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Friday, October 2, 2026
7:00 AM - 7:55 AM
East Coast USA Time
BREAKFAST WITH THE EXHIBITORS
7:00 AM - 7:55 AM
East Coast USA Time
BREAKFAST WITH THE EXHIBITORS
Networking
7:00 AM - 6:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
NAME BADGE PICKUP AND ONSITE REGISTRATION
7:00 AM - 6:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
NAME BADGE PICKUP AND ONSITE REGISTRATION
Registration
7:55 AM - 8:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Opening Session
Moderator:
Seth Sokol, MD
– Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Main Sessions
7:55 AM - 8:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Opening Session
Moderator:
Seth Sokol, MD
– Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Main Sessions
7:55 AM - 8:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
Welcome
Speaker:
Seth Sokol, MD
– Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Main Sessions
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Keynote: David Andrews - Two-time Super Bowl champion for the New England Patriots
Keynote Speaker:
David Andrews
Main Sessions
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Session 7: High Risk PE
Moderator:
Vivian Bishay, MD
Moderator:
Peter Monteleone, MD
– Ascension Texas Cardiovascular Research
Main Sessions
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Session 7: High Risk PE
Moderator:
Vivian Bishay, MD
Moderator:
Peter Monteleone, MD
– Ascension Texas Cardiovascular Research
Main Sessions
8:30 AM - 8:38 AM
East Coast USA Time
American Heart Association Guidelines for Category E PE: Risk Stratification and Implications
Speaker:
Daniella Kadian-Dodov, MD, FACC, FAHA. FSVM (she/her/hers)
Main Sessions
8:38 AM - 8:46 AM
East Coast USA Time
From ER to the Cath Lab: a Catheter Directed Category E PE Treatment Protocol
Speaker:
Elias Iliadis, MD (he/him/his)
Main Sessions
8:46 AM - 8:51 AM
East Coast USA Time
Case Based Discussion: ECMO Strategies for the Category E PE Patient
Speaker:
Zachary Kon, MD
Main Sessions
8:51 AM - 8:56 AM
East Coast USA Time
Case Based Discussion: Catheter Directed Thrombectomy, Thrombolysis or some Combination for Category E PE -- How to choose?
Speaker:
Suhail Dohad, MD
– Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Main Sessions
8:56 AM - 9:04 AM
East Coast USA Time
Debate: Category E PE - Catheter Based Options are the Way!
Speaker:
S. Jay Mathews, MD, MS
Main Sessions
9:04 AM - 9:12 AM
East Coast USA Time
Debate: Category E PE: Systemic Thrombolysis is tried and true!
Speaker:
Emily Gundert, MD (she/her/hers)
Main Sessions
9:12 AM - 9:20 AM
East Coast USA Time
Debate: Surgical Thrombectomy
Speaker:
Brent Keeling, MD
– Emory University
Main Sessions
9:20 AM - 9:30 AM
East Coast USA Time
Discussion, Questions & Answers
Panelist:
John Moriarty, MD, FSIR (he/him/his)
– UCLA
Panelist:
Joseph Ingrassia, MD
Panelist:
Daniella Kadian-Dodov, MD, FACC, FAHA. FSVM (she/her/hers)
Main Sessions
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
REFRESHMENT BREAK WITH THE EXHIBITORS
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
REFRESHMENT BREAK WITH THE EXHIBITORS
Networking
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
Session 8: Anticoagulation 360°: Precision Prescribing Across the PE Continuum
Moderator:
Allison Elaine Burnett, PharmD (she/her/hers)
– University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy
Moderator:
Sydney Kisala, PharmD
Main Sessions
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
Session 8: Anticoagulation 360°: Precision Prescribing Across the PE Continuum
Moderator:
Allison Elaine Burnett, PharmD (she/her/hers)
– University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy
