Summit Agenda

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  • Full participation in the research track is eligible for up to 6.75 credits.

    Located on the 4th Floor

    7:30 AM | Registration & Breakfast

    8:15 AM | Welcome with Anne Blaes, MD, MS and Suma Konety, MD, MS

    8:20 AM | Session #1: Keynote - The Role of Iron in Cardiovascular Disease with Hossein Ardehali, MD, PhD
    Chaired by Andreas Beyer, PhD

    8:50 AM | Session #2: iPSC Applications in Cardio Oncology
    - Heart on a Chip with Maedeh Mozneb, PhD
    - PDGFR Inhibition in Cardiomyopathy with Chi Keung Lam, PhD
    - CRISPRi/a Screens and iPSCs in Cardio Oncology Chun Liu, PhD
    Chaired by Forum Kamdar, MD, PhD, FACC

    9:35 AM | Break

    9:45 AM | Session #3: Reverse Cardio Oncology - Clinical and Translational Findings
    - The Effect of Cardiovascular Disease and Breast Cancer with Kathryn Moore, PhD
    - CHIP, Heart Failure and Cancer with June-Wha Rhee, MD
    - Cardio Oncology and OMICs with Forum Kamdar, MD, PhD, FACC
    Chaired by Forum Kamdar, MD, PhD, FACC and Anne Blaes, MD, MS

    10:30 AM | Session #4: Clinical Meets Basic/Translational Science
    - Smooth Muscle Paper with Muredach P Reilly, MD
    - Cellular Shenanigans: How Aging Cells Team Up in Cancer and Vascular Disease? with Jun-ichi Abe, MD, PhD
    -Stress, Aging, and Cardiotoxicity with Beshay Zordoky, MSc, PhD;
    Chaired by Isabella Grumbach, MD, PhD

    11:20 AM | Break

    11:30 PM | Session #5: Cancer Therapies, Inflammation, and Vascular Dysfunction
    - Vascular Complications of Targeted Cancer Therapies with Karima Ait-Aissa, PhD
    - Radiation Injury Cerebral Vascular Damage with Isabella Grumbach, MD, PhD
    - Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy Induced Vascular Damage and Senolytics with Zachary Clayton, PhD
    Chaired by Joseph Metzger, PhD

    12:15 PM | Session #6: Genetics, Genomics, and Genome Editing Strategies in Cardio Oncology
    - Genetics in Cardiotoxicity Risk Stratification in Cardio Oncology with Yuri Kim, MD, PhD
    - Cardiomyopathy Profiling and Cardiac Remodelingwith Jop van Berlo, MD, PhD
    - Cardiac Wasting-Based Cardiomyopathy in Cancer with Joseph Metzger, PhD
    Chaired by Jun-ichi Abe, MD, PhD

    1:00 PM | Lunch

    1:45 PM | Session #7: Immunotherapy and Accelerated CAD
    - Immunotherapy and Accelerated Atherosclerosis with Eric Hao Ming Yang, MD
    - Pathogenesis of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Myocarditis and Related Biomarkers with Margaret Axelrod, MD, PhD
    - Novel Therapeutics and Biomarkers in Immuno Myocarditis with Han Zhu, MD
    Chaired by Jop van Berlo, MD, PhD

    2:30 PM | Session #8: Secret Lives of Non-Coding RNAs in Vascular Stress Response
    - Cardio Oncology and Pharmacogenomics with Paul W. Burridge, PhD
    -miRNA OMICs with Tarek Magdy, PharmB, PhD
    Chaired by Karima Ait-Aissa, PhD

    3:15 PM | Session #9: Trainee Award Competition
    - Juan Quin, PhD
    - Nichanan Osataphan, MD
    - Eui-Soon Kim, MD
    - Raja Zaghlol, MD

    Chaired by Lin Ye Chen, MD and Andreas Beyer, PhD, Arjun K. Ghosh, MBBS, MSc, PhD, FACC, and Joseph Maakaron, MD

    4:15 PM | Closing with Anne Blaes, MD, MS and Suma Konety, MD, MS

    4:30 PM | Poster Session and Reception (with Nurses Symposium)

  • Located on the 4th Floor.

