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Ninth Annual Houston Heart Failure Summit - February 3, 2024
In-Person and Virtual attendance options are available.
Presented by the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center
This activity provides a comprehensive update on the prevention, diagnosis and management of heart failure and its multiple comorbid conditions. Expert-led lectures, panel discussions, and case-based presentations cover the latest treatments and updates on both cardiac and non-cardiac comorbidities related to chronic heart failure.
FEES
IN-PERSON | FEE |
Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area)* | $210 |
Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area) | $125 |
Houston Methodist Physicians (including MPAQ and ACO PCPs) | $25 |
Houston Methodist Allied Health Care Professionals / All Others | $25 |
Non-Houston Methodist Allied Health Care Professionals / All Others | $40 |
Houston Methodist Nurse | $25 |
Non-Houston Methodist Nurse | $40 |
Residents / Fellows / Students (No CME) | Complimentary |
VIRTUAL | FEE |
Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area)* | $210 |
Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area) | $125 |
Houston Methodist Physicians (including MPAQ and ACO PCPs) | $25 |
Houston Methodist Allied Health Care Professionals / All Others | $25 |
Non-Houston Methodist Allied Health Care Professionals / All Others | $40 |
Houston Methodist Nurse | $25 |
Non-Houston Methodist Nurse | $40 |
Residents / Fellows / Students (No CME) | $25 |
* 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.
Target Audience
Physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, residents/fellows and other health care professionals in the cardiology and cardiovascular specialties, internal medicine and family practice.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, the participant should be able to:
- Discuss the initial evaluation process for suspected heart failure
- Apply latest evidence and diagnostic tools to guide the evaluation and management of heart failure comorbidities
- Evaluate cardiac and non-cardiac comorbidities that impact chronic heart failure morbidity and mortality
Time | Topic | Speaker |
7:00 | Registration & Breakfast |
|
8:00 | Welcome | Ju Kim, MD Cindy Martin, MD |
8:10 | Guideline Updates on Heart Failure Evaluation and Management | Kelsey Patel, DO |
8:35 | Remote Monitoring Technologies in Heart Failure Care | Nadia Fida, MD |
9:00 | Beyond Medications: Advances in Novel Device-Based Heart Failure Management | Rayan Yousefzai, MD |
9:25 | Strategies to Tackle Obesity Impacting Heart Failure | Eleonora Avenatti, MD |
9:50 | Question & Answer | Panel |
10:00 | Break & Exhibits |
|
10:15 | KEYNOTE: Pathophysiology and Management of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy | Bhavadharini Ramu, MD |
11:05 | Question & Answer |
|
11:15 | Role of Genetics in the Evaluation of Heart Failure | Kaitlyn Amos |
11:40 | Heart Failure in the Adult Congenital Heart Disease Population | Cindy Martin, MD |
12:05 | Case Presentation 1 | Fellow |
12:30 | Lunch & Exhibits |
|
1:30 | Who and When Should One Refer for Advanced Heart Failure Evaluation? | Sapna Legha, MD |
1:55 | Living with an LVAD in 2024 | Mahwash Kassi, MD |
2:20 | Advances in Balancing Rejection and Infection Following Heart Transplantation | Ashrith Guha, MD |
2:45 | Case Presentation 2 | Panel |
3:30 | Adjourn | Ju Kim, MD Cindy Martin, MD |
In-person attendance will be held in the Houston Methodist Research Institute, 6670 Bertner Avenue, Houston, Texas 77030).
Virtual information will be provided to registered learners.
| COURSE DIRECTORS |
| Ju H. Kim, MD, FACC, FHFSA |
| Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Associate Program Director, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Associate Medical Director, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Assistant Professor of Cardiology, Houston Methodist Institute for Academic Medicine Assistant Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College Houston Methodist |
| 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 |
| GUEST FACULTY |
| Kaitlyn Amos, MS, CGC |
| Certified Genetic Counselor Duke Health |
| Bhavadharini Ramu, MD |
| Advanced Heart Failure & Cardiac Transplantation Director, Cardio-Obstetrics Cardio-Oncology Associate Professor of Medicine University of Minnesota |
| HOUSTON METHODIST FACULTY |
| Eleonora Avenatti, MD, DABOM |
| Cardiac Prevention & Obesity Medicine Associate Director of CV Prevention Education Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor at Texas A&M School of Engineering Medicine |
| 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 |
| Nadia Fida, MD |
| Medical Director, Heart Failure, Houston Methodist Baytown Medical Director, Cardiovascular Imaging 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 |
| Sapna Legha, MD, FACC |
| Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist |
| Rayan Yousefzai, MD |
| Assistant Professor of Cardiology, Academic Institute Assistant Clinical Member, Research Institute Houston Methodist Weill Cornell Medical College |
Available Credit
- 6.00 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 Live activity for a maximum of 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 6.00 Attendance
- 6.00 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 6.00 Nursing Continuing Professional Development contact hours for this activity. Participants must attend the activity in its entirety and complete the continuing education evaluation.
- 6.03 Respiratory TherapistsThis program has been approved for a maximum of 6.03 contact hours Continuing Respiratory Care Education (CRCE) credit by the American Association for Respiratory Care, 9425 N. MacArthur Blvd. Suite 100 Irving TX 75063
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Price
FEES
IN-PERSON | FEE |
Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area)* | $210 |
Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area) | $125 |
Houston Methodist Physicians (including MPAQ and ACO PCPs) | $25 |
Houston Methodist Allied Health Care Professionals / All Others | $25 |
Non-Houston Methodist Allied Health Care Professionals / All Others | $40 |
Houston Methodist Nurse | $25 |
Non-Houston Methodist Nurse | $40 |
Residents / Fellows / Students (No CME) | Complimentary |
VIRTUAL | FEE |
Physician (Private physician located inside the Greater Houston Area)* | $210 |
Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area) | $125 |
Houston Methodist Physicians (including MPAQ and ACO PCPs) | $25 |
Houston Methodist Allied Health Care Professionals / All Others | $25 |
Non-Houston Methodist Allied Health Care Professionals / All Others | $40 |
Houston Methodist Nurse | $25 |
Non-Houston Methodist Nurse | $40 |
Residents / Fellows / Students (No CME) | $25 |