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  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    8:00 AM - 12:05 PM EST
    Nurses and Technologists
    Location: International Ballroom Center
    Nurses and Technologists
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    8:00 AM - 8:05 AM EST
    Welcome and Introduction
    Location: International Ballroom Center
    Speaker: Dionne P. Ross, MSN, RN, NE-BC – MedStar Washington Hospital Center
    Nurses and Technologists
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    8:00 AM - 9:05 AM EST
    NURSES AND TECHNOLOGISTS CASE COMPETITION
    Location: International Ballroom Center
    Moderator: Brian C. Case, MD – MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute
    Moderator: Dionne P. Ross, MSN, RN, NE-BC – MedStar Washington Hospital Center
    Panel Discussant: Lea Ann Carranza, MSN, RN, PCCN, CNML – MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center
    Panel Discussant: Ryan D. Madder, MD – Corewell Health
    Panel Discussant: Sa'ar Minha, MD – Shamir Medical Center
    Panel Discussant: Derek Pineda, FNP, CCRN, RCIS, AACC – Mount Sinai
    Panel Discussant: Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPA – Long Beach Veterans Affairs Medical Center
    Panel Discussant: Julie Straface, MS, PA-C – New York Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital
    Nurses and Technologists
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    8:05 AM - 8:13 AM EST
    Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement
    Location: International Ballroom Center
    Speaker: Brandy D. Smith, BS, RCIS, LMRT – Baylor Scott and White The Heart Hospital and The Cardiovascular Institute
    Nurses and Technologists
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    8:13 AM - 8:17 AM EST
    Case Panel Discussion
    Location: International Ballroom Center
    Nurses and Technologists
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    8:17 AM - 8:25 AM EST
    Bridging the Gap Unmasking Hidden Mechanisms in ANOCA
    Location: International Ballroom Center
    Speaker: Fallon Harper
    Nurses and Technologists
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    8:25 AM - 8:29 AM EST
    Case Panel Discussion
    Location: International Ballroom Center
    Nurses and Technologists
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    8:29 AM - 8:37 AM EST
    Percutaneous Closure of a Fistula Between the Aorta and the Right Ventricle With a Ductus Device
    Location: International Ballroom Center
    Nurses and Technologists
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    8:37 AM - 8:41 AM EST
    Case Panel Discussion
    Location: International Ballroom Center
    Nurses and Technologists
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    8:41 AM - 8:49 AM EST
    Case Four
    Location: International Ballroom Center
    Nurses and Technologists
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    8:49 AM - 8:53 AM EST
    Case Panel Discussion
    Location: International Ballroom Center
    Nurses and Technologists
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    8:53 AM - 9:05 AM EST
    Panel Discussion and Vote
    Location: International Ballroom Center
    Moderator: Brian C. Case, MD – MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute
    Moderator: Dionne P. Ross, MSN, RN, NE-BC – MedStar Washington Hospital Center
    Panel Discussant: Ryan D. Madder, MD – Corewell Health
    Panel Discussant: Sa'ar Minha, MD – Shamir Medical Center
    Panel Discussant: Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPA – Long Beach Veterans Affairs Medical Center
    Panel Discussant: Julie Straface, MS, PA-C – New York Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital
    Nurses and Technologists
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    9:05 AM - 9:13 AM EST
    Utilizing the Educational Guidelines for Invasive Cardiovascular Technology Personnel in Your Cath Lab
    Location: International Ballroom Center
    Speaker: Jeff Davis, RRT, RCIS – Florida SouthWestern State College
    Nurses and Technologists
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    9:05 AM - 10:10 AM EST
    SESSION I | CATH LAB BUILDING THE TEAM, KEEPING UP THE SAFETY
    Location: International Ballroom Center
    Moderator: Nicolas Foin, MSc, PhD – Dhenin/ Duke-NUS Medical School
    Moderator: Dionne P. Ross, MSN, RN, NE-BC – MedStar Washington Hospital Center
    Moderator: Julie Straface, MS, PA-C – New York Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital
    Nurses and Technologists
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    9:13 AM - 9:21 AM EST
    Nonclinical Competencies and Our CV Team
    Location: International Ballroom Center
    Speaker: Cathleen Biga, RN, MSN, MACC – Cardiovascular Management of Illinois
    Nurses and Technologists
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    9:21 AM - 9:29 AM EST
    Burnout and Resilience in Cardiac Nursing | Strategies for Retention
    Location: International Ballroom Center
    Speaker: Sundar Chidambaram, MD DNB DM FNB – KAUVERY HOSPITAL
    Nurses and Technologists
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    9:29 AM - 9:37 AM EST
    Incivility Versus Bullying in the Procedural Space & Beyond | Promoting Respect, Safety and Team Cohesion
    Location: International Ballroom Center
    Speaker: Dionne P. Ross, MSN, RN, NE-BC – MedStar Washington Hospital Center
    Nurses and Technologists
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    9:37 AM - 9:45 AM EST
    Documentation | The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - Will You Sink or Swim?
