Schedule
(Subject to change)
DAY 1 – FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2017
7:00 am | Registration/Check-in/Continental Breakfast
8:00 am | Welcome and Overview
Session 1: Interpretation of the ECG and echo in the Young Athlete: NORMAL or ABNORMAL?
Chair: Stuart Berger, MD
- Athletic Specific ECG Criteria – Reading with the Experts – M.Silka, MD
- Differentiation of the Athlete’s heart – W. Lai, MD
- Unexplained Exertional Syncope – What To Do? – B. Cannon, MD
- Screening With or Without an ECG – How Can We Resolve the Debate? – R. Chang, MD, MPH
- Panel Discussion / Audience Q&A
10:00 am | Break
Session 2: Genomics of SCA
Chair: Anjan Batra, MD, FHRS
- State of Genetic Testing in Cardiac Channelopthies and Cardiomyopathies – YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED! –M. Ackerman, MD, PhD, FAAC
- Current Limitations and Future Potential of Genomics in Predicting SCD – A. Chang, MD, MBA, MPH
- Panel discussion /Audience Q&A
12 – 1:30 pm | Lunch on your own
Session 3: Risk Stratification of SCD
Chair: Michael Ackerman, MD, PhD, FAAC
- Debate: Current cardiac screening practices in professional sports and NCAA sports – Is This Where We Should Be Going With Screening?
a. Pro – Y. Bar Cohen, MD
b. Con – S. Berger, MD - Debate: Should an HCM Patient with an ICD be Allowed to Play Competitive Sports?
a. Pro – A. Batra, MD
b. Con – I. Law, MD - Panel discussion / Audience Q&A
2:50 pm | Break
Session 4: The Cardiologist as a member of the Sports Medicine Team – Panel Discussion
Chair: Michael Silka, MD
- Understand the Role of a Sports Medicine Team – A. Brock, Athletic Trainer and C. Koutures, MD
- Is Having a Cardiologist as a Member of the Sports Medicine Team Helpful? – K. Shannon, MD
Session 5 – “Real World” Cases – Put me in Coach, I’m ready to play (audience response)
- Mild-Moderate Congenital Heart Disease – J. Moore, MD
- The Patient with a Pacemaker – A. McCanta, MD
- Post-op Tetralogy of Fallot with PVCs – R. Kantor, MD
4:30 pm | End of Day 1
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DAY 2 – SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 2017
7:00 am | Registration/Check-in/Continental Breakfast
8:00 am | Welcome
Keynote Session: Athletes with ICDs – What is the Data?
David Cannom, MD, FACC
Session 6: Integrating the Cardiologist on the Sports Medicine Team: The USA Volleyball Experience and What We Have Learned
Chair: Yaniv Bar Cohen, MD
Panel: P. Grossfeld, MD, C. Koutures, MD, C. Davis, MD, A. Brock, Athletic Trainer
10:00 am | Break
Session 7 – Sports Cardiology in Young Athletes
Chair: Ronald Kantor, MD
- IOM Report on Cardiac Arrest: Implications for Children, Athletes & Teenagers – D. Atkins, MD
- Common Non-Cardiac Sports Problems – Orthopedic and Concussion– C. Koutures, MD
- Are the Risk Factors for SCA in Children with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy the Same as Those in Adults? – S. Balaji, MBBS, FRCP, PhD
- Panel discussion / Audience Q&A
12 Noon – 1:30 p.m. | Hosted Lunch – Physicians: Networking
12 Noon – 1:30 p.m. | Hosted Lunch – Nursing: Networking/Review
Nursing Track Session
Chair: Melissa Olen, ARNP
- Pharmacological Management Options for the Patient at Risk of SCD – M. Olen, ARNP
- Programming Tips and Troubleshooting to Prevent Inappropriate ICD Discharges – F. Tuozo, MSN, NP
- Identifying Red Flags on EKG Screening – B. Dechert-Crooks
- LQT Syndrome Masked by Coexisting Congenital Heart Disease – S. Shepard
- Panel discussion /Audience Q&A
Session 8 – Basic Exercise Physiology and Sports Cardiology
Chair: Seshadri Balaji, MBBS, FRCP, PhD
- Research in Sports and Exercise Cardiology: Challenges, Opportunities, Future Directions – D. Cooper, MD
- Utility of Exercise Testing in Determining the Risk of SCD – I. Law, MD
- Heat Stroke: When it is and When it is Not – C. Koutures, MD
- Panel Discussion
2:45 pm | Break
Session 9 – ECG Screening and Automated External Defibrillators (AED) in Schools: What is the Role of the Primary Care Physician (PCP)?
Chair: Kevin Shannon, MD
Panel: Jim Cappon, MD, Marc Lerner, MD, Jim Korb, MD PCP
4:00 pm | Adjourn
