Day 1
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; Michael Papadakis
9:25-9:45 am
Break
9:45-10:00 am
Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes: Epidemiology, Risk Signals & Prevention
Christine Albert
10:00-10:15 am
Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Athletes: NCAA Data in Context
Brad Petak
10:15-10:30 am
Pre-Participation Screening & Prevention: Lessons from the Sidelines
Kim Harmon
10:30-10:45 am
Wearables & Remote Monitoring in Athlete Care
Jeff Hsu
10:45-11:00 am
Atrial Fibrillation in Athletes: Mechanisms, Management & Return to Play
Katie Stewart
11:00-11:15 am
PVCs & Ventricular Arrhythmias in Athletes: When to Reassure, When to Worry
Eugene Chung
11:15-11:30 am
Arrhythmia Case Presentations & Panel Discussion
Eugene Chung; Christine Albert; Brad Petak; Kim Harmon; Jeff Hsu; Katie Stewart
11:30 am-12:00 pm
Lunch and Learn
12:00-1:00 pm
RACER I & II: What Marathon Data Tell Us About Coronary Risk
Aaron Baggish
1:00-1:15 pm
Coronary Disease in the Masters Endurance Athlete: CAC, Plaque, Physiology & Prognosis
Ben Levine
1:15-1:30 pm
Clinical Decision-Making in Masters Athletes With CAD
Sheela Krishnan
1:30-1:45 pm
Medical Therapy, Revascularization & Performance: What Actually Matters for Athletes
Ankit Shah
1:45-2:00 pm
Cardiac Rehabilitation to Competitive Return: Re-Training the Masters Athlete With CAD-
Nathaniel Moulson
2:00-2:15 pm
Beyond the Peak: CPET Thresholds in Clinical Practice
James Sawalla Guseh
2:15-2:30 pm
CAD Case Presentations & Panel Discussion
Ben Levine; Aaron Baggish; Nathaniel Moulson; Ankit Shah; James Sawalla Guseh
2:30-3:00 pm
Break
3:00-3:15 pm
Echocardiography in the Athlete: Beyond Wall Thickness
Rory Weiner
3:15-3:30 pm
The Athletic Aorta: Remodeling & Risk
Tim Churchill
3:30-3:45 pm
Cardiac MRI & CT in Athletic Risk Assessment
Dermot Phelan
3:45-4:15 pm
The Right Ventricle Under Stress: Imaging ARVC in Athletes
Andre LaGerche
4:15-4:30 pm
Imaging Case Presentations
4:30-5:00 pm
From the Sidelines to a Discipline: The Birth and Evolution of Sports Cardiology
Aaron Baggish
5:00-6:00 pm
Day 2
Saturday, September 26, 2026
Welcome & Reflections
James Sawalla Guseh
7:55-8:00 am
HCM You Didn’t Know That
Matthew Martinez
8:00-8:15 am
You Wink at Me I’ll Wenckebach
Eugene Chung
8:15-8:30 am
Immersion That!
Ankit Shah
8:30-8:45 am
Where the Air Is Clear
Ben Levine
8:45-9:00 am
Exercise Potpourri
Aaron Baggish
9:00-9:15 am
Break
9:15-9:30 am
Genetic Cardiomyopathies in Sport: Testing, Interpretation, and Eligibility
Neal K. Lakdawala
9:30-9:45 am
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Risk Stratification and Shared Decision-Making
Matthew Martinez
9:45-10:00 am
Borderline Phenotypes in Athletes: Early Cardiomyopathy or Extreme Adaptation?
Mark Haigney
10:00-10:15 am
Interactive Case Competition: Would You Clear This Athlete? Panel Discussion
Matthew Martinez; Neal K. Lakdawala; Satya Reddy
10:15-10:45 am
The Psychological Load of Athletic Clearance, Restriction & Return to Play
Emily Saul
10:45-11:00 am
Patient Capstone: From No Sports at All to the Top of the World
11:00-11:45 am
Lunch Break
11:45 am-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
Ben Levine
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
3:00-3:15 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 Danelian
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
4:30-5:00 pm
Final Capstone: Launch of the Sports Cardiology Society
Matthew Martinez
5:00-5:30 pm