2025 Advanced Heart and Lung Disease Symposia

Dallas, TX US
February 8, 2025

REGISTER NOW!

The Advanced Heart and Lung Disease Symposia will feature two educational tracks focused on enhancing participants' knowledge and equipping them with practical strategies for the latest advancements in the diagnosis and management of heart and lung diseases.

Target Audience

  • Physicians - $285.00
  • Physician Assistant - $245.00
  • Nurse Practitioner - $245.00
  • Nurse - $199.00
  • Fellows - $199.00
  • Residents - $199.00
  • Other - $199.00

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, the attendee should be able to:

  • Describe the current therapy of strategies of heart failure as related to obesity, pregnancy and diabetes.
  • Compare new treatments and devices for heart failure management
  • Consider outcomes of great debates on controversies in heart failure management
  • Integrate into practice the clinical pearls and pitfalls of recognition and management of cardiogenic shock
  • Evaluate the data regarding new therapeutics in multiple disciplines within pulmonary medicine, including asthma, obstructive lung disease, interstitial lung disease, and pulmonary hypertension
  • Review updates in lung transplantation
  • Compare the data on conservative management versus advanced therapeutics including ECMO, transplantation, catheter directed lysis.
  • Review the current state of lung nodule evaluation and then apply in practice appropriate novel diagnostic modalities available.
  • Review updates on the treatment and management of pulmonary embolism.      
  • Interpret the emerging modalities in the field of interventional pulmonology for the purpose of providing improved patient outcomes.

 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 6.75 Attendance
Course opens: 
09/30/2024
Course expires: 
03/10/2025
Event starts: 
02/08/2025 - 7:00am CST
Event ends: 
02/08/2025 - 4:45pm CST
Cost:
$285.00
Add to calendar: 
Rating: 
0
Advanced Heart Failure SymposiumTimePulmonary and Critical Care Symposium
   
Session 1 Chronic Heart Failure Management
Dr. Tim Gong (Moderator)		 Session 1
Registration and Breakfast7:00Registration, Breakfast and Exhibits
Welcome and Opening Remarks-Drs. Shelley Hall7:50Welcome and Opening Remarks
Size Matters: Obesity in Heart Failure - Dr. Brian Hsi8:00Airway Disease: Biologic Therapies for Asthma: When and Which To Choose - Dr. Mark Millard
Cardio-Obstetric Building Blocks - Dr. Jessica Meyer8:25 
Too Much Water in My Kool-Aid: Management of Hyponatremia in Heart Failure - Dr. Melody Sherwood8:50 
 8:45Decoding ILD: Streamlining Diagnosis and Optimizing Management - Dr. Yolanda Mageto
Expert Panel Discussion9:15 
 9:30 
Break and Exhibits9:45Morning Break and Exhibits
Session 2 New Heart Failure Advances
Dr. Melody Sherwood (Moderator)		 Session 2
Titration Frustration: Can We Create a Virtual EASY Button for GDMT - Sandra Carey, NP, PhD10:15Pulmonary Hypertension: Changes in Guidelines and Treatment - Dr. Chetan Naik
Is There an App for This? Where We are in Remote Heart Failure Monitoring - Dr. Farah AlSaffar10:40 
 11:00Lung Transplantation: When to Refer and How Evaluation and Listing Work - Dr. Todd Grazia
Diabetic Cardiomyopathy - Don't Sugarcoat It - Dr. Tim Gong11:05 
Expert Panel Discussion11:30 
Lunch12:00Lunch
Session 3 Device Therapies
Dr. Cesar Guerrero (Moderator)		 Session 3 
The Forgotten Heart Failure Patients: Stage C2D - Dr. Shelley Hall1:00Lung Nodule Management in the Robotics Era - Dr. Abhishek Kumar
New Kids on the Block: The Future Pipeline of Heart Failure Devices - Dr. Aasim Afzal1:30 
"Used" Hearts vs Bionic Hearts -  Are Durable LVADs Shifting the Paradigm - Dr. Katherine Fetten2:00ECMO: When and How - Dr. Katherine Vandervest
Expert Panel Discussion2:20 
Break and Exhibits2:45Break and Exhibits
Session 4 Cardiogenic Shock
Dr. Shelley Hall (Moderator)		 Session 4
Early Situational Awareness in Cardiogenic Shock: Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can't Lose! -  Dr. Jaime Hernandez-Montfort3:15Advancements and Controversies in ARDS Management in the Post-COVID Era - Dr. Adam Hayek 
Happy Right, Happy life! Strategies to Optimize the Right Ventricle - Dr. Cesar Guerrero Miranda3:45 
 3:55 
 4:00Pulmonary Embolism Response Team - Why & How We Do It - Dr. Mohammed Mogri
Expert Panel Discussion4:15 
Closing Remarks and Adjourn - Dr. Shelley Hall4:45Closing Remarks and Adjourn
The Westin Dallas Galleria
13340 Dallas Parkway
Dallas, TX 75240
United States

ACCREDITATION: The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

DESIGNATION: The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health designates this live activity for a maximum of  6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

NURSING ACCREDITATION:  Baylor Scott & White Health is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Available Credit

  • 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 6.75 Attendance

The directors and planners for the Advanced Heart and Lung Symposia welcome registration and support for sponsor and exhibitors.

The education is designed to increase the participant’s knowledge of current advances in the diagnosis and management of heart and lung diseases. This continuing education activity is intended for hospitalists, cardiologists, internists, general practitioners, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and nurses with an interest in heart and lung diseases.

Symposia Notes:

  • The symposia will be open to all physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, and other interested healthcare providers.
    • We anticipate 250 for participant attendance.
  • Registration is open to all companies interested in exhibiting at this activity. 
  • The exhibit space is separate from the area where the education is being delivered.
  • Exhibit times are 7:00 am – 4:45.

EXHIBIT REGISTRATION: 2025 Advanced Heart and Lung Disease Symposia

Price

Cost:
$285.00
Please login or register for this course.

For Conference attendees, please click the BEGIN button to proceed to the provided pdf presentation resources. These are available as an electronic syllabus for viewing.

Cancellation and Refund Policy

Refunds (less $50 administrative fee) will be provided to registrants who cancel their registration two weeks prior to the course if cancellation by registrant becomes necessary. Refunds will be processed in the same form of payment as registration was received.

Right to Cancel or Postpone

Baylor Scott & White Health (BSWH) reserves the right to cancel or postpone any course due to unforeseen circumstances. In the unlikely event that BSWH must cancel or postpone this course, the registration fee will be fully refunded.  BSWH is not responsible for any related costs, charges, or expenses to participants, including fees assessed by airline, travel or lodging agencies.