    Location: International Ballroom Center
    Speaker: Clifford L. DeBruce, RN, LNC – Mercy Hospital Fort Smith, AR
    Nurses and Technologists
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    9:45 AM - 9:53 AM EST
    How Can We Do Shared Decision Making as a Team?
    Location: International Ballroom Center
    Speaker: Elizabeth Perpetua, DNP, ACNP-BC, APHN-BC, FACC – Empath Health Services LLC
    Nurses and Technologists
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    9:53 AM - 10:10 AM EST
    Panel Discussion | Keeping the Cath Lab Safe and Functioning Robustly
    Location: International Ballroom Center
    Moderator: Nicolas Foin, MSc, PhD – Dhenin/ Duke-NUS Medical School
    Moderator: Dionne P. Ross, MSN, RN, NE-BC – MedStar Washington Hospital Center
    Moderator: Julie Straface, MS, PA-C – New York Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital
    Panel Discussant: Cathleen Biga, RN, MSN, MACC – Cardiovascular Management of Illinois
    Panel Discussant: Lea Ann Carranza, MSN, RN, PCCN, CNML – MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center
    Panel Discussant: Sundar Chidambaram, MD DNB DM FNB – KAUVERY HOSPITAL
    Panel Discussant: Jeff Davis, RRT, RCIS – Florida SouthWestern State College
    Panel Discussant: Clifford L. DeBruce, RN, LNC – Mercy Hospital Fort Smith, AR
    Panel Discussant: Elizabeth Perpetua, DNP, ACNP-BC, APHN-BC, FACC – Empath Health Services LLC
    Panel Discussant: Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPA – Long Beach Veterans Affairs Medical Center
    Nurses and Technologists
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    10:10 AM - 10:18 AM EST
    Will Angiographic FFR Replace Wire Based Physiology Testing?
    Location: International Ballroom Center
    Speaker: Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPA – Long Beach Veterans Affairs Medical Center
    Nurses and Technologists
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    10:10 AM - 10:55 AM EST
    SESSION II | CATH LAB OF NEW IMAGING AND PHYSIOLOGY IN 2025 AND BEYOND
    Location: International Ballroom Center
    Moderator: Brian C. Case, MD – MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute
    Moderator: Dionne P. Ross, MSN, RN, NE-BC – MedStar Washington Hospital Center
    Moderator: Julie Straface, MS, PA-C – New York Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital
    Nurses and Technologists
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    10:18 AM - 10:26 AM EST
    What You Need to Know About Microvascular Disease (CMD) and How to Detect It
    Location: International Ballroom Center
    Speaker: Brian C. Case, MD – MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute
    Nurses and Technologists
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    10:26 AM - 10:34 AM EST
    Zero-Contrast PCI | Is It Feasible?
