Wisconsin Chapter ACC Annual Meeting 2026

October 10, 2026

The Wisconsin Chapter of the American College of Cardiology (WI-ACC) Annual Symposium will take place on October 10, 2026, at The Westin Milwaukee in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This multidisciplinary educational program is designed to provide cardiovascular healthcare professionals with timely updates on evolving clinical practices, emerging therapies, and advances in cardiovascular care.

The symposium will bring together approximately 150 attendees from across Wisconsin, including cardiovascular physicians, fellows-in-training, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, pharmacists, technologists, administrators, and allied health professionals. Through expert-led presentations and collaborative discussion, participants will gain practical knowledge to support evidence-based decision-making and improve patient outcomes in an increasingly complex healthcare environment.

The overall goal of this activity is to enhance the cardiovascular care team’s understanding of current and emerging treatment modalities, clinical guidelines, and best practices across a range of cardiovascular disease states. The program is intended to support continuing professional development and strengthen interdisciplinary collaboration within the cardiovascular community.

Target Audience

Primary Audience: Cardiologists (general and subspecialty) Fellows-in-training (FITs) and early career cardiologists Cardiovascular specialists (EP, interventional, imaging, heart failure, prevention, structural heart) Advanced practice providers (NPs, PAs) Cardiovascular nurses and allied health professionals Secondary Audience: Internal medicine residents and medical students interested in cardiovascular medicine Referring physicians and other clinicians involved in cardiovascular care Healthcare professionals seeking updates in cardiovascular guidelines, technology, and best practices

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

Review current evidence-based guidelines and emerging therapies in cardiovascular medicine: 

Apply updated clinical strategies to improve the diagnosis, treatment, and management of cardiovascular disease. 

Identify multidisciplinary approaches that enhance patient outcomes and quality of cardiovascular care. 

Evaluate new and evolving treatment modalities relevant to contemporary cardiovascular practice.

Incorporate best practices and clinical innovations into patient-centered cardiovascular care.

Course summary

Available credit: 
  • 6.00 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 WI Chapter ACC.  AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is accredited by AANP as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education. Provider number: 030803. This activity is approved for 6.00 contact hour(s) (which includes 0.00 hour(s) of pharmacology).

  • 6.00 MOC_ABIM Medical Knowledge

    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 6.00 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.

  • 6.00 ACPE Pharmacist

    Pharmacists
    AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this continuing education activity for 6.00 contact hours.

  • 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    Physicians
    AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 6.00 ANCC Contact Hours

    Nurses
    Credit being awarded: 6.00 ANCC contact hours

  • 6.00 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 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.

Course opens: 
10/10/2026
Course expires: 
12/31/2026
Event starts: 
10/10/2026 - 7:00am EDT
Event ends: 
10/10/2026 - 5:30pm EDT
Cost:
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The Westin Milwaukee
WI
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Committee Member, Planner, Staff(s)

Dorothy Caputo, MA BSN RN

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Margaret Conroy

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Dorothy Duffy, RPh

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Patrycja Galazka

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Noelle Garster, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Sara Hays, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, FACC

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Dana Irrer, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

German Larrain

has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Boston Scientific;.

Joshua Liberman

has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Boehringer-Ingelheim;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Boston Scientific;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Alnylam;.

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

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Noreen Nazir, MD, FACC

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Anne O'Connor, MD, FACC

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Veronica Quintern Pujol

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Jordyn Salzgeber, PharmD, BCACP

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Svetlana Zaharova, FNP, PhD

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

Patrycja Galazka

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Noelle Garster, MD

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

Christian Breburda, MD PhD FACC FASE

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Enrique Garcia-Sayan, MD, FACC, FASE

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Asad Ghafoor

has a financial relationship (Advisor) with Brigdebio;.

Sasanka Jayasuriya, MD, FACC, FSCAI

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Scott Johnson, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Stephen Philip, MD MS

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Jordyn Salzgeber, PharmD, BCACP

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
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.

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

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

Asem Abu-Jamea, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Jeremiah Depta

has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Edwards LiveSciences;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Boston Scientific;.

Enrique Garcia-Sayan, MD, FACC, FASE

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Adam Gepner, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Dana Irrer, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Bradley Johnson

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Marina Maes, PharmD, BCACP

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Dorota Magdon, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Divyanshu Mohananey, MBBS, MSc

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Hani Najm

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Noreen Nazir, MD, FACC

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Adam Pampori, MD, FACP

has a financial relationship (Ownership interest) with CliniGeniusAI;.

Timothy Pow, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Adam Schuldt

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Param Sharma

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Joaquin Solis

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Javier Torres Valencia

has a financial relationship (Speaker) with PTC Therapeutics;.

Allison Zimmerman

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 WI Chapter ACC. 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.

 

 

Physicians
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

Available Credit

  • 6.00 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 WI Chapter ACC.  AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is accredited by AANP as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education. Provider number: 030803. This activity is approved for 6.00 contact hour(s) (which includes 0.00 hour(s) of pharmacology).

  • 6.00 MOC_ABIM Medical Knowledge

    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 6.00 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.

  • 6.00 ACPE Pharmacist

    Pharmacists
    AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this continuing education activity for 6.00 contact hours.

  • 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    Physicians
    AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 6.00 ANCC Contact Hours

    Nurses
    Credit being awarded: 6.00 ANCC contact hours

  • 6.00 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 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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