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Thursday, October 1, 2026
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
BREAKFAST WITH THE EXHIBITORS
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
BREAKFAST WITH THE EXHIBITORS
Networking
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
NAME BADGE PICKUP AND ONSITE REGISTRATION
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
NAME BADGE PICKUP AND ONSITE REGISTRATION
Registration
8:00 AM - 9:05 AM
East Coast USA Time
Session 1: PE Guidelines: A Joint Discussion by the American Heart Association, European Society of Cardiology, and PERT
Moderator:
Mahir Elder, MD
– Wayne State University
Moderator:
Soophia Naydenov, MD
Moderator:
Kenneth Rosenfield, MD, MHCDS, FACC, FAHA, MSCAI
– Mass General Hospital
Main Sessions
8:00 AM - 9:05 AM
East Coast USA Time
Session 1: PE Guidelines: A Joint Discussion by the American Heart Association, European Society of Cardiology, and PERT
Moderator:
Mahir Elder, MD
– Wayne State University
Moderator:
Soophia Naydenov, MD
Moderator:
Kenneth Rosenfield, MD, MHCDS, FACC, FAHA, MSCAI
– Mass General Hospital
Main Sessions
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM
East Coast USA Time
Welcome
Speaker:
Mahir Elder, MD
– Wayne State University
Main Sessions
8:05 AM - 8:15 AM
East Coast USA Time
American Heart Association
Speaker:
Jay Giri, MD, MPH
– University of Pennsylvania
Main Sessions
8:15 AM - 8:25 AM
East Coast USA Time
European Guidelines
Speaker:
Stavros Konstantinides, MD (he/him/his)
– University Medical Center Mainz, Germany
Main Sessions
8:25 AM - 8:35 AM
East Coast USA Time
PERT
Speaker:
Seth Sokol, MD
– Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Main Sessions
8:35 AM - 8:45 AM
East Coast USA Time
Across the Globe: The evolving landscape of PE care
Speaker:
Anna Dunn, MD
Main Sessions
8:45 AM - 9:05 AM
East Coast USA Time
Discussion
Panelist:
Jay Giri, MD, MPH
– University of Pennsylvania
Panelist:
Stavros Konstantinides, MD (he/him/his)
– University Medical Center Mainz, Germany
Panelist:
Seth Sokol, MD
– Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Panelist:
Anna Dunn, MD
Main Sessions
9:05 AM - 10:05 AM
East Coast USA Time
Session 2: Diagnosis of PE
Moderator:
Jeffrey Kline, MD
Moderator:
Lauren Westafer, DO, MPH, MS (she/her/hers)
Main Sessions
9:05 AM - 10:05 AM
East Coast USA Time
Session 2: Diagnosis of PE
Moderator:
Jeffrey Kline, MD
Moderator:
Lauren Westafer, DO, MPH, MS (she/her/hers)
Main Sessions
9:05 AM - 9:10 AM
East Coast USA Time
Case Presentation - Thousand Times: D-Dimer values for PE Diagnosis
Case Presenter:
Bo Stubblefield, MD, MPH (he/him/his)
Main Sessions
9:10 AM - 9:20 AM
East Coast USA Time
Discussion of D-Dimer Threshold
Speaker:
Kerstin DeWit, MD
Main Sessions
9:20 AM - 9:25 AM
East Coast USA Time
Wrap-up of case
Case Presenter:
Bo Stubblefield, MD, MPH (he/him/his)
Main Sessions
9:25 AM - 9:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Case Presentation - Too Unstable to Scan: Likelihood for Acute PE based on TTE
Case Presenter:
Jeffrey Kline, MD
Main Sessions
9:30 AM - 9:40 AM
East Coast USA Time
Discussion
Speaker:
Emily Gundert, MD (she/her/hers)
Main Sessions
9:40 AM - 9:45 AM
East Coast USA Time
Wrap-up of case
Case Presenter:
Jeffrey Kline, MD
Main Sessions
9:45 AM - 10:05 AM
East Coast USA Time
Polling and Moderated Discussion of both cases
Panelist:
Bo Stubblefield, MD, MPH (he/him/his)
Panelist:
Kerstin DeWit, MD
Panelist:
Emily Gundert, MD (she/her/hers)
Main Sessions
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM
