The Arizona Brain and Heart Symposium
Course Goal
A collaboration of Barrow Neurological Institute and Arizona Heart Rhythm Center, the 2022 Brain-Heart Symposium aims to give an overview of the current state of the art scientific knowledge in neurocardiology. The meeting will consist of a hybrid format, with live guests and speakers, as well as a web-based format for attendees and speakers who will join the meeting virtually. Reuniting speakers specialized in neurology, interventional cardiology and electrophysiology, and cardiac surgery, morning and afternoon sessions will consist of plenary lectures and debates, as well as live interventional cardiology sessions.
Course Learning Objectives
- Define the common conditions of brain-heart related disorders such as stroke, seizure, encephalopathy, arrhythmia
- Cite the updated recommendation on the diagnostic work up of the above-mentioned conditions
- Manage medically in terms of stroke prevention, arrhythmia control, and seizure control
- Explain the options in interventional treatment of cardiac arrhythmia, rhythm control, and stroke prevention
Registration Information
| Attendee Type | price |
|---|---|
| In-person Physician Admission with CME Credits | $100.00 |
| Virtual Physician Admission with CME Credits | $90.00 |
| Virtual and In-Person Nurses Admission with CNE Credits | Free |
| Virtual General Admission (No CME) | Free |
| In-Person General Admission (No CME) | Free |
Refund and cancellation policy: Barrow reserves the right to cancel or change the program for due causes. Cancellation of this program by Barrow or by the participant before October 10th will result in a full refund of tuition.
Continuing Medical Education Credit Information
Accreditation
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the ACcreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of American College of Surgeons and Barrow Neurological Institute. The American College of Surgeons is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
The American College of Surgeons designates this live activity for a maximum of 9.00 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CommonSpirit CNE Administration is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. To successfully obtain CNEs for this activity, the learner must: miss no more than 10 minutes and complete a post conference evaluation.
CommonSpirit CNE Administration is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. To successfully obtain CNEs for this activity, the learner must: miss no more than 10 minutes and complete a post conference evaluation.
In-Person and Virtual
Saturday, October 21-22, 2022
Date, Time, and Location
In Person and Virtual
Friday & Saturday, October 21-22, 2022
Goldman Auditorium
Barrow Neurological Institute
2910 North 3rd Ave
Phoenix, Arizona 85013
Target Audience
This program is designed for health professionals who work in the neurology and cardiology specialties.
Speaker Information
All times refer to Arizona time (Pacific Daylight Time).
| SPeaker | Topic |
|---|---|
| Day 1 – Friday, October 21 – Registration and Vendor Exhibit | 1:00 PM |
| David Wang, DO, Vijendra Swarup, MD, FACC, FHRS Robert Lemery, MD | Welcome and Introductions to Brain-Heart (1:25 PM) |
| David Wang, DO | Brain Health 2022 (1:30 PM) |
| Vijendra Swarup, MD | Cardiology and Cardiac Electrophysiology in 2022 (1:40 PM) |
| Robert Lemery, MD | Brain-Heart: Brief Historical Perspectives and New Frontiers (1:50 PM) |
| Moderators: David Wang, DO; Vijendra Swarup, MD; Robert Lemery, MD | Session I: Automatic Neuromodulation to Treat Cardiac Arrhythmias |
| Roderick Tung, MD | Cardio Neural Ablation for Vasovagal Syncope (2:00 PM) |
| Vivek Reddy, MD | Renal Denervation for the Treatment of Hypertension and Atrial Fibrillation (2:20 PM) |
| Kalyanam Shivkumar, MD | Cardiac Sympathetic Denervation for the treatment of VT (2:40 PM) |
| All Moderators and Panelists | Panel Discussion and Q&A (3:00 PM) |
| Coffee Break | 3:15 PM |
| Moderators: Vivek Reddy, MD, Hursh Naik, MD; Robert Lemery, MD; David Wang, DO, Vijendra Swarup, MD | Session II: LIVE CASES Interventional Cardiology and Stroke Prevention |
