Interventional Cardiology Review Course for Boards and Recertification
September 5-7, 2025
In-Person or Livestream | Swissotel , Chicago, IL
Currently accepting registrations!
Credit Types:
AMA PRA Category 1™
(19.0),
Price: $800 - $1050 | Register by 8/5 to Save $100
Program
12:00 a.m.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2025
7:30 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:15 a.m.
Introduction and Course Overview
Gregory Barsness, MD, Eric Yang, MD
8:25 a.m.
THE BASICS
Moderator: Gregory Barsness, MD
8:30 a.m.
Drugs You Need to Know I
Eric Yang, MD
9:00 a.m.
Radiation Physics, Imaging, Risks, and Safety
Kenneth Fetterly, PhD
9:30 a.m.
Drugs You Need to Know II
Eric Yang, MD
10:00 a.m.
Panel Questions
Kenneth Fetterly, PhD, Eric Yang, MD
10:15 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:30 a.m.
ANTITHROMBOTIC THERAPY
Moderator: Abhiram Prasad, MD
10:45 a.m.
Antiplatelet Therapy for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)
Mandeep Singh, MD
11:15 a.m.
Anticoagulation and Triple Therapy
Stan Henkin, MD
11:45 a.m.
Bleeding Risks and Management (& Guidelines)
Mandeep Singh, MD
12:15 p.m.
Moderated Panel Discussion
Stan Henkin, MD, Mandeep Singh, MD
12:30 p.m.
Lunch
1:00 p.m.
ADVANCED CARDIAC INTERVENTION STRATEGIES
Moderator: Abhiram Prasad, MD
1:15 p.m.
Reperfusion Therapies in ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)
Eric Yang, MD
1:45 p.m.
Invasive Strategies in Non-ST Elevation-Acute Coronary Syndrome (NSTE-ACS)
Gregory Barsness, MD
2:15 p.m.
Moderated Panel Discussion
Gregory Barsness, MD, Eric Yang, MD
2:30 p.m.
Refreshment Break
2:45 p.m.
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND ASSESSMENT OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS
Moderator: Eric Yang, MD
3:00 p.m.
Coronary Anomalies, Tips and Tricks
Claire Raphael, MBBS
3:30 p.m.
Pathophysiology of Chronic and Acute Coronary Syndromes
Abhiram Prasad, MD
4:00 p.m.
Intracoronary Imaging: Plaque Characterization, Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS)
Claire Raphael, MBBS
5:00 p.m.
Moderated Panel Discussion
Abhiram Prasad, MD, Claire Raphael, MBBS
5:15 p.m.
Welcome Reception
12:00 a.m.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2025
7:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
7:55 a.m.
Welcome Back and Announcements
Gregory Barsness, MD, Eric Yang, MD
8:00 a.m.
PCI: RISK ASSESSMENT AND REDUCTION
Moderator: Gregory Barsness, MD
8:00 a.m.
Quality, Appropriateness, and Performance Metrics
8:30 a.m.
Management of Cardiogenic Shock
Gurpreet Sandhu, MD, PhD
9:00 a.m.
Left Atrial Appendage Closure
Mohamad Alkhouli, MD
9:30 a.m.
Panel Discussion
Mohamad Alkhouli, MD, Gurpreet Sandhu, MD, PhD
9:45 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:05 a.m.
Vascular Access and Related Complications
Rajiv Gulati, MD, PhD
10:35 a.m.
Device Selection
Gurpreet Sandhu, MD, PhD
11:05 a.m.
Moderated Panel Discussion
Rajiv Gulati, MD, PhD, Gurpreet Sandhu, MD, PhD
11:30 a.m.
Lunch
12:00 p.m.
CASE-BASED MANAGEMENT OF SELECT PATIENT AND LESION SUBSETS
Moderator: Mayra Guerrero, MD
12:15 p.m.
Athero-Ablative Techniques
Eric Yang, MD
12:45 p.m.
Left Main and Bifurcation Disease
Michael Gharacholou, MD
1:15 p.m.
Chronic Total Occlusions
Abhiram Prasad, MD
1:45 p.m.
Saphenous Vein Grafts
Gregory Barsness, MD
2:15 p.m.
Refreshment Break
2:35 p.m.
Restenosis and Stent Thrombosis: Key Points for the Boards
Michael Gharacholou, MD
3:05 p.m.
Management Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) Complications
Rajiv Gulati, MD, PhD
3:35 p.m.
Panel Questions
Gregory Barsness, MD, Michael Gharacholou, MD, Rajiv Gulati, MD, PhD, Abhiram Prasad, MD, Eric Yang, MD
3:50 p.m.
Refreshment Break
3:55 p.m.
PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE AND INTERVENTIONS
Moderator: Eric Yang, MD
4:00 p.m.
Diagnosis and Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)
Arashk Motiei, MD
4:30 p.m.
Carotid Artery Disease and Interventions
Rajiv Gulati, MD, PhD
5:00 p.m.
Panel Questions
Rajiv Gulati, MD, PhD, Arashk Motiei, MD
5:15 p.m.
Adjourn
7:00 a.m.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2025
7:15 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
7:30 a.m.
Breakfast with Faculty – Submit Questions for Discussion over Breakfast
Gregory Barsness, MD, Mayra Guerrero, MD, Peter Pollak, MD, Abhiram Prasad, MD, Guy Reeder, MD, Eric Yang, MD
7:55 a.m.
STRUCTURAL HEART DISEASE
Moderators: Gregory Barsness, MD, Mayra Guerrero, MD
8:00 a.m.
Percutaneous Management of Atrial Septic Defect, Patent Foramen Ovale, and Ventricular Septal Defect
Guy Reeder, MD
8:30 a.m.
Septal Ablation for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Mackram Eleid, MD
9:00 a.m.
Tricuspid Valve Interventions
Mackram Eleid, MD
9:25 a.m.
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Peter Pollak, MD
9:55 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:15 a.m.
Management of Structural Complications
Rajiv Gulati, MD, PhD
10:45 a.m.
Mitral Valve Interventions
Mayra Guerrero, MD
11:30 a.m.
Panel Questions
Mackram Eleid, MD, Mayra Guerrero, MD, Rajiv Gulati, MD, PhD, Peter Pollak, MD, Guy Reeder, MD
11:45 a.m.
Closing Remarks
11:50 a.m.
Adjourn
Credit
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AMA PRA Category 1™19.0
Price: $800 - $1050 | Register by 8/5 to Save $100
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