East Coast USA Time
REFRESHMENT BREAK WITH THE EXHIBITORS
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM
East Coast USA Time
REFRESHMENT BREAK WITH THE EXHIBITORS
Networking
10:35 AM - 11:35 AM
East Coast USA Time
Session 3: Clinic Trials
10:35 AM - 11:35 AM
East Coast USA Time
Session 3: Clinic Trials
Moderator:
Vivian Bishay, MD
Moderator:
Eric A. Secemsky, MD, MSc, RPVI, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI, FSVM (he/him/his)
– Harvard Medical School
Main Sessions
10:35 AM - 10:42 AM
East Coast USA Time
Highlights of STORM PE
Speaker:
Robert Lookstein, MD
– Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Main Sessions
10:42 AM - 10:49 AM
East Coast USA Time
Highlights of HI-PEITHO
Speaker:
Kenneth Rosenfield, MD, MHCDS, FACC, FAHA, MSCAI
– Mass General Hospital
Main Sessions
10:49 AM - 10:56 AM
East Coast USA Time
Highlights of IDE Trials
Speaker:
Sripal Bangalore, MD, MHA
Main Sessions
10:56 AM - 11:03 AM
East Coast USA Time
Still to come: PEERLESS II, PEITHO-3, PE TRACT
Speaker:
Frances Mae West, MD
Main Sessions
11:03 AM - 11:05 AM
East Coast USA Time
Audience Poll
Main Sessions
11:05 AM - 11:25 AM
East Coast USA Time
Panelist Discussion-Benefit of Partnering with PERT
Panelist:
Robert Lookstein, MD
– Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Panelist:
Kenneth Rosenfield, MD, MHCDS, FACC, FAHA, MSCAI
– Mass General Hospital
Panelist:
Sripal Bangalore, MD, MHA
Panelist:
Frances Mae West, MD
Panelist:
Misty Malone, PhD
Main Sessions
11:25 AM - 11:35 AM
East Coast USA Time
Trial Design: RCT, IDE, or Real World Evidence
Speaker:
Misty Malone, PhD
Main Sessions
11:35 AM - 12:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
President's Lecture: The Current State of PERT
11:35 AM - 12:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
President's Lecture: The Current State of PERT
Speaker:
Mahir Elder, MD
– Wayne State University
Main Sessions
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
LUNCH - INDUSTRY SPONSORED SATELLITE SESSIONS
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
LUNCH - INDUSTRY SPONSORED SATELLITE SESSIONS
NON-CME
1:00 PM - 1:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
Founder's Award & Lecture
1:00 PM - 1:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
Founder's Award & Lecture
Speaker:
Beverley J. Hunt, OBE (she/her/hers)
– St Thomas’ Hospital
Main Sessions
1:20 PM - 1:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
Tribute to Ido Weinberg
1:20 PM - 1:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
Tribute to Ido Weinberg
Speaker:
Mitchell D. Weinberg, MD, MBA, FACC (he/him/his)
– Northwell Staten Island University Hospital Northwell Health
Main Sessions
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
Session 4: Clot & Carry: Managing PE Across the Female Lifespan
Moderator:
Beverley J. Hunt, OBE (she/her/hers)
– St Thomas’ Hospital
Moderator:
Geno Merli, MD
– Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals
Main Sessions
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
Session 4: Clot & Carry: Managing PE Across the Female Lifespan
Moderator:
Beverley J. Hunt, OBE (she/her/hers)
– St Thomas’ Hospital
Moderator:
Geno Merli, MD
– Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals
Main Sessions
1:30 PM - 1:38 PM
East Coast USA Time
Managing early pregnancy VTE risk
Speaker:
Beverley J. Hunt, OBE (she/her/hers)
– St Thomas’ Hospital
Main Sessions
1:38 PM - 1:46 PM
East Coast USA Time
Review the New American Heart Association PE Pregnancy Guidelines
Speaker:
Rachel Rosovsky, MD, MPH
