Time

Activity/Speaker

Learning Objective(s):

7:30am

Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:00am

Welcome
David Bull, MD

8:08am

Introduction
Siavash Saadat, MD 

8:10am

OR Efficiency
Allen Hamdan, MD

1. Identify problems related to OR efficiency.
2. Create new Pathways for OR efficiency.
3. Discuss how to understand and create the right metrics to review.

8:40am

Cardiac Surgical OR Efficiency Benjamin Iapaluccio, MHS, PA-C

1. Review the implementation of multidisciplinary quality initiatives designed to enhance perioperative workflow and patient care within a cardiac surgery program.
2. Examine the objectives and anticipated outcomes of these initiatives in supporting efficient operating room utilization, coordinated tam communication, and optimized surgical care.

9:10am

Interventional Cardiology
James McCabe, MD

1. Explore the value of therapeutic subtraction in structural heart.
2. Discuss techniques for percutaneous removal of technology and tissue.
3. Analyze the role of emerging technology in facilitating broader adoption of novel therapies.

9:40am

Coffee Break and Visit Exhibitors

 10:00am

Peripheral Arterial Disease
Matthew Kronick, MD, FACS

1. Describe the epidemiology and risk factors of PAD.
2. Identify the important history and physical exam findings in PAD.
3. Describe the initial workup and management for a patient with PAD.
4. Recognize some of the indications for invasive management of PAD.

10:30am

Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Cardiovascular Disease  
Kenneth Wojnowski, DO
 

1. Discuss epidemiology, pathophysiology and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea.
2. Review the literature regarding obstructive sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease.

11:00am

Imaging for Cardiac Patients
Yu Grace Zeng, MD

1. Discuss how MRI is an excellent tool to characterize cardiac masses.
2. Explain how MRI and CT are often complementary.
3. Discuss how MRI is a relatively more demanding test for the patient.

11:30am

Adult Congenital Cardiac Surgery 

Kenneth Warner, MD

1. Review of the indications and alternative approaches to repair congenital heart defects in adults: percutaneous vs open surgery.
2. Discuss the short and long term prognosis of adults with CHD.

12:00pm

Lunch and Visit Exhibitors

1:30pm

Advanced Heart Failure: State-of-the-Art Mgmt. and the Power of Collaboration 
Pablo Quintero, MD

1. Recognize the trajectory of heart failure progression.
2. Recognize warning signs for transition to stage D heart failure and the need for referral.
3. Describe the options available for advanced heart failure patients

2:00pm

From Deterioration to Cannulation: Simulation Training for ECMO Escalation
Sophia Moriarty, BSN, RN

1. Discuss the role of simulation-based training in replicating real-world patient deterioration to improve recognition of patients who may be candidates for ECMO support.
2. Explain how simulation of time-sensitive clinical scenarios reinforces timely escalation, team communication, and appropriate activation of ECMO pathways.

2:30pm

Quality and Safety Update 
Harry Hoar III, MD

1. Describe the impact of Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs) on Leapfrog Grades and CMS star ratings.
2. Discuss the cardiovascular service line’s current performance in PSIs.
3. Describe ongoing efforts to improve PSI performance.

3:00pm

Closing Remarks/Recap/Questions 
Siavash Saadat, MD