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2023 Annual Meeting

KYACC 2023 Annual Conference

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The Kentucky Academy of Cardiology will be holding its 19th Annual Meeting & Scientific Session, September 9, 2023 at the Central Bank Center in Lexington, Kentucky.

This is the premier educational and networking event for cardiologists and cardiovascular team members in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. This program is specifically designed for physicians, cardiac care associates, cardiovascular pharmacists, echo sonographers, nurses, and other practitioners with an emphasis on current practice trends within cardiovascular medicine.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

07:00 AM

Registration Opens

08:00 AM - 08:10 AM

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Speaker: Jacqueline Dawson Dowe, MD, FACC, FASE

Room: Meeting Room 6-8

08:10 AM - 09:00 AM

Presidential Speaker: Sports Cardiology

Speaker: Matthew Martinez, MD

Room: Meeting Room 6-8

09:00 AM - 09:25 AM

Break - Posters and Exhibits

09:25 AM - 10:15 AM

National Speaker: Addressing the Cardiovascular Contribution to Maternal Mortality

Speaker: Kathryn Lindley, MD

Room: Meeting Room 6-8

10:15 AM - 10:40 AM

Break - Posters and Exhibits

10:40 AM - 11:00 AM

Honorable Maestro Award

Speaker: Robert Salley, MD

Room: Meeting Room 6-8

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Oral Abstract Presentations

11:30 AM - 12:10 PM

CVT Lunch

Speakers: Ruth Ann Palumbo; Annie Sketch, APRN

Room: Meeting Room 6-8

11:30 AM - 12:10 PM

FIT Lunch

Speakers: Matthew Sousa, MD; Craig Tucker, MD; Jerry “JR” White, MD; Hisham Hirzallah, MD; Peter Haigh

Room: Meeting Room 4

12:10 PM - 01:00 PM

ACC Speaker: Diversity Panel Session

Speakers: Edward Childs, MD; Paul Anaya, MD; Jacqueline Dawson Dowe, MD, FACC, FASE; Dinesh Kalra, MD; Michele Friday, MD

Room: Meeting Room 6-8

01:00 PM - 01:20 PM

Break with Exhibitors

01:20 PM - 02:40 PM

Concurrent Sessions


Heart Failure / Transplant

Speakers: Sandy Reagan, APRN; Abigail Latimer, Ph.D, MSW, LCSW, APHSW-C; Attila Ahmad, MD

Room: Meeting Room 1


Imaging

Speakers: Bryana Levitan, RDCS; Vrinda Sardana, MD; Ryan Moore, MD

Room: Meeting Room 2


Electrophysiology

Speakers: Shaun Mohan, MD; Iqbal El-Assaad, MD; Karam Ayoub, MD, and David Spar, MD

Room: Meeting Room 3


Women's Cardiology / Cardio-Obstetrics

Speakers: Gillian Leung, PharmD; Nadia Sutton, MD; Sarah Rinehart, MD

Room: Meeting Room 4

02:40 PM - 03:00 PM

Break with Exhibits

03:00 PM - 04:20 PM

Concurrent Sessions


Heart Failure / Transplant

Speakers: Karam Ayoub, MD; Chioma Onyekwelu, MD, MPH; Bassel Alkhalil, MD

Room: Meeting Room 1


Imaging

Speakers: Matthew Shotwell, MD; Siddharth Pahwa, MD; Dinesh Kalra, MD

Room: Meeting Room 2


Interventional Cardiology


Improving PCI Outcomes Using Intracoronary Imaging

Speaker: Akanksha Thakkar, MD


Left Atrial Appendage Closure

Speaker: Ashish Rastogi, MD


New Devices for Patients with Congenital Heart Disease

Speaker: Eimear McGovern, MD

Room: Meeting Room 3


Women's Cardiology / Cardio-Obstetrics

Speakers: Sara Klinger, MD; Saima Shikari-Dossaji, MD; Mara Atherton, MD; Shengnan Zheng, MD

Room: Meeting Room 4

04:20 PM - 04:30 PM

Awards and Prizes

04:30 PM - 05:00 PM

FIT Jeopardy

Room: Meeting Room 6-8

05:00 PM - 07:00 PM

Women in Cardiology Reception

Room: Prefunction