6th Annual Cardiology for the Non-Cardiologist

May 21, 2022

VIRTUAL SYMPOSIUM

This conference will teach non-cardiovascular health care providers guidelines and treatment approaches for cardiovascular disease and how to identify common risk factors. Attendees will learn about the latest medical and surgical therapies for heart disease and advances in managing common clinical cardiovascular conditions. Faculty will also discuss the clinical challenges often associated with caring for patients with heart disease.

Fees

Registration TypeFee

Physicians

 

Houston Methodist (HM)

$25

Non-HM within the Greater Houston Area

$280

Non-HM outside the Greater Houston Area

$100

Allied Health Care Professionals

$20

Residents / Fellows / Students

Free

Target Audience

Physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, and other health care professionals in cardiology and cardiovascular specialties, internal medicine, family practice, critical care, and emergency medicine will benefit from this course.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 8.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    Houston Methodist is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    Houston Methodist designates this for a maximum of 8.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 8.00 Attendance
  • 8.16 Nursing Contact Hours

    Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

    Houston Methodist will award 8.16 Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours for this activity. Participants must attend the activity in its entirety and complete the continuing education evaluation.

  • 8.00 Physical Therapy
    This activity has been approved by the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 8.00 CCUs for PTs and PTAs.
Course opens: 
03/01/2022
Course expires: 
07/31/2022
Event starts: 
05/21/2022 - 7:45am CDT
Event ends: 
05/21/2022 - 5:00pm CDT
Cost:
$280.00
Add to calendar: 
TIMEPRESENTATIONSPEAKER
7:45 AMIntroduction, Welcome and Conference OverviewAlpesh R. Shah, MD, FACC, FSCAI and William A. Zoghbi, MD, FASE, FAHA, MACC
 Session 1: CAD: Risk Identification, Treatment and Management UpdatesWilliam A. Zoghbi, MD, FASE, FAHA, MACC
8:00 AMDetecting CAD Before It StrikesFaisal Nabi, MD, FACC
8:15 AMManaging Cholesterol: Statins and BeyondKershaw V. Patel, MD
8:30 AMHeart Disease Prevention in WomenKarla M. Kurrelmeyer, MD, FACC, FASE
8:45 AMClinical Case Discussion, Q & AWilliam A. Zoghbi, MD, FASE, FAHA, MACC and Session Faculty
 Session 2: Common Diagnostic Testing: Indications and InterpretationsWilliam A. Zoghbi, MD, FASE, FAHA, MACC
9:00 AMDigital Health Management in Cardiovascular DiseasesAhmed M. Soliman, MD
9:15 AMStress Testing: So Many Types. Which One Should I Use?Miguel A. Quiñones, MD, MACC, FASE
9:30 AMPerioperative Risk Assessment: When Do I Need Cardiac Testing? Nadeen N. Faza, MD
9:45 AMClinical Case Discussion, Q & AWilliam A. Zoghbi, MD, FASE, FAHA, MACC and Session Faculty
10:00 AMBreak and Virtual Exhibits
 Session 3: Advanced Diagnostic Testing: Indications and InterpretationsWilliam A. Zoghbi, MD, FASE, FAHA, MACC
10:15 AMEchocardiography: Appropriate UseWilliam A. Zoghbi, MD, FASE, FAHA, MACC
10:30 AMCardiac CT and PET: What Do I Need to Know?  Mouaz H. Al-Mallah, MD
10:45 AMCardiac MRI: The Ultimate Diagnostic Tool?Dipan J. Shah, MD, FACC
11:00 AMClinical Case Discussion, Q & AWilliam A. Zoghbi, MD, FASE, FAHA, MACC and Session Faculty
 Session 4: Valvular Heart Disease: Advances and Treatment ChoicesWilliam A. Zoghbi, MD, FASE, FAHA, MACC
11:15 AMTAVR for Aortic Stenosis: Is it for Every Patient?Michael J. Reardon, MD
11:30 AMCatheter-Based Mitral Valve Therapies: Good Option?Sachin S. Goel, MD, FACC, FSCAI
11:45 AMA Primer in Adult Congenital Heart DiseaseValeria Duarte, MD
12:00 PMClinical Case Discussion, Q & AWilliam A. Zoghbi, MD, FASE, FAHA, MACC and Session Faculty
12:15 PMLunch and Virtual Exhibits 
 Session 5: Ischemic Heart Disease: Evolving TherapiesAlpesh R. Shah, MD, FACC, FSCAI
12:30 PMStents: The Backbone of Interventional CardiologyAlpesh R. Shah, MD, FACC, FSCAI
12:45 PMCABG: Time Tested and Getting Better!Mahesh Ramchandani, MD, FRCS, FACS
1:00 PMRole of Antiplatelets: Which One and For How Long?Neal S. Kleiman, MD, FACC, FSCAI
1:15 PMClinical Case Discussion, Q & AAlpesh R. Shah, MD, FACC, FSCAI and Session Faculty
 Session 6: Advanced Heart Failure: Diagnosis and ManagementAlpesh R. Shah, MD, FACC, FSCAI
1:30 PMMedical Therapy in Advanced CHFImad Hussain, MD
1:45 PMDevices and Surgical Therapy for Advanced CHFMahwash Kassi, MD
2:00 PMPulmonary Hypertension: Diagnosis and Therapeutic ApproachAshrith Guha, MD, MPH, FACC
2:15 PMClinical Case Discussion, Q & AAlpesh R. Shah, MD, FACC, FSCAI and Session Faculty
2:30 PMBreak and Virtual Exhibits 
 Session 7: Cardiac Electrophysiology and Arrhythmias: Diagnosis and ManagementAlpesh R. Shah, MD, FACC, FSCAI
2:45 PMEKG Interpretation: Must Know!Paul A. Schurmann, MD
3:00 PMAtrial Fibrillation: Medications and Devices to Prevent StrokeAdi Lador, MD
3:15 PMAblation: When Do I Refer?Miguel Valderrábano, MD, FACC
3:30 PMClinical Case Discussion, Q & AAlpesh R. Shah, MD, FACC, FSCAI and Session Faculty
 Session 8: Endovascular Disease: Advances in TherapiesAlpesh R. Shah, MD, FACC, FSCAI
3:45 PMAneurysm of the Aorta: Is It Gonna Kill Me?Alan B. Lumsden, MD
4:00 PMEveryone Has Veins!Charudatta S. Bavare, MD, MPH, FACS
4:15 PMPeripheral Artery Disease: Hard to Detect and TreatJohn P. Cooke, MD, PhD
4:30 PMClinical Case Discussion, Q & AAlpesh R. Shah, MD, FACC, FSCAI and Session Faculty
4:45 PMClosing Remarks and AdjournmentAlpesh R. Shah, MD, FACC, FSCAI and William A. Zoghbi, MD, FASE, FAHA, MACC
VIRTUAL

