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2026 Annual Chattanooga Cardiovascular Symposium


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Add to Calendar 2026 Annual Chattanooga Cardiovascular Symposium 2/7/2026 8:00:00 AM 2/7/2026 4:00:00 PM America/New_York For More Details: https://etsu.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?EID=5591 Description: Hybrid symposium addressing the latest recommendations in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of cardiovascular disease. Topics include cutting edge approaches to antiplatelet meds after coronary artery stenting, rhythm surveillance for dysrhythmias following stroke, geriatric pharmacology management and other pharmacy pearls, and advances in cardiac imaging including coronary CTA, cardiac MRI, and ... Chattanooga Marriott Downtown false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Saturday, February 7, 2026, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM ET, Chattanooga Marriott Downtown, Chattanooga, TN

Overview

Hybrid symposium addressing the latest recommendations in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of cardiovascular disease. Topics include cutting edge approaches to antiplatelet meds after coronary artery stenting, rhythm surveillance for dysrhythmias following stroke, geriatric pharmacology management and other pharmacy pearls, and advances in cardiac imaging including coronary CTA, cardiac MRI, and PET/CT. The symposium can be attended in-person or virtually.


Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (6.25 hours), ABIM MOC Part 2 (6.25 hours), Cardiac/Medical/Trauma (TN EMS) (6.25 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (6.25 hours), Occupational Therapy (6.25 hours), OT CE Units (0.63 hours)

Target Audience
Specialties - Cardiology, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Other, Surgery, Vascular

Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, learners will be able to:

  1. Prepare patient care plans to include appropriate screenings and evaluations to identify patients with cardiovascular risks and disease.
  2. Describe and apply up-to-date evidenced-based diagnostic tools and criteria to help identify appropriate patients requiring timely referral to a specialist.
  3. Review and describe current evidence-based outpatient medical management guidelines and treatment options/strategies for patients with common/chronic cardiovascular risk factors and diseases.
  4. Identify new and emerging clinical treatment and technological advances for medically managing a variety of cardiovascular diseases both in outpatient setting and in coordination with other specialists as appropriate.

Accreditation

Accreditation: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of ETSU’s Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University and CHI Memorial Health Care System. The Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.


Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, designates this activity for a maximum of 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM . Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABIM MOC: This program meets the requirements for  ABIM MOC (Medical Knowledge) Credits.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 6.25 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Other Credits: Credits applied for include: ANCC, PT, OT, ASRT and EMS 

Please note:

 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM are accepted for reciprocal credit by several professions including respiratory therapists, sports medicine, and medical sonographers.


Additional Information

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations received in writing no less than 20 days before the course will be refunded, less a 20% administrative fee. No refunds will be made on cancellations received after that date. Please send cancellation requests to East Tennessee State University via [email protected].

East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine Department of Continuing Education for Health Professionals reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs incurred such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties.

Accessibility Statement
 
East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine Department of Continuing Education for Health Professionals is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008.  If you have needs that require special accommodations, including dietary concerns, please contact the CME Conference Coordinator.




Keywords: LIVEABIMMOC2EMSCardiacMedicalMOCOTOT CEU

The East Tennessee State Quillen College of Medicine Department of Continuing Education for Health Professionals adheres to ACCME Criteria, Standards and Policies regarding industry support of continuing medical education. Disclosure of faculty and their commercial relationships will be made prior to the activity.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

