Schedule
This program is among the highest-rated Harvard Medical School CME courses.
All agenda sessions are in Eastern Time.
Please note that program changes/substitutions may be made without notice.
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Introduction
Drs. Emily Lau and Rory Weiner
7:55-8:00 am
Cardiovascular Prevention
The 2026 Dyslipidemia Guidelines: What Changed, What Didn't, What You'll Do Monday Morning
Dr. Pradeep Natarajan
8:00-8:25 am
Q&A Session
Dr. Pradeep Natarajan
8:25-8:35 am
Obesity and Cardiometabolic Disease: The New Core of Cardiovascular Prevention
Dr. Muthiah Vaduganathan
8:35-9:00 am
Q&A Session
Dr. Muthiah Vaduganathan
9:00-9:10 am
Practical Hypertension Management After the 2025 Update
Dr. Jenifer Brown
9:10-9:40 am
Q&A Session
Dr. Jenifer Brown
9:40-9:50 am
CV Prevention Case-Based Panel Discussion
Drs. Pradeep Natarajan, Muthiah Vaduganathan and Jenifer Brown
9:50-10:10 am
Break
10:10-10:25 am
Ischemic Heart Disease
From Door to Discharge: Contemporary ACS Management
Dr. Marc Sabatine
10:25-10:55 am
Q&A Session
Dr. Marc Sabatine
10:55-11:05 am
Stable CAD: Medicate, Dilate, Operate
Dr. Farouc Jaffer
11:05-11:35 am
Q&A Session
Dr. Farouc Jaffer
11:35-11:45 am
Personalizing DAPT After PCI and ACS
Dr. Michelle O'Donoghue
11:45 am-12:15 pm
Q&A Session
Dr. Michelle O'Donoghue
12:15-12:25 pm
Heart Team Case-Based Panel Discussion
Drs. Rory Weiner, Farouc Jaffer, and David D'Alessandro
12:25-12:45 pm
Break*
12:45-2:00 pm
Valvular Disease
The New Aortic Stenosis Playbook: Imaging, Symptoms and Intervention Pathways
Dr. Nilay Patel
2:00-2:35 pm
Q&A Session
Dr. Nilay Patel
2:35-2:45 pm
Aortic Regurgitation in Practice: Imaging, LV Thresholds, and When to Refer
Dr. Jonathan Passeri
2:45-3:20 pm
Q&A Session
Dr. Jonathan Passeri
3:20-3:30 pm
Break
3:30-3:45 pm
Mitral Regurgitation in 2026: Choosing Repair, TEER, or Surgery
Dr. Patrick O'Gara
3:45-4:20 pm
Q&A Session
Dr. Patrick O'Gara
4:20-4:30 pm
Valvular Case-Based Panel Discussion
Drs. Nilay Patel, Jonathan Passeri, Patrick O'Gara, and Caitlin O’Callaghan Reen, CNP
4:30-4:50 pm
Self-Paced Study
Time for self-paced study of any of the pre-recorded sessions, including the following:
INOCA/ANOCA
Dr. Akl Fahed
Novel Techniques in the Cath Lab
Dr. Brian Bergmark
SCAD
Dr. Nandita Scott
Tricuspid Valve Disease
Dr. Evin Yucel
Mitral Stenosis
Dr. Yee-Ping Sun
*There are many convenient and varied lunch options within a short walking distance of the in-person course.
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Introduction
Dr. Rory Weiner
7:55-8:00 am
Heart Failure
Beyond the Four GDMT Pillars: Contemporary HFrEF Management
Dr. Akshay Desai
8:00-8:30 am
Q&A Session
Dr. Akshay Desai
8:30-8:40 am
From Inotropes to Transplant: Practical Advanced Therapy Pathways
Dr. Michael M. Givertz
8:40-9:10 am
Q&A Session
Dr. Michael M. Givertz
9:10-9:20 am
HFpEF Demystified: Diagnosis, Decongestion, and Disease Modification
Dr. Gregory Lewis
9:20-9:50 am
Q&A Session
Dr. Gregory Lewis
9:50-10:00 am
Heart Failure Case-Based Panel Discussion
Drs. Akshay Desai, Michael M. Givertz, and Gregory Lewis, and Jacqueline Ruckel, CNP
10:00-10:20 am
Break
10:20-10:35 am
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in 2026: Contemporary Diagnosis, Risk Stratification, and Treatment
Dr. Carolyn Ho
10:35-11:00 am
Q&A Session
Dr. Carolyn Ho
11:00-11:10 am
Cardiac Amyloidosis in 2026: Find It, Type It, and Treat It
Dr. Hanna Gaggin
11:10-11:35 am
Q&A Session
Dr. Hanna Gaggin
11:35-11:45 am
Break*
11:45 am-1:00 pm
Adolph M. Hutter, Jr., MD, Keynote Lecture
Endpoints and Evidence: Biomarkers, Clinical Trials, and the Path to Impact
Dr. James Januzzi
1:00-1:40 pm
Q&A Session
Dr. James Januzzi
1:40-1:50 pm
Electrophysiology
Atrial Fibrillation in the Wild: Practical Management in the Clinic and Hospital
Dr. Moussa Mansour
1:50-2:20 pm
Q&A Session
Dr. Moussa Mansour
2:20-2:30 pm
Stroke Prevention Update: Antithrombotics, LAAO, and High-Risk Scenarios
Dr. E. Kevin Heist
2:30-3:00 pm
Q&A Session
Dr. E. Kevin Heist
3:00-3:10 pm
Break
3:10-3:25 pm
Ventricular Tachycardia in 2026: Substrate, Shocks, and the Modern Ablation Era
Dr. Usha Tedrow
3:25-3:55 pm
Q&A Session
Dr. Usha Tedrow
3:55-4:05 pm
Right Patient, Right Device: Pacemakers, ICDs, and CRT—How to Choose?
