2026 Ohio-ACC Annual Meeting

October 17, 2026

The 2026 Ohio-ACC Annual Meeting offers a day of focused cardiovascular education, featuring expert presentations on hormone therapy and heart health, asymptomatic carotid stenosis management, updated lipid and PE guidelines, and the expanding role of electrophysiology in heart failure care. The program also covers healthcare policy updates and strategies for optimizing cardiology care teams, alongside a Fellow in Training Oral Competition highlighting emerging research. Through lectures, case discussions, and Q&A, the meeting translates current evidence into practical strategies for patient care.

Target Audience

This activity is designed for an audience of physicians, nurses, physician associates and pharmacists.

Learning Objectives

  • Evaluate the evidence on hormone therapy timing and apply risk-stratification strategies for cardiovascular care in menopausal patients.
  • Identify current policy, regulatory, and advocacy trends from the ACC that are shaping cardiovascular practice.
  • Develop an individualized, evidence-based decision-making framework for managing patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis.
  • Identify team-based care strategies that improve access, quality, and sustainability in cardiology practice.
  • Apply updated lipid management guidelines to optimize LDL-lowering therapy selection and intensification.
  • Translate updated pulmonary embolism risk-stratification and treatment guidelines into bedside decision-making.
  • Apply lipid and PE guideline updates to practical clinical scenarios through discussion.
  • Appraise the methodology, findings, and clinical implications of original cardiovascular research presented by fellows-in-training.
  • Evaluate the expanding role of electrophysiology-based interventions in the management of heart failure.

 

Commercial Support

There is no commercial support for this activity.

 

Course summary

Available credit: 
  • 4.75 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 4.75 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

  • 4.75 MOC_ABIM Medical Knowledge

    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 4.75 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.

  • 4.75 ACPE Pharmacist

    Pharmacists
    AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this continuing education activity for 4.75 contact hours.

  • 4.75 ACPE Pharmacy Technician

    Pharmacy Technicians
    AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this continuing education activity for 4.75 contact hours.

  • 4.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    Physicians
    AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 4.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 4.75 ANCC Contact Hours

    Nurses
    Credit being awarded: 4.75 ANCC contact hours

  • 4.75 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 4.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.

Course opens: 
10/13/2026
Course expires: 
10/17/2026
Event starts: 
10/17/2026 - 8:00am EDT
Event ends: 
10/17/2026 - 8:00pm EDT
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
0
Columbus, OH
United States
Committee Member, Planner, Staff(s)

Dorothy Caputo, MA BSN RN

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Course Director(s)

Thomas O'Neill, MD/PhD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Salvatore Savona, MD

has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Biosense Webster;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Medtronic;.
Moderator(s)

Sanjay Gandhi

has a financial relationship (Employee) with Philips;.

Raghu Kolluri, MD, MS, MSVM, FACC

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Thomas O'Neill, MD/PhD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Ellen Sabik

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Salvatore Savona, MD

has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Biosense Webster;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Medtronic;.

Kamal Shemisa, MD

has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Ionis;.
Reviewer(s)

Dorothy Caputo, MA BSN RN

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Dorothy Duffy, RPh

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Speaker, Instructor, Faculty(s)

Teresa Carman, MD, RPVI, MSVM

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Leslie Cho, MD

has a financial relationship (Researcher) with lilly;.
has a financial relationship (Researcher) with novartis;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with lilly;.

Guillermo Escobar

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Nicholas Hehmann, DO

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Emily Lau, MD, MPH

has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Beckman Coulter;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Bayer AG;.
has a financial relationship (Advisor) with Amissa Health;.
has a financial relationship (Advisor) with Roon;.
has a financial relationship (Advisor) with Tia Health;.

Sandra Lewis, MD, FACC, FAHA, FRCP

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Joel Sauer, Executive VP, Care Transformation Services

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Ajay Vallakati, MD

has a financial relationship (Advisor) with Alexion Pharmaceuticals;.

Syed Rafay Zaidi, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Available Credit

  • 4.75 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 4.75 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

  • 4.75 MOC_ABIM Medical Knowledge

    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 4.75 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.

  • 4.75 ACPE Pharmacist

    Pharmacists
    AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this continuing education activity for 4.75 contact hours.

  • 4.75 ACPE Pharmacy Technician

    Pharmacy Technicians
    AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this continuing education activity for 4.75 contact hours.

  • 4.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    Physicians
    AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 4.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 4.75 ANCC Contact Hours

    Nurses
    Credit being awarded: 4.75 ANCC contact hours

  • 4.75 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 4.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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