Foundations in Cardiology Practice

May 2-5, 2024
In-Person or Livestream | Omni Nashville Hotel, Nashville, TN

Registration Closed
Credit Types: AMA PRA Category 1™ (21.0), Nursing (21.0), ABIM MOC (21.0), ABS MOC (21.0), Price: $825 - $950

Program

THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2024
7:00 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast (Legends Ballroom Foyer )
7:50 a.m.
Welcome and Opening Comments
FOUNDATIONS IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE ASSESSMENT
Moderators: Paul McKie, MD, Emily Rueter, PA-C
8:00 a.m.
Evaluation and Assessment of Patient Presenting with Cardiac Disease
Melanie Blair, APRN
8:35 a.m.
Statin Alternative
Susan Halli Demeter, APRN, DNP, FNP
8:55 a.m.
ECG Interpretation
Dan Sorajja, MD
9:35 a.m.
Questions and Answers
Michelle Alland, APRN, AGACNP-BC, MSN, Melanie Blair, APRN, Dan Sorajja, MD
9:45 a.m.
Refreshment Break | Visit Exhibits
PREVENTION
Moderators: Dan Sorajja, MD, Michelle Alland, APRN, AGACNP-BC, MSN
10:05 a.m.
Practical Cases: Biomarkers for Cardiovascular Disease
Michelle Alland, APRN, AGACNP-BC, MSN
10:25 a.m.
Diet for Cardiovascular Disease
Kyla Lara-Breitinger, MD
10:45 a.m.
Exercise Guidelines
Satyajit Reddy, MD, MSc
11:05 a.m.
Cardiometabolic Disease and Novel Weight Loss Therapies
Kyla Lara-Breitinger, MD
11:25 a.m.
Questions and Answers
Michelle Alland, APRN, AGACNP-BC, MSN, Kyla Lara-Breitinger, MD, Satyajit Reddy, MD, MSc
11:45 a.m.
Lunch (provided)
ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE
Moderators: Pragnesh Parikh, MD, Melanie Blair, APRN
1:00 p.m.
Acute Coronary Syndrome
Michael Gharacholou, MD
1:25 p.m.
Choosing the Right Test: CTA / Stress Testing
S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD
1:50 p.m.
Management of Stable Ischemic Heart Disease
Eric Yang, MD
2:15 p.m.
Mimickers in Ischemic Heart Disease
Michael Gharacholou, MD
2:40 p.m.
Anticoagulation Management
Eric Yang, MD
3:05 p.m.
Questions and Answers
Michael Gharacholou, MD, S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD, Eric Yang, MD
3:30 p.m.
Adjourn
FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2024
7:15 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
7:55 a.m.
Announcements
HEART FAILURE I
Moderators: Pragnesh Parikh, MD, Emily Rueter, PA-C
8:00 a.m.
Stages and Classification of Heart Failure
Sara Severson, APRN, CNP, MS
8:20 a.m.
Etiology and Evaluation of New Heart Failure
Lynne Warner Stevenson, MD
8:45 a.m.
Guideline-Directed Medical Management: 2022 Guideline Management
Paul McKie, MD
9:10 a.m.
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
Yogesh Reddy, MBBS
9:35 a.m.
Questions and Answers
Paul McKie, MD, Yogesh Reddy, MBBS, Sara Severson, APRN, CNP, MS, Lynne Warner Stevenson, MD
10:00 a.m.
Refreshment Break | Visit Exhibits
HEART FAILURE II
Moderators: Paul McKie, MD, Michelle Alland, APRN, AGACNP-BC, MSN
10:20 a.m.
Diuretics Beyond Furosemide
Sara Severson, APRN, CNP, MS
10:45 a.m.
Advanced Heart Failure
Alfredo Clavell, MD
11:15 a.m.
Pulmonary Hypertension
Yogesh Reddy, MBBS
11:40 a.m.
End of Life Discussion and Management
Alfredo Clavell, MD
12:05 p.m.
Questions and Answers
Alfredo Clavell, MD, Yogesh Reddy, MBBS, Sara Severson, APRN, CNP, MS
12:15 p.m.
Lunch (provided)
SPECIAL TOPICS
Moderators: Melanie Blair, APRN, Michelle Alland, APRN, AGACNP-BC, MSN
