Washington ACC 2026 Annual Meeting
Broad education for all members of the Cardiovascular team, featuring tech implementation, new guideline review, and new therapies.
Target Audience
Cardiologists, PAs, NPs, Nurses, Primary Care MDs
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of the educational activity, participants should be able to:
- Review the new guideline, and strategic Initiatives ACC is conducting on behalf of all members nationally.
- Assimilate specific instances in which ACC education and Initiatives can assist CV professionals in diagnoses and continued learning.
- Decode the 2026 Guidelines and new data on hormone Replacement therapies.
- Identify the new VNE AI Technology and updates to PET and CT tools.
- Discuss new research on device infection ad pulse field management for ablation.
- Describe IC/Structural and SHOCK and PCI nuances from recent key trials.
Commercial Support
There is no commercial support for this activity.
Course summary
- 5.75 AANP Contact Hours
Nurse Practitioners
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Accreditation Standards of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) through the joint providership of AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare and Washington Chapter, American College of Cardiology. AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is accredited by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education. Provider number: 030803. This activity is approved for 5.75 contact hour(s) (which includes 2.00 hour(s) of pharmacology).- 2.00 AANP Pharmacology Contact Hours
- 5.75 AAPA Category 1 CME
Physician Associates
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 5.75 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation. - 5.75 MOC_ABIM Medical Knowledge
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 5.75 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
- 5.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Physicians
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 5.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. - 5.75 ANCC Contact Hours
Nurses
Credit being awarded: 5.75 ANCC contact hours - 5.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Non-MD
Non-Physicians Seeking AMA Credit
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 5.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.
It is the policy of AKH Inc. to ensure independence, balance, objectivity, scientific rigor, and integrity in all of its continuing education activities. The author must disclose to the participants any significant relationships with ineligible companies whose products or devices may be mentioned in the activity or with the commercial supporter of this continuing education activity. Identified conflicts of interest are mitigated by AKH prior to accreditation of the activity. AKH planners and reviewers have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Disclosure of Unlabeled Use and Investigational Product
This educational activity may include discussion of uses of agents that are investigational and/or unapproved by the FDA. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
Disclaimer
This course is designed solely to provide the healthcare professional with information to assist in his/her practice and professional development and is not to be considered a diagnostic tool to replace professional advice or treatment. The course serves as a general guide to the healthcare professional, and therefore, cannot be considered as giving legal, nursing, medical, or other professional advice in specific cases. AKH Inc. specifically disclaim responsibility for any adverse consequences resulting directly or indirectly from information in the course, for undetected error, or through participants misunderstanding of the content. If you would like to opt out from future communications from AKH please send an email to [email protected] with your information with "Opt Out" in the subject line.
Dorothy Caputo, MA BSN RN
Rebecca Lakofsky, BSN, RN
Bernadette Makar, MSN, APRN-BC, NP-C
Radica Alicic
Uyanga Batnyam, Assistant professor of medicine
Kelley Branch
Amanda Carter, PharmD
Richard Cheng
Christine Chung
Todd Dardas, MD, MS
Amanda DePalma
Jacob Doll, MD
Creighton Don
Sameer Gafoor
Kasturi Ghia, MD
Beixin He, MD, PhD
Ravi Hira, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI
Dipti Itchhaporia, MD, MACC, FAHA, FESC, FRCP
Maeve Jones O'Connor, MB BCh BAO, FACC
Abiral Joshee, MHA
Sanjay Khicha, M.D. FACS
Daniel Kim, MD, PhD, MPH
Christopher Kramer, M.D.
John MacGregor, MD, FHRS
John Maier
Deirdre Mooney, MD MPH FACC
Gautam Nayak, MD FACC
Toshimasa Okabe, Physician
Iniya Rajendran, Iniya Rajendran MD MPH
Nina Rashedi
Jason Reese
Joel Rhyner
STEPHEN SESLAR, MD, PhD
Angad Singh
Kavisha Singh, MD
Jill Steiner
Tomio Tran, MD
Katherine Tuttle, Katherine R. Tuttle, MD, FASN, FACP, FNKF
Lauren Weber, MD
Mrinal Yadava
Eugene Yang, MD, MS, FACC
Vidhushei Yogeswaran, MD MS FACC
David Zhang, MD, PhD
James Zhang
ming zhang, MD PhD
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare and Washington Chapter, American College of Cardiology. 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.
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 5.75 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.
Available Credit
- 5.75 AANP Contact Hours
Nurse Practitioners
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Accreditation Standards of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) through the joint providership of AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare and Washington Chapter, American College of Cardiology. AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is accredited by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education. Provider number: 030803. This activity is approved for 5.75 contact hour(s) (which includes 2.00 hour(s) of pharmacology).- 2.00 AANP Pharmacology Contact Hours
- 5.75 AAPA Category 1 CME
Physician Associates
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 5.75 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation. - 5.75 MOC_ABIM Medical Knowledge
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 5.75 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
- 5.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Physicians
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 5.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. - 5.75 ANCC Contact Hours
Nurses
Credit being awarded: 5.75 ANCC contact hours - 5.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Non-MD
Non-Physicians Seeking AMA Credit
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 5.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Price
Criteria for Success
To obtain credit, you must complete the activity evaluation and claim credit based on your attendance. The Certificate of Completion is immediately available for download after submitting your evaluation. It will remain in your profile transcript for future retrieval if needed. It can be found under My Account > My Activities > Completed Activities.
If you have any questions, contact [email protected].

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