New Developments in Cardiology 2025

Waukesha, WI US
September 27, 2025

This course is designed to present new developments in the field of cardiovascular disorders and their clinical applications to encourage discussion and promote improved patient outcomes in all our practices. We have chosen topics and presenters to cover the latest in familiar topics as well as map out areas of frontier exploration. This activity is designed for family practitioners, internists, cardiologists, emergency department physicians, and advanced practice clinicians as well as other interested health professionals.

This conference is being held in person at The Ingleside Hotel, Pewaukee, WI 53072

Target Audience

This course is intended for nurses, physicians, pharmacist, pharmacy techs, and other health care professionals.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this session, learners should be able to:

  1. Identify current treatments in five most common vascular problems
  2. Interpret the indications for action in treating cardiovascular disease
  3. Compare new treatments in cardiovascular disease
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    Aurora Health Care is accredited by the Wisconsin Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Aurora Health Care designates this activity for a maximum of 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 7.25 Attendance
    Attendance Credit
    • 7.25 Approved AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 7.25 Continuing Nursing Education (CE)
    Aurora Health Care is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Wisconsin Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 7.25 contact hours have been awarded to this activity by the Wisconsin Nursing Association. To receive contact hours, participants must attend the entire activity.
  • 7.25 Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE)
    Aurora Health Care Department of Pharmacy Services is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
  • 7.25 Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE) Pharmacy Technician
    Aurora Health Care Department of Pharmacy Services is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
Course opens: 
07/14/2025
Course expires: 
12/31/2025
Event starts: 
09/27/2025 - 7:00am CDT
Event ends: 
09/27/2025 - 4:50pm CDT
Cost:
$50.00
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Agenda
 

7:00 AM – 7:55 AM

Registration, Breakfast, and Visit Exhibits

 

7:55 AM-8:00 AM

Welcome and Logistics

Khitha, Bajwa, Allaqaband

 

Moderated Session I

 

8:00 AM – 8:30 AM

Aortic Valve Disease; Past, Present, and Future

Tanvir Bajwa, MD

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM

Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Disease

Suhail Allaqaband, MD

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM

Role of Coronary CTA vs Stress Test for Stable CAD

Steven Port, MD

9:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Acute Coronary Syndrome; Role of Super Saturated Oxygen

Fuad Jan, MD

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM

Question and Answer Session

All Session Presenters

10:15 AM – 10:30 AM

Refreshment Break and Visit Exhibits

 

Moderated Session II

 

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM

Cardiometabolic Stroke Prevention (ASD, PFO, LAAO)

Jayant Khitha, MD

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

Asad Ghafoor, MD

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Updates on Recommendations for Treatment of Hypertension; Role of Renal Denervation

Joaquin Solis, MD

12:00 PM – 12:15 PM

Question and Answer Session

All Session Presenters

12:15 PM – 1:15 PM

Lunch and Visit Exhibits

 

Moderated Session III

 

1:15 PM – 1:45 PM

Red Flags in Hypertrophic Phenotype

Patrycja Galazka, MD

1:45 PM – 2:15 PM

Treatment of Endoleak Post EVAR

Mark Mewissen, MD

2:15 PM – 2:45 PM

Cardiogenic Shock

Andrew Lin, MD

2:45 PM – 3:00 PM

Question and Answer Session

All Session Presenters

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM

Refreshment Break and Visit Exhibits

 

Moderated Session IV

 

3:15 PM – 3:45 PM

Pulmonary Embolism – PERT Consortium

Afzal Ammar, MD

3:45 PM – 4:15 PM

Peripheral Arterial Disease; Treatment Options in Claudication, Acute and Chronic Limb Ischemia

Louie Kostopoulos, MD

4:15 PM – 4:35 PM

Pre-Operative Evaluation for Non-Cardiac Surgery

Tonga Nfor, MD

4:35 PM – 4:50 PM

Question and Answer Session

All Session Presenters

4:50 PM

Meeting Adjourn

 

