Please note: The 35th Annual Cardiovascular Interventions symposium contains a mixture of CME sessions showcasing live cases and lectures, and non-CME satellite symposia sponsored by industry in accordance with the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Sponsored sessions are held in a room separate from the CME sessions and are clearly marked “This content is not CME/MOC accredited” on the agenda.

Satellite sessions will be continually updated and added. Be sure to check back often for updates!

CI 2024 AGENDA

Tuesday, Nov 12th

10:00 - 10:30 AM | Continental Breakfast & Registration Open | Fairway Ballroom Foyer

10:30 - 11:30 AM | CathWorks FFRangio - The New Standard of Care for Coronary Physiology

Fairway Ballroom
Sponsored by Medtronic/CathWorks
This content is not CME/MOC accredited

Program coming soon!


11:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Lunch | Fairway Ballroom Foyer

12:00 - 4:00 PM| Highway to the DANGER ZONE: Implications of Danger Shock Results

Fairway Ballroom
Sponsored by Abiomed, Inc.
This content is not CME/MOC accredited

Moderator:
Paul S. Teirstein, MD

Mechanical Circulatory Support in Patients with Decompensated Heart Failure

12:00 PM
Danger Shock Data Review
Jeffrey Moses, MD

12:15 PM
Building a Shock Team
Aditya Bharadwaj, MD

12:30 PM
The Decompensated Heart Failure Patient: When and How to Escalate to Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS)
Rajeev C. Mohan, MD

Impella in High Risk PCI: What Is the Data?

12:45 PM
Restore EF, Protect III, Protect IV
Mitul P. Patel, MD

1:00 PM
Efficacy of Complete Revascularization with Impella Support
Christopher L. Brown, MD

Reducing Complications

1:15 PM
Treatment Strategies for Treating the Growing High-Risk Patient Population: Large Bore Access for Small BMI Patients, Heparin Free
Amir Kaki, MD

1:30 PM
Avoiding and Managing Femoral Access Complications
Curtiss T. Stinis, MD

1:45 PM
Panel Discussion: Where Do We Go From Here? Evidence, Best Practices, Future Technology
Aditya Bharadwaj, MD, Christopher L. Brown, MD, Amir Kaki, MD, Rajeev Mohan, MD,
Jeffrey Moses, MD, Mitul P. Patel, MD, Curtiss T. Stinis, MD, Paul S. Teirstein, MD

2:00 PM | Break | Fairway Ballroom Foyer

2:30 - 4:00 PM | Abiomed Hands-On Session

4:00 PM | Break | Fairway Ballroom Foyer


4:30 - 5:30 PM | IVL – Fracturing the Conventional Approach to Calcium Modification

Fairway Ballroom
Sponsored by Shockwave Medical, Inc.
This content is not CME/MOC accredited

Moderator:
Matthew J. Price, MD

4:30 PM
Introduction
Matthew J. Price, MD

4:35 PM
Coronary and Peripheral Shockwave: How It Works and New Devices
Darshan Doshi, MD, MS

4:50 PM
To Shock or Not to Shock? Algorithms and Diagnostic Tools to Prevent Stent Regret
Mitul P. Patel, MD

5:05 PM
Shockwave IVL Procedural Fundamentals: This is the Way
Jeffrey Tyler, MD

5:20 PM
Panel Discussion / Q&A
Darshan Doshi, MD, MS, Mitul P. Patel, MD, Matthew J. Price, MD, Jeffrey Tyler, MD

5:30 PM | Reception | Fairway Ballroom Foyer


6:30 - 8:00 PM | TAVR Tuesday Dinner

Fairway Ballroom
Co-Sponsored by Industry
This content is not CME/MOC accredited

Program coming soon!

7:30 - 8:00 AM | Breakfast & Registration | Fairway Ballroom Foyer

8:00 - 8:50 AM | TBD

Fairway Ballroom
Sponsored by TBD
This content is not CME/MOC accredited

Program coming soon!


