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Tuesday, October 14, 2025
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM MDT
Visit the Spotlight Theater - Breakfast
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM MDT
Third Place ePoster Presentation at the Spotlight Theater
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM MDT
Opening Session Video
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM MDT
The Ralph G. Brindis Keynote Lecture I The Heart of the Matter: Rescuing and Transforming American Health Care in Troubled Times
Location: Plaza Ballroom ABC
Keynote Speaker: Donald Berwick, MD, MPP – Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Panelist: Olivia N. Gilbert, MD, MSc (she/her/hers) – Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Panelist: Ellie A. Huff, MSN, RN – Baylor Scott & White Health - The Heart Hospitals
Moderator: Ralph Brindis, MD, MPH – ACC National Cardiovascular Data Registry
General Session
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM MDT
Visit the Spotlight Theater - Networking Break
9:50 AM - 10:05 AM MDT
Partnership with Society of Vascular Surgery (SVS) | Breaking the Habit, Saving Lives: The National Quality Initiative Push for Smoking Cessation
Faculty: Betsy Wymer, DNP, RN, CTTS, CV-BC, AACC (she/her/hers) – SVS PSO
Faculty: Nikolaos Zacharias, MD, MPH, RPVI, FSVS, FACS
Moderator: Christina Koutras, BSN, RN, CPHQ, AACC – American College of Cardiology
10:05 AM - 10:20 AM MDT
First Place ePoster Presentation at the Spotlight Theater
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM MDT
Abstract with Purpose: Unlocking the Power of LAAO Data for Quality Improvement
Location: Plaza Ballroom D
Faculty: April M. Wojcik, BSN, RN, ACMA – Parallon HCA Healthcare
Moderator: Julie Mobayed, MPH, BSN, RN, CPHQ, AACC – ACC
LAAO
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM MDT
Change Management – Using your Registry Data to Create Action to Improve Patient Outcomes Inside Your Organization
Location: Plaza Ballroom E
Faculty: Denise Busman, MSN, RN, CPHQ, FACC (she/her/hers) – MedAxiom
Moderator: Callie Kalna, MHSA – American College of Cardiology
Leadership
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM MDT
Navigating Pacemaker and ICD Safety in Clinical Practice
Location: Plaza Ballroom F
Faculty: Sanket Dhruva, MD, MHS, FACC – University of California, San Francisco
Moderator: Sarah Lash, MS (she/her/hers) – American College of Cardiology
EPDI
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM MDT
Synchronizing Care: Chest Pain – MI Registry and the 2025 ACS Guidelines
Location: Plaza Ballroom ABC
Faculty: Leslie L. Davis, PhD, ANP-BC, FAAN, FAANP, FACC, FAHA, FPCNA (she/her/hers) – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Moderator: Julie Mobayed, MPH, BSN, RN, CPHQ, AACC – ACC
Chest Pain MI
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM MDT
Live Session Abstracts | Where Quality & Fiscal Responsibility Meet - Insights from Your Peers
Faculty: Cornelia Anderson, MSN RN CPHQ FACC (she/her/hers) – American College of Cardiology
Faculty: Kristan Langdon, DNP, ANP-C, CPHQ (she/her/hers) – Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center
Faculty: Elizabeth M. Perpetua, DNP, ACNP-BC, FACC (she/her/hers) – Empath Health Services
Faculty: Spencer H. Kubo, MD (he/him/his) – CareCognitics, Inc.
Multi-Track
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM MDT
Break
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM MDT
Visit the Spotlight Theater - Networking Lunch
12:10 PM - 12:40 PM MDT
Meet the Authors Session #1
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM MDT
Cardiac Cath Lab Accreditation in the Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Setting.
Location: Plaza Ballroom D
Faculty: Denise Busman, MSN, RN, CPHQ, FACC (she/her/hers) – MedAxiom
Faculty: Kristen Young, MSN – ACC/NCDR
Faculty: Robert Bunney, MBA-HM, BSN, RN, FACC – American College of Cardiology
Moderator: Kevin Wehrle, RN, AACC – American College of Cardiology
Accreditation
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM MDT
Cath Lab & PCI Indications – Do They Have to Match?
Location: Plaza Ballroom ABC
Faculty: Patricia A. Blake, RN, MSN – The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center
Moderator: Cornelia Anderson, MSN RN CPHQ FACC (she/her/hers) – American College of Cardiology
CathPCI
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM MDT
How Are You Feeling Today? Patient-Reported Outcomes and AFib
Location: Plaza Ballroom F
Faculty: Gregory Marcus, MD, MAS – University of California, San Francisco
Faculty: Krishna Pundi, MD (he/him/his) – Palo Alto VA Medical Center; Stanford University
Moderator: Sarah Lash, MS (she/her/hers) – American College of Cardiology
AFib
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM MDT
Live Session Abstracts | Different Continent, Same Goals - Analytic Findings from International Peers
Faculty: Cornelia Anderson, MSN RN CPHQ FACC (she/her/hers) – American College of Cardiology
Faculty: Harika Nasani (she/her/hers) – Mamata Medical College, Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences
Faculty: Shaik Salam, MBBS (he/him/his) – Prince Sultan Cardiac Center - Qassim., Buraydah, Saudi Arabia.