Moderator:
Sydney Kisala, PharmD
Main Sessions
10:00 AM - 10:08 AM
East Coast USA Time
Immediate Anticoagulation for Low/Intermediate Risk PE
Speaker:
Allison Elaine Burnett, PharmD (she/her/hers)
– University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy
Main Sessions
10:08 AM - 10:16 AM
East Coast USA Time
Long-term Anticoagulation and DOAC De-Escalation
Speaker:
Tara Lech, PharmD
Main Sessions
10:16 AM - 10:24 AM
East Coast USA Time
Periprocedural Guidance
Speaker:
Thomas Vanissche, MD, PhD
Main Sessions
10:24 AM - 10:32 AM
East Coast USA Time
Anticoagulation Adherence
Speaker:
Ayesha Zia, MD, MSCS
Main Sessions
10:32 AM - 10:40 AM
East Coast USA Time
Transitions of Care
Speaker:
Geno Merli, MD
– Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals
Main Sessions
10:40 AM - 10:48 AM
East Coast USA Time
Population based DOAC Management
Speaker:
Geoff Barnes, MD, MSc (he/him/his)
Main Sessions
10:48 AM - 11:00 AM
East Coast USA Time
Q&A
Panelist:
Tara Lech, PharmD
Panelist:
Thomas Vanissche, MD, PhD
Panelist:
Ayesha Zia, MD, MSCS
Panelist:
Geno Merli, MD
– Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals
Panelist:
Geoff Barnes, MD, MSc (he/him/his)
Main Sessions
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Session 9: Predicting the Crash: Risk Stratification of Acute PE
Moderator:
Soophia Naydenov, MD
Moderator:
W. Cameron McGuire, MD, MPH
Main Sessions
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Session 9: Predicting the Crash: Risk Stratification of Acute PE
Moderator:
Soophia Naydenov, MD
Moderator:
W. Cameron McGuire, MD, MPH
Main Sessions
11:00 AM - 11:05 AM
East Coast USA Time
Case Presentation - Predicting the Crash: Risk Stratifying Intermediate-High Risk Patients who might Deteriorate
Case Presenter:
Maryam Shams, MD (she/her/hers)
Main Sessions
11:05 AM - 11:15 AM
East Coast USA Time
Discussion
Speaker:
Stephanie Younes, MD
Main Sessions
11:15 AM - 11:20 AM
East Coast USA Time
Wrap-up of case
Case Presenter:
Maryam Shams, MD (she/her/hers)
Main Sessions
11:20 AM - 11:25 AM
East Coast USA Time
Case Presentation - No Risk No Reward: Risk stratifying non-low risk patients who can safely discharge home
Case Presenter:
Pavan Kavali, MD
Main Sessions
11:25 AM - 11:35 AM
East Coast USA Time
Discussion
Speaker:
W. Cameron McGuire, MD, MPH
Main Sessions
11:35 AM - 11:40 AM
East Coast USA Time
Wrap-up of case
Case Presenter:
Pavan Kavali, MD
Main Sessions
11:40 AM - 12:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Polling and Moderated Discussion of both cases
Panelist:
Stephanie Younes, MD
Panelist:
Maryam Shams, MD (she/her/hers)
Panelist:
Pavan Kavali, MD
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 - 2:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Session 10: Intermediate-Risk PE
Moderator:
Stanislav Henkin, MD
Moderator:
Maya Serhal, MD
Main Sessions
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Session 10: Intermediate-Risk PE
Moderator:
Stanislav Henkin, MD
Moderator:
Maya Serhal, MD
Main Sessions
1:00 PM - 1:10 PM
East Coast USA Time
Optimize anticoagulation and minimize procedures
Speaker:
Menno Volkert Huisman, MD, PhD FESC (he/him/his)
– Leiden University Medical Center Leiden Netherlands
Main Sessions
1:10 PM - 1:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
Did the Guidelines Get It Wrong?: CDL is superior to MT
Speaker:
Peter Monteleone, MD
– Ascension Texas Cardiovascular Research
Main Sessions
1:20 PM - 1:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
Did the Guidelines Get It Wrong?: MT is superior to CDL
Speaker:
Ann Gage, MD, MS, FACC
Main Sessions
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM
East Coast USA Time
Systemic thrombolysis for intermediate-risk PE – not dead yet?
