Annual Meeting of the Florida Chapter ACC: Where Science Meets Patient Care
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.
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.
William Miles
Raul Mitrani, Medical Doctor
Dorothy Caputo, MA BSN RN
Dorothy Duffy, RPh
Rebecca Lakofsky, BSN, RN
Bernadette Makar, MSN, APRN-BC, NP-C
Mahmoud Abdalla, MD
Fatemah Akbar, MD
Mohammad Al-mousily, MD
Carlos Alfonso, MD FACC FSCAI
Mays Ali, MD, FACC, FASE
Nitza Alvarez
Riyaz Bashir, MD, FACC
Thomas Beaver
JAMIE LEE BORKOWSKI, Cardio-Oncology Advanced Provider
Katia Bravo Jaimes, MD
Katelyn Bruno, Katelyn Bruno, PhD, HFSA, FACC
Almudena Castro, MD, PhD, FESC
Madhavi Chunduru
Jennifer Co-Vu
Carlos Collet, MD, PhD
Thais Coutinho, MD
Suraj Dahal, MD
Abdallah El Sabbagh, MD
Jude Elsaygh
IGNACIO FERNANDEZ LOZANO
Arnab Ghosh, Arnab Ghosh MD, MSc, MA
Patricia Guerrero, MD, CPE, FACC, FASPC
Sajjad Gul, Sajjad Gul
James Howick, MD
Joshua Hutcheson, PhD
Neelima Katukuri, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Danyal Khan, Pediatric & Adult Congenital Cardiologist
Priya Kothapalli, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Bridget Lee, DO
Jonathan Lopez, MD
Mario Lopez
Melissa Lyle
Carol Ma, MD FACC
Ajit Magadum
Fadi Matar, MD, FACC, FSCAI
William Miranda
Jose Nativi Nicolau, MD, MSc, FACC, FHFSA
Alex Parker
Ricardo Pineda
Claudia Ponce Aportela, Ph. D Candidate in Biomedical Engineering
Jordan Ray, MD
Jose Rivas Rios
Joshua Saef, MD, MSc, FACC
Rhea Sancassani, MD, FACC
Yader Sandoval
Amy Sheer, MD MPH
Shashank Sinha, Shashank S. Sinha, MD, MSc, FACC, FAHA, FHFSA
Ryan Tedford, MD, FACC, FAHA, FHFSA
Ufuk Vardar
Gabriella Vazquez, MSN, FNP-C
Davide Ventura, PharmD, BCCCP
Carlos Vergara Sanchez, MD
Jeffrey Williams, MD, MS, FACC, FHRS, HF-Cert
David Wolinsky
Malissa Wood, MD
Kenan Yount, MD MBA
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
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.
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