8:50 - 9:00 AM | Break | Fairway Ballroom Foyer

9:00 - 9:50 AM | Beyond Angiography: Using Imaging and Physiology to Guide PCI

Fairway Ballroom
Sponsored by Philips Medical Affairs
This content is not CME/MOC accredited

9:00 – 9:05 AM
Introduction

9:05 – 9:25 AM
Improving Your PCI with Device Detection

9:25 – 9:45 AM
Integrating iFR to Enhance PCI Outcomes
Karim Al-Azizi, MD

9:45 – 9:50 AM
Discussion / Q & A


9:50 - 10:00 AM | Break | Fairway Ballroom Foyer

10:00 - 10:50 AM | Renal Denervation Has Finally Arrived – Now Here's Why and How To Do It

Fairway Ballroom
Sponsored by Medtronic
This content is not CME/MOC accredited

Program coming soon!


10:50 - 11:00 AM | Break | Fairway Ballroom Foyer

11:00 - 11:50 AM | AGENT DCB: A New Paradigm for ISR Treatment

Fairway Ballroom
Sponsored by Boston Scientific
This content is not CME/MOC accredited

Moderator:
Matthew J. Price, MD

11:00 AM
Introduction
Matthew J. Price, MD

11:03 AM
AVVIGO+ Innovation in Stent Failure Imaging
Evan Shlofmitz, DO

11:16 AM
Drug-Coated Balloon (DCB) Technology: Design, Mechanisms of Action, and Clinical Data
Paul S. Teirstein, MD

11:29 AM
Modern PCI to Achieve Optimal DCB Treatment
Jennifer A. Tremmel, MD, MS

11:42 AM
Panel Discussion / Q&A
Matthew J. Price, MD, Evan Shlofmitz, DO, Jennifer A. Tremmel, MD, MS, Paul S. Teirstein, MD


11:50 AM | Lunch Buffet| Fairway Ballroom Foyer

12:10 - 1:10 PM | Seeing is Believing - Next Generation OCT and Coronary Microvascular Disease Testing

Fairway Ballroom
Sponsored by Abbott
This content is not CME/MOC accredited

Moderator:
Matthew J. Price, MD

12:10 PM
Introduction
Matthew J. Price, MD

12:15 PM
Ultreon 2.0 and Next-Level OCT Imaging Interpretation
Evan Shlofmitz, DO

12:30 PM
Coronary Functional Testing - Fundamentals in Result Interpretation
Bruce Samuels, MD

12:45 PM
Case Studies in Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction
Matthew J. Price, MD

1:00 PM
Panel Discussion / Q&A
Matthew J. Price, MD, Bruce Samuels, MD, Evan Shlofmitz, DO


12:30 - 1:30 PM | Symposium Registration Open

1:30 - 3:30 PM | Live Cases 1 & 2 (CME)

Grande Ballroom
Live Case Panel:
Emmanouil Brilakis, MD, PhD, Darshan Doshi, MD, MS, Morton Kern, MD, Evan Shlofmitz, DO & Scripps Faculty

Lectures:
The Evolution of FFR Before and After PCI
Morton Kern, MD

IVUS and OCT Image Interpretation Made Easy
Evan Shlofmitz, DO

From Workhorse to CTO: Guidewire Selection in 2024
Darshan Doshi, MD, MS


3:30 - 4:00 PM | Break & Visit Exhibits

4:00 - 6:00 PM | Live Cases 3 & 4 (CME)

Grande Ballroom
Live Case Panel:
Emmanouil Brilakis, MD, PhD, Darshan Doshi, MD, MS, Morton Kern, MD, Evan Shlofmitz, DO & Scripps Faculty

Lectures:
Microvascular Disease Goes Mainstream: Patient Selection, Procedural Caveats, Patient Outcomes

Conversations in Cardiology: Decisions Are Not Always Black and White
Morton Kern, MD


6:00 - 7:00 PM | Meet the Experts Reception

Grand Ballroom Foyer
Sponsored by Boston Scientific
This content is not CME/MOC accredited

Moderator:
Paul S. Teirstein, MD

Expert Faculty
William Lombardi, MD
Matthew J. Price, MD


7:00 - 9:00 PM | Great Cases in Interventional Cardiology: Complications, Difficult Decisions, Challenging Anatomy and More!