    Nurses Symposium attendees are encouraged to attend the Research Symposium agenda in the morning for maximum CEs and exposure to session content. Full participation in the nursing track is eligible for up to 6.25 credits (when attending the research agenda in the morning)

    ————— Research Agenda

    7:30 AM | Registration & Breakfast

    8:15 AM | Welcome with Anne Blaes, MD, MS and Suma Konety, MD, MS

    8:20 AM | Session #1: Keynote - The Role of Iron in Cardiovascular Disease with Hossein Ardehali, MD, PhD
    Chaired by Andreas Beyer, PhD

    8:50 AM | Session #2: iPSC Applications in Cardio Oncology
    - Heart on a Chip with Maedeh Mozneb, PhD
    - PDGFR Inhibition in Cardiomyopathy with Chi Keung Lam, PhD
    - CRISPRi/a Screens and iPSCs in Cardio Oncology Chun Liu, PhD
    Chaired by Forum Kamdar, MD, PhD, FACC

    9:35 AM | Break

    9:45 AM | Session #3: Reverse Cardio Oncology - Clinical and Translational Findings
    - The Effect of Cardiovascular Disease and Breast Cancer with Kathryn Moore, PhD
    - CHIP, Heart Failure and Cancer with June-Wha Rhee, MD
    - Cardio Oncology and OMICs with Forum Kamdar, MD, PhD, FACC
    Chaired by Forum Kamdar, MD, PhD, FACC and Anne Blaes, MD, MS

    ————— Nurses Symposium Begins

    10:00 AM | Registration & Refreshments

    10:45 AM | Introduction & Welcome with Kerry Skurka, RN, BSN

    10:50 AM | Session #1: Setting the Stage
    - Cardio Oncology Nursing: State of the Science with Anecita P. Fadol, PhD, APRN, FAANP, FAAN
    - An Overview of Cancer Therapies with Craig Beavers, PharmD, FACC, FAHA, FCCP, BCCP, BCPS-AQ Cardiology, CACP
    Chaired by Kerry Skurka, RN, BSN

    12:00 PM | Break

    12:15 PM | Session #2: Identifying and Managing Cardio Toxicity Risk in Patients Undergoing Cancer Treatment
    - Risk Stratification Guidelines and Surveillance with Kerry Skurka, RN, BSN
    - Role of Echocardiogram in Cardio Oncology with Vijay Rao, MD, PhD, FACC, FASE, FHFSA, FIC-OS
    Chaired by Kaia Verich, RN, BSN, OCN

    1:00 PM | Lunch & Moderated Poster Session
    - Nurse Navigation Supports Implementation on the Guideline Based Care with Michelle Ferguson
    - Association of Perceived Health Status, Sense of Belonging to Community, & Cancer Status in Adults on Adherence to WHO Exercise Guidelines: Cross-Sectional Design Study with Coleen Power, NP
    - Implementation of a Nurse Practitioner-Driven Pediatric Cardio-Oncology Screening Program with Chelsea Kriesberg, DNP, CPNP-AC, CCRN
    Chaired by Gerry Lee, PhD, FESC, FHEA

    1:45 PM | Session #3: Managing Cardiovascular Conditions in Active Cancer Treatment - A Case Study Approach
    - Heart Failure with Taylor Hart, DNP, FNP-C
    - Atrial Fibrillation with Lucy Reinhart, PA-C
    - Myocarditis with Molly Rater, ANP
    Chaired by Danielle Proehl, RN

    2:40 PM | Session #4: The Importance of the Nurse in Cardio Oncology Care - From Diagnosis to Survivorship
    Roles of Cardio Oncology Nurse Through the Patient Experience
    - Pediatric and Adolescent/Young Adults with Chelsea Kriesberg, DNP, CPNP-AC, CCRN
    - Cardio Oncology Nurse Navigator with Janet Celli, BSN, RN, PCCN
    - Advanced Nurse Practitioner with Molly Rater, ANP
    - Survivorship with Jill Lee, MSN, APRN, CPNP-AC, CPON; Chaired by Anecita P. Fadol, PhD, APRN, FAANP, FAAN

    3:55 PM | Session #5: Providing an Evidence Based Approach with Gerry Lee, PhD, FESC, FHEA; Chaired by Anecita P. Fadol, PhD, APRN, FAANP, FAAN

    4:15 PM | Closing with Kerry Skurka, RN, BSN and Anecita P. Fadol, PhD, APRN, FAANP, FAAN

    4:30 PM | Poster Session and Reception (with Research Symposium) Located on the 6th Floor

  • Full participation in the Monday Summit agenda is eligible for up to 6.75 credits.

