8th Annual Houston Heart Failure Summit

February 4, 2023

LIVE (In-Person) and LIVESTREAM (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

REGISTRATION TYPEFEE
Physician (HMH)$25
Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area)$125
Physician (Private physician located within the Greater Houston Area)$275
Physician (Private physician located within the Greater Houston Area; TCACC Member)$245
Other Health Care Professionals (HMH) $25
Other Health Care Professionals (Non-HMH) $40
Nurse (HMH)$25
Nurse (Non-HMH)$40
Resident/Fellow/Student (No CME; Virtual Only)$25
Resident/Fellow/Student (No CME; In-Person)$0

* 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

 

In Co-Sponsorship with: 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 7.00 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 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 7.00 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.

  • 7.00 Physical Therapy
    This activity has been approved by the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 7.00 CCUs for PTs and PTAs.
  • 6.34 Respiratory Therapists
    This program has been approved for a maximum of 6.34 contact hours Continuing Respiratory Care Education (CRCE) credit by the American Association for Respiratory Care, 9425 N. MacArthur Blvd. Suite 100 Irving TX 75063
Course opens: 
11/08/2022
Course expires: 
03/04/2023
Event starts: 
02/04/2023 - 8:00am CST
Event ends: 
02/04/2023 - 5:00pm CST
Cost:
$275.00
TIMEPRESENTATIONSPEAKER(S)
7:00 AMRegistration
8:00 AMWelcome and Symposium IntroductionImad Hussain, MD, FACC and Ju H. Kim, MD, FACC, FHFSA
Plenary Session I: Evaluating the Clinical Syndrome of Heart Failure
Moderator: Imad Hussain, MD, FACC
8:05 AMKeynote Presentation:
Evaluation of New-onset Heart Failure
Mark Drazner, MD, MSc, FHFSA
8:50 AMQuestion and Answer Discussion 
9:00 AMInitial Evaluation of Heart Failure: Focus on Utilization of Cardiac ImagingMouaz H. Al-Mallah, MD
9:25 AMQuestion and Answer Discussion 
9:30 AMIschemic Heart Disease in Heart FailureAlpesh R. Shah, MD, FACC, FSCAI
9:55 AMQuestion and Answer Discussion 
10:00 AMBreak and Exhibits
10:30 AMValvular Heart Disease in Heart FailureSachin S. Goel, MD, FACC, FSCAI
10:55 AMQuestion and Answer Discussion 
11:00 AMImplications and Management of Cardiac Arrhythmias in Heart FailureAmish S. Dave, MD, PhD
11:25 AMQuestion and Answer Discussion 
11:30 AMCase Presentation 1Kelsey Patel, DO
11:50 AMLunch and Exhibits
Plenary Session II: Heart Failure Comorbidities
Moderator: Ju H. Kim, MD, FACC, FHFSA
12:45 PMKeynote Presentation:
Impact and Management of Cardiometabolic Disease in Heart Failure
Robert J. Mentz, MD
1:30 PMQuestion and Answer Discussion 
1:40 PMSleep Disordered Breathing and Heart FailureJ. Georges Youssef, MD
2:05 PMQuestion and Answer Discussion 
2:10 PMCardiorenal SyndromeRayan Yousefzai, MD
2:35 PMQuestion and Answer Discussion 
2:40 PMBreak and Exhibits
3:10 PMCardio-HepatologySyed Adeel Ahsan, MD
3:35 PMQuestion and Answer Discussion 
3:40 PMSarcopenia/Frailty and Impact on Heart FailureSapna Legha, MD, FACC
4:05 PMQuestion and Answer Discussion 
4:10 PMNovel Therapies in Heart FailureNadia Fida, MD
4:35 PMQuestion and Answer Discussion 
4:40 PMCase Presentation 2Salil Kumar, MD
5:00 PMAdjournment
LIVE (in-person) and LIVESTREAM (virtual) attendance options are available.

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
Imad Hussain, MD, FACC
Program Director, Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology Fellowship
Assistant Professor of Cardiology, Academic Institute
Assistant Clinical Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College
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
 
GUEST FACULTY
Mark Drazner, MD, MSc, FHFSA
Clinical Chief of Cardiology
James M. Wooten Chair in Cardiology
Professor, Department of Medicine
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
Robert J. Mentz, MD
Chief, Heart Failure Section
Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Professor in Population Health Sciences
Member in the Duke Clinical Research Institute
Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, North Carolina
Editor in Chief of the Journal of Cardiac Failure
 
HOUSTON METHODIST FACULTY
Syed Adeel Ahsan, MD
Heart Failure and Transplantation Cardiology
Houston Methodist
Mouaz H. 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
Amish S. Dave, MD, PhD
Assistant 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
Sachin S. Goel, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Medical Director - Structural Heart Interventions
Assistant Professor of Cardiology, Academic Institute
Assistant Clinical Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College
Sapna Legha, MD, FACC
Cardiology
Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Associates
Alpesh R. Shah, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Director, Coronary Interventions
Associate Professor of Clinical Cardiology, Academic Institute
Associate Clinical Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College
Rayan Yousefzai, MD
Assistant Professor of Cardiology, Academic Institute
Assistant Clinical Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College
J. Georges Youssef, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Academic Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College
 
CASE PRESENTERS
Salil Kumar, MD
Fellow
Houston Methodist
Kelsey Patel, DO
Advanced Heart Failure/Transplant Fellow
Houston Methodist

Available Credit

  • 7.00 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 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 7.00 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.

  • 7.00 Physical Therapy
    This activity has been approved by the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 7.00 CCUs for PTs and PTAs.
  • 6.34 Respiratory Therapists
    This program has been approved for a maximum of 6.34 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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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

REGISTRATION TYPEFEE
Physician (HMH)$25
Physician (Private physician located outside the Greater Houston Area)$125
Physician (Private physician located within the Greater Houston Area)$275
Physician (Private physician located within the Greater Houston Area; TCACC Member)$245
Other Health Care Professionals (HMH) $25
Other Health Care Professionals (Non-HMH) $40
Nurse (HMH)$25
Nurse (Non-HMH)$40
Resident/Fellow/Student (No CME; Virtual Only)$25
Resident/Fellow/Student (No CME; In-Person)$0

* 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.