Precision PCI “ETC”

Emerging Topics in Coronary Intervention

Program Details

Date
December 6-7, 2024

Location
SLS Hotel Beverly Hills
465 La Cienega Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048

Course Director
Bruce Samuels, MD
Interventional Cardiology
Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute
Los Angeles, CA

Course Co-Director
Allen Jeremias, MD, MSc
Director, Interventional Cardiology Research
St. Francis Hospital
Roslyn, NY

Sponsored by an educational grant from Philips

 

PPCI “ETC” Agenda

1:30 – 2:00 PM
Welcome Break & Snacks

2:00 – 3:50 PM
Unmet Needs & Huge Underserved Markets, Part I

Session Panel:
Chair: Andrew Sharp, MD
Panel: Suhail Dohad, MD, Matthew J. Price, MD, Kenneth Rosenfield, MD, Garrett Wong, MD

2:00 – 2:10 PM
Welcome
Bruce Samuels, MD

2:10 – 2:25 PM
HTN: My Vote for the Worst Undertreated Pandemic in Cardiology
Andrew Sharp, MD
2:25 – 2:35 PM
Discussion

2:35 – 2:45 PM
How Do RDN Systems Actually Work: Mechanisms and Differences
Suhail Dohad, MD
2:45 – 2:55 PM
Discussion

Debate:
2:55 – 3:05 PM
*We Should Be Doing More RDN Than Stable Angina PCI
Garrett Wong, MD
3:05 – 3:15 PM
*Every Device Company Needs to Have RDN in Their Bag to Survive
Kenneth Rosenfield, MD
3:15 - 3:25 PM
*The Market Cap for RDN is Unclear, Invest in Other Tech
Matthew J. Price, MD
3:25 - 3:35 PM
Discussion

3:35 - 3:55 PM
Break

3:55 - 5:40 PM
Unmet Needs & Huge Underserved Markets, Part II

Session Panel:
Chair: Bruce Samuels, MD
Panel: Hayder Hashim, MD, Timothy Henry, MD, Amir Lerman, MD, Rushi Parikh, MD, Nathaniel Smilowitz, MD

3:55 – 4:10 PM
ANOCA: My Vote for the Worst Undertreated Pandemic in Cardiology
Bruce Samuels, MD
4:10 – 4:20 PM
Discussion

4:20 – 4:30 PM
Protocol Harmonization and Outcomes Research is Our Biggest Challenge
Hayder Hashim, MD
4:30 – 4:40 PM
Discussion

Debate:
4:40 – 4:50 PM
*Thermodilution Is a Reasonable Surrogate for Direct Flow Measurement
Olga Toleva, MD
4:50 – 5:00 PM
*Dirty Little Secret: Bolus Thermodilution Measured Flow is Unreliable
Steven Miner, MD
5:00 – 5:10 PM
Discussion

Debate:
5:10 – 5:20 PM
*The Economics of CFT are Already Favorable
Amir Lerman, MD
5:20 – 5:30 PM
*It Will Take an Implantable Device to Explode the Market
Timothy Henry, MD
5:30 – 5:40 PM
Discussion

5:40 PM
Adjourn

Reception to immediately follow adjournment

7:00 – 8:00 AM
Breakfast

8:00 – 9:45 AM
Uncomfortable Conversations About Patient Safety

Session Panel:
Chair: Allen Jeremias, MD
Panel: Darshan Doshi, MD, Matthew J. Price, MD, Bruce Samuels, MD, Andrew Sharp, MD, Kenneth Rosenfield, MD

8:00 – 8:05 AM
Welcome
Bruce Samuels, MD

8:05 – 8:20 AM
How Many of Us are Guilty of "Renalism"? Scope of the Problem Defined
Darshan Doshi, MD
8:20 – 8:30 AM
Discussion

8:30 – 8:35 AM
Case Presentation
Allen Jeremias, MD

8:35 – 9:20 AM
Live Case – Low/Zero Contrast PCI
St. Francis Medical Center, Roslyn, NY
Operators: Jeffrey Moses, MD & Evan Shlofmitz, DO

9:20 – 9:30 AM
What More is Needed to Make Low Contrast Cases Mainstream
James Kerrigan, MD
9:30 – 9:45 AM
Discussion

9:45 – 10:00 AM
Break

10:00 – 11:05 AM
Uncomfortable Conversations About Physician Safety

Session Panel:
Chair: Matthew J. Price, MD
Panel: Shawn Gogia, MD, Kate Kearney, MD, Raj Makkar, MD, Steven Miner, MD,
Mamoo Nakamura, MD

10:00 – 10:15 AM
Is This Job Literally Killing Me? (...or at Least Injuring Me?)
Kenneth Rosenfield, MD
10:15 – 10:25 AM
Discussion

10:25 – 10:35 AM
Radiation Reduction - Can I Actually Take Off My Lead Now?
Stephane Rinfret, MD
10:35 – 10:45 AM
Discussion

10:45 – 10:55 AM
How Can We Convince Our Hospitals to Protect Us?
Matthew J. Price, MD
10:55 – 11:05 AM
Discussion

11:05 AM – 12:25 PM
Uncomfortable Conversations About PCI

Session Panel:
Chair: Andrew Sharp, MD
Panel: Karim Al-Azizi, MD, William French, MD, Farouc Jaffer, MD, Allen Jeremias, MD

11:05 – 11:15 AM
Why Are We Doing MV PCI in Low EF Patients & CTOs When Clinical Trials Show No Benefit?
Kate Kearney, MD
11:15 – 11:25 AM
Discussion

11:25 – 11:35 AM
Why Are We Doing Physiology When Imaging Works Just as Well - Do We Need Both?
Habib Samady, MD
11:35 – 11:45 AM
Discussion

11:45 – 11:55 AM
Imaging Has a 1A Recommendation Now, Why Is Uptake So Dismal? Are We Failing at Training Our Fellows?
Aakriti Gupta, MD
11:55 AM – 12:05 PM
Discussion

12:05 – 12:15 PM
Is There Enough Evidence to Do PCI on Vulnerable Plaque or Do We Need More Data?
Farouc Jaffer, MD, PhD
12:15 – 12:25 PM
Discussion

12:25 – 1:25 PM
Lunch

1:30 – 3:45 PM
New Era of PCI Guidance

Session Panel:
Chair: Habib Samady, MD
Panel: Darshan Doshi, MD, Hayder Hashim, MD, James Kerrigan, MD, Mamoo Nakamura, MD, Andrew Sharp, MD

1:30 – 1:45 PM
CT Guidance, In and Out of Lab
Allen Jeremias, MD
1:45 – 1:55 PM
Discussion

1:55 – 2:05 PM
Angio Based Physiology
Andrew Sharp, MD
2:05 – 2:15 PM
Discussion

2:15 – 2:25 PM
Case Presentation: Diffuse Disease
Bruce Samuels, MD

Debate
2:25 – 2:35 PM
*Medical Therapy Makes the Most Sense
Nathaniel Smilowitz, MD
2:35 – 2:45 PM
*Revascularization is the Answer
Darshan Doshi, MD, MS
2:45 – 2:55 PM
Discussion

2:55 – 3:05 PM
PPG
Hayder Hashim, MD
3:05 – 3:15 PM
Discussion

3:15 – 3:25 PM
Post PCI Physiology
Karim Al-Azizi, MD
3:25 – 3:35 PM
Discussion

3:35 – 3:45 PM
Closing Remarks
Bruce Samuels, MD, Allen Jeremias, MD

3:45 PM
Adjourn