Pittsburgh Heart Summit 2022

Pittsburgh, PA US
July 22, 2022

The Annual Pittsburgh Heart Team Summit provides tools to physicians and physician extenders, including those in surgery and cardiology, which enables collaboration in the care of patients with cardiovascular diseases.  The objectives remain to advance the team concept of patient care.  Physicians infrequently have the opportunity to interactively discuss current guideline based care with surgeons and cardiologists.  The summit encourages improved team dynamics and compare cooperative expertise while educating physicians and health care providers about ways to work together for improved patient safety and clinical efficiency. 

In 2022, the Summit will integrate the cultures and expertise of cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, and affiliated specialties primarily from the Greater Pittsburgh Medical Community.  Western Pennsylvania regional physicians, physician extenders and providers will interact with the speakers and faculty during the live, interactive presentations and discussions.  Learners may earn educational credits during this in-person event.

2022 Pittsburgh Heart Summit - St. Clair Health (stclair.org)

Target Audience

The target audience includes cardiologist, cardiac surgeons and physicians/providers caring for patients with cardiovascular diseases. Nurses, physician assistants, and perfusionists also find educational opportunities by attending the summit

Learning Objectives

Our needs assessment indicates the target audience benefits by the Summit’s education as it relates to:

Learning of the academic accomplishments of post-graduates in the region.
Understanding the value of a team approach to cardiovascular diseases.
Developing tools that help direct their patients towards appropriate therapies.
Creating effective communication methods between specialties.
Appreciating the most recent evidence based guidelines for cardiovascular care.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 7.00 AAPA Category I CME
  • 7.00 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.
  • 7.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 7.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
03/31/2022
Course expires: 
12/31/2022
Event starts: 
07/22/2022 - 8:00am EDT
Event ends: 
07/22/2022 - 5:00pm EDT
PNC Park
115 Federal Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
United States

Pittsburgh Heart Summit Steering Committee:
Andy Kiser, MD
CHIEF, CARDIAC SURGERY
DIRECTOR, CARDIOVASCULAR LEADERSHIP GROUP
ST. CLAIR HEALTH

Christopher Pray, MD
DIRECTOR, CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING
DIRECTOR, HEART FAILURE PROGRAM
ST. CLAIR HEALTH

Malamo Countouris, MD
CO-DIRECTOR OF THE BRIDGES POSTPARTUM HYPERTENSION CLINIC AT MAGEE WOMENS HEART CENTER
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER

Stephen Bailey, MD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF SURGERY
MAGOVERN ENDOWED CHAIR, DEPARTMENT
OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK

David Lasorda, DO
DIRECTOR, CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LAB
DIRECTOR, INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY
ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK

Indu Poornima, MD
MEDICAL DIRECTOR, NUCLEAR CARDIOLOGY DIRECTOR, PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY AND WOMEN’S HEART CENTER
ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK

Ibrahim Sultan, MD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY
DIRECTOR, UPMC CENTER FOR THORACIC AORTIC DISEASE
SURGICAL DIRECTOR, UPMC CENTER FOR HEART VALVE DISEASE / STRUCTURAL HEART PROGRAM

Prem Soman, MD
PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE
ASSOCIATE CHIEF OF CARDIOLOGY FOR FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
DIRECTOR, CARDIAC AMYLOIDOSIS CENTER
DIRECTOR, ADVANCED CARDIAC IMAGING FELLOWSHIP
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER

Keynote Speakers:
Blase Carabello, MD
Professor and Chief, Division of Cardiology East Carolina Heart Institute Greenville, NC

Michael Mack, MD
Director of Cardiac Surgery Baylor, Scott and White Health Plano, TX

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 of the relevant financial relationships for the individuals listed below have been mitigated:
Robert W. Biederman, MD Grant/Research Support: NHLBI, AHA, Complexa, Worldwide, Bracco
CE Speakers’ Bureau: Amgen, Janssen, Lantheus, KIMSKA
David Kaczorowski, MD Consultant: Medtronic
Christopher Pray, MD Consultant: Pfizer
Andy Kiser, MD Consultant: Atricure, Angiodynamics, Edwards, Abbott
Prem Soman, MD Grant/Research Support: Astellas, Pfizer; Consultant: Specturm Dynamics, Alnylam, Pfizer, Bridgebio
Michael Mack, MD CO-PI: Abbott Coapt Trial, Edwards Partner 3; Study Chair: Medtronic Apollo Trial
Jamie Roland, RN Consultant: Edwards
Ibrahim Sultan, MD Grant/Research Support: Atricure, Medtronic, Abbott, Artivion, Edwards, Boston Scientific
Saurbh Sanon, MD Consultant: Medtronic, Boston Scientific, Abbott, Gore, Baylis, Jena Valve
Sandeep Jain, MD Grant/Research Support: Medtronic, Boston Scientific;
Consultant: Medtronic
Leyla Sade, MD CE Speakers’ Bureau: General Electric Europe
Srinivas Murali, MD Consultant: Impulse Dynamics
CE Speakers’ Bureau: Boehringer Ingelheim
Matthew Lander, MD Consultant: Abiomed; CE Speakers’ Bureau: Abbott

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 is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Pittsburgh and St. Clair Health Foundation. 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 7.0 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 7.0 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 7.0 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

  • 7.00 AAPA Category I CME
  • 7.00 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.
  • 7.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 7.00 Attendance

We gratefully acknowledge support from the following for this activity:

Exhibitors:
Abbott 
Artivion, Inc.
AstraZeneca 
Atricure 
Baylis Medical 
Boston Scientific
Chiesi 
CSL Behring
Edwards Lifesciences
Ethicon US, LLC
Getinge 
WL Gore Gore & Associates 
LSI Solutions
Medtronic
Pfizer 
Philips Image Guided Therapy Devices
Zoll

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