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G.P.N. - Advanced Heart Failure Symposium - 2025
In-person and virtual attendance options available
FEES
IN-PERSON | FEE |
Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area)* | $210 |
Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area) (NO CME Option)** | Complimentary (Click here to register) |
Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area) | Complimentary |
Physician (HM Physicians, including MPAQ and ACO PCPs) | Complimentary |
Allied Health Care Professionals (HM and external) | Complimentary |
Residents / Fellows / Students | Complimentary |
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VIRTUAL | FEE |
Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area)* | $210 |
Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area) (NO CME Option)** | Complimentary (Click here to register) |
Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area) | $50 |
Physician (HM Physicians, including MPAQ and ACO PCPs) | $50 |
Allied Health Care Professionals (HM and external) | $20 |
Residents / Fellows / Students | $20 |
* In compliance with HM’s policy on Physician Non-Monetary Compensation regarding “Stark Law,” private physicians who reside and/or practice medicine within the Greater Houston Area are required to pay the full Fair Market Value registration fee.
**Private physicians located within the Greater Houston Area may attend this activity in-person or virtually for no fee, but will not receive CME credit.
**Presenters, topics, program schedule, and credit is subject to change**
Target Audience
The George P. Noon Conference Series is designed for nephrologists, cardiologists, gastroenterologists, hepatologists, pulmonologists, pathologists, internists, oncologists, physicians treating patients with organ failure, nurses, family practitioners, social workers and allied health professionals with an interest in organ failure transplant management.
Learning Objectives
- Analyze the past, present and future of heart rejection
- Distinguish the difference of tailoring care or standardizing Immunosuppression protocols for better outcomes
- Explain the relevance and management of positive Cross-match
- Indicate when to test for Non-HLA antibodies and what to do about them
| H O U S T O N M E T H O D I S T J . C . W A L T E R J R C O N F E R E N C E S E R I E S | ||
| 2025 GEORGE P. NOON CONFERENCE SERIES Decision Making in Advanced and End of Stage Heart Failure Symposium Friday, November 7, 2025 | Hybrid Symposium (8AM - 3:30PM) Scientific Planning Committee: Ashrith Guha, MD, MPH, FACC and Mehmet Akay, MD | ||
| TIME | PRESENTATION | SPEAKER(S) |
| 8:00 AM | Executive Welcome | R. Mark Ghobrial, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCS (Ed) |
| 8:10 AM | Symposium Introduction | Ashrith Guha, MD, MPH, FACC Mehmet Akay, MD |
| PLENARY SESSION I | ||
| 8:15 PM | State of the Art Lecture: Advanced Heart Failure | Jerry Estep, MD |
| 8:55 AM | Shared Decision Making in Organ Failure | Amy Waterman, PhD |
| 9:15 AM | Mitral and Aortic Valvular Intervention in Advanced Heart Failure: Bridge to Bride | Marwan Jumean, MD, FACC, FSCAI |
| 9:35 AM | Ventricular Arrhythmias in Advanced Heart Failure: Tips and Tricks | Miguel Valderrabano, MD |
| 9:55 AM | Q&A and Discussion | |
| 10:15 AM | Break | |
| PLENARY SESSION II | ||
| 10:30 AM | Defining Advanced HF in Restrictive and Inflammatory CM: Role of novel therapies | Mahwash Kassi, MD |
| 10:50 AM | Harnessing Technology to Grow an Advanced HF Program | Ashrith Guha, MD, MPH, FACC |
| 11:10 AM | Advanced HF in Congenital Heart Disease | Cindy Martin, MD |
| 11:30 AM | Multi-organ transplant candidacy in congenital heart disease patients: Repair or replace? | Andrea Guillo Quarti, MD |
| 11:50 AM | Q&A and Discussion | |
| 12:10 PM | Lunch | |
| 12.10 PM | An Extended Overview of Attruby for ATTRUBY-CM Product Theatre in Boardroom *Not certified for CE Credit* | Albert J. Hicks, III, MD |
| PLENARY SESSION III | ||
| 1:10 PM | Temporary MCS: Timing, Troubleshooting and bail out | Benjamin Sun, MD |
| 1:40 PM | Bridging Biventricular Failure: Options and Patient Selection | Ezequiel Jesus Molina, MD |
| 2:10 PM | Revascularization and valve surgery in low EF patients | Ismael Salas de Armas, MD |
| 2:40 PM | Pre-habilitation: What are the goals and how to get them | Prakruthi Voore, MD |
| 3:00 PM | Q&A and Discussion | |
| 3:20 PM | Adjourn | |
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
- 5.75 ABS MOCSuccessful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement(s) of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
- 5.75 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 Live activity for a maximum of 5.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 5.75 Attendance
- 5.75 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 up to 5.75 nursing professional development contact hours for this activity.
- 5.75 Transplant CoordinatorsThe American Board for Transplant Certification (ABTC) has assigned the following Continuing Education Points for Transplant Certification (CEPTCs) to the following Houston Methodist Transplant Center educational program: G.P.N. - Advanced Heart Failure Symposium - 2025 | Wed, 09/03/2025 - 8:00am | 5.75 Category 1 CEPTCs
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Price
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REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS
- STEP 1 - Choose the activity format you would like to attend (LIVE or LIVESTREAM) by selecting the checkbox next to the activity and clicking the "Enroll" button.
- STEP 2 - Once enrolled, click the link of the activity format for which you enrolled (the Status should say "In progress") and then click the "Take Course" button to begin the activity.
FEES
IN-PERSON | FEE |
Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area)* | $210 |
Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area) (NO CME Option)** | Complimentary (Click here to register) |
Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area) | Complimentary |
Physician (HM Physicians, including MPAQ and ACO PCPs) | Complimentary |
Allied Health Care Professionals (HM and external) | Complimentary |
Residents / Fellows / Students | Complimentary |
|
|
VIRTUAL | FEE |
Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area)* | $210 |
Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area) (NO CME Option)** | Complimentary (Click here to register) |
Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area) | $50 |
Physician (HM Physicians, including MPAQ and ACO PCPs) | $50 |
Allied Health Care Professionals (HM and external) | $20 |
Residents / Fellows / Students | $20 |
* In compliance with HM’s policy on Physician Non-Monetary Compensation regarding “Stark Law,” private physicians who reside and/or practice medicine within the Greater Houston Area are required to pay the full Fair Market Value registration fee.
**Private physicians located within the Greater Houston Area may attend this activity in-person or virtually for no fee, but will not receive CME credit.
**Presenters, topics, program schedule, and credit is subject to change**