    Location: International Ballroom Center
    Speaker: Allen Jeremias, MD, FSCAI – St. Francis Hospital, Roslyn, NY
    Nurses and Technologists
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    10:34 AM - 10:55 AM EST
    Panel Discussion | How Imaging and Physiology Transform the Flow in the Cath Lab
    Location: International Ballroom Center
    Moderator: Brian C. Case, MD – MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute
    Moderator: Dionne P. Ross, MSN, RN, NE-BC – MedStar Washington Hospital Center
    Moderator: Julie Straface, MS, PA-C – New York Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital
    Panel Discussant: Hayder D. Hashim, MD – Medstar Washington Hospital Center/Georgetown University
    Panel Discussant: Allen Jeremias, MD, FSCAI – St. Francis Hospital, Roslyn, NY
    Panel Discussant: Massoud Leesar, MD – UAB
    Panel Discussant: Bruce Samuels, MD – Cedars Sinai Medical Center
    Panel Discussant: Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPA – Long Beach Veterans Affairs Medical Center
    Panel Discussant: Prashanth D. Thakker, MD, MHPE, FACC, FSCAI – Washington University in St. Louis
    Nurses and Technologists
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    10:55 AM - 11:03 AM EST
    A Shocking Experience | Treating Cardiogenic Shock in the Cath Lab | How to select the Device
    Location: International Ballroom Center
    Speaker: Timothy D. Henry, MD – The Christ Hospital
    Nurses and Technologists
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    10:55 AM - 12:05 PM EST
    SESSION III: STEMI, CARDIOGENIC SHOCK PE, AND HEART FAILURE
    Location: International Ballroom Center
    Moderator: Jeff Davis, RRT, RCIS – Florida SouthWestern State College
    Moderator: Julie Straface, MS, PA-C – New York Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital
    Nurses and Technologists
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    11:03 AM - 11:11 AM EST
    Every Second Counts | The Critical Role of Nurses & Techs in Beating the Balloon Clock
    Location: International Ballroom Center
    Speaker: Sameer Mehta, MD – Lumen Foundation
    Nurses and Technologists
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    11:11 AM - 11:19 AM EST
    Current Trends in Advanced Heart Failure | How Does It Impact the Cath Lab MCP, Right Heart Cath Biopsies?
    Location: International Ballroom Center
    Speaker: Mark R. Hofmeyer, MD, FACC – MedStar Health
    Nurses and Technologists
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    11:19 AM - 11:27 AM EST
    Mechanical Thrombectomy Devices in the Cath Lab
    Location: International Ballroom Center
    Speaker: Rajesh Sachdeva, MD, FACC, FSCAI – Emory University School of Medicine
    Nurses and Technologists
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    11:27 AM - 11:35 AM EST
    Cath Lab Occupational Safety | Are We Making Any Headway?
    Location: International Ballroom Center
    Speaker: James B. Hermiller, MD, FACC, MSCAI – St. Vincent Medical Group
    Nurses and Technologists
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    11:35 AM - 11:43 AM EST
    Operator Radiation Exposure | Comparing the Left and Right Radial Artery Approaches - Findings From the HARRA Study
    Location: International Ballroom Center
    Speaker: Richard Casazza, MAS – Maimonides medical center
    Nurses and Technologists
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    11:43 AM - 11:51 AM EST
    Understanding the Hemodynamics From the Right Heart Catheterization
    Location: International Ballroom Center
    Speaker: Cynthia Bither, NP – MedStar Washington Hospital Center
    Nurses and Technologists
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    11:51 AM - 12:05 PM EST
    Panel Discussion | STEMI, Cardiogenic Shock and Heart Failure
    Location: International Ballroom Center
    Moderator: Jeff Davis, RRT, RCIS – Florida SouthWestern State College
    Moderator: Julie Straface, MS, PA-C – New York Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital
    Panel Discussant: Cynthia Bither, NP – MedStar Washington Hospital Center
    Panel Discussant: Timothy D. Henry, MD – The Christ Hospital
    Panel Discussant: James B. Hermiller, MD, FACC, MSCAI – St. Vincent Medical Group
    Panel Discussant: Mark R. Hofmeyer, MD, FACC – MedStar Health
    Panel Discussant: Sameer Mehta, MD – Lumen Foundation
    Panel Discussant: Rajesh Sachdeva, MD, FACC, FSCAI – Emory University School of Medicine
    Nurses and Technologists
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    12:05 PM EST
    Adjourn
    Location: International Ballroom Center
    Nurses and Technologists
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    3:00 PM - 4:30 PM EST
    Nurses and Technologists | Afternoon Session
    Location: Cabinet
    Nurses and Technologists
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    3:00 PM - 3:08 PM EST
    Structural Heart Update | Mitral and Tricuspid - What is New and Exciting?