Fairway Ballroom
Sponsored by Medtronic
This content is not CME/MOC accredited

Moderator:
Curtiss T. Stinis, MD

Faculty Panel
Emmanouil Brilakis, MD, PhD
Darshan Doshi, MD
James Hermiller, MD
Matthew J. Price, MD
Paul S. Teirstein, MD

6:00 AM | Breakfast | Fairway Ballroom Foyer

6:30 - 7:30 AM | Contemporary Management of Aortic Stenosis: When to Treat and What to Consider

Fairway Ballroom
This symposium is supported by an educational grant in accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education and is included in the total CME hours for the course.

Moderator:
Curtiss T. Stinis, MD

6:30 AM
Lifetime Management of AS – What Should We Be Considering NOW?
Curtiss T. Stinis, MD

6:50 AM
Should We be Treating AS Sooner?
Philippe Genereux, MD

7:10 AM
Discussion / Q&A
Philippe Genereux, MD, Curtiss T. Stinis, MD


7:00 - 7:30 AM| Breakfast

7:30 - 9:30 AM | Live Cases 5 & 6 (CME)

Grande Ballroom
Live Case Panel:
Emmanouil Brilakis, MD, PhD, Darshan Doshi, MD, Ehtisham Mahmud, MD & Scripps Faculty

Lectures:
The Year in Review: Key Trials in the Last Year
Ehtisham Mahmud, MD

Bifurcation Stenting Techniques…Step by Step
Emmanouil Brilakis, MD, PhD


9:30 - 10:00 AM | Break & Visit Exhibits

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Live Cases 7 & 8 (CME)

Grande Ballroom
Live Case Panel:
Emmanouil Brilakis, MD, PhD, Darshan Doshi, MD, MS, James Hermiller, MD, Ehtisham Mahmud, MD & Scripps Faculty

Lectures:
Renal Denervation for Recalcitrant Hypertension
Paul S. Teirstein, MD


12:00 - 1:30 PM | Lunch Session (CME)

Fairway Ballroom
Lunch Lectures:

The Weaponization of Peer Review
Amir Kaki, MD

Update
William Lombardi, MD

Challenging Cases Panel Discussion:
Emmanouil Brilakis, MD, PhD, Amir Kaki, MD, Ajay Kirtane, MD, SM, William Lombardi, MD, Robert W. Yeh, MD & Scripps Faculty


1:30 - 3:30 PM | Live Cases 9 & 10 (CME)

Grande Ballroom
Live Case Panel:
Amir Kaki, MD, Ajay Kirtane, MD, SM, Robert W. Yeh, MD & Scripps Faculty

Drug Coated Balloons: Patient Selection, Technique, Outcomes
Ajay Kirtane, MD, SM

Building Your Pulmonary Embolus Response Team (PERT): Designing the Right Team with the Right Technology
Curtiss T. Stinis, MD

TAVR: Latest Devices and Data
Curtiss T. Stinis, MD


4:00 - 6:00 PM | Live Cases 11 & 12 (CME)

Grande Ballroom
Live Case Panel:
Amir Kaki, MD, Ajay Kirtane, MD, SM, Robert W. Yeh, MD & Scripps Faculty

I Can’t Deliver a Stent: Tips and Tricks for Coronary Device Delivery
Robert W. Yeh, MD

Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair, Replacement, or Surgery: Clinical Data and Patient Selection
Matthew J. Price, MD


6:00 - 7:30 PM | Dinner: Bifurcation Techniques: From Basic to Advanced Approaches