Speaker:
Michael N. Young, MD, RPVI, FACC, FSCAI (he/him/his)
Main Sessions
1:40 PM - 2:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Panel discussion re various intermediate-risk PE scenarios
Panelist:
Menno Volkert Huisman, MD, PhD FESC (he/him/his)
– Leiden University Medical Center Leiden Netherlands
Panelist:
Peter Monteleone, MD
– Ascension Texas Cardiovascular Research
Panelist:
Ann Gage, MD, MS, FACC
Panelist:
Michael N. Young, MD, RPVI, FACC, FSCAI (he/him/his)
Main Sessions
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM
East Coast USA Time
Session 11: Year in Review: Top PE Papers
Moderator:
Amir Darki, MD
Moderator:
Bassel Hassouna, MD
Moderator:
Charles B. Ross, MD, FACS, DFSVS
– Piedmont Heart Institute
Moderator:
Sneha Thomas, MD (she/her/hers)
Main Sessions
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM
East Coast USA Time
Session 11: Year in Review: Top PE Papers
Moderator:
Amir Darki, MD
Moderator:
Bassel Hassouna, MD
Moderator:
Charles B. Ross, MD, FACS, DFSVS
– Piedmont Heart Institute
Moderator:
Sneha Thomas, MD (she/her/hers)
Main Sessions
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Workshop E: Interactive workshop with live CPET bike demonstration and case-based interpretation
Moderator:
Soophia Naydenov, MD
Moderator:
Barbara LeVarge, MD (she/her/hers)
Workshops
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Workshop E: Interactive workshop with live CPET bike demonstration and case-based interpretation
Moderator:
Soophia Naydenov, MD
Moderator:
Barbara LeVarge, MD (she/her/hers)
Workshops
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
East Coast USA Time
CPET Fundamentals: Key Physiology and Core Variables
Speaker:
Estefania Oliveros, MD (she/her/hers)
Workshops
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
Live CPET Demonstration and interpretation
Speaker:
Timothy A. Morris, MD
– University of California, San Diego Healthcare
Workshops
3:30 PM - 3:40 PM
East Coast USA Time
Case 1: Deconditioning
Case Presenter:
Maanasi Samant, MD (she/her/hers)
Workshops
3:40 PM - 3:50 PM
East Coast USA Time
Case 2: Post PE Syndrome
Case Presenter:
Vishal Rao, MD, MPH
Workshops
3:50 PM - 4:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Panel Discussion
Panelist:
Estefania Oliveros, MD (she/her/hers)
Panelist:
Timothy A. Morris, MD
– University of California, San Diego Healthcare
Panelist:
Maanasi Samant, MD (she/her/hers)
Panelist:
Vishal Rao, MD, MPH
Workshops
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Workshop F: ECMO
Moderator:
David M. Dudzinski, MD FAHA FACC FASE
Moderator:
Ali Huda, MD (he/him/his)
– Heart & Vascular Institute
Workshops
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Workshop F: ECMO
Moderator:
David M. Dudzinski, MD FAHA FACC FASE
Moderator:
Ali Huda, MD (he/him/his)
– Heart & Vascular Institute
Workshops
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
East Coast USA Time
Timing of Initiation of ECMO relative intervention/lysis
Speaker:
Bindu Akkanti, MD
Workshops
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
When to Use ECMO vs RV support
Speaker:
Jerome Crowley, MD, MPH (he/him/his)
Workshops
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
East Coast USA Time
Appropriate management on ECMO
Speaker:
Jenelle Badulak, MD
Workshops
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Q&A
Panelist:
Bindu Akkanti, MD
Panelist:
Jerome Crowley, MD, MPH (he/him/his)
Panelist:
Jenelle Badulak, MD
Workshops
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Workshop G: Clot in Crisis: ICU Decision-Making in Pulmonary Embolism
Moderator:
Bushra Mina, MD (he/him/his)
Moderator:
Carin F. Gonsalves, MD, FSIR
– Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Panelist:
Dan Troha, MD, FACEP
Panelist:
Emily Gundert, MD (she/her/hers)
Panelist:
J. Dawn Abbott, MD
Panelist:
Amir Darki, MD
Workshops
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Workshop G: Clot in Crisis: ICU Decision-Making in Pulmonary Embolism
Moderator:
Bushra Mina, MD (he/him/his)
Moderator:
Carin F. Gonsalves, MD, FSIR
– Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Panelist:
Dan Troha, MD, FACEP
Panelist:
Emily Gundert, MD (she/her/hers)
Panelist:
J. Dawn Abbott, MD
Panelist:
Amir Darki, MD
Workshops
3:00 PM - 3:05 PM
East Coast USA Time
Case 1: Hemodynamics management of High risk PE
Case Presenter:
Catalin Toma, MD
– University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Workshops
3:05 PM - 3:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
Panel Discussion
Panelist:
Dan Troha, MD, FACEP
Panelist:
Emily Gundert, MD (she/her/hers)
Panelist:
J. Dawn Abbott, MD
Panelist:
Amir Darki, MD
Workshops
3:20 PM - 3:25 PM
East Coast USA Time
Case 2: Clot in Transit with Stroke like symptoms
Case Presenter:
Sripal Bangalore, MD, MHA
Workshops
3:25 PM - 3:40 PM
East Coast USA Time
Panel Discussion
Panelist:
Dan Troha, MD, FACEP
Panelist:
Emily Gundert, MD (she/her/hers)
Panelist:
J. Dawn Abbott, MD
Panelist:
Amir Darki, MD
Workshops
3:40 PM - 3:45 PM
East Coast USA Time
Case 3: PE with Cardiac Arrest
Case Presenter:
Bushra Mina, MD (he/him/his)
Workshops
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Panel Discussion
Panelist:
Dan Troha, MD, FACEP
Panelist:
Emily Gundert, MD (she/her/hers)
Panelist:
J. Dawn Abbott, MD
Panelist:
Amir Darki, MD
Workshops
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
REFRESHMENT BREAK WITH THE EXHIBITORS
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
REFRESHMENT BREAK WITH THE EXHIBITORS
Networking
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
Session 12: The Great Clot Debate: What to Give and Who to Treat
Moderator:
Charles Burch, MD (he/him/his)
Moderator:
Ayesha Zia, MD, MSCS
Main Sessions
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
Session 12: The Great Clot Debate: What to Give and Who to Treat
Moderator:
Charles Burch, MD (he/him/his)
Moderator:
Ayesha Zia, MD, MSCS
Main Sessions
4:30 PM - 4:40 PM
East Coast USA Time
Debate 1: PRO - Same clot, Different Clock: Does age change the algorithm?
