TWO DAYS OF TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING
| Explore the “Eras” during our main plenary sessions beginning with an in-depth look into the preserved ejection fraction “PEF Era” exploring emerging treatments, transthyretin amyloid (ATTR) and more. The ventricular assist device “VAD Era” will look at LVAD Do’s and Don’ts, top papers of 2024 and promises an exciting debate about artificial intelligence. The reduced ejection fraction “REF Era” goes beyond the 4 foundational therapies to discuss innovations and challenges in HFrEF. Finally, the “Device Era” will review current and evolving device-based therapies in heart failure. |  |
| THURSDAY, MAY 1 | |||
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| 5:00-8:00 PM | Registration Desk Open | Victory Ballroom Lobby, 3rd Floor | |
Please note that all times are set to Eastern Time (ET) (UTC-4)
| FRIDAY, MAY 2 | |||
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| 6:30-9:00 AM | Registration Desk & Exhibit Hall | Victory Ballroom Lobby/Princes’ Gates Ballroom, 3rd Floor | |
| 8:00-9:00 AM | Sponsored Breakfast Symposium - Beyond the Heart: Multidisciplinary Strategies in hATTR-CM | Victory Ballroom, 3rd Floor | |
| PLENARY 1 (Victory Ballroom, 3rd Floor) The PEF Era | CO-CHAIRS Stephanie Poon, MD Michael McDonald, MD | ||
| 9:00-9:05 AM | Welcome & Congress Opening Remarks | Shelley Zieroth, MD | |
| 9:05-10:30 AM | Comparing and Contrasting International HFpEF Guidelines | Sean Virani, MD | |
| The Great Mimicker: ATTR Update | Margot Davis, MD | ||
| HFpEF: Prevention and Future Paradigms | Marc Pfeffer, MD | ||
| Incretin Debate: Hype or Phenotype? | Biykem Bozkurt, MD Elizabeth Swiggum, MD | ||
| Lived Experience Commentary | Wayne Sandvik | ||
| Plenary Q & A | |||
| CHFN Awards | Jonathan Howlett, MD | ||
| 10:30-11:00 AM | Health Break & Exhibit Hall | Princes’ Gates Ballroom, 3rd Floor | |
| 11:00-11:45 AM | ACCREDITED WORKSHOPS | ||
| CHFS AAHFN Joint Nursing & Allied Health Workshop - Self Care in Heart Failure: Current State of Heart Failure Education Across Canada and the United States | Coronation Park, 2nd Floor Wynne Chiu, NP Stephanie Barnes, NP Laura Peters, NP Rodolfo Pike, NP | ||
| Strategies for Identifying and Managing Cardiotoxicity in Cancer Treatment | Riverdale Park, 2nd Floor Husam Abdel-Qadir, MD | ||
| Early Career and Trainee Workshop: Strategizing with the CHFS Workforce Committee | Humber Park, 2nd Floor Aws Almufleh, MD Phyllis Billia, MD Michael Rheaume, MD | ||
| 12:00-1:00 PM | Sponsored Lunch Symposium - New Frontiers in Reducing CVD Risk | Victory Ballroom, 3rd Floor | |
| 1:15-1:45 PM | Sponsored Community of Practice Sessions (Choose to Attend 1 of 4 Concurrent Sessions) | Coronation Park, Riverdale Park, Humber Park, 2nd Floor Kandy Gallery, Ground Floor | |
| 1:45-3:00 PM | Trainee Research Competition Poster Presentations | Princes’ Gates Pre-Function Space, 3rd Floor | |
| PLENARY 2 (Victory Ballroom, 3rd Floor) Canadian Heart Failure Society & JACC HF: Joint Session The VAD Era | CO-CHAIRS Kim Anderson, MD Biykem Bozkurt, MD | ||
| 3:00-3:02 PM | Plenary Opening Remarks | Kim Anderson, MD | |
| 3:02-4:50 PM | JACC HF Top 10 papers of 2023/2024 | Biykem Bozkurt, MD | |
| LVAD Do’s and Don’ts | Phyllis Billia, MD | ||
| ACHD: Options for Advanced Therapies | Sarah Blissett, MD | ||
| AI Debate: • Optimus Will “Make” Us! • Optimus Will “Break” Us! | Robert Avram, MD Jonathan Howlett, MD | ||
| Lived Experience Commentary | Jillianne Code | ||
| Plenary Q & A | |||
| Trainee Research Competition Awards | |||
| 4:50-5:00 PM | Day 1 Highlights from the Co-chairs | ||
| 5:00-7:00 PM | Welcome Reception & Networking Event | Princes’ Gates Ballroom/Exhibit Hall, 3rd Floor | |