| SUNDAY, August 17 |
| 7:00 am |
Registration / Continental Breakfast / Exhibits
Bank of America Conference Center -
3rd Floor Foyer |
| 7:50 am |
Welcome, Introduction, and Symposium Overview
Curtis Rimmerman, MD,
Brian Griffin, MD,
Samir Kapadia, MD &
Steven Nissen, MD |
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ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE
Section Coordinator and Moderator: Samir Kapadia, MD |
| 8:00 am |
Coronary Artery Disease – Essential Electrocardiogram Patterns - Curtis Rimmerman, MD |
| 9:00 am |
Incidence and Management of Stable Angina - Conrad Simpfendorfer, MD |
| 9:45 am |
Pathophysiology and Management of Unstable Angina and Non-ST Segment Elevation MI - Ravi Nair, MD |
| 10:30 am |
Refreshment Break and Exhibits |
| 11:00 am |
Pathophysiology and Management of ST Segment Elevation MI - Medhi Shishehbor, DO |
| 11:45 am |
Mechanical Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction - Venu Menon, MD |
| 12:15 pm |
Meet the Professor Lunch |
| 1:15 pm |
Risk Stratification of Myocardial Infarction - Samir Kapadia, MD |
| 2:00 pm |
Percutaneous Intervention – Stents and Devices -Stephen Ellis, MD |
| 2:45 pm |
Refreshment Break and Exhibits |
| 3:15 pm |
Coronary Atherosclerosis Imaging – IVUS, CT and MRI - Milind Desai, MD |
| 3:45 pm |
Ischemic Heart Disease Board Simulation – Pre-Test - Samir Kapadia, MD |
| 4:45 pm |
Ischemic Heart Disease Board Simulation – Test Review
Chris Bajzer, MD, Samir Kapadia, MD & Medhi Shishehbor, DO |
| 6:00 pm |
Dinner on Your Own |
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EVENING SESSIONS |
| 7:00 –
9:00 pm |
Evening Group Seminar: Electrocardiography - Donald Underwood, MD |
| 7:00 –
8:00 pm |
Meet the Expert Session: Echocardiography - William Stewart, MD & Brian Griffin, MD |
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| MONDAY, August 18 |
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ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
Section Coordinators and Moderators: Mina Chung, MD & Walid Saliba, MD |
| 7:00 am |
Continental Breakfast / Exhibits |
| 8:00 am |
Sudden Cardiac Death – Epidemiology, Etiology and Evaluation - Thomas Dresing, MD |
| 8:30 am |
Syncope – Interactive Case Studies - Frederick Jaeger, DO |
| 9:15 am |
Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter – Current Management Approaches - Walid Saliba, MD |
| 9:45 am |
Refreshment Break and Exhibits |
| 10:15 am |
Supraventricular Tachycardia – Mechanisms and Management - Mina Chung, MD |
| 11:00 am |
Ventricular Tachycardia – Etiology, Evaluation and Optimal Therapy - Patrick Tchou, MD |
| 11:30 am |
Differential Diagnosis of Wide Complex Tachycardia - Mohamed Kanj, MD |
| 12:15 pm |
Meet the Professor Lunch |
| 1:15 pm |
Impact Electrophysiology Trials – What You Need to Know - David Martin, MD |
| 1:45 pm |
Pacemakers, Defibrillators, and Biventricular Pacing Devices - Bruce Wilkoff, MD |
| 2:45 pm |
Electrophysiology Testing – An Interactive Case-Based Approach - Mina Chung, MD |
| 3:30 pm |
Refreshment Break and Exhibits |
| 3:45 pm |
Name That Arrhythmia – 12-Lead Electrocardiogram and His Bundle Recordings for the Boards - Oussama Wazni, MD |
| 4:15 pm |
Electrophysiology Board Simulation Pre-Test - Walid Saliba, MD |
| 5:15 pm |
Electrophysiology Board Simulation – Test Review
Mina Chung, MD & Walid Saliba, MD |
| 6:00 pm |
Dinner Provided |
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EVENING SESSIONS |
| 7:00 –
9:00 pm |
Evening Group Seminar - Cardiac Catheterization with Aortograms & Ventriculograms
Samir Kapadia, MD & Arman Askari, MD |
| 7:00 –
8:00 pm |
Meet the Expert Session - Electrophysiology
Walid Saliba, MD & Patrick Tchou, MD |
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| TUESDAY, August 19 |
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CARDIAC IMAGING
Section Coordinator and Moderator: Gian Novaro, MD |
| 7:00 am |
Continental Breakfast & Exhibits |
| 8:00 am |
Aortic and Pulmonary Valve Disease - Brian Griffin, MD |
| 8:45 am |
Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Disease - William Stewart, MD |
| 9:15 am |
Exercise and Dobutamine Echocardiography – Diagnostic Utility with Cases -
Leonardo Rodriguez, MD |
| 9:45 am |
Refreshment Break and Exhibits |
| 10:15 am |
Essential Echo Images in Congenital Heart Disease - Ellen Mayer-Sabik, MD &
Richard Krasuski, MD |
| 11:00 am |
Congenital Heart Disease – Board Fundamentals - Richard Krasuski, MD |
| 11:30 am |
Prosthetic Valve Disease - Brian Griffin, MD |
| 12:15 pm |
Meet the Professor Lunch |
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Section Coordinator and Moderator: Ellen Mayer-Sabik, MD |
| 1:15 pm |
