
Moderator: Jacob Jentzer, MD
Tales from the Shock Crypt
Moderators: Courtney Bennett, DO, Christopher Barnett, MD, MPH, Benjamin Hibbert, MD
1:30 p.m.
Myocarditis
Melissa Lyle, MD
1:45 p.m.
Constriction
Dustin Hillerson, MD
2:00 p.m.
When VADs Go Bad
Parag Patel, MD
2:15 p.m.
Cardiac Obstetrics
Garima Dahiya, MBBS
2:30 p.m.
RV Shock
Christopher Barnett, MD, MPH
2:45 p.m.
Tamponade
Govind Panda, MD
3:00 p.m.
Adjourn
THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2026
6:45 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT
Moderator: Parag Patel, MD
7:30 a.m.
KEYNOTE: Venoarterial ECMO and Cardiogenic Shock
Heidi Dalton, MD
RAPID FIRE TOPICS: MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT
8:00 a.m.
Balloon Pump vs. Percutaneous VADs
Gregory Barsness, MD
8:15 a.m.
Advanced Heart Failure and Bridging Strategies
8:30 a.m.
Anticoagulation and Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS)
Janhavi Athale, MD
8:45 a.m.
ECPR
9:00 a.m.
Building a Cardiac Shock Team in Community Practice
9:15 a.m.
Questions and Answers
9:35 a.m.
Refreshment Break | Visit Exhibits
NON-CARDIAC INTERVENTIONS IN THE CARDIAC CRITICAL CARE UNIT
Moderator: Ayan Sen, MD
9:50 a.m.
Noninvasive Ventilation in the CCU
10:05 a.m.
Lung Protective Ventilation or Cardiopulmonary Protective Ventilation in Cardiac Critical Care?
Bhavesh Patel, MD
10:20 a.m.
Sedation in the CCU
10:35 a.m.
Neuroprognostication After Cardiac Arrest
Sherri Braksick, MD
10:50 a.m.
Septic Cardiomyopathy and Mixed Shock
Garima Dahiya, MBBS
11:05 a.m.
Questions and Answers
11:30 a.m.
Lunch (provided)
CARDIAC ICU
Moderator: Courtney Bennett, DO
12:30 p.m.
Fibrillation in Focus: AFib and VFib Management in the Cardiac ICU
Fred Kusumoto, MD
Clinical Pearls for Management in the ICU
Moderators: Fred Kusumoto, MD, Courtney Bennett, DO
12:50 p.m.
Case 1: Critically Ill AFib Patients - Hypotensive
1:05 p.m.
Case 2: Critically Ill AFib Patients - Stroke Risk
1:20 p.m.
Case 3: Critically Ill VT Storm
1:35 p.m.
Case 4: Critically Ill VT on LVAD Patient
2:00 p.m.
Cardiac Critical Care Quality and Outcomes: What to Monitor in Your ICU
2:15 p.m.
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Survivorship
Dustin Hillerson, MD
2:30 p.m.
Palliative Care in the Cardiac ICU
Joy Allen, APRN, DNP, CNP
3:00 p.m.
Questions and Answers
3:15 p.m.
Adjourn
FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2026
7:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
7:25 a.m.
Announcements
POST-SURGICAL CARE
Moderator: Parag Patel, MD
7:30 a.m.
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Cardiac Critical Care
Ayan Sen, MD
7:50 a.m.
Vasoplegia and Shock After Cardiac Surgery
Ryan Craner, MD
8:10 a.m.
Proactive vs. Reactive MCS in Post Cardiotomy Shock
Bryan Barrus, MD
8:30 a.m.
Postoperative Cardiac Arrest & CALS
8:50 a.m.
Destination Therapy: Where the Bridge Leads
9:10 a.m.
Questions and Answers
9:30 a.m.
Refreshment Break | Visit Exhibits
OPTIMIZING THE RESUSCITATION TEAM
Moderators: Courtney Bennett, DO, Ayan Sen, MD
9:45 a.m.