Faculty: sahar alaqool, master degree certified in health care management – john's Hopkins Aramco health care
Multi-Track
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM MDT
The Beat Goes On: Game-Changing Procedures in TVT!
Location: Plaza Ballroom E
Faculty: Vinod H. Thourani, MD – Piedmont Heart institute
Moderator: Joan Michaels, MSN, RN, AACC – American College of Cardiology
TVT
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM MDT
Break
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM MDT
General Session #2
Location: Plaza Ballroom ABC
General Session
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM MDT
Break
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM MDT
A Journey through System Level Accreditation
Location: Plaza Ballroom E
Faculty: Amy Lantzy, MS, RN – CommonSpirit Health - Mountain Region
Faculty: Courtney Hunt, RN BSN – Indiana University Health
Faculty: Wendy Gonzales, RT (R)(CT) (CI) (CPHQ) – Memorial Hermann
Moderator: Callie Kalna, MHSA – American College of Cardiology
Leadership
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM MDT
Collaborating with ACC Accreditation: Understanding the Essentials and Maximizing ROI
Location: Plaza Ballroom D
Faculty: Seth Stephens, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, CPHQ, AACC
Faculty: Karen Mullins, MSHS, BGS, RN
Faculty: Kevin Wehrle, RN, AACC – American College of Cardiology
Moderator: Robert Bunney, MBA-HM, BSN, RN, FACC – American College of Cardiology
Accreditation
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM MDT
Quality Improvement 101: Building a Foundation for Success
Location: Plaza Ballroom ABC
Faculty: Indu Poornima, MD, MS, FACC
Faculty: Jamal S. Rana, MD, PhD, FACC – Kaiser Permanente Northern California
Moderator: Olivia N. Gilbert, MD, MSc (she/her/hers) – Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Multi-Track
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM MDT
The Heart Has a Roof Line? Anatomy and New Ablation Techniques
Location: Governor's Square 15
Faculty: Haisam Ismail, MD, FACC
Moderator: Sarah Lash, MS (she/her/hers) – American College of Cardiology
AFib
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM MDT
Timing is Everything: Antithrombotic Strategies and Imaging Surveillance in the LAAO Journey
Location: Plaza Ballroom F
Faculty: Vikrant Jagadeesan, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Moderator: Julie Mobayed, MPH, BSN, RN, CPHQ, AACC – ACC
LAAO
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM MDT
Visit the Spotlight Theater - Break
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM MDT
Second Place ePoster Presentation at the Spotlight Theater
4:45 PM - 6:30 PM MDT
Networking Event at the Spotlight Theater
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM MDT
Visit the Spotlight Theater - Breakfast
7:30 AM - 7:45 AM MDT
First HM ePoster Presentation at the Spotlight Theater
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM MDT
General Session #3
Location: Plaza Ballroom ABC
General Session
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM MDT
Visit the Spotlight Theater - Networking Break
9:10 AM - 9:40 AM MDT
Meet the Authors Session #2
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM MDT
Anatomy of a Bleed (in the CathPCI Registry)
Location: Plaza Ballroom ABC
Faculty: Jason H. Wasfy, MD MPhil – Harvard Medical School
Moderator: Cornelia Anderson, MSN RN CPHQ FACC (she/her/hers) – American College of Cardiology
CathPCI
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM MDT
Commitment to Excellence: A Best Practice Approach
Location: Plaza Ballroom E
Faculty: Carrie Redick, RN, MSN, NEA-BC
Faculty: Evelyn H. Wilder, MSN, APRN, CPHQ, AACC – Sutter Medical Center Sacramento/ Sutter Health
Faculty: Kimberly Guibone, DNP, APRN, FACC (she/her/hers) – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Faculty: Nichole Arcaro, DPN, RN
Moderator: Victoria Ramsey, RN, BSN (she/her/hers) – Cleveland Clinic
Moderator: Joan Michaels, MSN, RN, AACC – American College of Cardiology
TVT
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM MDT
From Data to Impact: Harnessing LAAO Registry Insights for Local Quality Improvement
Location: Plaza Ballroom D
Faculty: Vikrant Jagadeesan, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Moderator: Julie Mobayed, MPH, BSN, RN, CPHQ, AACC – ACC
LAAO
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM MDT
Lifelong Heart Health: Improving Quality Care for Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD)
Location: Governor's Square 15
Faculty: Matthew Park, MD, FACC
Faculty: Bryan Mosher
Faculty: Ronn Tanel, MD
Moderator: Anitra Romfh, MD, FACC
CHD
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM MDT
Opportunities and Gaps in Guideline-Directed Defibrillator Therapy
Location: Plaza Ballroom F
Faculty: Takeki Suzuki, MD, PhD – Indiana University
Moderator: Benjamin A. Steinberg, MD, MHS, FACC, FHRS (he/him/his) – Denver Health & University of Colorado
EPDI
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM MDT
Break
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT
Heart Failure Accreditation: Embracing Innovation for Success
Location: Plaza Ballroom D
Faculty: Bridget T. Gilley, MSN, BSN, RN, FACC – American College of Cardiology
Faculty: Ardelle Seely, PharmD, Aph (she/her/hers) – Sutter Health
Moderator: Tracey Blevins, MBA-HM, BSN, RN, FACC – American College of Cardiology
Accreditation
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT
Mind the Gap: What is Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) to You, and What Should it Be?
