35th Annual Cardiovascular Symposium

presented by

ABOUT

This one-day symposium

allows cardiac health care professionals

to learn recent advances

in the management of cardiovascular disease patients

from leading experts in the field.

Program Director

Chief of Cardiology - Emeritus

Hartford Hospital

Professor of Medicine

University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Paul D. Thompson, MD, FACC, FACSM

Program Directors Emeritus

Dariush Owlia, MD, FACC

Senior Attending Cardiologist

Department of Medicine, Hartford Hospital

Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine

University of Connecticut School of Medicine

James E. Dougherty, MD, FACC, FACP

Senior Attending Cardiologist

Department of Medicine, Hartford Hospital

Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine

University of Connecticut School of Medicine

AGENDA

AM

7:00

8:00

8:10

8:15

9:00

9:45

10:10

10:55

11:40

REGISTRATION
& CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

Paul D. Thompson, MD

Welcome

Paul D. Thompson, MD

Introduction

Rodney Falk, MD

Cardiac Amyloidosis

Malissa Wood, MD

Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection

MORNING BREAK

Vera Bittner, MD

The Role of Cardiac Rehabilitation in Cardiovascular Disease

Adaya Weissler-Snir, MD

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Paul D. Thompson, MD

What Do You Need to Know to Be a Lipid Expert?

PM

12:25

1:25

2:10

2:55

3:00

LUNCHEON

Greg Stone, MD

Transcatheter Mitral Valve Therapies

David Shefcyk Lawrence Memorial Lecture

Eric Crespo, MD, MPH

His Bundle Pacing

Paul D. Thompson, MD

Closing Remarks

ADJOURN

OBJECTIVES

SYMPOSIUM ATTENDEES WILL LEAVE ABLE TO:

Identify novel diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for cardiac amyloid.
Define the risk factors for spontaneous coronary artery dissection.
Identify appropriate patients with cardiovascular disease for cardiac rehabilitation.
Recognize the risk factors for cardiac arrest in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM).
Identify appropriate candidates for pharmacologic therapy to lower cholesterol in line with the new cholesterol management guidelines.
Recognize the role of transcatheter mitral valve therapies to improve outcomes in patients with congestive heart failure.
Understand the rationale for considering physiologic forms of pacing, the concept of His bundle pacing, and the current data supporting the use of His bundle pacing in clinical practice.

CONTINUING EDUCATION

PHYSICIANS

Hartford HealthCare is accredited by the Connecticut State Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Hartford HealthCare designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s).™ Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Advance practice providers, nurses, and others participating in this CME activity will receive educational Contact Hours, verifying the activity was designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.

NURSES

Nurses seeking contact hours are now able to submit CME credits to their approved board for transfer of CME credits to nursing contact hours.

REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION

To receive continuing medical education (CME) credits/educational contact hours, participants must sign in and provide a valid e-mail address. An e-mail link will be sent containing information and directions on how to claim your credits electronically.

FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING CONTINUING EDUCATION

Please contact Hartford HealthCare’s CME Department at or 860.972.5816

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Connecticut Convention Center.

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Space is limited.

REFUND POLICY

Cancellations before 9-2-19 will be refunded minus a $50 processing fee per registrant. No refunds for cancellations after 9-2-19. No substitutions.

Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute and the event organizers are not responsible for airfare, hotel, or other costs incurred by participants in the unlikely event of the symposium’s cancellation.

We reserve the right to cancel a session or substitute a qualified speaker if an emergency arises.

35th Annual Cardiovascular Symposium

presented by

Hartford HealthCare

Heart & Vascular Institute

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Connecticut Convention Center

Hartford, CT

ABOUT

Program Director

​

Program Directors Emeritus

​

AGENDA

AM

7:00

8:00

8:10

8:15

9:00

9:45

10:10

10:55

11:40

PM

12:25

1:25

2:10

2:55

3:00

OBJECTIVES

SYMPOSIUM ATTENDEES WILL LEAVE ABLE TO:

CONTINUING EDUCATION

PHYSICIANS

​

Advance practice providers, nurses, and others participating in this CME activity will receive educational Contact Hours, verifying the activity was designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.

NURSES

Nurses seeking contact hours are now able to submit CME credits to their approved board for transfer of CME credits to nursing contact hours.

REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION

To receive continuing medical education (CME) credits/educational contact hours, participants must sign in and provide a valid e-mail address. An e-mail link will be sent containing information and directions on how to claim your credits electronically.

FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING CONTINUING EDUCATION

Please contact Hartford HealthCare’s CME Department at continuinged@hhchealth.org or 860.972.5816

CONNECTICUT CONVENTION CENTER

REGISTER

REFUND POLICY

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presented by

35th Annual

Cardiovascular

Symposium

Hartford HealthCare

Heart & Vascular Institute

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Connecticut Convention Center

Hartford, CT

Please contact Hartford HealthCare’s CME Department at or 860.972.5816