2026 Northwest Cardiovascular Symposium

This annual CV educational event is designed to educate the entire CV Team about new guidelines and therapies.

Target Audience

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

Learning Objectives

  • Identify new challenges about POTS and the population it presents. 
  • Discuss how AI is impacting patient diagnosis and treatment.
  • Describe the challenges, pitfalls, and best practices of heart transplant patients.
  • Develop understanding of Cardiomyopathy and PVS use, as well as what new data has been gleaned regarding hypertophic Cardiomyopathy.

Commercial Support
There is no commercial support for this activity.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 10.25 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 .  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 10.25 contact hour(s) (which includes 0.00 hour(s) of pharmacology).

  • 10.25 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 10.25 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

  • 10.25 MOC_ABIM Medical Knowledge

    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 10.25 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.

  • 10.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    Physicians
    AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 10.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 10.25 ANCC Contact Hours

    Credit being awarded: 10.25 ANCC contact hours

  • 10.25 Attendance

    Credits: 10.25

Course opens: 
05/15/2026
Course expires: 
12/31/2026
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
0
May 15 – 16, 2026 in Stevenson, WA
United States

Planners and Reviewers
AKH Inc Staff and Planners
OR ACC Staff and Planners

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.

Reviewer(s)

Dorothy Caputo, MA BSN RN

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 Maker, MSN, APRN-BC, NP-C

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

Sumeet Chugh, MD, FACC, FAHA, FHRS

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Christine Chung

has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Gore;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Siemens;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Medtronic;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Abbott;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Edwards Lifesciences;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Boston Scientific;.

Ty Gluckman, Ty J. Gluckman, MD, MHA, FACC, FAHA, FASPC

has a financial relationship (Consultant) with OptumRx;.

charles Henrikson, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

allan klein, Allan L.Klein MD,FRCP(C), FACC, FAHA, FASE, FESC Professor of Medicine at Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western University Director, Center for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pericardial Diseases Section of Cardiovascular Imaging Department of Cardi

has a financial relationship (Researcher) with cardiol therapeutics;.
has a financial relationship (Researcher) with Ventyx;.
has a financial relationship (Researcher) with zydus;.
has a financial relationship (Researcher) with Kiniksa;.

Sandra Lewis, MD, FACC, FAHA, FRCP

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Francois Marcotte, Associate Professor of Medicine and Consultant in Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic Arizona

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Ahmad Masri

has a financial relationship (Researcher) with Cytokinetics, BMS, BridgeBio, Pfizer, Ionis, Lexicon, Attralus, Alnylam, Haya, Alexion, Akros, Edgewise, Rocket, Lexeo, Prothena, BioMarin, AstraZeneca, Avidity, Neurimmune, and Tenaya;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Cytokinetics, BMS, BridgeBio, Pfizer, Ionis, Lexicon, Attralus, Alnylam, Haya, Alexion, Akros, Edgewise, Rocket, Lexeo, Prothena, BioMarin, AstraZeneca, Avidity, Neurimmune, and Tenaya;.

Babak Nazer, Professor of Medicine and Bioengineering

has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Edwards LifeSciences;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Siemens;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with J&J Medtech;.
has a financial relationship (Advisor) with BridgeBio;.

Salpy Pamboukian

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Purvi Parwani, MBBS MPH FACC

has a financial relationship (Speaker) with BMS;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Zoll;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Edwards LifeScience;.

Sunil Rao

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Yader Sandoval

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

John Saunders

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Win-Kuang Shen

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Paul Whelton, MB, MD, MSc

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare and Oregon 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 10.25 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

 

 

Physicians
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this live activity for a maximum of 10.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 10.25 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

 

Nursing
Credit being awarded: 10.25 ANCC contact hours

 

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

 

 

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 Oregon 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 10.25 contact hour(s) (which includes 1.5 hour(s) of pharmacology).

Available Credit

  • 10.25 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 .  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 10.25 contact hour(s) (which includes 0.00 hour(s) of pharmacology).

  • 10.25 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 10.25 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

  • 10.25 MOC_ABIM Medical Knowledge

    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 10.25 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.

  • 10.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    Physicians
    AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 10.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 10.25 ANCC Contact Hours

    Credit being awarded: 10.25 ANCC contact hours

  • 10.25 Attendance

    Credits: 10.25

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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