Join us for our inaugural year!
When: November 8-10, 2024
Where: Sheraton Sand Key Resort 1160 Gulf Blvd, Clearwater Beach, FL 33767
The 2024 Southwest Florida Cardiovascular Imaging Symposium aims to enhance understanding of cardiac CT's application across the spectrum of cardiovascular medicine, focusing on emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Who Should Attend:
Cardiologists, Radiologists, Primary Care Providers, Advanced Practitioners, Technologists, Nurses, Trainees
Learning Objectives:
- Identify the advancements in Cardiac CT and emerging technologies in artificial intelligence.
- Discuss the benefits of multidisciplinary cardiac care.
- State how current clinical innovations of cardiovascular care will change the future of treatment.
Agenda at a Glance:
Friday, November 8, 2024
- 6 p.m. Clinical Innovation Roundtable Dinner sponsored by Amgen - The Potential to Reach More Patients, Faster: Utilizing Integration Within Electronic Health Records to Close Gaps in Care
Innovative strategies to enhance patient care by leveraging EHRs to identify at-risk patients and close care gaps, including insights from the Yale PROMPT-Lipid project. Join us for a dynamic roundtable discussion which will explore key topics in chronic disease management, artificial intelligence (AI), and big data analytics. Innovative strategies to enhance patient care by leveraging EHRs to identify at-risk patients and close care gaps, including insights from the Yale PROMPT-Lipid project.
This event is not CME accredited.
Saturday, November 9, 2024
- 6:30 – 7:15 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
- 6:30 - 7:15 a.m. Coffee and Breakfast sponsored by Arineta - How to Successfully Implement a Dedicated Cardiovascular Thoracic CT Scanner: A Clinician's Perspective
- 7:15 – 7:30 a.m. Welcome & Introductions | Shone Almeida, MD and James Thompson, DO
- 7:30 – 8:15 a.m. Keynote Speaker | Yiannis Chatzizisis, MD, PhD - University of Miami
Session 1: Foundations of Cardiac CT
Moderated by Hugo Montes, MD
- 8:15 – 8:35 a.m. Cardiac CT: Why, When and How - Update 2024 | Aarti Patel, MD - University of South Florida
- 8:35 – 8:55 a.m. Imaging Coronary Disease in Women | Daniela Crousillat, MD - University of South Florida
- 8:55 – 9:15 a.m. Developing a Cardiac CT Service Line | Rick Chazal, MD - Lee Health
- 9:15 – 9:35 a.m. Role of CAC and CCTA in Assessing Cardiovascular Risk: Current Trends and Future Discussions | Matthew Budoff, MD - Harbor-UCLA
- 9:35 - 9:55 a.m. Harnessing Advanced Imaging Biomarkers: CT-derived Plaque and Pericoronary Fat | Todd Villines, MD - University of Virginia Health
- 9:55 - 10:15 a.m. Harnessing Advanced Imaging Biomarkers: Epicardial Fat: A Novel Marker of Cardiovascular Risk | Mahfouz El Shahawy, MD - Cardiovascular Center of Sarasota
- 10:15 - 10:25 a.m. Panel Q&A
Session 2: Cardiac CT Applications in Interventional Cardiology and CT Surgery
Moderated by Eric E. Harrison, MD
- 10:25 – 10:45 a.m. CT Derived Lesion Level Ischemia | Alberto Morales, MD - South Tampa Cardiology
- 10:45 – 11:05 a.m. CT Role in PCI Planning: CTO, CT Perfusion | Samip Vasaiwala, MD - University of South Florida
- 11:05 – 11:25 a.m. Perfusion, Functional CT and Future Developments of Cardiac CT | Ricardo Cury, MD - Baptist Health
- 11:25 - 11:45 a.m. Cardiac CT in Guiding Surgical Interventions: Innovations and Case Studies | Lucian Lozonschi, MD - University of South Florida
- 11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Panel Discussion - Integrating Cardiac CT into Clinical Practice: Challenges and Opportunities | Matthew Budoff, Alberto Morales, Todd Villines, Rick Chazal | Moderated by Michael Coords, MD
12:15 - 1:15 p.m. Symposium Sponsored Luncheon by Heartflow
Session 3: Cardiac CT Applications in Electrophysiology
Moderated by Jad Mroue, MD and Nipun Arora, MD
- 1:15 – 1:35 p.m. CT for Pre and Post Left Atrial Appendage Closure - Watchman, Amulet, Atriclip | Alex Rodriguez, MD - University of Miami
- 1:35 – 1:55 p.m. CT in Atrial fibrillation Ablation: Pulmonary Veins, 3D Mapping, AI in Assessing LA Scar, Periatrial Fat | Imran Zaidi, MD - Orlando Health
- 1:55 – 2:15 p.m. Debate: CT vs Transesophageal Echo for LAA Closure | Bibhu Mohanty, MD - University of South Florida and Alex Rodriguez, MD - University of Miami
- 2:15 - 2:25 p.m. Panel Q&A
Session 4: CT Applications in Structural Heart Disease
Moderated by Bibhu Mohanty, MD
- 2:25 – 2:45 p.m. CT Assessment of Aortic Stenosis | Hiram Bezerra, MD - University of South Florida
- 2:45 – 3:05 p.m. Role of CT in Transcatheter Valve Therapies - TAVR, TMVR | Kashif Shaikh, MD - University of Tennessee
- 3:05 – 3:25 p.m. CT-guided 3D Printing for Structural Heart Intervention | Fadi Matar, MD - University of South Florida
- 3:25 - 3:35 p.m. Panel Q&A
3:35 - 4:10 p.m. Break Session Sponsored by Elucid
Session 5: Role of Cardiac CT in Heart Failure
Moderated by Nidhi Patel, MD
- 4:10 – 4:30 p.m. Diagnostic Capabilities of Cardiac CT in Cardiomyopathies | Juan Gaztanaga, MD - Lee Health
- 4:30 – 4:50 p.m. Complementary Roles of Advanced Cardiac Imaging: CT, MRI, PET | Juan Lopez-Mattei, MD - Lee Health
- 4:50 – 5:10 p.m. Cardiac MRI on the Heels of a CT Boom | Steve Wolff - Neosoft
- 5:10 - 5:30 p.m. Panel Q&A
- 5:30 p.m. Closing Remarks
Sunday, November 10, 2024
- 8 - 10 a.m. See Tomorrow Today - Live CCTA Expert Reads from A to AI Presented by SimonMedImaging
This event is not CME accredited.
Credit Designation Statement
Accreditation Statement:
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography and the University of South Florida. The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation Statement:
The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography designates this live activity for a maximum of 8 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Approved by the ASRT for 8.5 Category A continuing education credits.
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Exhibitor Only Vendor | $2,500 - Pay by Check