    Located on the 4th Floor

    7:30 AM | Registration & Breakfast
    Featuring a Symposium presented by Philips
    This is not included in CMEs.

    8:15 AM | Welcome & Introduction with Anne Blaes, MD, MS and Suma Konety, MD, MS

    8:20 AM | Opening Remarks with Jakub Tolar, MD, MS

    8:30 AM | Session #1: Patient Perspective and Panel with Steven Petrow
    Chaired by Bonnie Ky, MD, MSCE

    8:50 AM | Session #2: Cardio Oncology Highlights (JACC: CardioOncology Joint Session)
    - Cardio Oncology Highlights with Bonnie Ky, MD, MSCE
    - Changing Landscape of Oncology with Douglas Yee, MD
    Chaired by Joseph R. Carver, MD

    9:30 AM | Session #3: Keynote
    Health Associations of Clonal Hematopoiesis with Siddartha Jaiswal, MD, PhD
    Chaired by Suma Konety, MD, MS

    9:50 AM | Break

    10:00 AM | Session #4: Coexistence of Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease: Recognize, Detect, and Manage Risk
    - Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease: Bidirectional Risk with Suma Konety, MD, MS
    - Early Identification of Cardiotoxicity with Jennifer Liu, MD, FACC
    -Genomics and Precision Medicine for Early Identification of Cardiotoxicity with Aarti Asnani, MD
    - Cardioprotective Therapies in Adult Cancer Patients with Ariane Macedo, MD
    Chaired by June-Wha Rhee, MD; and Pietro Ameri, MD, PhD

    11:00 AM | Session #5: Disparities in Cardio Oncology
    -Outlining a Framework with Tiffany Powell-Wiley, MD, MPH
    -Racial Disparities in Cardio Oncology with Andreas M. Beyer, PhD
    - Population Science Disparities with Bonnie Ky, MD, MSCE
    Chaired by Dame Idossa, MD, Tiffany Powell-Wily, MD, MPH, and Anita Arnold, MD,

    11:45 AM | Session #6: Thomas Force Lecture with Steven Lipshultz, MD
    Chaired by Daniel J. Lenihan, MD, FACC

    12:20 PM | Lunch
    Featuring a Symposium presented by Myocardial Solutions
    This is not included in CMEs.

    1:15 PM | Session #7: Heme Malignancies: Arrythmias and Anticoagulation
    - Updates in Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Acute Myeloid Leukemia with Abhishek A. Mangaonkar, MBBS
    - Navigating the Complexities of Plasma Cell Dyscrasias: A Cardiologist's Perspective with Ronald Witteles, MD
    - T-Cell Therapies and Advances in Leukemias and Lymphomas with Veronika Bachanova, MD, PhD
    - Cardiotoxicity of Pharmacotherapies in Heme Malignancies with Craig Beavers, PharmD, FACC, FAHA, FCCP, BCCP, BCPS-AQ Cardiology, CACP
    - Anticoagulation with Michael Fradley, MD
    Chaired by Sanjal Desai, MD; and Anju Nohria, MD, MSc

    2:30 PM | Session #8: Heart Failure and Cardio Oncology
    - Heart Failure in the Cancer Patient: Is Permissive Cardiotoxicity at Real Thing? with Anita Deswal, MD, MPH, MBBS
    - Heart Failure Therapeutics During Cancer Treatment and in Survivorship with Bhavadharini Ramu, MD
    - Pulmonary Hypertension in Cardio Oncology with Thenappan Thenappan, MD
    -Cardiovascular Surveillance, SGLT Inhibitors and Novel Therapies After Cancer Treatment with Sebastian Szmit, MD, PhD
    Chaired by Michelle Bloom, MD; and Christine Brezden-Masley, MD, PhD, FRCPC

    3:30 PM | Session #9: Advances in Radiation Therapy Across the Globe - Opportunities and Challenges
    - Understanding the Biology of Radiation Induced Heart Disease with Carmen Bergom, MD, PhD
    - Advances in Radiation Therapy with Sara Alcorn, MD, MPH, PhD
    Chaired by Heather Beckwith, MD and Jean-Bernard Durand, MD, FACP, FCCP, FACC, FHFSA

    4:30 PM | Poster Session & Reception Located on the 6th Floor

    6:30 PM | Congress Dinner (optional, open to pre-registrants only)

  • Full participation in the Tuesday Summit agenda is eligible for up to 5.75 credits.

