The Arizona Brain and Heart Symposium
Course Goal
A collaboration of Barrow Neurological Institute and Arizona Heart Rhythm Center, the 2021 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/CNE Credits | $90.00 |
| Virtual Physician Admission with CME/CNE Credits | $90.00 |
| Virtual and In-Person Nurses Admission with CME/CNE Credits | Free |
| Virtual General Admission (No CME/CNE) | Free |
| In-Person General Admission (No CME/CNE) | 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 Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the American College of Surgeons and Dignity Health. The American College of Surgeons is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
The American College of Surgeons designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Continuing Medical Education Credit Information
Accreditation
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the American College of Surgeons and Dignity Health. The American College of Surgeons is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
The American College of Surgeons designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
In-Person and Virtual
Saturday, October 30, 2021
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM PDT
Date, Time, and Location
In Person and Virtual
Saturday, October 30, 2021
7:00 AM – 5:00 PM PDT
Goldman Auditorium
Barrow Neurological Institute
2910 North 3rd Avenue
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 |
|---|---|
| Registration and Vendor Exhibit | 7:00 AM |
| David Wang, DO, FAAN, FAHA Vijendra Swarup, MD, FACC, FHRS | Welcome and Introductions to Brain-Heart (7:30 AM) |
| David Wang, DO, FAAN, FAHA | Brain Health 2021 (7:30 AM) |
| Vijendra Swarup, MD, FACC, FHRS | Cardiology and Cardiac Electrophysiology in 2021 (7:40 AM) |
| Robert Lemery, MD | Brain-Heart: Brief Historical Perspectives and New Frontiers (7:50 AM) |
| Early Morning Session | An Introduction to Heart-Brain Interactions |
| Justin Hoskin, MD | The Brain’s in Charge: Basic Understanding of the Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Nervous System (8:00 AM) |
| Robert Lemery, MD | The Heart’s in Charge: The Concept of the Little Brain on the Heart: The Intrinsic Cardiac Nervous System (8:15 AM) |
| Terry D. Fife, MD | Autonomic Imbalance and Dysautonomias: Primary Neurologic Disorders Affecting Day-to-Day Regulation of Blood Pressure (8:30 AM) |
| Sudarone Thihalolipavan, MD | Cardiac Syncope: Primary Cardiac Causes of Loss of Conscience: Bradycardia, Tachycardia and Other (8:45 AM) |
| Justin Hoskin, MD Robert Lemery, MD Terry D. Fife, MD Sudarone Thihalolipavan, MD | Panel Discussion and Q&A (9:00 AM) |
| Mid-Morning Session | Brain-Heart: Thrombus and Bleeding |
| Supreet Kaur, MD | Antithrombotics for Stroke and TIA: Pathophysiology and the Neurologist Perspective (9:15 AM) |
| Andrew Ducruet, MD | Brain Bleeds: Neurosurgeon to the Rescue (9:30 AM) |
| David Wang, DO Pallavi Bellamkonda, MD Supreet Kaur, MD Andrew Ducruet, MD | Panel Discussion and Q&A (9:45 AM) |
| Exhibits and Coffee Break | 10:00 AM |
| Saibal Kar, MD David Wang, DO Robert Lemery, MD | LIVE CASES Pre-Recorded: Presentations and Debate (10:15 AM) |
| Vijendra Swarup, Hursh Naik, MD, Sudarone Thihalolipavan, MD | LIVE and Pre-Recorded Cases: LAA Closure Device, PFO Closure and Catheter ablation of Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter. |
| Saibal Kar, MD | Left Atrial Appendage: Clinical Trials of Appendage Closure |
| Hursh Naik, MD (PRO), Paul MacDonald, MD (CON) | Debate: Patients with Cryptogenic Stroke Should Undergo Foramen Ovale (PFO) Closure. |
| Vijendra Swarup, MD | Emerging evidence: Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation for the Prevention of Stroke |
