Annual Meeting of the Florida Chapter ACC: Where Science Meets Patient Care

Lake Buena Vista, FL US
July 31, 2026 to August 2, 2026

The cardiovascular team is an intricate part of any successful CV care setting, care givers must be up to date on the latest therapies and technologies.

Target Audience

This activity is designed for an audience of physicians, nurses, pharmacists, physician associates and nurse practitioners who treat and manage cardiovascular diseases.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of the educational activity, participants should be able to:

Cardiogenic Shock 2025: From SUSPECT to Solutions 

  • Identify current evidence-based strategies for the early recognition and diagnosis of cardiogenic shock. 
  • Compare contemporary approaches to hemodynamic support and multidisciplinary shock management. 
  • Apply current evidence to improve outcomes for patients with cardiogenic shock. 

Seeing is Believing: CT-Guided Planning from Pixels to Procedures

  • Evaluate the role of computed tomography (CT) imaging in the assessment and treatment planning of patients undergoing cardiovascular interventions.

The Contemporary CTEPH Toolbox: Integrating BPA Into Multidisciplinary Care 

  • Describe current treatment options for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). 
  • Evaluate patient selection criteria for balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA).
  • Incorporate multidisciplinary management strategies into the care of patients with CTEPH. 

Irwin R. Callen Memorial Lectureship: Right on Time—Rediscovering the Right Ventricle 

  • Review the role of right ventricular structure and function in cardiovascular disease. 
  • Interpret current diagnostic approaches to right ventricular assessment. 
  • Integrate right ventricular evaluation into clinical decision-making. 

Hormones and the Heart: Navigating Cardiovascular Risk in Perimenopausal Women 

  • Recognize cardiovascular risk factors unique to perimenopausal women. 
  • Discuss the impact of hormonal changes on cardiovascular health. 
  • Apply evidence-based strategies to reduce cardiovascular risk in women during midlife.

Cross-Atlantic Perspectives: AICD Policy Insights From Spain 

  • Compare international approaches to implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) utilization. 
  • Discuss healthcare policy factors that influence device therapy. 
  • Identify opportunities to improve evidence-based ICD implementation. 

Aortic Function in Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms: Because the Aorta Is Not Just a Pipe 

  • Describe the relationship between aortic function and thoracic aortic aneurysm progression. 
  • Interpret emerging diagnostic methods for evaluating aortic disease. 
  • Apply current evidence to optimize management of patients with thoracic aortic aneurysms. 

Structural Valve Intervention in 2026: Decision-Making in the Gray Zones 

  • Evaluate patient selection for transcatheter valve interventions. 
  • Compare treatment strategies for multivalvular heart disease. 
  • Integrate guideline-directed medical therapy with structural heart interventions. 

Sociedad Española de Cardiología & FCACC Joint Session 

  • Review evidence supporting first-line atrial fibrillation ablation. 
  • Apply current lipid management recommendations for primary prevention. 
  • Compare optimal medical therapy and revascularization strategies for stable coronary artery disease. 

Cardio-Oncology 

  • Recognize cardiovascular complications associated with cancer therapies. 
  • Apply multidisciplinary strategies for cardiovascular risk assessment in oncology patients. 
  • Develop evidence-based management plans using case-based learning. 

EP Summit 

  • Interpret complex electrophysiology cases using current evidence. 
  • Evaluate emerging technologies and procedural approaches in cardiac electrophysiology. 
  • Apply advanced ECG interpretation to challenging clinical scenarios. 

Not All Thick Hearts are the Same: Clinical Challenges Across the Spectrum of HCM and Cardiac Amyloidosis

  • Differentiate the diagnostic, therapeutic, and disease-monitoring considerations for patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and cardiac amyloidosis to support evidence-based clinical management.

Translational Research

  • Evaluate emerging translational research advances in cardiovascular disease.

Women Cardiologists: Own Your Narrative—Social Media Strategies for Women in Cardiology 

  • Describe best practices for professional engagement on social media. 
  • Identify strategies for effective professional branding and advocacy. 
  • Utilize digital platforms to enhance education, networking, and leadership opportunities. 