The Ingleside Hotel
2810 Golf Rd
Waukesha, WI 53072
United States

Faculty

Allaqaband, Suhail, MD; Clinical Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Program Director, Cardiology Fellowship Program, Director Cardiac, Catheterization Laboratory; ASLMC
Ammar, Afza, MD Clinical Cardiology; St. Luke's Medical Center
Bajwa, Tanvir, MD; Clinical Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Associate, Head, Cardiovascular Disease Section, Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Director, Interventional Fellowship Program; ASLMC
Frost, Jared. Pharm.D.; Clinical Pharmacist, ASLMC
Galazka, Patrycja, MD; Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging, HCM; ASLMC​
Ghafoor, Asad, MD; Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiologist; ASLMC
Jan, Fuad, MD; Interventional Cardiologist; ASLMC*
Khitha, Jayant, MD; Interventionalist, Cardiac, Vascular & Endovascular; Associate Program Director, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship; ASLMC
Kostopolous, Louie, MD; Interventional Cardiologist; ASLMC
Lin, Andrew, MD; Cardiothoracic Surgeon, ASLMC
Mewissen, Mark, MD; Interventional Radiology, Vascular Medicine; ASLMC
Nfor, Tonga, MD; Interventional Cardiologist; ASLMC
Port, Steven, MD; Invasive Cardiologist; ASLMC
Sobieski, Linda; CME Program and Events Coordinator
Solis, Joaquin, MD; Interventional Cardiologist; ASLMC
Strupp, Kristina, APRN; APRN Interventional Cardiology, ASLMC

 

Disclosure

Faculty disclosures are being reviewed and will be presented to the audience in advance of the program.

 

Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, Advocate Health 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.

 

Credit Statement(s)

American Medical Association (AMA) 
Advocate Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 
Advocate Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.25 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) 
Advocate Health designates this live activity for a maximum 7.25 hours of CPE credit for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians CPE credit can be claimed on the AAH CE platform within 60 days of activity completion and information will be provided to CPE Monitor. Participants should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Available Credit

  • 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    Aurora Health Care is accredited by the Wisconsin Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Aurora Health Care designates this activity for a maximum of 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 7.25 Attendance
    Attendance Credit
    • 7.25 Approved AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 7.25 Continuing Nursing Education (CE)
    Aurora Health Care is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Wisconsin Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 7.25 contact hours have been awarded to this activity by the Wisconsin Nursing Association. To receive contact hours, participants must attend the entire activity.
  • 7.25 Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE)
    Aurora Health Care Department of Pharmacy Services is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
  • 7.25 Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE) Pharmacy Technician
    Aurora Health Care Department of Pharmacy Services is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

Price

Cost:
$50.00
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This conference is being held in person at The Ingleside Hotel, Pewaukee, WI 53072

Registration Fees

 FEE
Physician/DO/PhD/PharmD/Industry$50.00
APCs, Tech, RN, Other Healthcare Professionals $25.00
Fellows/Residents/Students/AlumniComplimentary

Payable by credit card only

Registration for this activity can only be completed through the CE Learning Platform. Attendee registrations made through any other sites cannot be honored. 

Cancellation and Refund Policy


Cancelation/Refunds/Substitutions

  • Cancellations must be in writing (email)
  • Registrants cancelling between two weeks and five full business days prior to the first day of the event are "refunded at 70% of the registration fee subject to a minimum $25 cancellation fee."
  • No refunds or credits will be given for cancellations received less than five full business days prior to the event.
  • No refunds or credit will be given for no-shows.
  • No vouchers will be issued in lieu of a refund.

Participation Options


This course is available to Advocate Health providers (employed and independent) and team members only. 

For Further Information


If you have any questions regarding the conference, please contact Linda Sobieski at [email protected]

If you have any questions regarding registration, please contact the IPCE Office at [email protected]