| Hursh Naik, MD | PFO Closure (3:30 PM) |
| Vijendra Swarup, MD | LAA Occlusion |
| All Moderators and Panelists | Panel Discussion and Q&A (4:15 PM) |
| Moderators: David Wang, DO; Vijendra Swarup, MD; Robert Lemery, MD | Session III: Neuro Toxins |
| Brad Racette, MD | The Impact of Air Pollution on Brain and Heart Health (4:30 PM) |
| All Moderators and Panelists | Panel Discussion and Q&A (4:50 PM) |
| Adjourn | 5:00 PM |
| Drinks, Cocktails, Dinner (Location to be determined) | 6:00 PM |
| Day 2 – Saturday, October 22 – Light Breakfast and Coffee | 8:00 AM |
| Moderators: David Wang, DO; Robert Lemery, MD, Vijendra Swarup, MD | An Introduction to Heart-Brain Interactions (8:30 AM) |
| Justin Hoskin, MD | The Brain’s in Charge: Basic Understanding of the Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Nervous System (8:30 AM) |
| Robert Lemery, MD | The Heart’s in Charge: The Concept of the Little Brain on the Heart: The Intrinsic Cardiac Nervous System (ICNS)(8:45 AM) |
| Terry Fife, MD | Autonomic Imbalance and Dysautonomias: Primary Neurologic Disorders Affecting Day-to-Day Regulation of Blood Pressure (9:00 AM) |
| Sudarone Thihalolipavan, MD | Cardiac Syncope: Primary Cardiac Causes of Loss of Conscience: Bradycardia, Tachycardia and Other (9:15 AM) |
| All Moderators and Panelists | Panel and Q&A (9:30 AM) |
| Coffee Break | 9:45 AM |
| Moderators: Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, MD; Sabil Kar, MD; Robert Lemery, MD; TBD | Live Cases from the Arizona Heart Rhythm Center |
| Vijendra Swarup, MD, FACC, FHRS Sudarone Thihalolipavan, MD | Live from the EP Lab – Introduction of Patient Cases (10:00 AM) |
| Keynote Speaker: M. Edip Gurol, MD, MSc | Individualized Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation: The Crossroads of Neurology and Cardiology (10:20 AM) |
| Sabil Kar, MD | The Role of MitraClip in the Treatment of Mitral Regurgitation in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation. (10:40 AM) |
| Vijendra Swarup, MD, Sudarone Thihalolipavan, MD | Live from the EP Lab. Progress of Clinical Cases Being Performed (11:00 AM) |
| Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, MD | Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Realistic Expectations for the Referring Physician (11:20 AM) |
| All Moderators and Panelists | Live from the EP Lab. Wrap-Up and Patient Outcomes (11:40 AM) |
| Lunch / Vendor Exhibits / Session Broadcast in Sonntag Pavilion | 12:00 PM |
| Gali Gannett, PA | Loop Recorder / Implants (12:15 PM) |
| Richard Foster | The Magic of Transcranial Doppler (12:30 PM) |
| Andrew Kalkowski, RN | Mobile Stroke Unit’s Case Study (12:45 PM) |
| Moderators: David Wang, DO; Sabil Kar, MD; Robert Lemery, MD; TBD | Stroke Therapies and Prevention |
| Daniel Gonzalez, MD | Antithrombotics for stroke prevention, what are the current guidelines? (1:00 PM) |
| Supreet Kaur, MD | Embolic stroke of unknown source, how do we manage? (1:15 PM) |
| Andrew Ducruet, MD | Interventional Neuroradiology, what can endovascular therapy do? (1:30 PM) |
| All Moderators and Panelists | Panel Discussion, Q&A (1:45 PM) |
| Coffee Break | 2:00 PM |
| Moderators: Pallavi Bellamkonda, MD; David Wang DO; Vijendra Swarup, MD | Covid-19, CHF and Autonomic Regulation |
| Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, MD | Covid-19, Autonomics and Long Covid (2:15 PM) |
| Rajakrishnan Vijayakrishnan, MD | Neuro Humoral Treatment of CHF (2:30 PM) |
| Kevin Brady, MD | LVAD, Other Bridge to Permanent Devices and Cardiac Transplantation (2:45PM) |
| All Moderators and Panelists | Panel Discussion, Q&A (3:00 PM) |
| David Wang, DO; Vijendra Swarup, MD; Robert Lemery MD | Meeting Overview and Conclusions of Brain-Heart 2022 (3:15 PM) |
| Adjourn | 3:30 PM |
Course Directors
Arizona Heart Rhythm Center
Arizona Heart Rhythm Center
Commercial Promotion
Barrow Neurological Institute wishes to recognize and thank the following company for its monetary and commercial support.
Exhibitors and Sponsors
Barrow Neurological Institute wishes to recognize and thank the following companies for their commercial promotion of this educational activity.
