Advanced Multimodality Cardiac Imaging Symposium

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Friday, May 3, 2024, 12:30 PM - Saturday, May 4, 2024, 5:00 PM, Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, Rubinstein Auditorium, Philadelphia, PA

The conference materials has been printed and shipped to the venue. Any registrations completed after 8:00 AM on Friday, May 3^rd will be treated as walk-ins. 

The rapid growth of advanced cardiac imaging has led to significant developments in the diagnosis and management of a wide variety of cardiac diseases. Given the increasing utilization of multimodality imaging in cardiology, it is critical that clinicians, including physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants, understand the applications, strengths, limitations, and areas for future research and development of advanced imaging in the care of patients with cardiac diseases. In this symposium, we will specifically address applications and advances in cardiac imaging in the following cardiac conditions: valvular heart diseases, aortopathies, cardiomyopathies, genetic heart diseases, coronary artery disease, and atrial and ventricular arrhythmias.

1. Review the role of advanced imaging in the diagnosis of native valve disease, prosthetic valve disease, and aortopathies
2. Discuss the application of echocardiography and computed tomography in transcatheter valve therapies
3. Describe the role of echocardiography, cardiac MRI, and nuclear imaging in diagnosing cardiac amyloidosis, and understand diagnostic challenges
4. Review the complementary role of nuclear imaging and cardiac MRI in diagnosing and monitoring cardiac sarcoidosis
5. Describe the imaging features of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and imaging phenocopies
6. Explain the role of cardiac MRI in risk stratification of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
7. Discuss the application of advanced cardiac imaging to guide septal reduction therapies and track response to novel treatments in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
8. Review the utilization of noninvasive cardiac imaging for the evaluation of suspected or known coronary artery disease and for viability assessment
9. Discuss the role of echocardiography, cardiac CT, and cardiac MRI in the evaluation and management of patients with atrial and ventricular arrhythmias

LIVE AND VIRTUAL PRESENTATIONS
The Advanced Multimodality Cardiac Imaging Symposium will be held Friday-Saturday, May 3-4, 2024 by in-person or live-stream (virtual) attendance. The live and virtual presentations will follow the scheduled agenda in real time (EDT).

TO ATTEND IN-PERSON:
Meeting Location
Arthur H. Rubenstein Auditorium at the Smilow Center for Translational Research
3400 Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Directions to Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine/Smilow Center for Translational Research:
The Arthur H. Rubenstein Auditorium at the Smilow Center for Translational Research is located on floor 1 of the Perelman Center for Academic Medicine, 3400 Civic Center Blvd. Philadelphia, PA. We strongly recommend you use GPS for exact directions to and from your starting point or if you prefer, take public transportation to and from campus, please visit http://www.upenn.edu/services/transportation for options.

Parking: 3600 Civic Center Parking Garage is open to those attending the conference. Parking is $20 per day. On Saturdays, attendees can park at the Penn Museum Parking Garage, 3220 South Street, Philadelphia, PA. Cost per day for this garage is $18. Parking fees will not be validated or reimbursed.

TO ATTEND BY LIVE-STREAM (VIRTUAL):
Attendees who are registered and paid to attend virtually will receive an email by April 4, 2024 that includes the live stream link. The link will allow you to view the course, and submit questions to the faculty. All virtual attendees will be required to sign into the meeting using your first name, last name, and email address to be marked as attended and receive credit.

VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON REGISTRATION FEES
IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE:
The fees to attend in-person are as follows: $250 for physicians and industry attendees, $75 for nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, nurses and other healthcare professionals. Residents, fellows, students and Penn Medicine employees, faculty and staff may attend at no charge. A valid Pennkey (Penn email address) must be used when registering to receive complimentary registration.

Registration includes access to view the presentations online for one year. Walk-ins are discouraged. Please be sure to register in advance.

Attention Penn Medicine Staff!
Sign-in to register using your PennKey. Be sure to check your UPenn Cloud CME profile to be sure the email address listed in your profile matches your correct email address!

Need to Register by Mail?
Please note: mailed registrations may take more than 5-10 business days before they are received because we continue to experience longer delays in receiving mail. We encourage all attendees to register online. See the registration form for mailing instructions. All registrations will be confirmed by email if your registration is received by April 3, 2024.

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In support of improving patient care, Penn Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.  

Designation of Credit
Physicians: Penn Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 11.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABIM MOC: Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 11.25 MOC points 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.

ABS MOC: Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn 11.25 credits toward the CME and Self-Assessment requirements of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.

Physician Assistants: Penn Medicine has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 11.25 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Nurses: This program provides 11.25 NCPD hours.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (11.25 hours), ABIM MOC Part 2 (11.25 hours), ABS CC (11.25 hours), ABS CC SAM (11.25 hours), American Academy of Physician Assistants (11.25 hours), NCPD Hours (ANCC) (11.25 hours), Non-Physician Attendance / Participation (11.25 hours)

Overnight Accommodation within Walking Distance:

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Penn Medicine adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.