Making the Optimal Team – Team Roles
Courtney Bennett, DO, Ayan Sen, MD
10:00 a.m.
Leadership in Resuscitation Teams
Hannelisa Callisen, PA-C, Amelia Lowell, RDCS
10:30 a.m.
Communication Pearls
Laura McRae, APRN, AGACNP-BC, MSN, Parag Patel, MD, William Pyles, RN
11:00 a.m.
Principles of Engagement Between Teams
Christopher Barnett, MD, MPH, Sharon Nyquist, APRN, MSN, ACNP-BC, Janice Rorabeck, DNP, APRN, AGACNP-BC
11:30 a.m.
Code Debriefing and Residue
Courtney Bennett, DO, Brigid Kiley, MS, Ayan Sen, MD
1:00 p.m.
Course Adjourns NOTE: There are Optional Workshop Sessions on Saturday, April 11, 2026
SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 2026
Additional Fee for Saturday Hands-On Sessions - Please see registration form
6:30 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
TEMPORARY MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT WORKSHOP
7:00 a.m.
ECMO in Cardiogenic Shock
Bhavesh Patel, MD
7:30 a.m.
VA ECMO Physiology
Heidi Dalton, MD
8:00 a.m.
ECPR Activation, Cannulation, and Logistics
Bryan Barrus, MD
8:30 a.m.
Impella What to Know: Nuts and Bolts
Parag Patel, MD
9:00 a.m.
Hands-On: Impella, Hypoxia, Cannulation Groups Rotate Every 40 Minutes
Cory Alwardt, CCP, Bryan Barrus, MD, Hannelisa Callisen, PA-C, Jamie Cantrall, RN, Ryan Craner, MD, Heidi Dalton, MD, Brittany Miller, BSN, Parag Patel, MD, Ayan Sen, MD
11:00 a.m.
Lunch (provided)
11:30 a.m.
ECMO Anticoagulation
Heidi Dalton, MD
12:00 p.m.
Hands-On: Post Cardiotomy Hypotension, Weaning, Circuit Emergencies Groups Rotate Every 50 Minutes
Cory Alwardt, CCP, Bryan Barrus, MD, Hannelisa Callisen, PA-C, Jamie Cantrall, RN, Ryan Craner, MD, Heidi Dalton, MD, Brittany Miller, BSN, Parag Patel, MD, Ayan Sen, MD
2:30 p.m.
Adjourn
CARDIAC POINT OF CARE ULTRASOUND WORKSHOP (POCUS)
7:00 a.m.
Imaging Windows and Techniques
Govind Panda, MD
7:40 a.m.
Echo Assessment of LV Size and Function
Bradley Ternus, MD
8:00 a.m.
Echo Assessment of RV Size and Function
Dustin Hillerson, MD
8:20 a.m.
Lung Ultrasound
8:50 a.m.
Questions and Answers
9:00 a.m.
Refreshment Break | Visit Exhibits
9:15 a.m.
Intro to Hands-On Cardiac Imaging: Parasternal, Subcostal, Apical, and Lung
Courtney Bennett, DO, Dustin Hillerson, MD, Govind Panda, MD, Bradley Ternus, MD
11:15 a.m.
Networking Lunch (provided)
11:45 a.m.
Echo Assessment for Cardiogenic Shock
12:15 p.m.
Hands-On Cardiac Imaging: Tamponade, Dissection, LV Dysfunction, and RV Dysfunction & Pulmonary Edema
Courtney Bennett, DO, Dustin Hillerson, MD, Govind Panda, MD, Bradley Ternus, MD
1:45 p.m.
Case-Based POCUS in the CICU
Courtney Bennett, DO
2:05 p.m.
Assessment of Fluid Responsiveness
Govind Panda, MD
2:25 p.m.
Summary and Closing Comments
2:30 p.m.
Adjourn
Credit Types Offered
  • AMA PRA Category 1
    26.25
  • ANCC
    26.25
  • AAPA
    26.25
  • ABIM MOC
    26.25
  • ABS MOC
    26.25

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