Friday, September 25, 2026
Welcome & Course Overview
James Sawalla Guseh; Katie Stewart
8:00-8:10 am
Contemporary Athlete Evaluation: Bridging Guidelines, Gray Zones, and Real-World Practice
Jonathan Kim
8:10-8:25 am
Military & Tactical Athletes: An Update on the Guidelines
Beth Dineen
8:25-8:40 am
Sports Participation in Athletes with Arrhythmias: Key Updates from the 2024 HRS Clinical Guidelines
Rachel Lampert
8:40-8:55 am
Updated International ECG Criteria in Athletes (2025): What’s New and What Matters
Jonathan Drezner
8:55-9:10 am
Athlete ECG Interpretation: Pitfalls, Patterns, and High-Risk Findings
Sanjay Sharma
9:10-9:25 am
Interactive ECG Review: You Make the Call (Audience Participation)
Jonathan Kim; Rachel Lampert; Jonathan Drezner; Sanjay Sharma; Eugene Chung
9:25-9:55 am
Break
9:55 - 10:15 am
Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes: Epidemiology, Risk Signals & Prevention
Christine Albert
10:15-10:30 am
Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Athletes: NCAA Data in Context
Brad Petak
10:30-10:45 am
Pre-Participation Screening & Prevention: Lessons from the Sidelines
Kim Harmon
10:45-11:00 am
Wearables & Remote Monitoring in Athlete Care
Jeff Hsu
11:00-11:15 am
Atrial Fibrillation in Athletes: Mechanisms, Management & Return to Play
Katie Stewart
11:15-11:30 am
PVCs & Ventricular Arrhythmias in Athletes: When to Reassure, When to Worry
Eugene Chung
11:30-11:45 am
Arrhythmia Case Presentations & Panel Discussion
Eugene Chung; Brad Petak; Kim Harmon; Jeff Hsu; Katie Stewart
11:45 am-12:15 pm
Break for Lunch
12:15 - 12:30 pm
Lunch and Learn: Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in the Evaluation of Athletes - Live Demonstration & Clinical Interpretation Pearls
James Sawalla Guseh
12:30 - 1:15 pm
RACER I & II: What Marathon Data Tell Us About Coronary Risk
Aaron Baggish
1:15-1:30 pm
Coronary Disease in the Masters Endurance Athlete: CAC, Plaque, Physiology & Prognosis
Ben Levine
1:30-1:45 pm
Optimal Management of the Masters Athlete with Coronary Artery Disease- Medical Therapy vs. Revascularization Debate with Case Presentation
Sheela Krishnan; Satya Reddy
1:45-2:00 pm
Cardiac Rehabilitation to Competitive Return: Re-Training the Masters Athlete With CAD
Nathaniel Moulson
2:20-2:35 pm
Break
2:35 - 2:50 pm
Echocardiography in the Athlete: Beyond Wall Thickness
Rory Weiner
2:50-5:05 pm
Advanced Cardiac MRI in the Athlete with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Albree Tower-Rader
3:05-3:20 pm
The Athletic Aorta: Remodeling, Surveillance & Return-to-Play
Tim Churchill
3:20-3:35 pm
Myocarditis in Athletes: New Guideline, Imaging & Return-to-Play
Matthew Martinez
3:35-3:50 pm
Interactive Imaging Case Presentations & Panel Discussion
Matthew Martinez; Rory Weiner; Tim Churchill; Albree Tower-Rader
3:50-4:10 pm
From the Sidelines to a Discipline: The Birth and Evolution of Sports Cardiology Paul Thompson: Lifetime Achievement Award
Aaron Baggish
4:10-5:00 pm
Saturday, September 26, 2026
Welcome & Reflections
James Sawalla Guseh
7:55-8:00 am
The Heart of Boston Sports: Caring for the Athletes Across a Lifetime
James Januzzi
8:00-8:15 am
Sports Cardiology Jeopardy
Ankit Shah; Ben Levin; Aaron Baggish; Rachel Lampert; Matthew Martinez
8:15-9:30 am
Break
9:30 - 9:45 am
ARVC in Athletes: Right Ventricular Remodeling, Imaging & the Genetics of Disease
Andre LaGerche
9:45-10:00 am
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in Athletes: Genetics, Risk Stratification & Shared Decision-Making
Neal K. Lakdawala
10:00-10:15 am
When Sudden Cardiac Arrest is the First Phenotype: Evaluation, Diagnosis & Return-to-play
Mark Haigney
10:15-10:30 am
The Psychological Impact of Athletic Clearance, Restriction & Return-to-Play
Emily Saul
10:30-10:45 am
Case Presentations and Panel Discussion
Andre LaGerche; Neal K. Lakdawala; Mark Haigney; Emily Saul
10:45-11:15 pm
Patient Capstone: From No Sports at All to the Top of the World
Peter Horsman
11:15-12:00 pm
LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
12:00 - 1:00 pm
Female Athletes Across the Lifespan: Performance, Pregnancy & Cardiovascular Risk
Tamana Singh
1:00-1:15 pm
Extremes of Exercise: Space, Altitude & Cardiovascular Adaptation
Tamana Singh
1:15-1:30 pm
Disparities by the Numbers
Aubrey Grant
1:30-1:45 pm
Operational Cardiology in the Armed Forces: Readiness & Return to Duty
Caroline Murphy
1:45-2:00 pm
Case Presentations and Panel Discussion: Clearance, Equity & Decision-Making Across Special Populations
2:00-3:00 pm
Break
3:00 pm
The Pediatric Athlete: Growth, Remodeling & Red Flags
Silvana Molossi
3:15-3:30 pm
Clearance, Restriction & Risk in the Young Athlete
Peter Dean
3:30-3:45 pm
Transitioning the Athlete to Adult Care: Where Things Break Down
Keri Shafer
3:45-4:00 pm
Community-Based Athlete Safety at Scale: Advocacy in Action
Alfred Danielian
4:00-4:15 pm
Emergency Action Plans & AED Deployment: What Actually Saves Lives
Eli Friedman
4:15-4:30 pm
Real Life Scenarios: Cases in this Population
Silvana Molossi
4:30-4:50 pm
Final Capstone: Launch of the Sports Cardiology Society
Matthew Martinez
4:50-5:00 pm
Adjourn
5:00-5:10 pm