San Diego Medical Program

Agenda

12:00-1:00 PM Registration – Pikake Foyer
1:00-1:10 PM Aloha and Introductory Remarks – John Gordon, MD
1:10-1:15 PM Welcome from California College of Cardiology – Pranav Patel, MD
1:15-1:45 PM Cardiomyopathy and the Heart: Amyloid – Richard Wright, MD
1:45-2:15 PM Lipid Therapy Beyond Statins: How Can I Lower Events? – Matthew Budoff, MD
2:15-2:45 PM Sleep Apnea and Weight Gain – Does Sleeping Less Make You Fat? – Virend Somers, MD
2:45-3:15 PM Ischemic Heart Disease in Women: Monet vs Manet (Why Women Have More Adverse Outcomes) – C. Noel Bairey Merz, MD
3:15-3:30PM Discussion / Break / Exhibits – Hibiscus Room
3:30-4:00 PM Coronary Chronic Total Occlusion Revascularization: Why, When and How? – Mitul Patel, MD
4:00-4:30PM Improving Cardiac Response Rates with Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy – John McKenzie, MD
4:30-5:00 PM Cardiovascular Imaging for the Evaluation of Chest pain: Is There A Better Way? – Campbell Rogers, MD
5:00-6:30 PM Reception – Royal Fountain Terrace

7:00-7:30 AM Continental Breakfast – Hibiscus Room
7:30-7:35 AM Welcome and Announcements – John Gordon, MD
7:35-8:05 AM Physician Burnout: Can We Put Out the Fire? – Dipti Itchhaporia, MD
8:05-8:35 AM Pericardial Disease: Diagnosis and Hemodynamics in the Cath Lab – Pranav Patel, MD
8:35-9:05 AM PVC’s: When to Ablate? – Charles Athill, MD
9:05-9:35 AM AF Detection: Smart Phones, Watches and Other Wearables – Raved Tadwalkar, MD
9:35-10:05 AM Management of Cardiogenic Shock: How Can We Improve Outcomes? – Brian Jaski, MD
10:05-10:15 AM Discussion / Break / Exhibits – Hibiscus Room
10:15-10:45AM Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation: DOAC’s and Left Atrial Occlusion Devices – Richard Wright, MD
11:00-11:30 AM Assuring High Quality for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement While Achieving Adequate Patient Access: What’s the Controversy? – Ralph Brindis, MD
11:30-12:10PM Hot Topics in Structural Heart Update: Which Patients Still Need Open Aortic Valve Surgery? Functional MR – Should Everyone be Clipped?- Christian Spies, MD Robert Adamson, MD
1:00-5:00 PM Coronary and Vascular Disease Workshops (Non-CME) – Robert Adamson, MD John Gordon, MD
6:30- 9:30 PM Great Cases Dinner (Non-CME) – TBD

7:00-8:00 AM Continental Breakfast – Hibiscus Room
7:30-7:35 AM Welcome and Announcements – John Gordon, MD
7:35-8:05 AM New 2019 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease – Sidney Smith, MD
8:05-8:35 AM How to Treat Submassive Pulmonary Embolism – Niraj Parekh, MD
8:35-9:05 AM Endovascular vs Open Repair for Aneurysmal Disease of the Aorta: Long Term Outcomes – Robert Adamson, MD
9:05-9:45 AM Leadless Technology: Current and Future Directions – Jonathan Lowy, MD
9:45-10:30 AM SFA Revascularization: Imaging Based Strategies – Mitul Patel, MD
10:30-10:45 AM Discussion / Break / Exhibits – Hibiscus Room
10:45-11:15 AM Pulmonary Hypertension 2019: A Move Towards More Oral Therapy – Hirsh Mehta, MD
11:15-11:45 AM Cardiovascular Benefits of New Diabetes Agents – Matthew Budoff, MD
11:45-12:15 PM Distinguishing Kawasaki Disease from Atherosclerotic Disease: Does It Matter? – John Gordon, MD Jane Burns, MD
1:15 – 4:50 PM Arrhythmia Management Workshops (Non CME) – Charles Athill, MD Jonathan Lowy, MD
4:50-5:00 PM Concluding Remarks – John Gordon, MD