Session 1 Heart Failure
8:00-8:30 a.m. Updates in Pulmonary Hypertension Management
Robert J. Schilz, DO, PhD, FCCP
8:30-8:45 a.m. Q&A
Moderator: Jonathan Buggey, MD, FACC
Schilz Presentation

Session 2 General Cardiology/Prevention
8:45-9:00 a.m. Updates in Medical Management of Obesity to Reduce CV Risk, Eileen Seeholzer, MD, MS
9:00-9:15 a.m. Surgical Weight Loss Management in Obesity to Reduce CV Risk, John Zografakis, MD
9:15-9:30 a.m. Q&A
Moderator: Kelly Bartsch, PharmD, BCPS, CLS
Seeholzer presentation  |  Zografakis presentation

Session 3 EP/Interventional
10:00-10:15 a.m. Tricuspid Regurgitation Management In Setting of Cardiac Devices, Amar Krishnaswamy, MD, FACC
10:15-10:30 a.m. Advances In Cardiac Devices to Reduce Long-Term Complications, Auroa Badin, MD, FACC
10:30-10:45 a.m. Q&A
Moderator: Meera Kondapaneni, MD, FACC
Krishnaswamy presentation  |  Badin presentation

Session 4
10:45-11:00 a.m. Updates in Acute VTE/PE Management
Mehdi Shishehbor, DO, MPH, PhD
11:00-11:20 a.m. Top 4 Clinical Trials 2022 presented by Ohio ACC FITs
Ali Azeem, MD: Strong- HF trial
Simrat Kaur, MD: ADVOR trial
Fares Sukhon, MD: REVIVED trial
Nithin Venepally, MD: PACMAN-AMI trial
11:20-11:30 a.m. Q&A
Moderator: Ellen Sabik, MD, FACC
Shishehbor presentation  |  Top 4 Clinical Trials presentation

11:30 a.m. – 12:00 Noon Networking / Exhibits

12:00 noon 59th Annual Carl J. Wiggers Memorial Lecture & Luncheon
Comprehensive Primary and Secondary Prevention of CVD
Kim A. Williams, Sr., M.D., MACC, MASNC, FAHA, FESC
Williams presentation

Syllabus Information

CE credit provided by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare.

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare and the Ohio Chapter of the American College of Cardiology (OH ACC). AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physicians
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 4.5 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Physician Assistants
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 4.5 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Nurses
Credit being awarded: 4.5 ANCC contact hours

Pharmacists
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this continuing education activity for 4.5 contact hours.

See Exhibitors

Special thanks to Robert Mosteller, MD, FACC for many of these photos!