International Fontan Symposium

Pittsburgh, PA US
June 3, 2023

The International Fontan Symposium will bring world renowned pediatric and adult cardiologists, congenital cardiac surgeons, and adult cardiac and transplant surgeons together for a deep dive into the evolution of management strategies in this complex patient population, including medical therapy, transcatheter interventions, rhythm-management device implantation, surgical intervention, and heart or combined organ transplantation. Emerging technologies and techniques for cardiac imaging in these patients will be explored in depth. Further, lifestyle considerations for patients living with Fontan such as exercise, pregnancy, and mental health will also be discussed.

Target Audience

This course is designed for pediatric and adult cardiologist, congenital cardiac surgeons, adult cardiac surgeons, trainees, heart failure specialists, advanced practice providers, nurses, perfusionists, researchers, data professionals, healthcare administrators, non-profit professionals, medical students, and any other interested member of the heart care team.

Learning Objectives

1. To review the Fontan operation’s current long-term outcomes.
2. To identify practices to improve the long-term outcomes including exercise, screening for end-organ disease, improving neurodevelopment practices, resilience, and family planning. 
3. To identify strategies for the management of Fontan circulatory failure and timing of more invasive therapies. 
4. End-of-life issues and managing tough decisions post-Fontan.

Emerging Fontan circulation and heart failure/transplantation clinical, translational, and basic science research will be featured in an abstract poster session contest.

Additional Information

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 7.50 AAPA Category I CME
  • 7.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 7.50 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 7.50 Attendance
Course opens: 
03/23/2023
Course expires: 
12/31/2023
Event starts: 
06/03/2023 - 8:00am EDT
Event ends: 
06/03/2023 - 5:00pm EDT
Cost:
$1.00
The University Club Ballroom B
123 University Place
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
United States

Course Directors:
Anita Saraf, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Heart Institute at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Tarek Alsaied, MD, FACC, MSc
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Heart Institute at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Arvind Hoskoppal, MD, MBA
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program
Heart Institute at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

Jacqueline Kreutzer, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Professor of Pediatrics
Peter and Ada Rossin Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiology
Division Chief, Pediatric Cardiology
Co-Director, Heart Institute at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

Victor O. Morell, MD
Eugene S. Wiener Endowed Professor and Chair of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
Surgeon-In-Chief, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Executive Director, UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute
Co-Director, Heart Institute at
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

Invited Faculty:
Laith Alshawabkeh, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program
UC San Diego Health
University of California San Diego
San Diego, CA

Edward Hickey, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Surgical Director, Adult Congenital Heart Program
Division of Congenital Heart Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine
Texas Children’s Hospital

Alexander Sasha Opotowsky, MD
Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Director, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program
Co-Director, Exercise Laboratory
Co-Director, The Heart Institute Research Core
Cincinnati Children’s
Cincinnati, Ohio 

Candice Silversides, MD 
Professor of Medicine 
Chair, Pregnancy and Heart Disease and Director, Cardio-Obstetric Clinic 
Miles Nadal Heart Centre at Mount Sinai Hospital 
Peter Munk Cardiac Center 
Vice President, Canadian Adult Congenital Heart Network 
University of Toronto 
Toronto, Canada 

Christian Kreutzer, MD 
Head, Pediatric and congenital Heart Surgery 
Hospital Universitario Austral. Assistant Professor, Austral University 
Buenos Aires. Argentina

University of Pittsburgh Faculty:
Gaurav Arora, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Director of Electrophysiology
Associate Vice Chair of Pediatrics, Clinical Affairs, Ambulatory Care
Heart Institute at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

Brian Feingold, MD, MS, FAHA
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Clinical and Translational Science
Medical Director, Heart Failure and Transplantation Programs
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Christopher W. Follansbee, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Bryan H. Goldstein, MD
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

David Kaczorowski, MD
Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Surgical Director, Advanced Heart Failure Center
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Lauren Lorenzi Quigley, PhD
Psychologist II
Behavioral Sciences Division UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Shahid Masood Malik, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Laura Olivieri, MD, FAHA, FSCMR
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Noninvasive Cardiac Imaging
Heart Institute at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

Shawn West, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Natasha K. Wolfe, MD
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Adult Congenital Heart Disease
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Matthew D. Zinn, DO
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Medical Director, Ventricular Assist Device Program
Medical Director, Dr. Bill Neches Heart Camp for Kids
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Course Coordinators:
Katie Scollon, MPAS, PA-C
Director, Pediatric Heart and Vascular Services
Heart Institute at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute

Angela E. Kinnunen, MPA
Project Manager HVI
UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute

Drew Berkhoudt, MBA
Project Specialist
Heart Institute at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

Faculty Disclosure
All individuals in a position to control the content of this education activity have disclosed all financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

All relevant financial relationships for the individuals listed below have been mitigated.
Arvind Hoskoppal, MD, MBA: Consultant: Medtronic
Alexander Sasha Opotowsky, MD: Other: Independent Data Monitoring Commitee for Janssen Pharma
Jacqueline Kreutzer, MD, FACC, FSCAI: Grant/Research Support: Medtronic
Jacqueline Kreutzer, MD, FACC, FSCAI: Grant/Research Support: Edwards Lifesciences
David Kaczorowski, MD: Consultant: Abiomed
David Kaczorowski, MD: Consultant: Medtronic
David Kaczorowski, MD: CE Speakers’ Bureau: Abiomed
David Kaczorowski, MD: Other: Intellectual Property, Ecmotec LLC
Tarek Alsaied, MD: Grant/Research Support: Grant Support for the FORCE registry
Bryan Goldstein, MD: Grant/Research Support: Medtronic Bryan Goldstein, MD: Grant/Research Support: Edwards Lifesciences Bryan Goldstein, MD: Consultant: Medtronic Bryan Goldstein, MD: Consultant: W.L. Gore & Associates Bryan Goldstein, MD: Consultant: PECA Labs Bryan Goldstein, MD: Consultant: Mezzion Pharma
Laith Alshawabkeh, MD: Consultant: OCclutech
Laith Alshawabkeh, MD: Consultant: Edwards LifeSciences
Laith Alshawabkeh, MD: Consultant: Sapient Bio
Brian Feingold, MD: Grant/Research Support: Sub-award US DOD (Teammate trial)
Brian Feingold, MD: Consultant: Stealth Therapeutics
Brian Feingold, MD: Consultant: Enzyvant
Brian Feingold, MD: CE Speakers’ Bureau: CareDx

No other members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business.

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing 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.

Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 7.5 contact hours.

Physician Assistant (AAPA)
The University of Pittsburgh 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 7.5 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.  

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity. 

Available Credit

  • 7.50 AAPA Category I CME
  • 7.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 7.50 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 7.50 Attendance

Acknowledgement of Commercial Support:

Educational Grant Support:
Abbott Laboratories

Exhibit Support:
Ethicon
Janssen PAH
UPMC International
UPMC Transplant Services
UPMC 3D Printing Program

Price

Cost:
$1.00
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This program will be free of charge for all participants.  Registration is required.

Participation by all individuals is encouraged. Advance notification of any special needs will help us provide better service. Please notify us of your needs at least two weeks in advance of the program by emailing berkhoudtd2@upmc.edu

All cancellations must be sent via email, berkhoudtd2@upmc.edu before June 1, 2023. 

For more information, please contact Drew Berkhoudt at berkhoudtd2@upmc.edu