Location: Governor's Square 15
Faculty: Martin L. Bocks, MD, FACC – Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Faculty: Shubhika Srivastava
Moderator: Lisa Hom Wandler
CHD
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT
Quality in EP - The Juice IS Worth the Squeeze.
Location: Plaza Ballroom F
Faculty: Courtney Hunt, RN BSN – Indiana University Health
Faculty: Brooklyn Phares, BS, R.T.(R)(VI)(CI)(ARRT), CEPS – Mon Health Medical Center
Faculty: Elizabeth Carpenter, BSN, RN, CCRN, CSRN
Moderator: Sarah Lash, MS (she/her/hers) – American College of Cardiology
Multi-Track
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT
Teamwork in Action: Bridging Gaps with Clinical Documentation and Coding
Location: Plaza Ballroom ABC
Faculty: Kimberly K. Shea, BSN, RN (she/her/hers) – Baptist Health Louisville
Moderator: Julie Mobayed, MPH, BSN, RN, CPHQ, AACC – ACC
Chest Pain MI
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT
Transforming Heart Failure Management: A Path to Better Outcomes and Aligned Care Delivery
Location: Plaza Ballroom E
Faculty: Heather Sacco, RN (she/her/hers) – UnityPoint Health
Moderator: Callie Kalna, MHSA – American College of Cardiology
Leadership
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM MDT
Visit the Spotlight Theater - Networking Lunch
12:10 PM - 12:40 PM MDT
Meet the Authors Session #3
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM MDT
Double Duty: Maximizing Impact with Concomitant Interventions
Location: Plaza Ballroom F
Faculty: Carrie Redick, RN, MSN, NEA-BC
Faculty: Evelyn H. Wilder, MSN, APRN, CPHQ, AACC – Sutter Medical Center Sacramento/ Sutter Health
Faculty: Kimberly Guibone, DNP, APRN, FACC (she/her/hers) – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Faculty: Nichole Arcaro, DPN, RN
Moderator: Victoria Ramsey, RN, BSN (she/her/hers) – Cleveland Clinic
TVT
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM MDT
Improving D2B – We’re Killing It and Saving Lives!
Location: Plaza Ballroom ABC
Faculty: Daniel Schimmel, MD, MS, FACC, FSCAI (he/him/his) – Northwestern Medicine
Moderator: Cornelia Anderson, MSN RN CPHQ FACC (she/her/hers) – American College of Cardiology
Multi-Track
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM MDT
Live Session Abstracts | Quality Improvement Journeys with Your Peers
Faculty: Amy Quinlan, DNP, MBA, APN, RCIS, CCRN – Centrastate Medical Center
Faculty: Katie Collins
Faculty: Priya Padmanabhan, MHA – Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Dallas
Moderator: Kristen Young, MSN – ACC/NCDR
Multi-Track
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM MDT
The Long-Awaited IMPACT Registry Has Arrived!
