Genetics of Heart & Vascular Disease
October 5-7, 2023
In-Person or Livestream | The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa, Savannah, GA
Registration Closed
Credit Types:
ABIM MOC
(16.0),
AMA PRA Category 1™
(16.0),
Nursing
(16.0),
ABS MOC
(16.0),
Price: $600-$750
Program
5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
5:00 p.m.
- 6:00 p.m.
Pre-Course Registration (Grand Ballroom Foyer)
7:00 a.m.
Thursday, October 5, 2023
The livestream schedule will be run in Eastern Standard Time Zone.
7:00 a.m.
Pre-Course Registration and Breakfast (Grand Ballroom Foyer)
7:45 a.m.
Introduction and Overview
Moderator: Michael Ackerman, MD, PhD
8:00 a.m.
DAY 1 – SESSION I – GENETICS/GENOMICS/PHARMACOGENETICS 101 – LAYING THE FOUNDATION TO INCREASE THE GENETIC CARDIOLO 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 Nuts & Bolts of Clinical Genetic Testing
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 CYP450s
Naveen Pereira, MD
10:00 a.m.
Panel Discussion
10:30 a.m.
Refreshment Break - Visit Exhibits
11:00 a.m.
DAY 1 – SESSION II – GENETICS/GENOMICS/PHARMACOGENETICS 101 – BUILDING THE FOUNDATION TO INCREASE THE GENETIC CARDIOLOGY IQ OF PRACTICING CARDIOLOGISTS/Pas/NPs & NURSES/TRAINEES/GCs
Moderator: Naveen Pereira, MD
11:00 a.m.
Cardio-Genetic Counseling: What Do You and Your Patients Need to Know Before and After the Genetic Test
Teresa Kruisselbrink, MS, CGC
11:30 a.m.
Monogenetic Heart Disease: Is That Variant My Patient’s Disease-Causative Variant or Not?
Michael Ackerman, MD, PhD
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
1:30 p.m.
Product Theater – Sponsored by Regeneron - James Underberg, MD
Grab your lunch and return to the ballroom.
5:00 p.m.
- 6:00 p.m.
Reception
All Participants, Faculty, Exhibitors, and Guests Invited
6:30 a.m.
Friday, October 6, 2023
6:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast - Visit Exhibits
6:45 a.m.
DAY 2 – SPECIAL “EARLY BIRD” WORKSHOP
6:45 a.m.
Bring your case and your genetic test reports - a what would we do with your case/genetic test result session
John Giudicessi, MD, PhD, Teresa Kruisselbrink, MS, CGC, Iftikhar Kullo, MD, Naveen Pereira, MD
Moderator: Michael Ackerman, MD, PhD
7:30 a.m.
DAY 2 - SESSION III – STATE OF GENETIC TESTING FOR THE MORE COMMON CV DISEASES IN ADULT CARDIOLOGY
Moderator: Iftikhar Kullo, MD
7:30 a.m.
The Familial Hyperlipidemias
Iftikhar Kullo, MD
8:00 a.m.
Heart Failure
Naveen Pereira, MD
8:30 a.m.
Coronary Heart Disease
Iftikhar Kullo, MD
9:00 a.m.
Familial Pulmonary Hypertension
Naveen Pereira, MD
9:30 a.m.
Illustrative Case
Iftikhar Kullo, MD
9:40 a.m.
Panel Discussion
10:10 a.m.
Refreshment Break - Visit Exhibits
10:30 a.m.
DAY 2 – SESSION IV – STATE OF GENETIC TESTING FOR SCD-PREDISPOSING GENETIC HEART DISEASES
Moderator: Naveen Pereira, MD
10:30 a.m.
The Congenital Long QT Syndromes
Michael Ackerman, MD, PhD
11:00 a.m.
The Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathies
John Giudicessi, MD, PhD
11:30 a.m.
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Michael Ackerman, MD, PhD
12:00 p.m.
The Fibrillating Heart
John Giudicessi, MD, PhD
12:30 p.m.
Illustrative Case
Raquel Almedia Lopes Neves, MD
12:45 p.m.
Panel Discussion
1:15 p.m.
Adjourn
1:30 p.m.
Product Theater – Sponsored by Pfizer Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM): Evaluating Clinical Findings to Support Earlier Diagnosis and Management - Dr. James Smith
Grab your lunch and return to the ballroom.
6:30 a.m.
Saturday, October 7, 2023
6:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast - Visit Exhibits
6:45 a.m.
DAY 3 – SPECIAL “EARLY BIRD” WORKSHOP
6:45 a.m.
Bring your case and your genetic test reports - a what would we do with your case/genetic test result session
John Giudicessi, MD, PhD, Teresa Kruisselbrink, MS, CGC, Iftikhar Kullo, MD, Naveen Pereira, MD
Moderator: Michael Ackerman, MD, PhD
7:30 a.m.
DAY 3 – SESSION V – GENETIC/PHARMACOGENETIC TESTING FOR …
Moderator: Iftikhar Kullo, MD
7:30 a.m.
The Genetic Aortopathies
Sabrina Phillips, MD
8:00 a.m.
Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Naveen Pereira, MD
8:30 a.m.
Children and Adults With Congenital Heart Disease
Sabrina Phillips, MD
9:00 a.m.
HCM Phenocopies: Amyloidosis and Fabry Disease
Naveen Pereira, MD
9:30 a.m.
Illustrative Case
Andrew Tseng, MD
9:40 a.m.
Panel Discussion
10:10 a.m.
Refreshment Break - Visit Exhibits
10:30 a.m.
DAY 3 – SESSION VI – RECENT ADVANCES IN CARDIOVASCULAR GENOMICS
Moderator: Michael Ackerman, MD, PhD
10:30 a.m.
Muscular Dystrophies With Cardiac Involvement
John Giudicessi, MD, PhD
11:00 a.m.
The Comprehensive Sudden Death Investigation at Mayo Clinic: Results of the Second Opinion Gross, Histologic, and Molecular Autopsy of the Heart
Joseph Maleszewski, MD
11:30 a.m.
Panel Discussion
11:45 a.m.
This Is Us! Final Wrap-Up With the “Big 3”
Michael Ackerman, MD, PhD, Iftikhar Kullo, MD, Naveen Pereira, MD
12:30 p.m.
Adjourn
Credit Types Offered
-
ABIM MOC16.0
-
AMA PRA Category 1™16.0
-
Nursing16.0
-
ABS MOC16.0
Price: $600-$750
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