Dr. Jagmeet Singh
4:05-4:30 pm
Q&A Session
Dr. Jagmeet Singh
4:30-4:40 pm
Arrhythmia Case-Based Panel Discussion
Drs. Moussa Mansour, E. Kevin Heist, Jagmeet Singh, and Usha Tedrow
4:40-5:00 pm
Self-Paced Study
Time for self-paced study of any of the pre-recorded sessions, including the following:
Cardiac Sarcoidosis
Dr. Garrick Stewart
Critical Care in 2026
Dr. David Dudzinski
CPET 101
Dr. Rajeev Malhotra
Wearables
Dr. Shaan Khurshid
Supraventricular Arrhythmias
Dr. Sunil Kapur
*There are many convenient and varied lunch options within a short walking distance of the in-person course.
Friday, October 16, 2026
Introduction
Dr. Rory Weiner
7:55-8:00 am
Imaging
Imaging in Ischemic Heart Disease: Functional Testing
Dr. Michael Osborne
8:00-8:30 am
Q&A Session
Dr. Michael Osborne
8:30-8:40 am
Imaging in Ischemic Heart Disease: Coronary CT Angiography
Dr. Ron Blankstein
8:40-9:10 am
Q&A Session
Dr. Ron Blankstein
9:10-9:20 am
Imaging Case-Based Panel Discussion
Drs. Ron Blankstein and Michael Osborne
9:20-9:50 am
Break
9:50-10:05 am
Non-Ischemic Acute Chest Pain Syndromes
The Pulmonary Embolism Playbook: From ED Triage to Post-PE Syndrome
Dr. Gregory Piazza
10:05-10:35 am
Q&A Session
Dr. Gregory Piazza
10:35-10:45 am
Pericarditis, Updated: Practical Management and Recurrence Prevention
Dr. Jonathan Salik
10:45-11:15 am
Q&A Session
Dr. Jonathan Salik
11:15-11:25 am
Thoracic Aortic Disease: Imaging, Thresholds, and Timing Intervention
Dr. Eric Isselbacher
11:25-11:55 am
Q&A Session
Dr. Eric Isselbacher
11:55 am-12:05 pm
Break*
12:05-1:20 pm
Specialty Topics in Cardiology
Cardio-Oncology in 2026: Prevention, Surveillance, and Treatment of Cardiotoxicity
Dr. Daniel Zlotoff
1:20-1:50 pm
Q&A Session
Dr. Daniel Zlotoff
1:50-2:00 pm
Two Milestones, One Heart: Pregnancy, Menopause, and CVD
Drs. Emily Lau and Amy Sarma
2:00-2:40 pm
Q&A Session
Drs. Emily Lau and Amy Sarma
2:40-2:50 pm
Break
2:50-3:05 pm
Sports Cardiology: Clearance, Risk, and Return-to-Play Decisions
Katie Stewart, CNP and Dr. James Sawalla Guseh
3:05-3:35 pm
Q&A Session
Katie Stewart, CNP and Dr. James Sawalla Guseh
3:35-3:45 pm
Specialty Topic Case-Based Panel
Drs. Emily Lau, James Sawalla Guseh, and Daniel Zlotoff, and Katie Stewart, CNP
3:45-4:05 pm
Closing Remarks
Drs. Emily Lau and Rory Weiner
4:05-4:10 pm
Self-Paced Study
Time for self-paced study of any of the pre-recorded sessions, including the following:
Cardiac MRI Basics
Dr. Albree Tower-Rader
ACHD
Dr. Ada Stefanescu Schmidt
Pulmonary Hypertension
Dr. Alison Witkin
Vascular Disease 101
Dr. Douglas Drachman
Renal Denervation
Dr. Joseph Garasic
Carotid Disease
Dr. Anahita Dua
*There are many convenient and varied lunch options within a short walking distance of the in-person course.