2025 SCHEDULE

THURSDAY, APRIL 10 - PHARMACOLOGY PRECONFERENCE AND GENERAL SESSIONS
7:30 AM ETBreakfast served.
8:00 AM ETBreakfast and Product Theater
8:45 AM ETWelcome to Pharmacology Preconference
9:00 AM ETCardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome: Addressing Complex Interrelationships Among Obesity, Diabetes, CKD and Heart Disease
Chiadi Ndumele, MD, PhD, MHS
9:50 AM ETActivity Break
10:05 AM ETMenopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy
Gina Lundberg, MD
10:50 AM ETMedical Marijuana: Understanding the Pharmacology
Andrea Efre, DNP, APRN, ANP-BC, FNP-BC
11:45 AM ETLunch served
12:15 PM ETLunch and Product Theater
1:00 PM ETCurrent Landscape of Cardiometabolic Clinical Trials: Lp(a), MASH, Diabetes/Obesity
Heather Johnson, MD, MS, MMM, FAHA, FACC, FASPC
1:55 PM ETExhibit Hall Open and Beverage Break
3:00 PM ETWelcome to General Sessions
3:20 PM ETRisk Assessment on the Horizon: Understanding Genetic lipid abnormalities, screening, and treatments
Seth Martin, MD, MHS
4:20 PM ETAwards Ceremony and Welcome from Florida Chapters
5:05 PM ETOpening Reception in the Exhibit Hall with Poster Presentations
6:05 PM ETDinner and CE Presentation
FRIDAY, APRIL 11 - GENERAL SESSIONS
7:30 AM ETBreakfast served
8:00 AM ETBreakfast and Product Theater
8:45 AM ETWelcome
9:00 AM ETLifestyle Medicine: The Six Pillars
Ali Craig-Rodriguez, DNP, MBA, ARNP, FNP-BC, DipACLM
9:40 AM ETAfib and Heart Failure: A deadly combination
Kathryn Wood, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN
10:20 AM ETActivity Break
10:35 AM ETThe Extraordinary Impact of Connection on Mental and Cardiovascular Health
Lora Peppard, PhD., DNP, PMHNP-BC
11:15 AM ETHypertension: Local and Global Interventions
Yvonne Commodore-Mensah, PhD, MHS, RN, FAHA, FPCNA, FAAN
12:10 PM ETOral Abstract Presentations
Poster Winners Announced
12:30 PM ETLunch served
1:00 PM ETLunch and Product Theater
1:45 PM ETRural and Environment Health: A Crossroads
Daniel Jackson Smith, PhD, AGPCNP-BC, CNE
2:25 PMExhibit Hall
3:25 PMTransition to Breakout Rooms
3:30 PM ETBreak Out Sessions (pick one)
Cardiomyopathy Etiologies: HCM, ATTR, and Oncology Treatment Toxicity
Megan Webber, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CMSRN
PAD: An epidemic of poverty and race
Tiffany Staab, FNP-MSN
Aortic Stenosis: An increasing risk for structural heart disease
Alicia White, MSN, RN, CEN
4:15 PM ETTransition to Breakout Rooms
4:00 PM ETBreak Out Sessions (pick one)
Cardiomyopathy Etiologies: HCM, ATTR, and Oncology Treatment Toxicity
Megan Webber, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CMSRN
PAD: An epidemic of poverty and race
Tiffany Staab, FNP-MSN
Aortic Stenosis: An increasing risk for structural heart disease
Alicia White, MSN, RN, CEN
5:10 PM ET Dinner Served
5:30 PM ETDinner and CE Sessions
SATURDAY, APRIL 12 - GENERAL SESSIONS
7:30 AM ETBreakfast
8:00 AM ETBreakfast and Product Theater
8:45 AM ETWelcome
8:50 AM ETFood is Medicine
Monica Aggarwal, MD
9:35 AM ETActivity Break
9:50 AM ETAcute Coronary Syndrome: Prevention, Recognition, and Treatment in the Lab or the OR
Amy Shepard, CNS, MSN, RN
10:35 AM ETPresidential Transition
10:45 AM ETPartnering to Advocate for Improved Cardiovascular Health: It takes a team
Dharmesh Patel, MD, FACC, MBBS (Lon), FACP, FASPC, FNLA, RVP
11:45 AM ETClosing and Prize Drawing
12:00 PM ETMeeting Adjourns

For more information on each program topic, see the Learning Objectives.

ACCREDITATION STATEMENT

This educational activity is provided by the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA). Multiple educational grants have been requested to support this program. PCNA is approved as a provider of nurse practitioner continuing education (CE) programs by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), provider number 030602. This program was planned in accordance with AANP CE Policies and Commercial Support Standards.