2025 One Rush Heart Symposium

One Rush Heart Symposium
Thursday, February 13, 2025
Northern Illinois University Conference Center
1120 E. Diehl Rd., Naperville


Course Directors: Dr. Gaurav Shah, DO, FACC, FSCAI & Amit Amin, MD
Moderators: Amit Amin, MD, Gaurav Sharma, MD, Mamata Alwarshetty, MD
Presenters: Fareed Moses Collado, MD, Edward Lipman, MD, Yasin Hussain, MD, Hussam Suradi, MD, Gatha Nair, MD, Akilesh Honasoge, MD, Menhel Kinno, MD, MPH, Daneyal Syed, MD, MPH & Monique Colbert, DNP, APRN, ACNP - BC


The Rush Copley Heart Symposium promises to provide an in-depth overview of diagnosis and treatment related to all aspects of cardiovascular disease including coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, structural heart disease and heart failure.  Experts in the field will highlight the pathophysiology of various cardiovascular disease processes and offer the most up to date, innovative and evidence based, guideline directed therapies for their patients. This will be a one day, live, in-person conference with speakers who are experts in their field from all Rush campuses. 

Registration

Registration is now closed.  Walk-ins will be accepted at the event. Payment is due upon entry. Cash or check only.

Agenda

TimeSchedule
7:45 - 8:30 am Registration/Breakfast/Exhibits 
8:30 - 8:45 amOpening Remarks and Overview
Gaurav Shah, DO

8:45 – 10 am    Session 1 – Structural Heart Disease

Moderator:  Mamata Alwarshetty, MD

8:45 – 9:10 amAdvances in Structural Interventions for Aortic and Mitral Valve Diseases 
Hussam Suradi, MD
9:10 – 9:35 amRight Sided Valvular Heart Disease – Tricuspid, Pulmonic Valve & ASD Therapy
Fareed Moses Collado, MD
9:35 – 10 amAdvances in Atrial Fibrillation & LAA Occlusion
Edward Lipman, MD
10 – 10:15 amPanel Discussion
10:15-10:45 amBreak/Exhibits 

10:45 am - Noon    Session 2 – Vascular Disease

Moderator:  Gaurav Sharma, MD

10:45 – 11:10 amAdvances in Chronic Total Occlusion PCI
Amit Amin, MD
11:10 – 11:35 amAdvances in Treatment of Peripheral Vascular Disease & AAA Mamata Alwarshetty, MD
11:35 am - NoonRenal Artery Denervation and Renal Artery Stenting
Yasin Hussain, MD 
Noon – 12:15 pmPanel Discussion
12:15 - 1:15 pmLunch – Sponsored by the Dr. Santosh Kaur Gill Heart Fund
Dr. Santosh Kaur Gill Heart Fund – Gaurav Shah, DO
ONE Rush presentation – Robert Higgins, MD, MSHA

1:15 - 2:55 pm    Session 3 - Heart Failure, MCS and Imaging

Moderator:  Amit Amin, MD

1:15 – 1:35 pmNomenclature for Heart Failure and GDMT for Heart Failure
Daneyal Syed, MD, MPH
1:35 – 1:55 pmMechanical Circulatory Support
Akilesh Honasoge, MD
1:55 - 2:15 pmCardioMEMS as an Effective Tool for Outpatient Management of HF 
Monique Colbert, DNP, APRN, ACNP - BC
2:15 – 2:35 pmIdentifying Advanced Heart Failure and Therapeutic Options
Gatha Nair, MD
2:35 – 2:55 pmAdvances in Cardiac CT and MRI
Menhel Kinno, MD, MPH
2:55 - 3:10 pmPanel Discussion
3:10 - 3:15 pmClosing remarks
Amit Amin, MD


 

Target Audience: This activity is designed for medical students, interns, residents, fellows, attending physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals. CME/CNE/Pharmacy credit is available to claim for attendees.

Objectives - At the conclusion of this course participants will be able to:

  • Outline a comprehensive overview of recent advances in all the cardiovascular subspecialties of interventional and structural heart disease, electrophysiology, heart and imaging.
  • Review percutaneous therapies for left and right sided valvular heart disease.
  • Discuss novel therapeutics and advances in treatment of atrial fibrillation and left atrial appendage occluder devices to reduce stroke risks in patients not on anticoagulation.
  • Explain novel percutaneous therapies for advanced coronary artery and peripheral vascular disease including CTO treatment, AAA treatment, renal artery stenting and renal denervation.
  • Recognize the advances in diagnosis and treatment of heart failure, guideline directed medical therapy and advanced therapies patients with heart failure.
  • Discuss innovations in CT and MRI imaging for cardiovascular conditions.

Disclosure:

Individuals in control of content have disclosed the following relationships with ineligible companies. Amit Amin, MD, Boston Scientific, Research Grant (ended). All the relevant financial relationships have been mitigated. The remaining course director(s), planner(s), faculty, and reviewer(s) of this activity have no relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

Accreditation Statement:

In support of improving patient care, Rush University Medical Center 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.

Credit Designation Statement:

For Medicine:
Rush University Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME 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.

For Nursing:
Rush University Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.25 nursing contact hour(s).

For Pharmacy:
Rush University Medical Center designates this knowledge-based activity for a maximum of 5.25 contact hour(s) for pharmacists. 


This activity is being presented without bias and without commercial support.

 

Exhibitors:

  • iRhythm
  • Astra Zeneca 
  • Medtronic
  • Kestra
  • Boston Scientific
  • Pfizer Rare Cardiac
  • J&J MedTech - Biosense
  • Zoll LifeVest 
  • Bristol Myers Squibb
  • J&J MedTech, Heart
  • Pfizer

Lunch Sponsor:

Dr. Santosh Kaur Gill Heart Fund


Conference materials will be available here by February 12, 2025.

Contact Gina Moore at gina_moore@rush.edu with questions.

 

Registration

Registration is now closed.  Walk-ins will be accepted at the event. Payment is due upon entry. Cash or check only.