Location: Sarasota Memorial Hospital Auditorium First Floor 1700 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34239
Registration: See QR Code on attached flyer Due to limited seating, RSVP is required by February 13, 2025
We invite you to attend the 10th Annual Cardiothoracic Summit, presented by Sarasota Memorial and the Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation, to join fellow physicians and healthcare professionals in exploring the latest advances marking new heights for cardiac care in Southwest Florida.
AGENDA
07:30 - 08:00am Registration & Continental Breakfast in Old Board Room
08:00 - 08:05am Cameron Watt, MSN, RN, CNML - Opening Statement
08:05 – 08:45am Brian Betensky, MD, FACC, FHRS – The Mysterious PVC: When to Worry and Techniques for Catheter Ablation
08:50 – 09:30am Daniel Molloy, MD - Renal Denervation
09:35 – 10:15am Kristen Walker, MD - Modern Management of Acute Dissections Involving the Ascending Aorta
10:20 – 11:00am Ricardo Yaryura, MD, FACC – Controversies in Valve Interventions
11:05 – 11:45am Valerie L. Britton, MSN, RN – Implementation and Outcomes of an ERAS Thoracic Pathway at SMH
11:45 - 12:15pm 30 Minute Break with Lunch
12:15 – 01:15pm Keynote Speaker: Arnar Geirsson, MD, Professor of Surgery, Columbia University - Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery: The NYP-Columbia Experience
01:20 - 02:00pm Medical Residents: Ian Vargas, MD, Caroline Wojtas, DO, Manuel Rosario, MD, Benjamin Behers, MD, Linda Tandoh, MD, Robert Taylor, MD - Cardiogenic Shock Complicating AMI: Pathogenic Drivers and Therapeutic Targets
02:00pm Closing Remarks
5.0 CME/CE will be awarded – no partial credit will be given-Registration is necessary.
“In support of improving patient care, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 5.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.”