2021 ALACC Annual Meeting
The NEW Hotel Effie - Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort
Earn up to 10.25 CME/CE Hours on the latest in cardiology to wrap up your summer!
The Alabama Chapter is committed to providing a safe and socially distant Annual Meeting for our members and guests, so please be aware of a few changes in the registration and agenda:
All registrations must be completed and paid for by August 1st due to changes at the registration desk. There will be no onsite registration this year.
Please complete the registration form fully; we do need an accurate headcount to ensure a safe and socially distanced space.
Hotel Rooming Options
Should you not find the rooming options you need, please contact Rebecca Sanchez, Group Reservations Coordinator, Sandestin® Golf and Beach Resort at groupreservations-effie@hoteleffie.com.
We are pleased to offer TWO conference room blocks for 2021:
The New Hotel Effie @ the Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort
Sandestin Traditional Rooms: Beachside, Luau, Baytowne Village, The Grand, Westwinds, Lakeside
Reservations must be made by July 5, 2021.
Agenda
Friday, August 6, 2021
Welcome Reception - The Grand Lawn
Saturday, August 7, 2021
7:00 a.m. Independent CME/CE Program
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension & Post-Capillary Hypertension Related to Left Heart Disease
Karen A. Fagan, MD
7:50 a.m.
Welcome & Announcements - Fadi Hage, MD
7:55 - 8:00 a.m.
FIT Case Presentation:
Maulikkumar Patel, MD - University of South Alabama
8:00 - 8:40 a.m.
Richard Russell Lecture: Anti-platelet and Anti-coagulation Therapy For CAD Patients
Roxana Mehran, MD, FACC, FACP, FCCP, FESC, FAHA, FSCA
8:40 - 8:45 a.m.
FIT Case Presentation:
Jordan Gunn, MD - University of Alabama at Birmingham
8:45 - 10:10 a.m. Evaluation of Chest Pain
8:45 – 9:15 a.m. The Anatomic Approach
Jason Cole, MD, MSc, FACC
9:15 – 9:45 a.m. The Functional Approach
Venk Murthy, MD
9:45 – 10:15 a.m. Open Discussion
10:15 - 10:30 a.m.
Break and Exhibits
10:30 - 10:35 a.m.
FIT Case Presentation:
Usman Sarwar, MD - University of South Alabama
10:35 - 11:15 a.m.
Early Career Section Lecture: Evaluation and Management of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Riem Hawi, MD
11:15 - 12:00 p.m.
Innovations in Cardiovascular Care
Dipti Itchhaporia, MD
12:00 - 1:15pm: ACC Update
ACC National Update - Dipti Itchhaporia, MD, FACC - ACC President
Chapter Update - Paul Tabereaux, MD, FACC - ALACC Governor
6:30 p.m.
ALACC Family Night - The Beach House Restaurant Pool Deck
Sunday, August 8, 2021
5:30 - 6:30 a.m.
Alain Bouchard Fun Run
7:45 - 7:50 a.m.
FIT Case Presentation:
Nilarun Chowdhuri, MD - University of South Alabama
7:50 - 8:30 a.m.
Evaluation and Management of Hypertriglyceridemia
Vera Bittner, MD, FACC
8:30 - 8:35 a.m.
FIT Case Presentation:
James Barrios, MD - University of Alabama at Birmingham
8:35 - 9:15 a.m.
Physiologic Pacing
Michael Kaufmann, MD
9:15 - 9:30 a.m.
Break and Exhibits
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Why I Became A Doctor
Heval Kelli, MD
10:30 - 10:35 a.m.
FIT Case Presentation:
Stephen Infanger, MD - University of Alabama at Birmingham
10:35 - 11:15 a.m.
Assessment of Myocardial Blood flow by Imaging
Venk Murthy, MD
11:15 - 12:00 p.m.
Recent Clinical Trials in Cardiology
Paul Tabereaux, MD, FACC and Fadi Hage, MD
