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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS!
TENTH ANNUAL
HEART FAILURE HOLIDAY SYMPOSIUM
December 5-6, 2014
Northwestern Memorial Hospital | Chicago, Illinois
COURSE DIRECTORS:
Allen S. Anderson, MD
Robert Gordon, MD
Kathleen L. Grady, PhD, APN
Patrick M. McCarthy, MD
Clyde W. Yancy, MD, MSc
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Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine
Office of Continuing Medical Education
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Officially endorsed by the Heart Failure Society of America.
The opinions presented in this educational activity do not
necessarily reflect the opinions or recommendations of the HFSA.
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Dear Colleague,
G ENE R AL I N FO R M AT I O N
It is our immense pleasure to invite you and your colleagues to our Tenth Annual Heart
Failure Holiday Symposium December 5-6, 2014, at Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s
Conference Center in Chicago.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:
Now in its tenth year, this symposium has become one of the “must-attend” meetings in heart
failure. Critical updates and thoughtful contemporary reviews delivered by national experts in
the field have been the hallmark of this program. This year we will once again assemble leading
cardiologists and cardiac surgeons with expertise in heart failure and cardiac surgery to provide
updates on the very latest scientific and technological advances for managing patients with heart
failure. We have invited several of our highest rated and favorite faculty alums from the past
ten years to participate in this year’s program. This “Who’s Who” in heart failure will undoubtedly
provide perspectives second to none on the progress in the field over the past ten years.
Following the success of last year, an expanded moderated poster session for cardiology
fellows interested in heart failure will serve as a kick off for this 2 day symposium. Meeting
tuition and travel expenses will be awarded to the fellows in training with the best posters.
Additionally, a special session addressing patient-centric outcomes in heart failure management,
which will include multi-disciplinary experts from across the country, will take place on Saturday
morning. This session will explore the psychosocial and cognitive challenges associated with
heart failure, including readmissions, as well as address approaches to shared decision making
along the continuum of heart failure.
Highlights of the 2014 Heart Failure Symposium will include:
• The public health problem of heart failure
• Prevention of heart failure
• The increased awareness of the intersection of pulmonary hypertension and heart failure
• Appropriate use of surgical interventions for patients with advanced heart failure
• Updates on the management of specific cardiomyopathies
• Atrial fibrillation and heart failure
• Imaging technologies to diagnose and monitor heart failure
• Case based presentations
• Ample time for vigorous panel discussions and audience Q & A periods
We have reserved The Signature Room at the 95th® located in the John Hancock building, with its
beautiful view of the Chicago skyline, for a reception on Friday evening. There are few December
venues more stunning than The Signature Room. This has become a favorite amongst participants
and will provide the opportunity to network with conference faculty and participants.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you would like additional information or go to our website
at cme.northwestern.edu/conferences for online registration. We hope to see you in December.
Sincerely,
1.
Compare and contrast improvements and continued challenges in heart failure care over the last decade
2.
Review expert recommendations on current strategies to prevent or manage heart failure
3.
Describe current performance improvement strategies and their effect on heart failure patient outcomes
4.
Describe surgical and interventional strategies for patients with advanced heart failure including regenerative therapy, ventricular assist devices and heart transplantation
5.
Utilizing the latest evidence, develop a plan of care which will prepare heart failure patients for successful hospital discharge and reduce the risk for re-admission
6.
Participate in the diagnosis, evaluation and management of complex heart failure syndromes through case studies including pulmonary hypertension, arrhythmia, device therapies (CRT/ICD) and diuretic resistance
7.
Discuss imaging approaches that are available to diagnose, treat and follow patients with heart failure
8.
Describe future directions for the treatment of heart failure and opportunities for research
Target Audience
Faculty Disclosure
This continuing medical education program is designed to
meet the educational needs of cardiologists, cardiothoracic
surgeons, family practice, internal medicine, hospitalists,
advanced practice nurses, registered nurses, physician
assistants, pharmacists, cardiology and cardiac surgery
fellows and residents in training involved in the diagnosis
and management of adult patients with heart failure or at
risk for heart failure.
