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TEST - 031722
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 Type | Fee |
---|---|
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.
TIME | PRESENTATION | SPEAKER |
7:45 AM | Introduction, Welcome and Conference Overview | Alpesh R. Shah, MD, FACC, FSCAI and William A. Zoghbi, MD, FASE, FAHA, MACC |
Session 1: CAD: Risk Identification, Treatment and Management Updates | William A. Zoghbi, MD, FASE, FAHA, MACC | |
8:00 AM | Detecting CAD Before It Strikes | Faisal Nabi, MD, FACC |
8:15 AM | Managing Cholesterol: Statins and Beyond | Kershaw V. Patel, MD |
8:30 AM | Heart Disease Prevention in Women | Karla M. Kurrelmeyer, MD, FACC, FASE |
8:45 AM | Clinical Case Discussion, Q & A | William A. Zoghbi, MD, FASE, FAHA, MACC and Session Faculty |
Session 2: Common Diagnostic Testing: Indications and Interpretations | William A. Zoghbi, MD, FASE, FAHA, MACC | |
9:00 AM | Digital Health Management in Cardiovascular Diseases | Ahmed M. Soliman, MD |
9:15 AM | Stress Testing: So Many Types. Which One Should I Use? | Miguel A. Quiñones, MD, MACC, FASE |
9:30 AM | Perioperative Risk Assessment: When Do I Need Cardiac Testing? | Nadeen N. Faza, MD |
9:45 AM | Clinical Case Discussion, Q & A | William A. Zoghbi, MD, FASE, FAHA, MACC and Session Faculty |
10:00 AM | Break and Virtual Exhibits | |
Session 3: Advanced Diagnostic Testing: Indications and Interpretations | William A. Zoghbi, MD, FASE, FAHA, MACC | |
10:15 AM | Echocardiography: Appropriate Use | William A. Zoghbi, MD, FASE, FAHA, MACC |
10:30 AM | Cardiac CT and PET: What Do I Need to Know? | Mouaz H. Al-Mallah, MD |
10:45 AM | Cardiac MRI: The Ultimate Diagnostic Tool? | Dipan J. Shah, MD, FACC |
11:00 AM | Clinical Case Discussion, Q & A | William A. Zoghbi, MD, FASE, FAHA, MACC and Session Faculty |
Session 4: Valvular Heart Disease: Advances and Treatment Choices | William A. Zoghbi, MD, FASE, FAHA, MACC | |
11:15 AM | TAVR for Aortic Stenosis: Is it for Every Patient? | Michael J. Reardon, MD |
11:30 AM | Catheter-Based Mitral Valve Therapies: Good Option? | Sachin S. Goel, MD, FACC, FSCAI |
11:45 AM | A Primer in Adult Congenital Heart Disease | C. Huie Lin, MD, PhD, FACC, FSCAI |
12:00 PM | Clinical Case Discussion, Q & A | William A. Zoghbi, MD, FASE, FAHA, MACC and Session Faculty |
12:15 PM | Lunch and Virtual Exhibits | |
Session 5: Ischemic Heart Disease: Evolving Therapies | Alpesh R. Shah, MD, FACC, FSCAI | |
12:30 PM | Stents: The Backbone of Interventional Cardiology | Alpesh R. Shah, MD, FACC, FSCAI |
12:45 PM | CABG: Time Tested and Getting Better! | Mahesh Ramchandani, MD, FRCS, FACS |
1:00 PM | Role of Antiplatelets: Which One and For How Long? | Neal S. Kleiman, MD, FACC, FSCAI |
1:15 PM | Clinical Case Discussion, Q & A | Alpesh R. Shah, MD, FACC, FSCAI and Session Faculty |
Session 6: Advanced Heart Failure: Diagnosis and Management | Alpesh R. Shah, MD, FACC, FSCAI | |
1:30 PM | Medical Therapy in Advanced CHF | Imad Hussain, MD |
1:45 PM | Devices and Surgical Therapy for Advanced CHF | Mahwash Kassi, MD |
2:00 PM | Pulmonary Hypertension: Diagnosis and Therapeutic Approach | Ashrith Guha, MD, MPH, FACC |
2:15 PM | Clinical Case Discussion, Q & A | Alpesh R. Shah, MD, FACC, FSCAI and Session Faculty |
2:30 PM | Break and Virtual Exhibits | |
Session 7: Cardiac Electrophysiology and Arrhythmias: Diagnosis and Management | Alpesh R. Shah, MD, FACC, FSCAI | |
2:45 PM | EKG Interpretation: Must Know! | Paul A. Schurmann, MD |
3:00 PM | Atrial Fibrillation: Medications and Devices to Prevent Stroke | Adi Lador, MD |
3:15 PM | Ablation: When Do I Refer? | Miguel Valderrábano, MD, FACC |
3:30 PM | Clinical Case Discussion, Q & A | Alpesh R. Shah, MD, FACC, FSCAI and Session Faculty |
Session 8: Endovascular Disease: Advances in Therapies | Alpesh R. Shah, MD, FACC, FSCAI | |
3:45 PM | Aneurysm of the Aorta: Is It Gonna Kill Me? | Alan B. Lumsden, MD |
4:00 PM | Everyone Has Veins! | Charudatta S. Bavare, MD, MPH, FACS |
4:15 PM | Peripheral Artery Disease: Hard to Detect and Treat | John P. Cooke, MD, PhD |
4:30 PM | Clinical Case Discussion, Q & A | Alpesh R. Shah, MD, FACC, FSCAI and Session Faculty |
4:45 PM | Closing Remarks and Adjournment | Alpesh R. Shah, MD, FACC, FSCAI and William A. Zoghbi, MD, FASE, FAHA, MACC |
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.
- 0.00 Physical TherapyThis activity has been approved by the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 0.00 CCUs for PTs and PTAs.
Exhibit information coming soon!
Registration Instructions
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Fees
Registration Type | Fee |
---|---|
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 |