 

 

Course Directors

Alpesh R. Shah, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Associate Professor of Clinical Cardiology, Academic Institute
Associate Clinical Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College

William A. Zoghbi, MD, FASE, FAHA, MACC
Elkins Family Distinguished Chair in Cardiac Health, DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
Chair, Department of Cardiology
Professor of Cardiology, Academic Institute
Full Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College

Faculty

Mouaz Al-Mallah, MD
Beverly B. and Daniel C. Arnold Distinguished Chair, Department of Cardiology
Professor of Cardiology, Academic Institute
Full Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College

Charudatta S. Bavare, MD, MPH, FACS
Vascular Surgery
Houston Methodist Cardiovascular Surgery Associates

John P. Cooke, MD, PhD
Joseph C. “Rusty” Walter and Carole Walter Looke Presidential Distinguished Chair in Cardiovascular Disease Research, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences
Chair, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences
Professor of Cardiovascular Sciences, Academic Institute
Full Member, Research Institute
Director, Center for Cardiovascular Regeneration
Medical Director, Center for RNA Therapeutics
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College

Nadeen Faza, MD
Assistant Professor of Cardiology, Academic Institute
Assistant Clinical Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College

Sachin Goel, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Assistant Professor of Cardiology, Academic Institute
Assistant Clinical Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College

Ashrith Guha, MD, MPH, FACC
Assistant Professor of Cardiology, Academic Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College

Imad Hussain, MD
Assistant Professor of Cardiology, Academic Institute
Assistant Clinical Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College

Mahwash Kassi, MD
Assistant Professor of Cardiology, Academic Institute
Assistant Clinical Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College

Neal Kleiman, MD
Lois and Carl Davis Centennial Chair, DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
Professor of Cardiology, Academic Institute
Full Clinical Member, Research Institute
Program Director, Interventional Cardiology Residency, Department of Cardiology
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College

Karla M. Kurrelmeyer, MD, FACC, FASE
Associate Professor of Clinical Cardiology, Academic Institute
Assistant Clinical Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College

Adi Lador, MD
Electrophysiology, Cardiology
Houston Methodist DeBakey Cardiology Associates

C. Huie Lin, MD, PhD, FACC, FSCAI
Assistant Professor of Cardiology, Academic Institute
Assistant Clinical Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College

Alan B. Lumsden, MD
Walter W. Fondren III Presidential Distinguished Chair, DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
Chair, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery
Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery, Academic Institute
Full Clinical Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College

Faisal Nabi, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Cardiology, Academic Institute
Assistant Clinical Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College

Kershaw Patel, MD
Assistant Professor of Cardiology, Academic Institute
Assistant Clinical Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College

Miguel A. Quiñones, MD, MACC, FASE
Winters Family Distinguished Centennial Chair in Cardiovascular Education, DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
Professor of Cardiology, Academic Institute
Full Clinical Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College

Michael J. Reardon, MD
Allison Family Distinguished Chair of Cardiovascular Research, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery
Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery, Academic Institute
Full Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College

Mahesh Ramchandani, MD, FRCS, FACS 
Chief, Section of Cardiac Surgery
Houston Methodist
Houston Methodist Cardiovascular Surgery Associates

Dipan J. Shah, MD, FACC
Beverly B. and Daniel C. Arnold Distinguished Centennial Chair, Department of Cardiology
Professor of Cardiology, Academic Institute
Full Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College

Ahmed M. Soliman, MD
Preventive Cardiology, Cardiology
Houston Methodist DeBakey Cardiology Associates

Miguel Valderrábano, MD, FACC
Lois and Carl Davis Centennial Chair, DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
Professor of Cardiology, Academic Institute
Associate Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College

Available Credit

  • 8.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    Houston Methodist is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    Houston Methodist designates this for a maximum of 8.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 8.00 Attendance
  • 8.16 Nursing Contact Hours

    Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

    Houston Methodist will award 8.16 Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours for this activity. Participants must attend the activity in its entirety and complete the continuing education evaluation.

  • 8.00 Physical Therapy
    This activity has been approved by the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 8.00 CCUs for PTs and PTAs.

Virtual Exhibit Opportunities Available!

For additional information, please contact Juanita Young at jlyoung@houstonmethodist.org.

Thank you for your interest.

Price

Cost:
$280.00
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Fees

Registration TypeFee
Physicians 
     Houston Methodist (HM)$25
     Non-HM within the Greater Houston Area$280
     Non-HM outside the Greater Houston Area$100
Allied Health Care Professionals$20
Residents / Fellows / StudentsFree