Current guidelines state that participants in CME and
CE activities should be made aware of any affiliation
or financial interest that may affect a speaker’s
presentation. Speakers are required to disclose any
significant relationships with commercial companies prior
to the symposium. The course syllabus will identify any
significant relationships and whether a faculty member
will be discussing off-label usage.
Call for Abstracts!
The Heart Failure Symposium invites you
to submit abstracts for consideration in the
poster session during breakfast on Friday,
December 5, 2014. Abstracts previously
presented at other national or international
meetings will be accepted. Accepted abstracts
will be available via the online syllabus. The
deadline for submission is Monday, October 20,
2014. Notifications for abstract acceptance
will be announced Monday, October 27,
2014. Please visit cme.northwestern.edu/
conferences for more information.
Accreditation Statement
The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing
Medical Education to provide continuing medical education
for physicians.
Credit Hour Statement
Allen S. Anderson, MD
The Northwestern University Feinberg Sc hool of Medicine
designates this live activity for a maximum of 11.5
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians and other
participants should claim only the credit commensurate
with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Robert Gordon, MD
Conference Location
Kathleen L. Grady, PhD, APN
Patrick M. McCarthy, MD
Clyde W. Yancy, MD, MSc
The program will be held at Northwestern Memorial
Hospital, Conference Room A on the third floor of the
Feinberg Pavilion at 251 E. Huron Street, Chicago, Illinois.
Special Needs
The Feinberg School of Medicine fully intends to comply
with the legal requirements of the Americans with
Disabilities Act. If any participant of this conference is in
need of accommodations please indicate those needs on the
registration form or submit written requests to the Office of
CME at least one month prior to the conference date.
Refunds
$50 shall be retained to cover administrative expenses should
you cancel your registration for any reason. In order to refund
the balance, we must receive WRITTEN notice of withdrawal
by November 21, 2014. No refunds will be issued thereafter.
Hotel Accommodations
Rooms have been reserved at the Hyatt Chicago
Magnificent Mile, located at 633 North St. Clair Street.
Please contact the hotel at 888-591-1234 to reserve
your room. Identify yourself as a registrant of the Heart
Failure Symposium to receive the reduced room rate of
$199 single/double, plus tax. Reservations made after
Wednesday, November 12, 2014, or after the room block
has filled, are subject to availability at regular hotel rates.
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Reception
Please join us Friday, December 5th from 6:30pm to 9pm
for a cocktail reception at The Signature Room at the
95th.® Enjoy breathtaking views from 95 stories above
the city while connecting with the conference faculty and
participants. In order to secure your spot, please kindly
respond at the time of registration.
F RI DAY D EC EMB ER 5 , 2014
SESSION I:
Early Careers in Heart Failure
7:30–8:45 am
Poster presentations and
abstract judging
SESSION IV:
The History of Mechanical Circulatory
Support: The Past 40 Years and the
Next 10?
12:30–12:45 pm Buffet
SESSION II:
The Definitive State of the Art:
Heart Failure
12:45–2:00 pm
9:00–9:10 am
Welcome Remarks
Clyde Yancy, MD, MSc
9:10–9:25 am
How It All Began:
10 Years Ago
Patrick McCarthy, MD
SESSION V:
The Definitive State of the Art:
Cardiac Surgery
9:25–9:55 am
9:55–10:25 am
The State of the ArtHeart Failure
Mariell Jessup, MD
The State of the ArtHeart Transplantation
Mandeep Mehra, MD
Keynote Speaker: O. H. Frazier, MD
Moderators: Allen S. Anderson, MD
and Patrick M. McCarthy, MD
2:00–2:30 pm
2:30–3:00 pm
10:25–10:40 am Panel Discussion: Q & A
10:40–11:00 am Refreshment Break
SESSION III:
What’s New in Heart Failure?
Moderator: Allen S. Anderson, MD
11:00–11:20 am What’s New- What are the Risk
Factors for Heart Failure?
