Penn Medicine Current Advances in Heart and Vascular Care 2025

Saturday, March 1, 2025, 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM, The Alloy KOP, a Hilton DoubleTree Hotel, King of Prussia, PA
Current Advances in Heart and Vascular Care 2025 will provide the most current, evidence-based strategies for managing cardiovascular disease. The goal is to increase the knowledge of the inter-professional and multidisciplinary care team to provide high-quality, cost-effective care leading to superior and improved patient outcomes.
Specialties – INTERNAL MEDICINE, INTERNAL MEDICINE – Cardiovascular Disease

Learning Objectives

After completing this activity, participants should be able to:

Discuss the impact of pericarditis and review treatment options.
List endovascular repairs of the thoracic and abdominal aorta.
Review the benefits and expectations of mitral valve repair.
Discuss the challenges identifying STEMI to OMI on 12 lead EKG tracings.
Review CPAP devices and upper airway stimulation therapy.
Identify clinical presentation of advanced heart failure to make early referrals to specialists.
Review Atrial Fibrillation on 12 lead EKG tracings.
Describe advancements in artificial intelligence for cardiovascular disease.

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7:00 AM – 7:30 AM Registration & Continental Breakfast
7:15 AM – 7:30 AM Sign into the Virtual Platform
7:30 AM – 7:35 AM Opening Remarks/Greeting W. Clay Warnick, MD
7:35 AM – 8:00 AM Endovascular Repairs: Thoracic and Abdominal Aortas Daniel Lee, MD, MS
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM Mitraclip Procedure: Benefits and Expectations Brian Fulton, MD
8:30 AM – 8:50 AM Panel Discussion with Q&A Moderator: Steven Weiss, MD
8:50 AM – 9:30 AM Keynote: Acute and Recurrent Pericarditis: An Evolving Landscape Jonathan Salik, MD
9:30 AM – 9:45 AM Q&A with the Keynote Speaker Moderator: W. Clay Warnick, MD
9:45 AM – 10:00 AM Break & Visit Exhibits
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Paradigm Shift: STEMI to OMI Douglas Ader, DO, PA-C
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM Panel Discussion with Q&A Moderator: Steven Back, MD
10:45 AM – 11:15 AM Sleep Apnea: CPAP Devices & Upper Airway Stimulation Therapy Jenny Fang Ma, MD
11:15 AM – 11:30 AM Panel Discussion with Q&A Moderator: Mian A. Jan, MD
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM Lunch
12:00 PM – 12:40 PM Advanced Heart Failure Management: Early Recognition & Referral Adrian Pearson, DO
12:40 PM – 1:00 PM Panel Discussion with Q&A Moderator: Timothy J. Boyek, MD
1:00 PM – 1:15 PM Break & Visit Exhibits
1:15 PM – 1:45 PM EKG Workshop: Recognition of Atrial Fibrillation Amanulla Khaji, MD, Ashley Malenke, MHS, PA-C and Jane M. O’Neill, MSN, CRNP
1:45 PM – 2:25 PM Advancements in Artificial Intelligence Saurabh Jha, MD
2:25 PM – 2:50 PM Panel Discussion with Q&A Moderators: Nicole DiFabrizio, MSN, RN, PCCN-K, Amanulla Khaji, MD and W. Clay Warnick, MD
2:50 PM – 3:00 PM Final Remarks W. Clay Warnick, MD
3:00 PM Adjourn