Speaker:
Anna L. Parks, MD
Main Sessions
4:40 PM - 4:50 PM
East Coast USA Time
Debate 1: CON - Same clot, Different Clock: Does age change the algorithm?
Speaker:
Stephan Moll, MD (he/him/his)
Main Sessions
4:50 PM - 5:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Q&A
Panelist:
Anna L. Parks, MD
Panelist:
Stephan Moll, MD (he/him/his)
Main Sessions
5:00 PM - 5:10 PM
East Coast USA Time
Debate 2: Lysis Wars - Tenecteplase vs. Alteplase (PRO ALTEPLASE)
Speaker:
Brian Gilbert, PharmD
Main Sessions
5:10 PM - 5:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
Debate 2: Lysis Wars - Tenecteplase vs. Alteplase (PRO TENECTEPLASE)
Speaker:
Gabe Fontaine, PharmD, MBA (he/him/his)
Main Sessions
5:20 PM - 5:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
Q&A
Panelist:
Brian Gilbert, PharmD
Panelist:
Gabe Fontaine, PharmD, MBA (he/him/his)
Main Sessions
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
Session 13: Life After the Clot: Navigating the Post-Pulmonary Embolism Landscape
Moderator:
Richard Channick, MD
– David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Moderator:
Josana Rodriguez-Lopez, MD
Main Sessions
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
Session 13: Life After the Clot: Navigating the Post-Pulmonary Embolism Landscape
Moderator:
Richard Channick, MD
– David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Moderator:
Josana Rodriguez-Lopez, MD
Main Sessions
5:30 PM - 5:35 PM
East Coast USA Time
Trainee Case Presentation on Post PE Syndrome
Speaker:
Alexander T. Phan, MD (he/him/his)
Main Sessions
5:35 PM - 5:45 PM
East Coast USA Time
The First 90 Days After PE: What to Do—and What to Avoid
Speaker:
Jenny Yang, MD
Main Sessions
5:45 PM - 5:55 PM
East Coast USA Time
Imaging the Post-PE Patient: What Helps and What Misleads
Speaker:
Milagros Baez, MD (she/her/hers)
Main Sessions
5:55 PM - 6:05 PM
East Coast USA Time
Debate: The SEARCH Algorithm in Post-PE Care—Standard of Care or Overreach? Pro: SEARCH Works: A Structured Strategy to Detect Post-PE Complications
Speaker:
Timothy A. Morris, MD
– University of California, San Diego Healthcare
Main Sessions
6:05 PM - 6:20 PM
East Coast USA Time
Debate: The SEARCH Algorithm in Post-PE Care—Standard of Care or Overreach? Con: SEARCH Is Not for Everyone: A Targeted Approach to Post-PE Care
Speaker:
Sasha Wong, MD
Main Sessions
6:20 PM - 6:30 PM
East Coast USA Time
Q&A
Panelist:
Alexander T. Phan, MD (he/him/his)
Panelist:
Jenny Yang, MD
Panelist:
Milagros Baez, MD (she/her/hers)
Panelist:
Timothy A. Morris, MD
– University of California, San Diego Healthcare
Panelist:
Sasha Wong, MD
Main Sessions
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Casino Night
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
East Coast USA Time
Casino Night
Networking