East Tennessee State University Continuing Medical Education adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Member Information
Role in activity
Nature of Relationship(s) / Name of Ineligible Company(s)
Heather Grove, BA, CHCP
ETSU Continuing Medical Education for Health Professionals
Johnson City, TN
Activity Administrator
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Samuel Ledford, MD
Chattanooga Heart Institute
Chattanooga, TN
Course Director
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
William C Armstrong, MD
Cardiologist
The Chattanooga Heart Institute
Signal Mountain, TN
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Allen E Atchley Jr., MD
The Chattanoga Heart Institute
Chattanooga, TN
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Henry G Cheng, MD
Chattanooga Heart Institute
Chattanooga, TN
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Alycia Cleinman, MD
CHI Memorial
Signal Mountain, TN
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
B. Tyler Emerson, MD
The Chattanooga Heart Institute
Chattanooga, TN
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Lauren Finn, PharmD
CommonSpirit Memorial
Chattanooga, TN
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Rob Headrick, MD
CHI Memorial
Chattanooga, TN
Faculty
Speakers Bureau-AstraZeneca (Any division) (Relationship has ended)|Paid consultant-Amgen, Inc. (Relationship has ended)|Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels, Board Membership, etc.-Heart Lung Technologies
Faculty Photos
Robert Huang, MD, MPH
CHI Memorial
Chattanooga, TN
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Sam Jones, MD
Memorial
Chattanooga, TN
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Asma Khan, MD, Endocrinologist
Dr
Galen Medical Group
Chattanooga, TN
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
ADITYA MANDAWAT, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Interventional Cardiologist
Chattanooga Heart Institute
Chattanooga, TN
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Brian Negus, MD
Chattanooga Heart Institute
Chattanooga, TN
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Vimal Ramjee, MD
Memorial Hospital
Chattanooga, TN
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Newton Wiggins, MD, FACC, FHRS
The Chattanooga Heart Institute
Chattanooga, TN
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Jody Winters, NP
Chattanooga Heart Institute
Soddy Daisy, TN
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Mark Thel, MD
Cardiologist
Chattanooga Heart Institute
Chattanooga, TN
Faculty, Other Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Matthew Thomas, MS
CHI Memorial
Hixson , TN
Faculty, Other Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose
Karen L. Frank, RN
Market Director Quality
CHI Memorial
Hixson, TN
Other Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose
Kevin Hopkins, MBA, RRT
Vice President
CHI Memorial
Chattanooga, TN
Other Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose
Philip Lehman IV, MD
Dr
Chattanooga Heart Institute
Chattanooga, TN
Other Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose
Robin Proffitt, DNP, MBA, APRN, CCNS
Accredited Provider Program Director
Ballad Health Clinical Education
Johnson City
Other Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose
Connie Rhodes, MBA
Executive Assistant, Project Manager
The Chattanooga Heart Institute
Chattanooga , TN
Other Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose
Ronelle Sellers, Bachelor of Science, Certified Marketing Director
Market Director, Marketing Communications
CHI Memorial
Ft. Oglethorpe, GA
Other Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose

Saturday, February 7, 2026

Welcome
8:00AM - 8:10AM
Mark Thel, MD

AI in Lung Cancer Screening
8:10AM - 8:30AM
Rob Headrick, MD


Objectives:
  • Understand our current Healthcare challenges and how we can transition to preventative care
  • Why the solution to reducing healthcare cost must focus on the chest
  • Understand the role of Artificial Intelligence in improving accuracy and efficiency in healthcare.
The Pharmacists' Pearls
8:30AM - 8:50AM
Lauren Finn, PharmD


Objectives:
  • Describe common issues encountered by pharmacists when evaluating prescriptions/orders for cardiovascular medications
  • Discuss patient specific factors, such as renal function and clinical indication, that warrant a dosage change for select cardiovascular medications 
  • Create a prescription/order for guideline-directed cardiovascular medications that is free from the common issues encountered by pharmacists
     
Diabetic Management and the Cardiac Patient
8:50AM - 9:10AM
Asma Khan, MD, Endocrinologist


Objectives:
  • Discuss the degree of risk of diabetes on cardiovascular disease
  • Describe the appropriate treatment
  • Apply current evidence-based guidelines to the selection and optimization of glucose-lowering therapies in patients with established or high-risk cardiovascular disease 
     
Medications - When Does Age Matter
9:10AM - 9:30AM
Alycia Cleinman, MD


Objectives:
  • Know how to adjust cardiovascular medication dosages in older adults
  • Know when to stop cardiovascular medications in older adults 
  • Know how to use shared decision making in prescribing/deprescribing in older 
    adults 
     

     

     
General Approach to the Patient With Chest Pain
9:30AM - 9:50AM
Robert Huang, MD, MPH


Objectives:
  • Provide a differential diagnosis for chest pain
  • Describe typical angina and its features
  • Describe when to use treadmill only, stress echo, or calcium scoring for patients with chest pain.
     
Questions 1
9:50AM - 10:00AM

Break 1
10:00AM - 10:25AM

Update on Lipid Management - What to do with LP(a)
10:25AM - 10:45AM
B. Tyler Emerson, MD


Objectives:
  • Understand Lp(a) molecule, prevalence, and risk for disease
  • Understand how to measure and treat Lp(a)
  • Understand the implications of elevated Lp(a) and the novel therapeutics currently being tested 
     
Update on Treatment Options for Mitral and Tricuspid Regurgitation
10:45AM - 11:05AM
Allen E Atchley Jr., MD


Objectives:
  • Understand anatomy and pathophysiology
  • Understand evaluation and grading 
  • Understand minimally invasive treatment options
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Focus on Infiltrative Diseases
11:05AM - 11:25AM
Henry G Cheng, MD