EKG in the Athlete: From Physiology to Policy—Navigating Florida's New Requirements 

  • Differentiate physiologic from pathologic ECG findings in athletes. 
  • Apply current recommendations for cardiovascular screening of athletes. 
  • Interpret Florida's evolving requirements for athletic ECG evaluation. 

When Winds Rise, So Do Heart Risks: Hurricanes and Heart Disease 

  • Describe the cardiovascular impact of natural disasters. 
  • Identify vulnerable patient populations during disaster events. 
  • Develop preparedness strategies to improve cardiovascular care during emergencies. 

Beyond the Basics: Practical Insights from the 2025 ACHD Guidelines 

  • Summarize key updates from the 2025 Adult Congenital Heart Disease guidelines. 
  • Apply guideline recommendations to common adult congenital heart disease scenarios. 
  • Optimize longitudinal care for adults with congenital heart disease. 

Great Debate: GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Are Cardiovascular Medications and Should Be Initiated by Cardiologists for Secondary Prevention 

  • Review current evidence supporting GLP-1 receptor agonists for cardiovascular risk reduction. 
  • Compare differing perspectives regarding clinician responsibility for initiating therapy. 
  • Incorporate shared decision-making when considering GLP-1 receptor agonists for secondary prevention. 

FL-QUIC Oral Presentations 

  • Evaluate quality improvement initiatives designed to improve cardiovascular care. 
  • Apply evidence-based strategies to optimize heart failure management and appropriate imaging utilization. 
  • Identify opportunities to implement quality improvement initiatives within their own practice. 

FIT Oral Presentations 

  • Assess emerging cardiovascular research presented by Fellows in Training. 
  • Discuss the impact of social media and epidemiologic trends on cardiovascular care. 
  • Translate novel research findings into future clinical practice and investigation.
     

Commercial Support
There is no commercial support for this activity.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 7.00 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 Florida 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 7.00 contact hour(s) (which includes 7.00 hour(s) of pharmacology).

    • 7.00 AANP Pharmacology Contact Hours
  • 7.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

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

  • 7.00 MOC_ABIM Medical Knowledge

    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 7.00 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.

  • 7.00 ACPE Pharmacist

    Pharmacists
    AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this continuing education activity for 7.00 contact hours.

  • 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

    Physicians
    AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 7.00 ANCC Contact Hours

    Credit being awarded: 7.00 ANCC contact hours

  • 7.00 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 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

     

Course opens: 
07/31/2026
Course expires: 
12/31/2026
Event starts: 
07/31/2026 - 5:00am EDT
Event ends: 
08/02/2026 - 11:59pm EDT
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
0
Disney's Contemporary Resort
4600 World Dr
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
United States

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.

Moderator(s)

William Miles

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Raul Mitrani, Medical Doctor

has a financial relationship (Researcher) with Medtronic;.
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.

Rebecca Lakofsky, BSN, RN

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Bernadette Makar, MSN, APRN-BC, NP-C

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

Mahmoud Abdalla, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Fatemah Akbar, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Mohammad Al-mousily, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Carlos Alfonso, MD FACC FSCAI

has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Boston Scientific;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Zoll Medical;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Johnson & Johnson;.

Mays Ali, MD, FACC, FASE

has a financial relationship (Advisor) with British Medical Journal: Best Practice;.

Nitza Alvarez

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Riyaz Bashir, MD, FACC

has a financial relationship (Individual stocks and stock options) with Thrombolex Inc;.

Thomas Beaver

has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Merit;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Edwards;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Gore;.

JAMIE LEE BORKOWSKI, Cardio-Oncology Advanced Provider

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Katia Bravo Jaimes, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Katelyn Bruno, Katelyn Bruno, PhD, HFSA, FACC

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Almudena Castro, MD, PhD, FESC

has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Novartis;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Novo Nordisk;.

Madhavi Chunduru

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Jennifer Co-Vu

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Carlos Collet, MD, PhD

has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Boston Scientific ;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Abbott Vascular;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Medtronic;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with GE Healthcare ;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Siemens ;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Shockwave Medical ;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Heartflow;.
has a financial relationship (Royalties or patent beneficiary) with Coroventis;.