Fairway Ballroom
Sponsored by Medtronic
This content is not CME/MOC accredited

6:00 – 6:10 PM
Dinner Seating

6:10 – 6:15 PM
Welcome & Introductions
Mitul P. Patel, MD

6:15 – 6:30 PM
Bifurcation Strategies: Step-by-Step
Kate Kearney, MD

6:30 – 6:45 PM
Novel Bifurcation Strategies: Reverse Wiring, Drug Coated
Robert W. Yeh, MD

6:45 – 7:00 PM
Bifurcation Case(s) That Taught Me Something
Mitul P. Patel, MD

7:00 – 7:15 PM
Panel Discussion / Q&A
Kate Kearney, MD, Mitul P. Patel, MD, Robert W. Yeh, MD

6:00 AM | Breakfast Buffet | Fairway Ballroom Foyer

6:30 - 7:30 AM

Fairway Ballroom
This symposium is supported by an educational grant in accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education and is included in the total CME hours for the course.

Program coming soon!


7:00 - 7:30 AM| Breakfast

7:30 - 9:30 AM | Live Cases 13 & 14 (CME)

Grande Ballroom
Live Case Panel:
Ziad Ali, MD, DPhil, James Hermiller, MD, Amir Kaki, MD, Jonathan Tobis, MD, James McCabe, MD, Robert W. Yeh, MD & Scripps Faculty

Lectures:
New Algorithms and Technologies for the Heavily Calcified Coronary Artery
James Hermiller, MD

Treatment of Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO): Indications, Techniques, and Outcomes
Jonathan Tobis, MD


9:30 - 10:00 AM | Break & Visit Exhibits

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Live Cases 15 & 16 (CME)

Grande Ballroom
Live Case Panel:
William Lombardi, MD, James McCabe, MD, Richard Shlofmitz, MD, Jonathan Tobis, MD, Robert W. Yeh, MD & Scripps Faculty

Lectures:
Tips and Tricks to Improve Cath Lab Turnover
Richard Shlofmitz, MD

Electrosurgery in the Cath Lab: BASILICA, LAMPOON, SESAME
James McCabe, MD

Transcatheter Mitral Valve-in-Valve and Valve-in-MAC: Tips, Tricks, and Pitfalls
Curtiss Stinis, MD


12:00 - 1:30 PM | Lunch Session (CME)

Fairway Ballroom
Lunch Lecture:
Nobody Ever Lay on Their Deathbed and Said… “I Wish I would Have Worked Harder”: Insights After a 40 Year Career
Jonathan Tobis, MD

Challenging Cases Panel Discussion:
William Lombardi, MD, David Rizik, MD, Richard Shlofmitz, MD, Jason Wollmuth, MD & Scripps Faculty


1:30 - 3:30 PM | Live Cases 17 & 18 (CME)

Grande Ballroom
Live Case Panel:
William Lombardi, MD, David Rizik, MD, Jason Wollmuth, MD & Scripps Faculty

Knuckleology: Theory and Practice of Subintimal Antegrade Revascularization (STAR)
Jason Wollmuth, MD

How to Minimize Complications in Complex CTO PCI
William Lombardi, MD


9:30 - 10:00 AM | Break & Visit Exhibits

4:00 - 6:00 PM | Live Cases 19 & 20 (CME)

Grande Ballroom
Live Case Panel:
William Lombardi, MD, David Rizik, MD, Jason Wollmuth, MD & Scripps Faculty

Radiation Protection and Safety in the Cath Lab: It’s Time to Turn in Our Lead Aprons!
David Rizik, MD

Transcatheter Tricuspid Replacement or Repair: Matching the Device with the Patient
Matthew J. Price, MD


Course Director

Paul S. Teirstein, MD, DNBPAS, FACC, MSCAI

Scripps Course Co-Directors

Matthew J. Price, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Curtiss T. Stinis, MD, FACC, FSCAI

Contact:​

Promedica International CME
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Ste 108A-326
Carlsbad, CA 92008