Thursday, October 21, 2010 |
| 7:55 am |
Welcome and Announcements |
| Session I: |
Contemporary Issues in Heart Failure Management
Moderators: Randall C. Starling, MD, MPH and Nicholas G. Smedira, MD |
| 8:00 am |
Quality and Outcomes Data in Heart Failure - Clyde W. Yancy, MD |
| 8:20 am |
Expanding Indications for CRT: Putting MADIT-CRT into the Context of Heart Failure Practice - Bruce D. Lindsay, MD |
| 8:40 am |
Risk Stratification in Heart Failure Using Novel Imaging Techniques - Thomas Marwick, MD, PhD |
| 9:00 am |
The Evolution of MCS over the Past 30 Years - O. Howard Frazier, MD |
| 9:20 am |
Are We Ready for LVADS in Class III Patients? - Joseph G. Rogers, MD |
| 9:40 - 10:00 am |
Panel Discussion |
| 10:00 - 10:30 am |
Break |
| Session II: |
Contemporary Issues in Heart Failure Management
Moderators: Christine S. Moravec, PhD and Robert Hobbs, MD |
| 10:30 am |
Registries and Guidelines: Have They Helped Us Provide Better Patient Care in the Real World? - Eiran Gorodeski, MD, MPH |
| 10:50 am |
Addressing Anemia in Heart Failure: What Have We Learned? - W. H. Wilson Tang, MD |
| 11:10 am |
New Insights into the Cardiorenal Syndrome - Maria Rosa Costanzo, MD |
| 11:30 am |
Vasodilators in the Setting of ADHF - John R. Teerlink, MD |
| 11:50 - 12:10 pm |
Panel Discussion |
| 12:10 - 1:15 pm |
Lunch |
| Session III: |
Kaufman Center Award and Lecture
Introduced by Randall C. Starling, MD, MPH |
| 1:15 pm |
James B. Young, MD |
| Session IV: |
Clinical Trials of Drugs and Devices for Heart Failure
Moderator: James B. Young, MD |
| 1:45 pm |
Will Clinical Site Research Survive in the U.S. and Can We Afford It? - Robert M. Califf, MD |
| 2:05 pm |
The STICH Trial: What Went Wrong, What Went Right? - John V. Conte, MD |
| 2:25 pm |
Are the Patients We Study Those We Treat? - Clyde W. Yancy, MD |
| 2:45 pm |
The Economics of Developing New Drugs and Devices: Is the Pipeline for New Drugs “Drying Up”? - Steven Nissen, MD |
| 3:05 pm |
LVAD: Regulatory Issues Ileana - Ileana L. Piňa, MD, MPH |
| 3:25 - 3:45 pm |
Panel Discussion |
| Session V: |
Update on the Medical and Surgical Management of Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Moderator: Soon J. Park, MD |
| 3:45 pm |
State of the Art Cardiac Regeneration with Stem Cells - Marc S. Penn, MD, PhD |
| 4:05 pm |
Ventricular Reconstruction: Indications, Physiologic Impact, Surgical Techniques, and Outcomes - Robert A.E. Dion, MD |
| 4:25 pm |
The Treatment of Ischemic Mitral Valve Disease:
Imaging - Robert A. Levine, MD
Repair - Tomislav Mihaljevic, MD |
| 5:00 pm |
Panel Discussion |
| 5:30 pm |
Poster Presentations / Attendee Reception / Exhibits |
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Friday, October 22, 2010 |
| Session VI: |
Mechanical Circulatory Support and Transplant: Patient Selection
Moderators: David O. Taylor, MD and Nicholas G. Smedira, MD |
| 8:00 am |
Where is the Data That Obesity is a Contraindication to Heart Transplant and MCS? - David O. Taylor, MD |
| 8:20 am |
Gastric Bypass Surgery for Heart Failure: The Impact of Weight Loss on CV Structure and Function - Philip R. Schauer, MD |
| 8:40 am |
Strategies for LVAD Therapy: Does BTT, BTC and DT Impact Management and Outcomes? - Benjamin C. Sun, MD |
| 9:00 am |
Pre-Operative Predictors of Post LVAD Mortality - Leslie W. Miller, MD |
| 9:20 am |
A Good LVAD is Better Than a Bad Transplant! - George M. Wieselthaler, MD |
| 9:40 - 10:00 am |
Panel Discussion |
| 10:00 - 10:20 am |
Break |
| Session VII: |
Management of the Patient on MCS in the Continuum of Care
Moderator: Nicholas G. Smedira, MD and George M. Wieselthaler, MD |
| 10:20 am |
Management of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure and Shock (Point/Counterpoint)
Back to the Future: ECMO Should be the First Choice - Pascal N. Leprince MD, PhD
Avoid an Oxygenator At All Costs: Tandem Heart or Impella - Edward Soltesz, MD |
| 10:50 am |
Managing RV Failure (Point/Counterpoint)
Temporary RV Support is the Best Strategy - Leslie W. Miller, MD
Early Planned BiV Support Results in Improved Outcomes - Michael A. Acker, MD |
| 11:20 am |
Eliminate Drive-Line Infection - Nicholas G. Smedira, MD |
| 11:35 am |
Neurological Events: Patient? Device? Management? - Maria Mountis, DO |
| 11:50 am |
Are ICDs Beneficial in the LVAD Population - Daniel J. Cantillon, MD |
| 12:05 pm |
Outpatient Management of the “Destination” Patient: Are Focused Clinics and Telemanagement the Answer? - Robert L. Kormos, MD |
| 12:20 pm |
Utilizing Best Practices to Reduce Readmissions in the LVAD Population - Laura D. Damme, RN, MPH |
| 12:35 - 12:55 pm |
Panel Discussion |
| 12:45 pm |
Lunch |
| Session VIII: |
The Present and Future of Innovation in MCS
Moderator: Robert L. Kormos, MD |
| 2:00 pm |
Total Artificial Heart
Why I Love It - Jack G. Copeland, MD
Why I Hate It - Gonzalo Gonzalez-Stawinski, MD |
| 2:40 pm |
Update on New Technology: Duraheart, Terumo, and Heartware - Aly El-Banayosy, MD |
| 3:00 pm |
Update on New Technology: Tandem Heart, Impella, Circulite - William E. Cohn, MD |
| 3:20 pm |
Maximizing Reimbursement for Innovation - Robin Roberts Bostic |
| 3:40 pm |
Will MCS Replace Heart Transplant in this Decade? - Leonard Golding, MD |
| 4:00 - 4:20 pm |
Panel Discussion |
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Adjourn |
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