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Brown Advanced Cardiovascular Therapies Symposium
There have been significant changes to the proper identification and treatment of patients with structural cardiac disorders, coronary artery disease, aortic pathologies and end-stage heart failure. This educational program will serve as an update in these areas and provide information on indications for treatment and appropriate patient selection.
Target Audience
Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Medical Students, Residents & Fellows specializing in Cardiac Surgery, Cardiology, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Primary Care.
Learning Objectives
- Identify state-of-the-art therapies for structural cardiac disorders and indications for therapy
- Describe state-of-the-art therapies for end-stage heart failure and indications for therapy
- List state-of-the-art therapies for the treatment of peripheral vascular disease and indications for therapy
- Apply state-of-the-art therapies for the treatment aortic pathologies and indications for therapy
Registration Fees
$175.00 Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners
$150.00 Other Healthcare Professionals
$ 50.00 Students, Residents, Fellows
Please notify the Brown CME Office in writing at least two weeks prior to the conference to request reasonable accommodations.
Additional Information
| Attachment | Size |
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 CVI-2019.pdf | 374.79 KB |
| 7:00-800 am | Registration, Breakfast, & Visit Exhibitors | ||
| 8:00–8:10 | Welcome Afshin Ehsan, MD | ||
| Coronary Artery Disease | |||
| 8:10-8:30 | Complex High-Risk PCI (CHIP) J. Dawn Abbott, MD, FACC, FSCAI | ||
| 8:30-8:50 | Radial First: Why Femoral Access Should be ReLEGated to the Past! Herbert D. Aronow, MD, MPH, FACC, FSCI, FSVM | ||
| 8:50-9:10 | Hybrid Revascularization Shafiq T. Mamdani, MD, FACC, FSCAI | ||
| 9:10-9:30 | Surgical Revascularization: Importance of Multiple Arterial Grafts Afshin Ehsan, MD | ||
| 9:30-9:45 | Panel Discussion and Question & Answers | ||
| 9:45-10:10 | Break and Visit Exhibits | ||
| Heart Failure | |||
| 10:10-11:00 | Heart Transplantation: Latest Developments and Future Challenges David Denofrio, MD | ||
| 11:00-11:20 | Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and Acute Hear Failure Neel R. Sodha, MD | ||
| 11:20-11:40 | Chronic Mechanical Circulatory Support Amy French, MD | ||
| 11:40-12:00 pm | Putting It All Together: Shock Team Daniel J. Levine, MD | ||
| 12:00-12:15 | Panel Discussion and Question & Answers | ||
| 12:15-1:00 | Lunch and Exhibits | ||
| Aortic Pathology | |||
| 1:00-1:20 | Acute Aortic Syndromes: Type A Neel R. Sodha, MD | ||
| 1:20-1:40 | Acute Aortic Syndromes: Type B Jeffrey M. Slaiby, MD, FACS | ||
| 1:40-2:00 | Imaging and Monitoring of Chronic Aortic Pathology Joseph B. Weiss, MD, PhD | ||
| 2:00-2:20 | Complex Endovascular Therapies Lars Stangenberg, MD, PhD | ||
| 2:20-2:35 | Panel Discussion and Question & Answers | ||
| 2:35-3:00 | Break and Visit Exhibits | ||
| Structural Heart Disease | |||
| 3:00-3:20 | The Role of Echocardiography in the Screening of Patients Undergoing Cardiac Structural Procedures Eirini Apostolidou, MD, MS | ||
| 3:20-3:40 | TAVR: Treatment of Low Risk Patients, Will It Stand the Test of Time? Afshin Ehsan, MD | ||
| 3:40-4:00 | Percutaneous Mitral Valve Therapies Frank W. Sellke, MD | ||
| 4:00-4:15 | Panel Discussion and Question & Answers | ||
| 4:15-4:25 pm | Closing Remarks Afshin Ehsan, MD | ||
Parking will be available in the parking garage connected to the Medical Building, located on the corner of Richmond and Elm Streets.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations/substitutions must be made in writing to the Brown CME Office at least two weeks prior to the conference, no later than October 25, 2019. A $25.00 administrative fee will be charged for all refunds (no refunds for “no shows”). There will be no additional charge for substitutions. This conference is subject to change or cancellation
Course Directors
Afshin Ehsan, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery, Clinician Educator
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Director, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
Lifespan Cardiovascular Institute
Rhode Island Hospital & The Miriam Hospital | Providence, RI
Renee Bernard David, MSN, APRN
Manager of Operations
Cardiac Surgery & Structural Heart
Lifespan Cardiovascular Institute
Rhode Island Hospital | Providence, RI
Faculty
J. Dawn Abbott, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Professor of Medicine
Warren Alpert Medical School
Associate Chief, Faculty Development and Academic Advancement
Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program
Lifespan Cardiovascular Institute
Rhode Island Hospital & The Miriam Hospital | Providence, RI