Location: Governor's Square 15
Faculty: Martin L. Bocks, MD, FACC – Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Faculty: Ronn Tanel, MD
Moderator: Joan Michaels, MSN, RN, AACC – American College of Cardiology
IMPACT
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM MDT
Working as a System: An APN View
Location: Plaza Ballroom E
Faculty: Jennifer a. Heck-Kanellidis, DNP, APN (she/her/hers) – Hackensack Meridian Health
Faculty: Elizabeth A. Maiorana, MBA, MSN, RN – Hackensack Meridian Health
Moderator: Callie Kalna, MHSA – American College of Cardiology
Leadership
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM MDT
Visit the Spotlight Theater - Networking Break
2:05 PM - 2:20 PM MDT
Partnership with Pediatric & Congenital Electrophysiology Society (PACES) | Optimizing EP Lab Efficiency: Identifying and Addressing Common Gaps
Faculty: Melissa Olen, APRN, CCDS, FHRS – Nicklaus CHildren's Hospital
Moderator: Christina Koutras, BSN, RN, CPHQ, AACC – American College of Cardiology
2:20 PM - 2:35 PM MDT
Second HM ePoster Presentation at the Spotlight Theater
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM MDT
General Session #4
Location: Plaza Ballroom ABC
Moderator: Maria C. Ortiz
Moderator: Gabrielle Kiszka
General Session
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM MDT
Visit the Spotlight Theater
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM MDT
Third HM ePoster Presentation at the Spotlight Theater
Thursday, October 16, 2025
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM MDT
Breakfast
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM MDT
Altitude Adjustment – Fuel Up & Elevate Your Expertise Q&A and live interactive discussion! (TVT & TCV Valve Certification)
Location: Governor's Square 16
Faculty: Leela Beers, MBA, BSBM, CVT, AACC – American College of Cardiology
Faculty: Karen Colbert, BSN – American College of Cardiology
Moderator: Joan Michaels, MSN, RN, AACC – American College of Cardiology
Multi-Track
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM MDT
Black Diamond Discussions – Expert-Level Insights to Fuel Your Strategy Q&A and live interactive discussion! (CathPCI II & Cath Lab Accreditation)
Location: Governor's Square 14
Faculty: Robert Bunney, MBA-HM, BSN, RN, FACC – American College of Cardiology
Faculty: John Jirout, MS, BBA, RN – American College of Cardiology
Faculty: Karen Wolske, BS, RN – American College of Cardiology
Moderator: Cornelia Anderson, MSN RN CPHQ FACC (she/her/hers) – American College of Cardiology
Multi-Track
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM MDT
Peak Productivity – Power Up & Fuel Your Success Q&A and live interactive discussion! (LAAO, AFib, & EP Accreditation)
Location: Governor's Square 12
Faculty: Fernando Garcia-Barbon, RN, BSN – ACC, NCDR
Moderator: Julie Mobayed, MPH, BSN, RN, CPHQ, AACC – ACC
Faculty: Kevin Wehrle, RN, AACC – American College of Cardiology
Multi-Track
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM MDT
Rocky Talkies – Tune In & Fuel Up with the Experts Q&A and live interactive discussion! (Chest Pain – MI & Chest Pain Accreditation)
Location: Governor's Square 8+10
Faculty: Melissa Chrystal, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, AACC – American College of Cardiology
Faculty: Shelly Conine, RN – American College of Cardiology
Moderator: David A. Bonner, RT(R), CV, ARRT – American College of Cardiology
Multi-Track
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM MDT
Ski Ya Later – Fast-Paced Q&A to Fuel Your Learning Q&A and live interactive discussion! (CathPCI I & IMPACT/QNet)
Location: Governor's Square 15
Faculty: Melissa Nitta, MPH, BS, RN – American College of Cardiology - NCDR
Faculty: Jennifer Araoz, BS
Moderator: Kristen Young, MSN – ACC/NCDR
Multi-Track
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM MDT
Slopes & Solutions – Fuel Up & Carve a Path to Success Q&A and live interactive discussion! (EPDIR & Heart Failure Accreditation)
Location: Governor's Square 7+11
Faculty: Bridget T. Gilley, MSN, BSN, RN, FACC – American College of Cardiology
Faculty: Yan Huang, RT(R), CV, ARRT – American College of Cardiology
Moderator: Sarah Lash, MS (she/her/hers) – American College of Cardiology
Multi-Track
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM MDT
Break
9:45 AM - 11:45 AM MDT
The Solution Room: Climbing the Summit Together
Location: Plaza Ballroom DEF
Faculty: Tracey Blevins, MBA-HM, BSN, RN, FACC – American College of Cardiology
Faculty: Shelly Conine, RN – American College of Cardiology
Moderator: Amy Westfall, MBA, BSN, RN, FACC – ACC
Moderator: Kevin Wehrle, RN, AACC – American College of Cardiology
Moderator: Melissa Chrystal, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, AACC – American College of Cardiology
Moderator: Leela Beers, MBA, BSBM, CVT, AACC – American College of Cardiology
Moderator: Robert Bunney, MBA-HM, BSN, RN, FACC – American College of Cardiology
Moderator: Yan Huang, RT(R), CV, ARRT – American College of Cardiology
Multi-Track
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM MDT
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