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AGENDA (subject to change)

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THURSDAY, November 13, 2025

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1:00 – 7:00 PM
Registration*

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2:00 – 3:00 PM

Accredited Symposium

​Advancing Care in Hyperlipidemia: Updates in Management and Emerging Therapies​

Laura Ross, PA-C 

Accredited by Medical Education Resources. This activity is supported by an educational grant from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.

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3:00 – 4:30 PM
Bootcamp Session I (select one during registration)
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1. Cardiology Essentials for Primary Care: EKG to ABI 

Elizabeth Stoebe, PA-C, Jennifer Carlquist, PA-C, ER-Caq, Robert R. Ross, PA-C​​​

2. Innovations in Wearables and Devices

​Yekaterina Spivak, PA-C, FHRS, CCDS

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4:30 – 6:00 PM
Bootcamp Session II (choose one during registration)

1. Advanced EKG Interpretation Bootcamp

Jennifer Carlquist, PA-C, ER-Caq â€‹

2. POCUS and Shock Management Bootcamp

Sonia Chahal, PA-C​

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6:00 – 6:45 PM

Dinner & Industry-Sponsored Event*

Sponsored by Johnson & Johnson

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7:00 – 8:30 PM
Welcome Reception*

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FRIDAY, November 14, 2025

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7:00 – 7:45 AM
Breakfast & Registration

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7:30 – 8:30 AM

Accredited Breakfast Symposium
ATTR-CM Symposium: Early Detection to Tailored Treatment Strategies 

Jill Waldron, APRN, GNP-BC 

Accredited by Medical Education Resources. This activity is supported by an educational grant from BridgeBio Pharma, Inc.  

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8:30 – 8:55 AM
Break/Visit Exhibits*

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8:55 – 9:00 AM
Welcome

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9:00 – 10:05 AM
Plenary Session I: Cardiovascular Prevention

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9:00 - 9:25 AM

Personalizing Risk: Risk Calculators (PREVENT, ACC/AHA PCE, MESA), Biomarkers, Imaging

Viet Le, DMSc, PA-C

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9:25 - 9:50 AM

Non-Statin Therapies & Lifestyle Medicine

Laura Ross, PA-C 

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9:50 - 10:05 AM

Panel Discussion

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10:05 – 11:10 AM
Plenary Session II: Cardiovascular Prevention Continued

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10:05 - 10:30 AM 

Hypertension: 2025 Guideline Updates and Renal Denervation

John M. Giacona, Ph.D., PA-C, CHC & Martine Altieri, PA-C, MHS, CCHP

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10:30 - 10:55 AM 

Atrial Fibrillation and Cardioembolic Stroke: Anticoagulation Conundrums

Krista Jordan, PA-C 

 

10:55 - 11:10 AM

Panel Discussion

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11:10 – 11:55 AM
Cases with the Aces: Primary Aldosteronism, POTS, and Supplements

​John M. Giacona, Ph.D., PA-C, CHC, David Smith, MD, FACC, Laura Ross, PA-C 

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11:55 AM – 12:25 PM
Lunch/Visit Exhibits*

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12:25 – 1:10 PM
Industry-Sponsored Event*

Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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1:10 – 1:15 PM
Transition to Breakout Session I

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1:15 – 2:00 PM
Breakout Session I (select one during registration)

1. EP Management: Watchful Waiting vs. Watchman

Balaji Krishnan MD, MS

2. Structural Heart Disease: Challenging MR and TR Cases

Kyle Fortman, MBA, PA-C

3. Peripheral Arterial Disease: Medical and Procedural Options

​Lashyra Cotton Marion, PA-C 

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2:00 – 2:15 PM
Transition to Breakout Session II

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2:15 – 3:00 PM

Breakout Session II (select one during registration)

1. EP Management: Watchful Waiting vs. Watchman

Balaji Krishnan MD, MS

2. Structural Heart Disease: Challenging MR and TR Cases

Kyle Fortman, MBA, PA-C

3. Acute and Recurrent Pericarditis

​Luis Allen, MD, PhD

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3:00 – 3:15 PM
Break/Visit Exhibits*

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3:15 – 4:35 PM
Plenary Session III: Pulmonary Hypertension

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3:15 - 3:45 PM

Updates in Group 1 and 2 Pulmonary Hypertension

Brian P. Rose, PA-C, MPH, AACC

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3:45 - 4:15 PM

PH-ILD & CTEPH: What cardiology needs to know 

Corrine Young, MS, FNCP, FCCP

 

4:15 - 4:35 PM

Panel Discussion​

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4:35 - 4:45 PM
Break/Dinner*

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4:45 – 5:45 PM

Accredited Dinner Symposium
Bridging the Gap: Multidisciplinary Strategies for Early Detection and Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in CKD

Accredited by Medical Education Resources. This activity is supported by an educational grant from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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5:45 – 6:30 PM

Cardiology Speed Dating – Swipe Right On A Specialty*

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6:30 - 7:30 PM 

Posters & Prosecco* 

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SATURDAY, November 15, 2025

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7:15 – 7:45 AM
Breakfast & Registration*

 

7:45 - 8:30 AM

Industry-Sponsored Event*

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8:30 – 8:55 AM
Break/Visit Exhibits

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8:55 – 9:00 AM
Welcome Back

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9:00 – 10:05 AM
Plenary Session IV: Heart Failure

 

9:00 - 9:25 AM

Guideline-Directed Therapy for HFrEF and When to Refer

Lauren Eiydiel, PA-C 

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9:25 - 9:50 AM 

HFpEF and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Gregory Duck, PA-C, HF-Cert 

Panel Discussion

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10:05 – 10:10 AM
Transition to Breakout Session III

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10:10 – 10:55 AM
Breakout Session III (select one during registration)

1. Cardiac Amyloidosis

Jill Waldron, APRN, GNP-BC 

2. Humanistic Cardiovascular Care: Environment, Equity, and Social Determinants

Camille J. Dyer, DMSc, PA-C & Elijah Salzer, DMSc, PA-C

3. CAD/OCT

Sonia Chahal, PA-C & Derek Pineda, FNP

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10:55 – 11:05 AM
Break/Visit Exhibits*

 

11:05 AM – 12:10 PM
Plenary Session V: Cardiorenal & Metabolic Care

 

11:05 - 11:30 AM

Cardiorenal Disease Updates

Brian P. Rose, PA-C, MPH, AACC

 

11:30 - 11:55 AM 

Obesity and Cardiometabolic Clinics: What's New and What's Next

Martine Altieri, PA-C, MHS 

 

11:55 AM- 12:10 PM

​Panel Discussion

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12:10 – 12:40 PM
Keynote Address

Code Blue: Cyber Threats in Health Care

​FBI Special Agent Derek Rousseau

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12:40 PM- 1:00 PM

Lunch*

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1:00 – 2:00 PM

Accredited Lunch Symposium

Personalized Pulmonary Hypertension Management: Integrating Therapies Through Cardio Pulmonary Collaboration 

Accredited by Medical Education Resources. This activity is supported by an educational grant from Merck & Co., Inc. and United Therapeutics Corporation. 

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2:00 PM
Closing Remarks

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*Non-accredited sessions​

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