    Location: Cabinet
    Speaker: Konstantinos Marmagkiolis, MD,MBA,FACC,FSCAI – Heart and Vascular Institute (HVI) at Tampa General Hospital (TGH) in Tampa, FL
    Nurses and Technologists
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    3:00 PM - 4:30 PM EST
    SESSION IV | STRUCTURAL HEART IN THE CATH LAB
    Location: Cabinet
    Moderator: Kamran Muhammad, MD – Oklahoma Heart Institute at Hillcrest Medical Center
    Moderator: Dionne P. Ross, MSN, RN, NE-BC – MedStar Washington Hospital Center
    Nurses and Technologists
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    3:08 PM - 3:16 PM EST
    TAVR | What is the Minimalistic Approach and How to Implement it in the Cath Lab?
    Location: Cabinet
    Speaker: Kamran Muhammad, MD – Oklahoma Heart Institute at Hillcrest Medical Center
    Nurses and Technologists
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    3:16 PM - 3:24 PM EST
    TAVR | Treatment of Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis - Do We Have Enough Data to Change the Guidelines? What is the Minimalistic Approach?
    Location: Cabinet
    Speaker: Jeffrey A. Southard, MD, FACC, FSCAI – UC Davis Medical Center
    Nurses and Technologists
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    3:24 PM - 3:32 PM EST
    TAVR and EP Collaboration Between EP and Interventional Cardiology
    Location: Cabinet
    Speaker: TBD Presenter, - coming soon – CRT 2026 | TBD
    Nurses and Technologists
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    3:32 PM - 3:40 PM EST
    Renal Denervation | How to Set Up the Cath Lab
    Location: Cabinet
    Speaker: Suman Singh, MBBS, MPH, CCRC – MHRI/MCRN
    Nurses and Technologists
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    3:40 PM - 3:48 PM EST
    Just Say No to Starvation and Other Rituals in the Cath Lab
    Location: Cabinet
    Speaker: Ian C. Gilchrist, Sr., MD, MSCAI – Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
    Nurses and Technologists
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    3:48 PM - 3:56 PM EST
    How to Shorten the Endovascular Procedures in the Cath Lab
    Location: Cabinet
    Speaker: Craig M. Walker, MD – Cardiovascular Institute of the South
    Nurses and Technologists
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    3:56 PM - 4:04 PM EST
    From Pilot to Practice: Real-World Adoption of Conversational AI for Pre-Catheterization Patient Engagement
    Location: Cabinet
    Speaker: Derek Pineda, FNP, CCRN, RCIS, AACC – Mount Sinai
    Nurses and Technologists
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    4:04 PM - 4:30 PM EST
    Panel Discussion | Structural Heart in the Cath Lab
    Location: Cabinet
    Moderator: Kamran Muhammad, MD – Oklahoma Heart Institute at Hillcrest Medical Center
    Moderator: Dionne P. Ross, MSN, RN, NE-BC – MedStar Washington Hospital Center
    Panel Discussant: Lea Ann Carranza, MSN, RN, PCCN, CNML – MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center
    Panel Discussant: Ian C. Gilchrist, Sr., MD, MSCAI – Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
    Panel Discussant: Konstantinos Marmagkiolis, MD,MBA,FACC,FSCAI – Heart and Vascular Institute (HVI) at Tampa General Hospital (TGH) in Tampa, FL
    Panel Discussant: Suman Singh, MBBS, MPH, CCRC – MHRI/MCRN
    Panel Discussant: Jeffrey A. Southard, MD, FACC, FSCAI – UC Davis Medical Center
    Panel Discussant: Craig M. Walker, MD – Cardiovascular Institute of the South
    Nurses and Technologists
  • Sunday, Mar 8th
    4:30 PM EST
    Adjourn
    Location: Cabinet
    Nurses and Technologists