Thais Coutinho, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Suraj Dahal, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Abdallah El Sabbagh, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Jude Elsaygh

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

IGNACIO FERNANDEZ LOZANO

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Arnab Ghosh, Arnab Ghosh MD, MSc, MA

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Patricia Guerrero, MD, CPE, FACC, FASPC

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Sajjad Gul, Sajjad Gul

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

James Howick, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Joshua Hutcheson, PhD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Neelima Katukuri, MD, FACC, FSCAI

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Danyal Khan, Pediatric & Adult Congenital Cardiologist

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Priya Kothapalli, MD, FACC, FSCAI

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Bridget Lee, DO

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Jonathan Lopez, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Mario Lopez

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Melissa Lyle

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Carol Ma, MD FACC

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Ajit Magadum

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Fadi Matar, MD, FACC, FSCAI

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

William Miranda

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Jose Nativi Nicolau, MD, MSc, FACC, FHFSA

has a financial relationship (Researcher) with Alnylam;.
has a financial relationship (Researcher) with Alexion;.
has a financial relationship (Researcher) with Intellia;.
has a financial relationship (Researcher) with Novo Nordisk;.
has a financial relationship (Researcher) with Natera;.

Alex Parker

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Ricardo Pineda

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Claudia Ponce Aportela, Ph. D Candidate in Biomedical Engineering

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Jordan Ray, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Jose Rivas Rios

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Joshua Saef, MD, MSc, FACC

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Rhea Sancassani, MD, FACC

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Yader Sandoval

has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Abbott Vascular;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Boston Scientific;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with CathWorks;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Cleerly;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with GE Healthcare;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Heartflow;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with IMDS;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Medtronic;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Philips;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Roche Diagnostics;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Siemens Healthineers;.

Amy Sheer, MD MPH

has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Novo Nordisk;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Eli Lilly;.

Shashank Sinha, Shashank S. Sinha, MD, MSc, FACC, FAHA, FHFSA

has a financial relationship (Researcher) with J&J MedTech/Abiomed;.
has a financial relationship (Researcher) with Abbott;.

Ryan Tedford, MD, FACC, FAHA, FHFSA

has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Abbott;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Acorai;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Adona;.
has a financial relationship (Individual stocks and stock options) with Aria CV;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Boston Scientific;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with CVRx;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Endotronix;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Edwards;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Fauno Bio;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Gradient;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Imbria;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Medtronic;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Merck;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Morphic Therapeutics;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Pulmovant;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Restore Medical;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Tempus AI;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with 35Pharma;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with United Therapeutics;.
has a financial relationship (Researcher) with Abiomed;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with inhibikase;.

Ufuk Vardar

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Gabriella Vazquez, MSN, FNP-C

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Davide Ventura, PharmD, BCCCP

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Carlos Vergara Sanchez, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Jeffrey Williams, MD, MS, FACC, FHRS, HF-Cert

has a financial relationship (Advisor) with Boston Scientific Corp;.
has a financial relationship (Advisor) with Parasym, Ltd.;.
has a financial relationship (Individual stocks and stock options) with Archer First Response, Inc.;.

David Wolinsky

has a financial relationship (Advisor) with Bridge Bio;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Bridg Bio;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Pfizer;.
has a financial relationship (Advisor) with Astr Zeneca;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with viz.ai;.

Malissa Wood, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Kenan Yount, MD MBA

has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Medronic;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Edwards Life Sciences;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Abbott;.

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare and Florida 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 7.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

 

 

Available Credit

  • 7.00 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 Florida 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 7.00 contact hour(s) (which includes 7.00 hour(s) of pharmacology).

    • 7.00 AANP Pharmacology Contact Hours
  • 7.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

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

  • 7.00 MOC_ABIM Medical Knowledge

    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 7.00 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.

  • 7.00 ACPE Pharmacist

    Pharmacists
    AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this continuing education activity for 7.00 contact hours.

  • 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

    Physicians
    AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 7.00 ANCC Contact Hours

    Credit being awarded: 7.00 ANCC contact hours

  • 7.00 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 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

     

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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