| Vijendra Swarup, MD, Hursh Naik, MD, Sudarone Thihalolipavan, MD, Paul MacDonald, MD, Saibal Kar, MD, David Wang, DO, Robert Lemery, MD | Panel Discussion and Q&A (11:45 AM) |
| Exhibits and Lunch | 12:00 PM |
| Early Afternoon Session | New Therapies for Cardiac Arrythmias: Renal Denervation and Cardiac Sympathetic Denervation |
| Vivek Reddy, MD | Renal Denervation to treat AF and VT: The Re-Emergence of a Promising Therapy (1:00 PM) |
| Kalyanam Shivkumar, MD | The Cardiac Patient with VT or ICD Storm: Stellate Ganglion Block and Cardiac Sympathetic Denervation (1:30 PM) |
| Vivek Reddy, MD, Kalyanam Shivkumar, MD, David Wang, DO, Vijendra Swarup, Robert Lemery, MD | Panel Discussion and Q&A (2:00 PM) |
| Mid Afternoon Session | Sudden Death, from Heart or Brain? |
| Asim Haque, MD, PhD, MPH | The Epileptic Heart (2:15 PM) |
| Robert Roberts, MD | Genetics and Sudden Death: The Current (2:30 PM) |
| Asim Haque, MD, Robert Roberts, MD, Sudarone Thihalolipavan, MD | Panel and Q&A (2:45 PM) |
| Exhibits and Coffee Break | 3:00 PM |
| Final Session | Covid-19, CHF and Autonomic Regulation |
| Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, MD | Covid-19 and Brain-Heart Dilemmas (3:15 PM) |
| Rajakrishna Vijaykrishnan, MD | The Management of End-Stage Heart Failure (3:30 PM) |
| Kevin Brady, MD | LVAD and Other Emerging Bridge to Permanent Devices (3:45 PM) |
| Teddy Youn, MD | Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices and Stroke: A Review (4:00 PM) |
| Vijendra Swarup, MD | Strategies to reduce LA Pressure: Percutaneous Creation of Inter-Atrial Shunt for the Management of CHF (4:15 PM) |
| Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, MD, Rajakrishna Vijaykrishnan, MD, Kevin Brady, MD, Teddy Youn, MD, Vijendra Swarup, MD, Pallavi Bellamkonda, MD David Wang, DO | Panel Discussion and Q&A (4:30 PM) |
| David Wang, DO Vijendra Swarup, MD | Concluding Remarks (4:45 PM) |
| Panelists | Meeting Adjourns (5:00 PM) |
Course Directors
Arizona Heart Rhythm Center
Arizona Heart Rhythm Center
Commercial Support
Barrow Neurological Institute wishes to recognize and thank the following company for its monetary and commercial support.
Commercial Support:
- Boston Scientific
Exhibitors and Sponsors
Barrow Neurological Institute wishes to recognize and thank the following companies for their commercial promotion of this educational activity.
Platinum Exhibitor:
- Boston Scientific
Gold Exhibitor:
- Abbott
- MedTronic
Silver Exhibitor:
- MedTronic
- AstraZeneca
Bronze Exhibitor:
- Frazer
- BioSense Webster
- Nova Signal
- Respicardia
- Acutus
- Impulse Dynamics
- Bio Tel Heart
Participating Sponsor Exhibitor:
- Allergan
- Aziyo Biologics
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 |
| Terry D. Fife, MD Financial disclosures – None |
| Justin Hoskin, MD Financial disclosures – None |
| Supreet Kaur, MD Financial disclosures – None |
| Paul MacDonald, MD Financial disclosures – None |
| Andrew Ducruet, MD Financial disclosures – Consultant: Stryker/Penumbra, Medtronic/Oculus, Cerenovus, Koswire CMO; Aneuvas |
| Asim Haque, MD, PhD, MPH Financial disclosures – None |
| Teddy Youn, MD Financial disclosures – None |
| Robert Roberts, MD Financial disclosures – Consultant, Cumberland Pahrma |
| Kevin Brady, MD Financial disclosures – Consultant; Edwards LiveSciences |
| Hursh Naik, MD Financial disclosures – Consultant, Boston Scientific, Edwards, Abbott, Abiome, Sarannas |
| Rajakrishna Vijaykrishnan, MD Financial disclosures – None |
| 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 |
| Sudarone Thilhalolipavan, MD Financial disclosures – Consultant; Abbot, Zoll |
| Kalyanam Shivkumar, 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 |
| Shephal Doshi, MD, FACC Financial disclosures – Consultant; Boston Scientific, Jansen, Baylis |
| Kalyanam Shivkumar, MD, FACC,FHRS Financial disclosures – None |