Eirini Apostolidou, MD, MSc, FACC, FASE
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Warren Alpert Medical School
Cardiologist, Cardiovascular Institute of Rhode Island
Rhode Island Hospital & The Miriam Hospital | Providence, RI
Herbert D. Aronow, MD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI, FSVM
Associate Professor of Medicine
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Director, Interventional Cardiology
Lifespan Cardiovascular Institute
Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories
Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI
David DeNofrio, MD
Associate Professor
Tufts University School of Medicine
Director, Advanced Heart Failure Program
Advanced Heart Center–Tufts Medical Center | Boston, MA
Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine
Warren Alpert Medical School | Providence, RI
Amy French, MD
Medical Director, Cape Cod Hospital Heart Failure Clinic
Cape Cod Healthcare Cardiovascular Center–Hyannis | Hyannis, MA
Daniel J. Levine, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Warren Alpert Medical School
Director, Advanced Heart Failure Program
Lifespan Cardiovascular Institute
Rhode Island Hospital & The Miriam Hospital | Providence, RI
Shafiq T. Mamdani, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Warren Alpert Medical School
Lifespan Cardiovascular Institute
Rhode Island Hospital & The Miriam Hospital | Providence, RI
Frank W. Sellke, MD
Karl E. Karlson, MD and Gloria A. Karlson Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Professor of Surgery
Warren Alpert Medical School
Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Lifespan Cardiovascular Institute
Rhode Island Hospital & The Miriam Hospital | Providence, RI
Jeffrey M. Slaiby, MD, FACS, FSVS
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Clinical)
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Rhode Island Hospital, The Miriam Hospital and
Providence VA Medical Center | Providence, RI
Neel R. Sodha, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Warren Alpert Medical School
Director, Lifespan Thoracic Aortic Center
Director, Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit
Surgical Director, ECMO and Mechanical Circulatory Support
Lifespan Cardiovascular Institute
Rhode Island Hospital & The Miriam Hospital | Providence, RI
Lars Stangenberg, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Clinician Educator
Warren Alpert Medical School
University Surgical Associates
Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital | Providence, RI
Joseph B. Weiss, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Warren Alpert Medical School
Lifespan Cardiovascular Institute
Rhode Island Hospital & The Miriam Hospital | Providence, RI
Newport Hospital | Newport, RI
Planning Committee
Renee Bernard David, MSN, APRN
Manager of Operations | Cardiac Surgery & Structural Heart
Lifespan Cardiovascular Institute
Rhode Island Hospital | Providence, RI
Afshin Ehsan, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery, Clinician Educator
Director, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
Frank W. Sellke, MD
Karl E. Karlson, MD and Gloria A. Karlson Professor of
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Professor of Surgery
Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Neel R. Sodha, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Director, Lifespan Thoracic Aortic Center
Director, Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit
Surgical Director, ECMO and Mechanical Circulatory Support
Maria Sullivan, BS
Director, Office of Continuing Medical Education
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Siana Wood, RN, BSN
Grievance and Appeals Clinical Behavioral Health Specialist
Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island | Providence, RI
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation
Nursing: This activity has been submitted to Northeast Multi-State Division (NE-MSD) for approval to award nursing contact hours. Northeast Multistate Division (NE-MSD) is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Physicians: The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Physician Assistants & Nurse Practitioners: Participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance stating this program is designated for 6.75 hours AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. This credit is accepted by the AAPA and AANP.
Available Credit
- 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- 6.50 ANCCThis continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Northeast Multistate Division, an accredited provider by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
- 6.75 AttendanceParticipants will receive a Certificate of Attendance stating this program is designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. This credit is accepted by the AAPA and AANP.