1:15 p.m.
Adult Congenital Heart Disease
David Majdalany, MD
1:40 p.m.
Pericardial Disease: Pericarditis, Restriction, and Constriction
S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD
2:05 p.m.
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Differentiating Causes
Dawn Pedrotty, MD, PhD
2:30 p.m.
Cardio-Oncology
Chris Ray, MD
2:55 p.m.
Questions and Answers
S. Allen Luis, MBBS, PhD, David Majdalany, MD, Dawn Pedrotty, MD, PhD, Chris Ray, MD
3:15 p.m.
Adjourn
SATURDAY, MAY 4, 2024
7:15 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
VALVULAR HEART DISEASE
Moderators: Paul McKie, MD, Melanie Blair, APRN
8:00 a.m.
Mitral Regurgitation: Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis, and Medical Management
Reza Arsanjani, MD
8:25 a.m.
Aortic Stenosis: Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Medical Management
Jane Linderbaum, APRN, CNP
8:50 a.m.
Tricuspid Valve Disease: Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis, and Evaluation
Prajwal Reddy, MD
9:15 a.m.
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
Pragnesh Parikh, MD
9:40 a.m.
Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Clip Update
Prajwal Reddy, MD
10:05 a.m.
Questions and Answers
Reza Arsanjani, MD, Jane Linderbaum, APRN, CNP, Pragnesh Parikh, MD, Prajwal Reddy, MD
10:25 a.m.
Refreshment Break | Visit Exhibits
SPECIAL TOPICS
Moderators: Dan Sorajja, MD, Emily Rueter, PA-C
10:40 a.m.
Cardio-OB
Katie Young, MD
11:05 a.m.
Disparities Between Women and Men for Various CV Diseases
Demilade Adedinsewo, MD
11:30 a.m.
Inherited Arrhythmias and Genetic Testing
John Giudicessi, MD, PhD
11:55 a.m.
Surveillance and Referral for Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms
Reza Arsanjani, MD
12:20 p.m.
Artificial Intelligence and Cardiology: What to Know
Demilade Adedinsewo, MD
12:45 p.m.
Questions and Answers
Demilade Adedinsewo, MD, Reza Arsanjani, MD, John Giudicessi, MD, PhD, Katie Young, MD
1:15 p.m.
Adjourn
SUNDAY, MAY 5, 2024
7:15 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
SPECIAL TOPICS
Moderators: Dan Sorajja, MD, Melanie Blair, APRN
8:00 a.m.
Diabetes and Heart Disease
Maria Collazo-Clavell, MD
8:25 a.m.
Multimodality Cardiovascular Imaging
Chris Ray, MD
8:50 a.m.
Sports Cardiology, Triage, and Referral
Satyajit Reddy, MD, MSc
9:15 a.m.
Questions and Answers
Maria Collazo-Clavell, MD, Chris Ray, MD, Satyajit Reddy, MD, MSc
9:30 a.m.
Refreshment Break | Visit Exhibits
HEART RHYTHM
Moderators: Pragnesh Parikh, MD, Emily Rueter, PA-C
9:45 a.m.
Atrial Fibrillation: Determining Appropriate Rate Control Options, Ablation, and Stroke
Dan Sorajja, MD
10:10 a.m.
Management of Thrombotic Risk in Atrial Fibrillation
Christopher Ellis, MD
10:35 a.m.
CIED Complications and Management
Dan Sorajja, MD
11:00 a.m.
PVC Evaluation and Management
Arvindh Kanagasundram, MD
11:25 a.m.
Ventricular Arrhythmias: Clinical Indications and Technological Advances
William Stevenson, MD
11:50 a.m.
Questions and Answers
Christopher Ellis, MD, Arvindh Kanagasundram, MD, Dan Sorajja, MD, William Stevenson, MD
12:10 p.m.
Program Summary and Closing Comments
12:15 p.m.
Course Adjourns
Credit Types Offered
  • AMA PRA Category 1
    21.0
  • Nursing
    21.0
  • ABIM MOC
    21.0
  • ABS MOC
    21.0

Price: $825 - $950

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