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G.P.N. - Advanced Heart Failure Symposium - 2023
FEES
IN-PERSON | FEE |
Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area)* | $265 |
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)* | $265 |
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.
| TIME | TALK TITLE | MIN | SPEAKER |
| 8:00 AM | Executive Welcome (5 min) | 5 | Michael Garcia |
| 8:05 AM | Symposium Introduction (5 min) | 5 | Ashrith Guha, MD, MPH, FACC |
| PLENARY SESSION I MODERATORS: Arvind Bhimaraj, MD, Eric Suarez, MD, and Ju Kim, MD | |||
| 8:10 AM | Improving Outcomes with Durable MCS: Optimizing Life with Machines | 20 | Manreet Kanwar, MD |
| 8:30 AM | Preventing Complications: Surgery done right: Tips and Tricks | 20 | Mark Slaughter, MD |
| 8:50 AM | BTT or DT: Addressing obesity, sensitization and advancing age | 20 | Cindy Martin, MD Houston Methodist |
| 9:10 AM | Myocardial Recovery: What Have We Learned and Future Directions | 20 | Stavros G. Drakos, MD, PHD, FACC |
| 9:30 AM | Anticoagulation with HM3- Less is more? | 20 | Diane Dreucean, PharmD, BCCCP |
| 9:50 AM | Live Q&A and discussion (10 min) | 10 | |
| 10:00 AM | BREAK (15 min) | 15 | |
| PLENARY SESSION II MODERATORS: Ashrith Guha, MD, Stavros Drakos, MD, and Manreet Kanwar, MD | |||
| 10:15 AM | Chronic RV failure in LVADs: Care starts in the OR? | 20 | Ryan Tedford, MD |
| 10:35 AM | Prevention is Key: GI Bleeding in LVADs | 20 | Mahwash Kassi, MD |
| 10:55 AM | VAD alarms :Nuisance or a Canary in the coalmine | 20 | Rayan Yousefzai, MD |
| 11:15 AM | Medications for the heart after LVAD- do we really need them? | 20 | Barry Trachtenberg, MD |
| 11:35 AM | Hemodynamic Optimization after LVAD | 20 | Arvind Bhimaraj, MD |
| 11:55 AM | Live Q&A and discussion (10 min) | 10 | |
| 12:05 PM | LUNCH (60 min) | 60 | |
| PLENARY SESSION III MODERATORS: Ryan Tedford, MD, Cindy Martin, MD, and Barry Trachtenberg, MD | |||
| 1:05 PM | Case 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 | 60 | 3-4 cases (5 min presentation/10 min discussion ea) Fellow #1: Saline Toro, MD Fellow #2:Javier Amione, MD |
| 2:05 PM | Management of Strokes in LVAD patients | 20 | Vivek Misra, MD |
| 2:25 PM | LVAD Infections | 20 | Diedre Axell-House, MD |
| 2:45 PM | Live Q&A and discussion (10 min) | 10 | |
| 2:55 PM | BREAK (15 min) | 15 | |
| PLENARY SESSION IV MODERATORS: | |||
| 3:10 PM | DEBATE: 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 | 40 | Transplant: Manreet Kanwar, MD Con: Stavros Drakos, MD |
| 3:50 PM | Rebuttal (10 min) | 10 | |
| 4:00 PM | Residual PH after LVAD Implantation | 15 | Ryan Tedford |
| 4:15 PM | Surgical Solutions to mechanical issues after LVAD implantation: From Valvular regurgitation to Cannula Malposition | 15 | Mehmet Hakan Akay, MD |
| 4:30 PM | Ethical Issues in LVADs: from informated consent to end of life | 15 | Savitri Fedson, MD |
| 4:45 PM | Live Q&A and Discussion (10 min) | 10 | |
| 4:55 PM | Conclusion (5 min) | 5 | Cindy Martin, MD Houston Methodist |
| 5:00 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.
| COURSE DIRECTORS |
| R. Mark Ghobrial, M.D., Ph.D., FACS, FRCS (Ed) |
| J.C. Walter Jr. Presidential Distinguished Chair Director, J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center Director, Transplantation Research Chief, Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery Professor of Surgery Houston Methodist |
| Ashrith Guha, MD, MPH, FACC |
| Blake and Roswell F. Vaughan III Centennial Associate Professor, DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center Associate Professor of Cardiology, Academic Institute Houston Methodist Weill Cornell Medical College |
| GUEST SPEAKERS |
| Mehmet Hakan Akay, MD |
| Associate Professor, McGovern Medical School Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeon, Advanced Heard Failure and Transplantation |
| Stavros Drakos, MD, PhD, FACC |
| H.A. Edna Benning Presidential Endowed Chair Professor of Medicine & Physiology Director of Cardiovascular Research Co-Chief, Heart Failure and Transplant Medical Director, Mechanical Circulatory Support |
| Savitri Fedson, MD, MA |
| Professor of Medicine and Clinical Ethics Director, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplantation Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center |
| Manreet Kanwar, MD |
| Professor of Medicine Director, Mechanical Circulatory and Cardiac Transplantation Program Co-Division Chief, Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension Cardiovascular Institute at Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA |
| Mark Slaughter, MD |
| Professor and Chair Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Legacy Foundation of Kentuckiana Chair in Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Medical Director Cardiovascular Innovation Institute University of Louisville |
| Ryan J. Tedford, MD, FACC, FAHA, FHFSA |
| Dr. Peter C. Gazes Endowed Chair in Heart Failure Professor of Medicine/Cardiology Section Chief, Heart Failure Medical Director, Cardiac Transplantation Director, Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Fellowship Training Program Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) |
| HOUSTON METHODIST FACULTY |
| Javier Amione, MD |
| Fellow, Houston Methodist |
| Diedre Axell-House, MD |
| Assistant Professor of Medicine Infectious Diseases |
| Arvind Bhimaraj, MD, MPH, FACC, FHFSA |
| Associate Professor of Clinical Cardiology, Academic Institute Associate Clinical Member, Research Institute Houston Methodist Weill Cornell Medical College |
| Diane Dreucean, PharmD, BCCCP |
| Clinical Pharmacy Specialist Cardiovascular ICU |
| Cindy M. Martin, MD |
| Chief - Advanced Heart Failure, Heart Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support C. and L. Davis Chair in Cardiac Function Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center Houston Methodist Hospital |
| Misra Vivek, MD |
| Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology, Academic Institute Associate Clinical Member, Research Institute Houston Methodist Weill Cornell Medical College |
| Saleem Toro, MD, MA |
| Fellow, Houston Methodist |
| Barry H. Trachtenberg, MD, FACC |
| Cardiology, Cardio-Oncology, Heart Failure and Transplantation Cardiology |
| Rayan Yousefzai, MD |
| Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist |
Available Credit
- 7.50 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 7.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 7.50 Attendance
- 7.50 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 7.50 Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours for this activity. Participants must attend the activity in its entirety and complete the continuing education evaluation.
- 7.50 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 - 2023 | Fri, 07/21/2023 - 8:00am | 7.50 Category 1 CEPTCs
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FEES
IN-PERSON | FEE |
Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area)* | $265 |
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)* | $265 |
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 |