– Harvard Medical School
Main Sessions
1:46 PM - 1:54 PM
East Coast USA Time
Advanced Therapies for PE in Pregnancy (UK)
Speaker:
Laura Yeates, MBBS (she/her/hers)
Main Sessions
1:54 PM - 2:02 PM
East Coast USA Time
Advanced Therapies for PE in Pregnancy (USA)
Speaker:
Jane Ehret, MD
Main Sessions
2:02 PM - 2:10 PM
East Coast USA Time
Peridelivery Anticoagulation Management
Speaker:
Anjali Kaimal, MD, MAS
Main Sessions
2:10 PM - 2:18 PM
East Coast USA Time
DOAC Exposure in Early Pregnancy & Breastfeeding
Speaker:
Shannon Bates, MDCM, MSc
Main Sessions
2:18 PM - 2:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
Q&A
Panelist:
Rachel Rosovsky, MD, MPH
– Harvard Medical School
Panelist:
Laura Yeates, MBBS (she/her/hers)
Panelist:
Jane Ehret, MD
Panelist:
Anjali Kaimal, MD, MAS
Panelist:
Shannon Bates, MDCM, MSc
Main Sessions
2:40 PM - 3:40 PM
East Coast USA Time
Workshop A: PE Disaster Masterclass - How we handle American Heart Association D&E Patients
Moderator:
Ann Gage, MD, MS, FACC
Moderator:
Mahir Elder, MD
– Wayne State University
Workshops
2:40 PM - 3:40 PM
East Coast USA Time
Workshop A: PE Disaster Masterclass - How we handle American Heart Association D&E Patients
Moderator:
Ann Gage, MD, MS, FACC
Moderator:
Mahir Elder, MD
– Wayne State University
Workshops
2:40 PM - 2:48 PM
East Coast USA Time
Decision Making in Hemodynamics of PE
Speaker:
Sripal Bangalore, MD, MHA
Workshops
2:48 PM - 2:56 PM
East Coast USA Time
PE and Thrombolysis Highlights
Speaker:
Michael N. Young, MD, RPVI, FACC, FSCAI (he/him/his)
Workshops
2:56 PM - 3:04 PM
East Coast USA Time
The Value of Large Bore Mechanical Thrombectomy in American Heart Association D & E patients
Speaker:
Misaki Kiguchi, MD
Workshops
3:04 PM - 3:12 PM
East Coast USA Time
AI & ECMO first & Thrombus Removal in Catastrophic PE
Speaker:
Patrick Muck, MD, RVT
– TriHealth - Good Samaritan Hospital
Workshops
3:12 PM - 3:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
Catastrophic High Risk – What would you do?
Speaker:
Sameer Khandhar, MD
Workshops
3:20 PM - 3:28 PM
East Coast USA Time
Challenging Cases : Putting it all together
Speaker:
Maya Serhal, MD
Workshops
3:28 PM - 3:40 PM
East Coast USA Time
Discussion, Questions & Answers
Panelist:
Sripal Bangalore, MD, MHA
Panelist:
Michael N. Young, MD, RPVI, FACC, FSCAI (he/him/his)
Panelist:
Misaki Kiguchi, MD
Panelist:
Patrick Muck, MD, RVT
– TriHealth - Good Samaritan Hospital
Panelist:
Sameer Khandhar, MD
Panelist:
Maya Serhal, MD
Workshops
2:40 PM - 3:40 PM
East Coast USA Time
Workshop B: AI Debate
Moderator:
Lauren Westafer, DO, MPH, MS (she/her/hers)
Moderator:
Brian Ghoshhajra, MD
Workshops
2:40 PM - 3:40 PM
East Coast USA Time
Workshop B: AI Debate
Moderator:
Lauren Westafer, DO, MPH, MS (she/her/hers)
Moderator:
Brian Ghoshhajra, MD
Workshops
2:40 PM - 2:45 PM
East Coast USA Time
Introduction
Speaker:
Lauren Westafer, DO, MPH, MS (she/her/hers)
Workshops
2:45 PM - 2:55 PM
East Coast USA Time
AI and ML are posers--logistic regression is still the real deal
Speaker:
Jeffrey Kline, MD
Workshops
2:55 PM - 3:05 PM
East Coast USA Time
AI and ML eat sequential models for lunch
Speaker:
Andrew Richard Taylor, MD, MHS
Workshops
3:05 PM - 3:15 PM
East Coast USA Time
It’s a done deal: AI has already taken over image-based risk stratification
Speaker:
Albert Hsiao, MD
Workshops
3:15 PM - 3:25 PM
East Coast USA Time
Humans will always be needed for image-based risk stratification
Speaker:
Timothy A. Morris, MD
– University of California, San Diego Healthcare
Workshops
3:25 PM - 3:40 PM
East Coast USA Time
