AGENDA (subject to change)
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Thursday, October 22, 2026
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12:00 – 1:00 PM
Industry-Sponsored Event or Accredited Symposium
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1:00 – 2:30 PM
Bootcamp Session I (select one during registration)​
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EKG Interpretation/Remote Monitoring
Jennifer Carlquist, PA-C, ER-Caq
Yekaterina Spivak, PA-C, FHRS, CCDS
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Cardiogenic Shock​​
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Hands-on with RHC, POCUS, Impella, Balloon Pump, and Hemodynamics Interpretation
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​Sonia Chahal, PA-C, MMS
Brian P. Rose, PA-C, MPH, AACC
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2:30 – 2:45 PM
Break/Visit Exhibits*
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2:45 – 3:30 PM
Breakout Session I (choose one during registration)
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Vascular Disease​​
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Screening for PAD in High-Risk Groups & Updates in Ischemic Stroke, Carotid Stenting ​
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Lashyra Cotton Marion, PA-C
Catherine Popik, MSPAS, PA-C
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Cardiovascular Disease
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​CV Disease in Special Populations: HIV, Rheumatology, Social & Environmental Determinants
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Renee Donahue Carlson, MD
Amanda Mixon, PA-C
​Camille J. Dyer, DMSc, PA-C
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3:30 – 3:45 PM
Break/Visit Exhibits*
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3:45 – 4:00 PM
Program Overview
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4:00 – 4:30 PM
Keynote Presentation
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Plenary Session I: Heart Failure
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4:30 – 4:50 PM
Cardiac Amyloidosis: Integrating Screening into Practice
​Jill Waldron, APRN, GNP-BC
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4:50 – 5:10 PM
HOCM: Effective Diagnosis and Management Strategies
​Gabriel Dascanio, PA
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5:10 – 5:30 PM
Cardio Oncology: What Every Cardiology Provider Needs to Know
​Kimberly Bukoski, PA-C
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5:30 – 5:45 PM
Q&A/Panel Discussion
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5:45 – 6:00 PM
Dinner/Visit Exhibits*
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6:00 – 6:45 PM
Industry-Sponsored Event*​​
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6:45 – 8:30 PM
Welcome Reception & Poster Showcase*
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Friday, October 23, 2026
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7:00 – 7:30 AM
Breakfast & Registration*
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7:30 – 8:30 AM
Accredited Breakfast Symposium​
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Plenary Session II: Cardiovascular Prevention
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8:30 - 9:00 AM
Lipid Markers APO B, Lp(a), Adjunctive Therapy in High-Risk ASCVD
​Laura Ross, PA-C
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9:00 - 9:30 AM
Updates in Secondary Hypertension: Medications, Procedures, and more!
​John M. Giacona, Ph.D., PA-C, CHC​​
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9:30 - 9:50 AM
Women's Cardiology Updates in 2026
Martha Gulati, MD​
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9:50 - 10:05 AM
Q&A/Panel Discussion
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10:05 - 10:25 AM
Break/Visit Exhibits*
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Plenary Session III: Heart Failure
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10:25 - 10:45 AM
Indications of Advanced HF Therapies
​Jonathan Barnes, PA-C
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10:45 - 11:05 AM
Cardiac Sarcoidosis
​Tonya Carter DNP, MSN, NP-C
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11:05 - 11:25 AM
Peripartum and Postpartum Cardiomyopathy
​Lauren Eyadiel, PA-C, CCC-SLP, FHFSA
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11:25 - 11:40 AM
Q&A/Panel Discussion
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11:40 AM - 12:00 PM
Lunch/Visit Exhibits*
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12:00 - 12:45 PM
Industry-Sponsored Event*
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12:45 - 1:00 PM
Break/Visit Exhibits*
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1:00 - 1:45 PM
Plenary Session IV: Cases with Aces
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Plenary Session V: Genetics in Cardiology​
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1:45 – 2:05 PM
Genetics in Electrophysiology ​
​Yekaterina Spivak, PA-C, FHRS, CCDS
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2:05 – 2:25 PM
Genetics in Cardiomyopathy
​Bree Kyncl, PA-C
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2:25 – 2:40 PM
Q&A/Panel Discussion
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2:40 - 3:00 PM
Break/Visit Exhibits*
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Plenary Session VI: Electrophysiology
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3:00 – 3:20 PM
Debates in LAA Occlusion
​Janelle Dabrowski, PA-C
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3:20 – 3:40 PM
Devices in Advanced HF
​Stephanie Barnes, DNP, AGPNP-C, CHFN
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3:40 – 4:00 PM
Updates in Ablation for A Fib
​Balaji Krishnan MD, MS
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4:00 – 4:15 PM
Q&A/Panel Discussion​​​​
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Plenary Session VII: Structural/Interventional
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4:15 – 4:35 PM
SAVR or TAVR
​Sonia Chahal, PA-C, MMS
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4:35 – 4:55 PM
DCB vs Stents
​Derek Pineda, FNP, RCIS, AACC
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4:55 – 5:15 PM
SCAD, ANOCA, MINOCA
​David Smith, MD, FACC
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5:15 – 5:30 PM
Q&A/Panel Discussion
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5:30 PM
Summary
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5:35 - 5:45 PM
Dinner*
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5:45 - 6:45 PM
Accredited Dinner Symposium​
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Saturday, October 24, 2026
7:00 – 7:30 AM
Breakfast & Registration*
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7:30 – 8:15 AM
Industry-Sponsored Event*​
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8:15 – 8:30 AM
Break/Visit Exhibits*
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8:30 - 8:35 AM
Welcome Back
​Laura Ross, PA-C & Brian P. Rose, PA-C, MPH, AACC​
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8:35 - 9:00 AM
Abstract Presentations
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Plenary Session VIII: Pulmonary Vascular
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9:00 - 9:20 AM
PAH a Year in Review
​Brian P. Rose, PA-C, MPH, AACC
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9:20 - 9:40 AM
CTEPH
​Sudarshan Rajagopal, MD, PhD
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9:40 - 9:55 AM
Q&A/Panel Discussion
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Plenary Session IX: Prevention
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9:55 - 10:15 AM
CCTA Pearls & Pitfalls
​Viet Le, DMSc, MPAS, PA-C, FACC, FAHA, HF-Cert
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10:15 - 10:35 AM
CKM: What’s New in 2026?
​Brian P. Rose, PA-C, MPH, AACC
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10:35 - 10:55 AM
A Holistic Approach to Obesity Medicine
​Martine Altieri, PA-C, MHS, CCHP
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10:55 - 11:15 AM
Sleep Apnea Evaluation and Management for the Cardiology Provider
​Ann Cartwright, PA
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11:15 - 11:30 AM
Q&A/Panel Discussion
11:30 - 11:45 AM ​
Lunch/Visit Exhibits
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11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Accredited Lunch Symposium
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12:45 - 1:00 PM
Closing Remarks
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*Non-accredited sessions​