Thank you for your interest in the Dignity Health Heart and Vascular Institute of Greater Sacramento's CE Symposium. 

The Cardiovascular Conference is an in-person regional symposium, focusing on updates in heart failure. This education targets the interprofessional healthcare team of physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and nurses. The conference will give updates specifically on pulmonary arterial hypertension, percutaneous coronary intervention, cardiac resynchronization therapy, mitral regurgitation in HFrEF, and will give the history of heart failure, specifically focusing on mechanical circulatory support.

Saturday, March 19, 2022 | 7:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Conference Chair: Munir Janmohamed, MD, FACC, FHFSA | Medical Director Mechanical Circulatory Support/Heart Failure Program, Dignity Health Heart and Vascular Institute | Dignity Health Mercy General Hospital | Mercy Medical Group Cardiology

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Featured Topics & Speakers

Introduction to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Munir Janmohamed, MD, FACC, FHFSA

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Heart Failure: Revascularization in the High Risk Patient

Bradley Stauber, DO, FACC, FSCAI

Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

Mark Bowers, MD | Vice Chair, Cardiology | Mercy General Hospital

Mitral Regurgitation in Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction

Munir Janmohamed, MD, FACC, FHFSA

Mechanical Circulatory Support: A Brief History and Glimpse into the Future

Stephen J. Rossiter, MD, FACS, FACC, FCCP

Keynote - History of Heart Failure

Uri Elkayam, MD, FACC, FHFSA | Professor of Medicine, University of Southern California

Patient Cases Presented by:

Uri Elkayam, MD, FACC, FHFSA | Professor of Medicine, University of Southern California

Parminder Chatha, NP

Accreditation Statement:

In support of improving patient care, Dignity Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuin Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physicians - Dignity Health designates this activity for a maximum of 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses - This program has been awarded 4 ANCC contact hours by Dignity Health. Nurses should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses - This program has been approved for 4.0 contact hours by the California Board of Registered Nursing – Provider Number 17375

Physician Assistants - Dignity Health has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 4 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Provider Number: 4004043

Provider Designee/Verification: Monica Bourke, MSN, RN