The Aorta – A Case-Based Approach to Diagnosis and Management - Gian Novaro, MD |
| 2.00 pm |
Chest X-Rays – What is This Abnormality? Interactive Case Studies - Ellen Mayer-Sabik, MD & Richard Krasuski, MD |
| 2.30 pm |
Refreshment Break and Exhibits |
| 3:00 pm |
Nuclear Cardiology – Techniques and Cases – Thallium, Sestamibi and PET -
Manuel Cerqueira, MD |
| 3:45 pm |
Cardiac MRI and CT - Srikanth Sola, MD |
| 4:30pm |
Cardiac Imaging Board Simulation – Pre-Test
Gian Novaro, MD |
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Cardiac Imaging Board Simulation Test Review
Gian Novaro, MD, Maran Thamilarisan, MD & Manuel Cerqueira, MD |
| 6:00 pm |
Dinner On Your Own |
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EVENING SESSIONS |
| 7:00 –
9:00 pm |
Evening Group Seminar: Echocardiography
Brian Griffin, MD & Richard Grimm, DO |
| 7:00 –
8:00 pm |
Meet the Expert Session: Congestive Heart Failure
Randall Starling, MD, David Taylor, MD & Robert Hobbs, MD |
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| WEDNESDAY, August 20 |
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LIPIDS, ECGS, HEMODYNAMICS, PHARMACOLOGY AND LOOPS
Section Coordinator and Moderator: Curtis Rimmerman, MD |
| 7:00 am |
Continental Breakfast & Exhibits |
| 8:00 am |
Lipid Management – Current Treatment Guidelines - Michael Rocco, MD |
| 8:45 am |
The Most Important Electrocardiograms for the Boards - Curtis Rimmerman, MD |
| 9:30 am |
Refreshment Break and Exhibits |
| 10:00 am |
The Science of Hemodynamic Measurements - Frederick Heupler, MD |
| 10.30 am |
Physical Examination - Craig Asher, MD |
| 11:00 am |
Cardiovascular Pharmacology – The Essentials - Michael Militello, PharmD |
| 11:30 am |
Shunts and Loops - Arman Askari, MD |
| 12:00 pm |
Meet the Professor Lunch |
| 1:00 pm |
Shunts and Loops – Interactive Case Studies - Michael Faulx, MD |
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GENDER ISSUES, STRESS TESTING, AND OTHER ESSENTIALS
Section Coordinator and Moderator: Brian Griffin, MD |
| 1:30 pm |
Gender Related Issues in Cardiology - Ellen Mayer-Sabik, MD |
| 2:00 pm |
Electrocardiogram Stress Testing - Sagar Kalahasti, MD |
| 2:30 pm |
Assessment and Management of the Cardiac Patient Undergoing Non-Cardiac Surgery - Richard Grimm, DO |
| 3:00 pm |
Lipid Management – Interactive Case Studies - Leslie Cho, MD |
| 3:30 pm |
Refreshment Break and Exhibits |
| 4:00 pm |
Pregnancy and Heart Disease - Russell Raymond, DO |
| 4:30 pm |
An Update on Infective Endocarditis for the Cardiologist - Steven Gordon , MD |
| 5:15 pm |
Current Treatment of Hypertension – What the Cardiologist Needs to Know -
Joseph Nally, MD |
| 6:00 pm |
Dinner On Your Own |
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EVENING SESSIONS |
| 7:00 –
9:00 pm |
Evening Group Seminar: Intracardiac Electrocardiograms
Jennifer Cummings, MD & Mandeep Bhargava, MD |
| 7:00 –
8:00 pm |
Meet the Expert Session: Interventional Cardiology
Samir Kapadia, MD & Chris Bajzer, MD |
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| THURSDAY, August 21 |
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HEART FAILURE
Section Coordinator and Moderator: David Taylor, MD |
| 7:00 am |
Continental Breakfast & Exhibits |
| 8:00 am |
Fundamentals of Heart Failure - Gary Francis, MD |
| 8:45 am |
Diastolic Function - Assessment in Health and Disease - Allan Klein, MD |
| 9:15 am |
Heart Failure Therapy - Randall Starling, MD |
| 10:00 am |
Refreshment Break and Exhibits |
| 10:30 am |
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy - Harry Lever, MD |
| 11:00 am |
Transplantation and Mechanical Devices - James Young, MD |
| 11:30 am |
Myocarditis - Eileen Hsich, MD |
| 12:00 pm |
Pulmonary Hypertension - Wilson Tang, MD |
| 12:30 pm |
Lunch |
| 1:30 pm |
Heart Failure Board Simulation Pre-Test
David Taylor, MD |
| 2:15 pm |
Heart Failure Board Simulation Test Review
David Taylor, MD & Eileen Hsich, MD |
| 3:00 pm |
Refreshment Break and Exhibits |
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PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE, ANGIOGRAPHY, & OPERATION OR NOT
Section Coordinator and Moderator: John Bartholomew, MD |
| 3:30 pm |
Peripheral Arterial Disease – Diagnosis and Management - Carmel Celestin, MD |
| 4:00 pm |
Carotid and Cerebrovascular Disease - What the Cardiologist Needs to Know -
Chris Bajzer, MD |
| 4:30 pm |
Venous Thromboembolic Disease - John Bartholomew, MD |
| 5:00 pm |
The Normal and Abnormal Angiogram - Robert Hobbs, MD |
| 5:30 pm |
Operation or Not? Interactive Clinical Case Studies with Imaging - Ajay Bhargava, MD, Donald Hammer, MD & Brian Griffin, MD |
| 6:00 pm |
Adjourn |
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