    Located on the 4th Floor

    7:30 AM | Registration & Breakfast
    Featuring a Symposium presented by Alnylam - Discover AMVUTTRA® (vutrisiran): A Treatment Option for the Polyneuropathy of hATTR Amyloidosis by Richard Wright, MD FACC - Pacific Heart Institute
    This is not included in CMEs.

    8:15 AM | Welcome & Introduction with Anne Blaes, MD, MS, and Suma Konety, MD, MS

    8:20 AM | Session #11: Keynote
    Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Associated Myocarditis -Challenging the Dogma with Alexander Lyon, MD
    Chaired by George Nel

    8:50 AM | Session #12: Multimodality Imaging in Cardio Oncology
    - Cardiac Surveillance with Echocardiograms: How Much is Too Much? with Anthony Yu, MD, MS
    - When Should We Order Cardiac MRI In Oncology Patients? with Charlotte Manisty, MD
    - Cardiac CT Imaging in Cardio Oncology Care with Maros Ferencik, MD, PhD, MCR
    Chaired by Daniel Addison, MD and Suma Konety, MD, MS

    9:40 AM | Session #13: Cardiac Interventions During and After Cancer Therapy
    - Management of CAD During and After Cancer Treatment with Zaza Iakobishvili, MD, PhD
    - Valvular Heart Disease in the Cancer Survivor with Vlad Zaha, MD, PhD
    - Pericardial Disease in Cancer Patients with Cezar A. Iliescu, MD, FACC, FSCAI
    Chaired by Joerg Herrmann, MD, PhD and Trishun Singh

    10:35 AM | Session #14: Integrating ICOS/ESC into Clinical Practice Guidelines
    - Pro/Cardiology with Paaladinesh Thavendiranathan, MD, SM, FRCPC, FASE
    - Con/Oncology with Anne Blaes, MD, MS
    Chaired by Alexander Lyon, MD and Joerg Herrmann, MD

    11:15 AM | Session #15: ICOS Update
    - ICOS Fellows with Susan Faye Dent, MD and Stephen Casselli, PhD
    - Centers of Excellence Awards with Susan Faye Dent, MD; and Stephen Casselli, PhDAn
    - Overview of Training in Cardio Oncology with Arjun K. Ghosh, MBBS, MSc, PhD, FACC

    11:45 AM | Lunch

    12:40 PM | Session #16: ICOS Champions
    Jeopardy Style Final Round
    - CEPONTINIB from Brazil
    - souTHern CAR-Disouls from the USA
    - Prayers and Guesses for the Win from the USA
    Chaired by Joseph R. Carver, MD and Michael G. Fradley

    1:35 PM | Session #17: Survivorship
    - Cardiovascular Risk Stratification in Pediatric and Adolescent Cancer Survivors with Matthew J. Ehrhardt, MD, MS
    - Survivorship in Adult Heme Malignancies with Carrie A. Thompson, MD
    - Pregnancy in the Cancer Survivor: Planning a Safe Delivery with Christine Brezden-Masley, MD, PhD, FRCPC
    - Plenary: Cardiovascular Disease and Aging in Cancer Survivors with Emily Tonorezos, MD, MPH
    Chaired by Paul Nathan, MD, MSc; and Kathryn Ruddy, MD

    2:45 PM | Session #18: Leveraging Technological Advances to Improve Care of Cardio Oncology Patients
    - Integrating Patient Level Data Into Cancer Survivorship Care with Anthony D. Sung, MD
    - Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing in Cardio Oncology with Avirup Guha, MBBS, MPH
    Chaired by Michael G. Fradley, MD and Hubert Lim, PhD

    3:35 PM | Closing & 2025 Announcement with Anne Blaes, MD, MS; Suma Konety, MD, MS; Trishun Singh; and George Nel

    3:40 PM | Adjourn