Donald Lloyd-Jones, MD, ScM
11:20–11:40 am What’s New- The Treatment of
Hypertension: Can We Prevent
Heart Failure?
Larry Allen, MD
11:40–12:00 pm What’s New- Regenerative
Therapies for Heart Failure: How
Close Are We?
Leslie Miller, MD
12:00–12:30 pm Panel Discussion: Q & A
Working Lunch
3:00–3:30 pm
CABG for Reduced EF
Heart Failure
Clyde Yancy, MD, MSc
DT LVAD vs. Transplantation
for Advanced Heart Failure?
Which Is Better?
Travis Abicht, MD
What’s New in the VAD Pipeline:
Can We Get Better?
Patrick McCarthy, MD
3:30–3:45 pm
Panel Discussion: Q & A
3:45–4:00 pm
Refreshment Break
SESSION VI:
State Of The Art: Aortic and Mitral Valve
Interventions For Reduced EF HF
4:00–4:15 pm
The New Valve Guidelines
Issam Mikati, MD
4:15–4:30 pm
iCoapt
Mark Ricciardi, MD
4:30–4:45 pm
TAVR
Charles Davidson, MD
4:45–5:00 pm
AVR in Low EF
S. Chris Malaisrie, MD
5:00–5:30 pm
Panel Discussion: Q & A
5:30 pm
Encore Performance
Pete Huttlinger
6:30–9:00 pm
Reception - The Signature
Room at the 95th®
SATU R DAY D E C E M B E R 6 , 2 0 1 4
— CONCURRENT SESSIONS I & II —
SESSION VII:
The “How-To” Of Heart Failure:
A Series of Case Based Discussions
Moderators: Sanjiv Shah, MD &
Robert Gordon, MD
8:00–8:20 am
Atrial Fibrillation
Rod Passman, MD
8:20–8:40 am
Pulmonary Hypertension
Jonathan Rich, MD
8:40–9:10 am
Diuretic Resistance
Robert Gordon, MD
9:10–9:30 am
CRT/ICD
Bradley Knight, MD
9:30–10:00 am
Panel Discussion: Q & A
10:00–10:30 am Refreshment Break
SESSION VIII:
The Transition To Home After Hospitalization
For HF: Reducing Hospital Readmissions
8:00–8:30 am
In-Hospital Heart Failure Patient
Education: Focus on Reduction
of Heart Failure Readmission
Magdalyn Patyk, RN, MSN and
Corrine Benacka, RN, BSN
8:30–9:00 am
Psychosocial Issues: Anxiety
and Depression and Their Impact
on Hospital Readmission
Kim Feingold, PhD
9:00–9:30 am
Lifestyle Challenges: Heart
Healthy Diet and Exercise to
Reduce the Risk of Hospital
Readmission
Lynne Braun, PhD, ANP
9:30–10:00 am
Support: Does Adequate Support
After Hospital Discharge Reduce
Rates of Hospital Readmission?
Paul Goetz, PhD
10:00–10:30 am Refreshment Break
— CONCURRENT SESSIONS III & IV —
SESSION IX:
Imaging Approaches In Heart Failure
10:30–12:00 pm Imaging in Cardiomyopathiesa potpourri of the common
cardiomyopathies – Sarcoidosis,
Amyloidosis, HOCM, &
Non-Compaction
James Carr, MD, Daniel Lee, MD, MSc,
Benjamin Freed, MD and
Sanjiv Shah, MD
SESSION X:
Special Considerations in Heart Failure
10:30–10:50 am Vulnerable Populations:
The Elderly & Very Elderly:
Should We Treat Them the
Same or Differently?
Nancy Albert PhD, CNS
10:50–11:20 am Co-Morbidities and Heart Failure:
How Much Is Too Much?
