Echocardiography and Structural Heart Symposium, 41st Annual - Day 1

September 27, 2024
Course Summary
Available credit: 
  • 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 7.00 General certificate of attendance
  • 7.00 Nurse Practitioners
  • 7.00 Florida Board of Nursing
  • 7.00 Florida Board of Pharmacy
  • 7.00 Florida Board of Respiratory Therapy
Course opens: 
05/30/2024
Course expires: 
10/31/2024
Event starts: 
09/27/2024 - 8:00am EDT
Event ends: 
09/27/2024 - 5:00pm EDT
Loews Coral Gables Hotel
Coral Gables, FL
United States

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Loews Coral Gables Hotel

2950 Coconut Grove Dr.
Coral Gables, FL 33134
United States
+1 (786) 772-7600


Located just four blocks south of the iconic Miracle Mile, Loews Coral Gables Hotel is part of a mixed-use new development - The Plaza Coral Gables.

In addition to its 242 expertly appointed guestrooms, refined amenities, and expansive indoor and outdoor meeting space, The Plaza Coral Gables is home to new office space, residential units, high-end retail, and a public collection of curated international art.

Rooms Rates and Highlights

  • Special group rates starting from $239 USD per night, plus taxes/fees
  • Room service - Free Wi-Fi - Complimentary fitness center access - Spa - Pool

Services + Amenities

Pick your lounge chair and take a dip in our pool, located on our 9th-floor al fresco deck. Enjoy full food and beverage service featuring delicious poolside cuisine and hand-shaken cocktails for soaking up the Miami sun. Enjoy panoramic views of downtown Coral Gables and enhance your pool day with a VIP cabana experience.

Relax and renew at The Spa at Loews Coral Gables, featuring restorative body therapies and facial treatments, as well as hair and nail salon services set in an elegant ambiance. The Spa offers a serene and elegant ambiance to indulge in self-care.

Adjacent to The Spa is our Fitness Studio, the perfect escape for an energizing workout, featuring state-of-art equipment and free weights including Peloton bikes and Technogym cardio equipment.

Dining

Savor the flavors of Miami with locally curated sips and bites at four distinct restaurants and lounges. Enjoy some of Coral Gables’ best culinary experiences, from al fresco, and poolside dining to approachable all-American fare, elevated mixology, and quick, fresh bites.

Travel Information

The drive time between the Loews Coral Gables Hotel and Miami International Airport (MIA) is around 20 minutes and covers a distance of around 5 miles.

Coral Gables

From historic Mediterranean Revival architecture to a thriving cultural scene, Coral Gables is truly the City Beautiful. Coral Gables was planned in the 1920s by visionary developer George Merrick. Situated a few miles southwest of Downtown Miami, the area is filled with wide, tree-lined avenues named after Spanish and Italian towns. It features stunning Mediterranean Revival architecture complemented by plazas, parks and fountains.

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COVID-19 Protocols for All Attendees, Exhibitors and Vendors

Proof of COVID-19 vaccination or negative COVID-19 test is no longer required to attend a Baptist Health CME conference or symposium.

Baptist Health's in-person COVID-19 policy is subject to change based on COVID-19 community levels and any updated guidance from CDC and/or federal or state officials in localities hosting a Baptist Health in-person meeting or event. Baptist Health reserves the right to modify its COVID-19 related procedures and health screening protocols in its sole discretion at any time. Participants will be informed of any such changes on an ongoing basis.

Masks are welcome but not required. Please understand and respect that wearing a mask is a personal and individual choice of your fellow conference attendees.  Masks will made available for attendees onsite at conferences upon request.

Symposium Directors

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Elliott J. Elias, M.D., MPH, FACC, FASE
Cardiologist
Medical Director of Cardiac and Structural Imaging
Baptist Health Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute
Miami, Florida
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Damian F. Chaupin, M.D.
Cardiologist
Baptist Health Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute
Miami, Florida

