2026 Cardiovascular Team Symposium
Heart of the Matter: Bridging Primary Care and Cardiology
May 1, 2026 from 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Marriott Providence Downtown: 1 Orms St, Providence, RI
Agenda
8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Strolling Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
8:45 – 8:50 a.m.
Welcome
Nishant Shah, MD, FACC
8:50 – 9:00 a.m.
CVT Update
Jen Fortes, RNP
Morning Session: Integrating Cardiovascular Expertise into Everyday Practice
9:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Premature Atrial Contractions and Thoracic Aortic Dilation - How to assess and manage and when to refer
Aaron Weisbord, MD
9:30 – 10:00 a.m.
Clinical Interpretation of EKGs
David Shim, MD, PhD
10:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Wearables
Rainer Ponce, NP
10:30 – 11:00 a.m.
Updates in Electrophysiology
Suleman Ilyas, MD
11:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Lunch in Exhibit Hall
11:30 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.
Keynote: From Data to Daily Practice: What the Latest Trials Mean for Your Patients
Snehal Bhatt, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP, FACC
12:20 – 12:30 p.m.
Break in Exhibit Hall
Afternoon Session: Building Better Hearts – Structural Advances, Smarter Testing, Stronger Evidence
12:30 – 1:10 p.m.
Structural Heart Disease: Current Status and Future Directions
Marwan Saad, MD, PhD
1:10 – 1:50 p.m.
Updates in Physiological Testing
Kate French, MD
1:50 – 2:30 p.m.
Thinning Out the Med List: Antithrombotic Duration after Cardiac Procedures
Annaliese Clancy, PharmD, BCCP, BCCCP
2:30 p.m.
Closing Remarks
Patty Leary, RNP
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