Larry Allen, MD
11:20–11:40 am Treatment Disparities:
We Can Do Better
Clyde Yancy, MD, MSc
11:40–12:00 pm Panel Discussion: Q & A
12:00–1:00 pm
Lunch
SESSION XI:
1:00–1:45 pm
The Future of Heart Failure
Clyde Yancy, MD, MSc
1:45–2:00 pm
Q & A: Conclusions
2:00 pm
Adjourn
FAC U LT Y
Course Directors
Allen S. Anderson, MD
Medical Director, Center for Heart Failure, Heart
Transplantation and Mechanical Assistance
Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute
Professor of Medicine
Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine
Robert Gordon, MD
Associate Director, Heart Transplantation
Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine
Kathleen L. Grady, PhD, APN
Administrative Director, Center for Heart Failure
Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute
Associate Professor of Surgery
Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine
Patrick M. McCarthy, MD
Director
Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute
Chief, Division of Cardiac Surgery
Heller-Sacks Professor of Surgery
Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine
Clyde W. Yancy, MD, MSc
Chief, Division of Cardiology
Associate Director Clinical Programs
Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute
Magerstadt Professor of Medicine
Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern Faculty
Travis O. Abicht, MD
Cardiac Surgeon
Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine
Corrine Bernaka, RN, BSN
Heart Failure Nurse Coordinator
Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute
James Carr, MD
Director of Cardiovascular Imaging
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Associate Professor of Radiology and Medicine
Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine
Charles Davidson, MD
Clinical Chief Cardiology
Cardiology Medical Director
Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute
Professor of Medicine
Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine
Kim Feingold, PhD
Director, Cardiac Behavioral Medicine
Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute
Assistant Professor of Surgery and Psychiatry
Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine
Benjamin Freed, MD
Cardiologist, Center for Heart Failure
Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine
REG IST R ATI O N
Paul Goetz, PhD
Sanjiv Shah, MD
Director, Heart Failure with Preserved
Ejection Fraction Program
Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute
Associate Professor of Medicine
Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine
Bradley Knight, MD
Guest Faculty
Clinical Psychologist,
Cardiac Behavioral Medicine
Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute
Assistant Professor of Surgery
and Psychiatry
Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine
Medical Director, Center for
Heart Rhythm Disorders
Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology
Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute
Cooley Professor of Medicine
Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine
Daniel Lee, MD, MSc
Co-Director, Cardiovascular Magnetic
Resonance Imaging
Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute
Director, Cardiovascular Imaging
Core Laboratory
Feinberg Cardiovascular Research Institute
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Radiology
Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine
Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, MD, ScM
Nancy Albert PhD, CNS
Director, Nursing Research and Innovation
Nursing Institute and Clinical
Nurse Specialist
Kaufman Center for Heart Failure,
Cleveland Clinic
Adjunct Associate Professor
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing,
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Colorado Anschutz
Medical Campus
Section of Advanced Heart
Failure and Transplantation
Aurora, Colorado
Lynne Braun, PhD, ANP
S. Chris Malaisrie, MD
Issam Mikati, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Medical Director,
Echocardiography Laboratory
O. H. Frazier, MD
Chief, Cardiopulmonary Transplantation
Program Director and Chief, Center
for Cardiac Support
Director of Cardiovascular
Surgery Research
Texas Heart Institute
Chief of Transplant Service
St. Luke’s Medical Center
Professor of Surgery
University of Texas Health Science Center
Houston, Texas
Rod Passman, MD, MSCE
Mariell Jessup, MD
Medical Director, Program for
Atrial Fibrillation
Associate Director, Cardiac
Electrophysiology
Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute
Professor of Medicine and
Preventive Medicine
Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine
Magdalyn Patyk, RN, MSN
Manager Patient & Family Education
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Mark Ricciardi, MD
Chief, Cardiac Catheterization and
Interventional Cardiology
Medical Director, Center for Coronary Disease
Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute
Associate Professor of Medicine
Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine
Jonathan Rich, MD
Associate Director, Mechanical
Circulatory Support Program
Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine
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Northwestern University
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Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute
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Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine
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December 5-6, 2014
TENTH ANNUAL
HEART FAILURE HOLIDAY SYMPOSIUM
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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
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