Faculty

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Eli Friedman, M.D.
Medical Director of Sports Cardiology
Baptist Health Medical Group Cardiology
Baptist Health Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute
Miami, Florida
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Mehrdad Ghoreishi, M.D.
Co-Director of Aortic Center
Director of Research and Innovation
Baptist Health Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute
Miami, Florida
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Linda D. Gillam, M.D., MPH, MACC, FAHA, FASE
Dorothy and Lloyd Huck Chair
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
Medical Director Cardiovascular Service Line
Morristown Medical Center/Atlantic Health System
Morristown, New Jersey
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Veronica Gonzalez Fernandez, RDCS, RVT, RDMS
Echocardiographer
Baptist Health Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute
Miami, Florida
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Nadira Hamid, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Assistant Director of Structural Heart Echocardiography
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
New York, New York
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Morgan Harper, RCS, RVS
Cardiovascular Sonographer
Baptist Health South Florida
Miami, Florida
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Jorge Hernandez, B.S., RDCS, RVS
Lead Cardiac Sonographer, Diagnostic Center
Baptist Health Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute
Miami, Florida
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Jessen Jacob, M.D.
Cardiologist
Baptist Health Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute
Baptist Health Medical Group
Miami, Florida
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Socrates V. Kakoulides, M.D.
Medical Director, Diagnostic Center
Baptist Health Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute
Baptist Health Medical Group
Miami, Florida
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Stephen H. Little, M.D.
President, American Society of Echocardiography
Director, Cardiovascular Fellowship Program
Director of Structural Heart, Houston Methodist Hospital System
John S. Dunn Chair in Clinical Cardiovascular Research and Education
Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
Department of Cardiology, Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, Texas
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Bernardo Lopez Sanabria, M.D.
Interventional Cardiologist
Baptist Health Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute
Miami, Florida
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Angelina Luxardo, RDCS, RDMS
Cardiovascular Sonographer
Baptist Health Medical Group
Baptist Health South Florida
Miami, Florida
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Christos George Mihos, D.O.
Director, Echocardiography Laboratory
Columbia University Division of Cardiology
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Miami Beach, Florida
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Paula Montana De La Cadena, M.D.
Cardiologist
Baptist Health Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute 
Miami, Florida
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Tom C. Nguyen, M.D.
Chief Medical Executive
Baptist Health Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute
Director of Minimally Invasive Valve Surgery
Barry T. Katzen Endowed Chair
Professor of Surgery
Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Miami, Florida
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Patrick T. O’Gara, M.D.
Watkins Family Distinguished Chair in Cardiology
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts 
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Ramon Quesada, M.D.
Medical Director, Structural Heart, Complex PCI & Cardiac Research
Baptist Health Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute
Miami, Florida
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Angelique Ryan, RDCS, RDMS
Sonography Student
Miami Dade College
Miami, Florida
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Muhamed Saric, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, Noninvasive Cardiology & Echo Lab
Professor of Medicine
New York University Langone Health
New York, New York
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Ana Victoria Soto-Quintela, M.D., FACC, FASE
Clinical Cardiologist and Advanced Structural
Echocardiographer at MyCardiologist CVAUSA
Co-chair, Echocardiography Operations Committee
Baptist Health Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Miami, Florida
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Nish Patel, M.D.
Interventional Cardiologist and Structural Heart Interventionalist
Baptist Health Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute
Miami, Florida
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Tomasz Timek, M.D.
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Grand Rapids, Michigan
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Lowie Van Assche, M.D.
Interventional Cardiologist
Baptist Health Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute
Miami, Florida

Accreditation

Baptist Health South Florida is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Baptist Health has been re-surveyed by the ACCME and awarded Commendation for 6 years as a provider of CME for physicians.

Baptist Health South Florida designates this live activity for a maximum of 7 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity has been approved for a total of 7 credit hours each day, CE Broker Course #20-1213196 (day 1) and 20-1213198 (day 2), by the Florida Boards of Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine and by the Florida Council of Physician Assistants.

This activity has been approved for 7 credits each day for Nurse Practitioners and Nurses, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Techs and Respiratory Therapists (direct delivery). CE Broker Course #20-1213196 (day 1) and 20-1213198 (day 2). Baptist Health South Florida CE Broker Provider #50-182.

 

American Board of Internal Medicine Maintenance of Certification

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 7 Medical Knowledge MOC points, per day, in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Your participation information will be shared with specialty boards through the ACCME's PARS reporting system. Submissions are recorded in approximately 48 hours. You will receive an email when your credits have been processed.

Through an agreement between the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, medical practitioners participating in the Royal College MOC Program may record completion of accredited activities registered under the ACCME’s “CME in Support of MOC” program in Section 3 of the Royal College’s MOC Program.

American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Sonographers and vascular technologists may use these credits to fulfill their ARDMS requirements.  The ARDMS accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Intersocietal Accreditation Commission
All or a portion of this educational activity may meet the CME requirements for IAC Echocardiography accreditation.

The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB) accepts CEs accredited by the ACCME. Individuals are responsible for checking with the AANPCB for further guidelines.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ claimed by physicians attending live events certified and organized in the United States for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ can be claimed through the agreement on mutual recognition of credits between UEMS and AMA, considered as being equal to the European Continuous Medical Education Credits (ECMEC©) granted by the UEMS. One AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ is equivalent to one (1) hour of European EACCME Credit (ECMEC©). Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

Disclaimer

Baptist Health South Florida presents this CME activity for use by healthcare professionals for educational purposes only. Opinions, perspectives and information presented by the faculty represent their ideas and views, and participants should carefully consider all available scientific data before acting on knowledge gained through this activity. Additionally, participants should consult the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for approved uses prior to prescribing medications or utilizing medical devices discussed in this activity.

While Baptist Health makes reasonable efforts to ensure that accurate information is presented, no warranty, expressed or implied, is offered. Participants should rely on their own clinical judgment, knowledge and experience before applying information acquired to their professional use.

Available Credit

  • 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 7.00 General certificate of attendance
  • 7.00 Nurse Practitioners
  • 7.00 Florida Board of Nursing
  • 7.00 Florida Board of Pharmacy
  • 7.00 Florida Board of Respiratory Therapy
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