Controversies and Advances in the Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease

Date
January 30-31, 2025

Location
The Beverly Hills Hotel
Beverly Hills, California

Program Director:
Raj Makkar, MD, FACC
Program Co-Directors:
P.K. Shah, MD, MACC
Christine M. Albert, MD, MPH, FACC
Alfredo Trento, MD, FACC
Joanna Chikwe, MD, FACC
Jon Kobashigawa, MD, FACC
C. Noel Bairey Merz, MD, MACC
John G. Harold, MD, MACC,
Gregory P. Fontana, MD, FACC
Sumeet Chugh, MD, FACC
Daniel Berman, MD, FACC
Hasan Jilaihawi, BSc (Hons), MD, MRCP (UK)
CA ACC Program Director
Teresa Daniele, MD, FACC

Attendee Registration
2025 Agenda                    
2025 Faculty                    

Program Description

The two-day scientific program will offer realistic views on many controversial issues in cardiovascular disease today.  A faculty of internationally known leaders will share their knowledge and experiences with complex and controversial cases. View the detailed agenda. Information on CME/CE and hotel reservations can be found below.

Target Audience

This conference is designed for cardiologists, cardiovascular and thoracic surgeons, interventional cardiologists, perfusionists, ICU nurses, technicians and those involved in the diagnosis, treatment and care of individuals with controversial and complex cases of cardiac disease.

CME/CE Accreditation & Designation

Physicians:
Promedica International is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Promedica International designates this live activity for a maximum of 16.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses:
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #8495 for 16.25 contact hours.

The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME for purposes of recertification. The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certified Program (AANPCP) and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) also accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME.

Physician Assistants:
NCCPA accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME. View NCCPA’s guidelines for CME here.

Perfusionists:
Category 1 Credits are pending approval by the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion (ABCP).

Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS):
CCI does not approve CEUs directly, however CCI will accept CEUs that have already been approved by accredited sponsors of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). RCIS attendees will claim the physician certificate option when completing the online evaluation and can use that certificate to claim CEUs from CCI. Click for more information from CCI.

ABIM MOC Accreditation:

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 16.25 Medical Knowledge MOC points and Patient Safety MOC credits 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.

Hotel

The Beverly Hills Hotel
9641 Sunset Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA 90210

The group rate is $745 plus tax. Please reach out to Philip Coyle to make your reservation:

Philip Coyle, Sales Group Lead
1 (310) 281 2966 or via e-mail at [email protected]
Monday-Friday from 9:00AM – 4:30PM
Calls and emails received outside this window will be addressed upon return to the office

To confirm your reservation, The Beverly Hills Hotel will collect your credit card information via a secure online link that will be provided. Room rates, taxes and incidentals will be charged at the time of booking and cancellations or changes after confirmation will result in a charge in full for the original nights reserved.

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