G.P.N. - Advanced Heart Failure Symposium - 2023 - FREE (NO CE CREDIT)

November 10, 2023

NOTE - CE CREDIT IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE FREE SESSION. LEARNERS WISHING TO RECEIVE CE CREDIT MUST REGISTER FOR THE CE CREDIT OFFERING OF THIS ACTIVITY. THIS COURSE IS ONLY OFFERED VIRTUALLY. 

Virtual attendance options available

 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 7.50 Attendance
Course opens: 
07/21/2023
Course expires: 
12/10/2023
Event starts: 
11/10/2023 - 8:00am CST
Event ends: 
11/10/2023 - 5:00pm CST
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TIMETALK TITLEMINSPEAKER
8:00 AMExecutive Welcome (5 min)5Michael Garcia
 
8:05 AMSymposium Introduction (5 min)5Ashrith Guha, MD, MPH, FACC
PLENARY SESSION I
MODERATORS: Arvind Bhimaraj, MD, Eric Suarez, MD, and Ju Kim, MD
8:10 AMImproving Outcomes with Durable MCS: Optimizing Life with Machines20Manreet Kanwar, MD
8:30 AMPreventing Complications: Surgery done right: Tips and Tricks20Mark Slaughter, MD
8:50 AMBTT or DT: Addressing obesity, sensitization and advancing age20Cindy Martin, MD
Houston Methodist
9:10 AMMyocardial Recovery: What Have We Learned and Future Directions20Stavros G. Drakos, MD, PHD, FACC
9:30 AMAnticoagulation with HM3- Less is more?20Diane Dreucean, PharmD, BCCCP
9:50 AMLive Q&A and discussion (10 min)10 
10:00 AMBREAK (15 min)15 
PLENARY SESSION II
MODERATORS: Ashrith Guha, MD, Stavros Drakos, MD, and Manreet Kanwar, MD
10:15 AMChronic RV failure in LVADs: Care starts in the OR?20Ryan Tedford, MD
10:35 AMPrevention is Key: GI Bleeding in LVADs20Mahwash Kassi, MD
10:55 AMVAD alarms :Nuisance or a Canary in the coalmine20Rayan Yousefzai, MD
11:15 AMMedications for the heart after LVAD- do we really need them?20Barry Trachtenberg, MD
11:35 AMHemodynamic Optimization after LVAD20Arvind Bhimaraj, MD
11:55 AMLive Q&A and discussion (10 min)10 
12:05 PMLUNCH (60 min)60 
PLENARY SESSION III
MODERATORS: Ryan Tedford, MD, Cindy Martin, MD, and Barry Trachtenberg, MD		  
1:05 PMCase Discussions
Case #1:  5 min presentation & 10 min discussion
Case #2:  5 min  presentation & 10 min discussion
Case #3:  5 min  presentation & 10 min discussion

wrap-up: 15 minutes		603-4 cases (5 min presentation/10 min discussion ea)
Fellow #1: Saline Toro, MD
Fellow #2:Javier Amione, MD
 
2:05 PMManagement of Strokes in LVAD patients 20Vivek Misra, MD
2:25 PMLVAD Infections20Diedre Axell-House, MD
2:45 PMLive Q&A and discussion (10 min)10 
2:55 PMBREAK (15 min)15 
PLENARY SESSION IV
MODERATORS:		  
3:10 PMDEBATE:
40 year old patient with NICM in Cardiogenic shock on temporary MCS: Transplant or VAD

TRANSPLANT: Complications are Unpredictable - Transplant As Soon As Possible
VAD: Transplanting Early Diminishes Cumulative Survival		40Transplant: Manreet Kanwar, MD
Con: Stavros Drakos, MD 
3:50 PMRebuttal (10 min)10 
4:00 PMResidual PH after LVAD Implantation15Ryan Tedford
4:15 PMSurgical Solutions to mechanical issues after LVAD implantation: From Valvular regurgitation to Cannula Malposition15Mehmet Hakan Akay, MD
4:30 PMEthical Issues in LVADs: from informated consent to end of life15Savitri Fedson, MD
4:45 PMLive Q&A and Discussion (10 min)10 
4:55 PMConclusion (5 min)5Cindy Martin, MD
Houston Methodist
5:00 PMAdjourn  
LIVE & LIVESTREAM
6670 Bertner Avenue
John F. Bookout Auditorium, 2nd Floor
HOUSTON 77030
United States
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LIVE (in-person attendance) will be held in the Houston Methodist Research Institute, 6670 Bertner Avenue, Houston, Texas 77030). 

LIVESTREAM information will be provided to registered learners. 

Available Credit

  • 7.50 Attendance
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