Educational Grant:
- Boston Scientific
Platinum Exhibitor:
- Boston Scientific
- Medtronic
- Abbott
- Impulse Dynamics
- Biosense Webster
Bronze Exhibitor:
- Frazer
- V-WAVE Medical
- Respicardia
- Viz.ai
Exhibit Only:
- Boehringer Ingelheim
- AstraZeneca
Sponsored Tables:
- Barrow Neurological Institute’s Emergency Stroke Treatment Unit
- Barrow Stroke Research
- Barrow Outreach
- Zoll LifeVest
- Biosense Webster
Disclosure Information
In accordance with the ACCME Accreditation Criteria, the American College of Surgeons must ensure that anyone in a position to control the content of the educational activity (planners and speakers/authors/discussants/moderators) has disclosed all financial relationships with any ineligible company held in the last 24 months. Please note that first authors were required to collect and submit disclosure information on behalf all other authors/contributors, if applicable.
Ineligible Company: The ACCME defines an “ineligible company” as any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services used on or consumed by patients. Providers of clinical services directly to patients are NOT included in this definition.
Financial Relationships: Relationships in which the individual benefits by receiving a salary, royalty, intellectual property rights, consulting fee, honoraria, ownership interest (e.g., stocks, stock options or other ownership interest, excluding diversified mutual funds), or other financial benefit. Financial benefits are usually associated with roles such as employment, management position, independent contractor (including contracted research), consulting, speaking and teaching, membership on advisory committees or review panels, board membership, and other activities from which remuneration is received, or expected. ACCME considers relationships of the person involved in the CME activity to include financial relationships of a spouse or partner.
Conflict of Interest: Circumstances create a conflict of interest when an individual has an opportunity to affect CME content about products or services of a ineligible company with which he/she has a financial relationship.
The ACCME also requires that ACS manage any reported conflict and eliminate the potential for bias during the educational activity. Any conflicts noted below have been managed to our satisfaction. The disclosure information is intended to identify any commercial relationships and allow learners to form their own judgments. However, if you perceive a bias during the educational activity, please report it on the evaluation.
Barrow Neurological Institute & St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Faculty: All Relevant Financial Relationships Have Been Mitigated
| Disclosures |
|---|
| Moderators/Arizona Heart Rhythm Center Faculty/Guest Faculty |
| David Wang, DO, FAAN, FAHA Financial disclosures – Speaker; Boehrinjer Ingelheim |
| Brad Racette, MD, FAAN |
| Terry D. Fife, MD Financial disclosures – None |
| Justin Hoskin, MD Financial disclosures – None |
| Supreet Kaur, MD Financial disclosures – None |
| Andrew Ducruet, MD Financial disclosures – Consultant: Stryker/Penumbra, Medtronic/Oculus, Cerenovus, Koswire CMO; Aneuvas |
| Daniel Gonzalez, MD |
| Richard Foster, MS, RVS, RVT, RDMS |
| Andrew Kalkowski, RN |
| Kevin Brady, MD Financial disclosures – Consultant; Edwards LiveSciences |
| Hursh Naik, MD Financial disclosures – Consultant, Boston Scientific, Edwards, Abbott, Abiome, Sarannas |
| Rajakrishnan Vijayakrishnan, MD Financial disclosures – None |
| Gali Gannett, PA |
| Sudarone Thilhalolipavan, MD Financial disclosures – Consultant; Abbot, Zoll |
| Moderator |
| Pallavi Bellamkonda, MD Financial disclosures – None |
| Arizona Heart Rhythm Center Faculty |
| Vijendra Swarup, MD, FACC, FHRS Financial disclosures- Consultant; Abbott, Boston Scientific |
| Robert Lemery, MD, FACC, FHRS Financial disclosures – None |
| Guest Faculty |
| Saibal Kar, MD Financial disclosures – Consultant; Boston Scientific, Medtronic |
| Vivek Reddy, MD, FACC, FHRS Financial disclosures – Speaker/Faculty; Ethicon, Medtronic, Consultant; Acutus, Abbott , Bionese |
| Dhanunjaya R. Lakkireddy, MD FHRS Financial disclosures – None |
| Kalyanam Shivkumar, MD, FACC,FHRS Financial disclosures – None |
| Keynote Speakers |
| Roderick Tung, MD |
| M. Edip Gurol, M.D., M.Sc. |