Q&A
Panelist:
Jeffrey Kline, MD
Panelist:
Andrew Richard Taylor, MD, MHS
Panelist:
Albert Hsiao, MD
Panelist:
Timothy A. Morris, MD
– University of California, San Diego Healthcare
Workshops
2:40 PM - 3:40 PM
East Coast USA Time
Workshop C: PRISM + CoE Database
Moderator:
Lauren Baker, PhD
Moderator:
Sanjum S. Sethi, MD, MPH
– Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Workshops
2:40 PM - 3:40 PM
East Coast USA Time
Workshop C: PRISM + CoE Database
Moderator:
Lauren Baker, PhD
Moderator:
Sanjum S. Sethi, MD, MPH
– Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Workshops
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
The PRISM Program
Speaker:
Lauren Baker, PhD
Workshops
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
Center of Excellence
Speaker:
Sanjum S. Sethi, MD, MPH
– Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Workshops
3:20 PM - 3:40 PM
East Coast USA Time
PERC Database
Speaker:
David M. Dudzinski, MD FAHA FACC FASE
Workshops
2:40 PM - 3:40 PM
East Coast USA Time
Workshop D: Small Numbers, Big Impact: Designing a Pediatric PERT
Moderator:
Ayesha Zia, MD, MSCS
Workshops
2:40 PM - 3:40 PM
East Coast USA Time
Workshop D: Small Numbers, Big Impact: Designing a Pediatric PERT
Moderator:
Ayesha Zia, MD, MSCS
Workshops
2:40 PM - 2:55 PM
East Coast USA Time
Why Pediatric PERT is Different
Speaker:
Madhvi Rajpurkar, MD
Workshops
2:55 PM - 3:10 PM
East Coast USA Time
Operational Blueprint
Speaker:
Hilary Whitworth, MD, MSCE (she/her/hers)
Workshops
3:10 PM - 3:25 PM
East Coast USA Time
Interactive Component
Speaker:
Vivian Dimas, MD, MBA (she/her/hers)
Workshops
3:25 PM - 3:40 PM
East Coast USA Time
Unique Angle
Speaker:
Ayesha Zia, MD, MSCS
Workshops
3:40 PM - 4:10 PM
East Coast USA Time
REFRESHMENT BREAK WITH THE EXHIBITORS
3:40 PM - 4:10 PM
East Coast USA Time
REFRESHMENT BREAK WITH THE EXHIBITORS
Networking
4:10 PM - 5:10 PM
East Coast USA Time
Session 5: PEppering the Panel
Moderator:
Kenneth Rosenfield, MD, MHCDS, FACC, FAHA, MSCAI
– Mass General Hospital
Moderator:
Richard Channick, MD
– David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Main Sessions
4:10 PM - 5:10 PM
East Coast USA Time
Session 5: PEppering the Panel
Moderator:
Kenneth Rosenfield, MD, MHCDS, FACC, FAHA, MSCAI
– Mass General Hospital
Moderator:
Richard Channick, MD
– David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Main Sessions
4:10 PM - 5:10 PM
East Coast USA Time
PEppering the Panel
Panelist:
Jay Giri, MD, MPH
– University of Pennsylvania
Panelist:
Hillary Johnston-Cox, MD, PhD
Panelist:
Daniella Kadian-Dodov, MD, FACC, FAHA. FSVM (she/her/hers)
Panelist:
Brett Carroll, MD (he/him/his)
Panelist:
Beverley J. Hunt, OBE (she/her/hers)
– St Thomas’ Hospital
Panelist:
Stavros Konstantinides, MD (he/him/his)
– University Medical Center Mainz, Germany
Main Sessions
5:10 PM - 5:50 PM
East Coast USA Time
Session 6: Oral Abstracts
Moderator:
J. Dawn Abbott, MD
Moderator:
Maanasi Samant, MD (she/her/hers)
Main Sessions
5:10 PM - 5:50 PM
East Coast USA Time
Session 6: Oral Abstracts
Moderator:
J. Dawn Abbott, MD
Moderator:
Maanasi Samant, MD (she/her/hers)
Main Sessions
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
POSTER SESSION AND NETWORKING RECEPTION IN EXHIBIT HALL
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
POSTER SESSION AND NETWORKING RECEPTION IN EXHIBIT HALL
Networking
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Cocktails & Cases from Around the World
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Cocktails & Cases from Around the World
Networking