Objectives:
  • Understand what heart failure with preserved ejection fraction is 
  • Discuss treatment for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
  • Discuss diagnosis and treatment of amyloid
     
Who Should, and who Should Not, Have Afib Ablation
11:25AM - 11:45AM
Sam Jones, MD


Objectives:
  • Understand the risks and benefits associated with atrial fibrillation ablation
  • Understand which patients are optimal candidates for atrial fibrillation ablation
  • Understand the benefits of ablation for atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure, those with 
    difficulty with medications, and highly symptomatic individuals 
Questions 2
11:45AM - 11:55AM

Lunch
11:55AM - 12:25PM

PVCs - Evaluation and Treatment
12:25PM - 12:45PM
Jody Winters, NP


Objectives:
  •  Identify causes of PVCs.
  •  Risk stratification- separating benign form high risk scenarios. 
  • Therapeutic management of PVCs.
     
Optimal Duration of Cardiac Monitoring After Stroke
12:45PM - 1:05PM
Newton Wiggins, MD, FACC, FHRS


Objectives:
  • Recognize the importance of multidisciplinary collaboration in the evaluation and management of stroke patients
  • Understand the indications, strengths, and limitations of various arrhythmia monitoring strategies after stroke
  • Apply practical, evidence-informed approaches to selecting 2appropriate arrhythmia monitoring strategies after stroke
Heart Failure with Preserved EF - Does Anything Work?
1:05PM - 1:25PM
ADITYA MANDAWAT, MD, FACC, FSCAI


Objectives:
  • Describe what distinguishes heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) from heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF)
  • Describe the essential diagnostic tests used to make the diagnosis of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF).
  • Describe the key medications and devices used in the treatment of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF).
     
Should I Order a Nuclear Stress Test or Coronary CTA in my Patient with Chest Pain
1:25PM - 1:45PM
Vimal Ramjee, MD


Objectives:
  • Identify appropriate patients for coronary CTA evaluation
  • Identify appropriate patients for stress testing
  • Be able to distinguish between strengths and weakness of stress testing versus CCTA
Questions 3
1:45PM - 1:55PM

Break 3
1:55PM - 2:10PM

Look What I Found - Interesting Imaging
2:10PM - 2:30PM
William C Armstrong, MD


Objectives:
  • Recognize complications from Late presenting MI
  • Consider broad differential for LVH
  • Consider broad differential for Chest Pain
     
Refractory HTN
2:30PM - 2:50PM
Brian Negus, MD


Objectives:
  • Review the 2025 AHA/ACC/Multi-society high blood pressure guidelines
  • Know who and how to screen for hyperaldosteronism
  • Be aware of new treatments for resistant hypertension
     

     
Exercise Guidelines/Cardiac Rehab
2:50PM - 3:10PM
Matthew Thomas, MS


Objectives:
  • Participants will be able to identify the recommended minimum volume of exercise (in caloric expenditure) needed weekly to achieve significant health benefits and reduce disease risk.
  • Participants will be able to differentiate between the concepts of "physical activity" and "exercise," and explain how both contribute distinctively to improved cardiorespiratory fitness, overall health, and wellness.
  • Participants will be able to explain how evidence from historical and contemporary 
    research supports the classification of exercise as a vital health intervention, identifying its 
    physiological benefits, prognostic value, and the principles guiding its safe and effective application.
     

     
Is Aspirin Out - The Newest in Long Term Antiplatelet Therapy After Stenting
3:10PM - 3:30PM
Mark Thel, MD


Objectives:
  • To understand the risk and benefits of anti-thrombotic medications, particularly combinations.
  • To understand the need to minimize exposure to anti-thrombotic medications.
  • To appreciate differences, advantages of individual anti-thrombotic medicatictions. 
     

     

     
Questions 4
3:30PM - 3:40PM

Closing Remarks
3:40PM - 3:50PM


Contact Us:
Laurie Iezzi
ETSU Department of Continuing Education for Health Professionals
PO Box 70572
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TN 37614-1708
Phone: 423-439-8027
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://etsu.cloud-cme.com

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Deadline for order commitment is 2/3/2026 11:59:00 PM.

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Deadline for order commitment is 2/8/2026 12:00:00 AM.

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Includes:
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Deadline for order commitment is 1/7/2026 11:59:00 PM.

Exhibitor Package - Diamond Price: $8000.00
Includes:
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  • Number of Exhibitor Badges: 2
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Deadline for order commitment is 1/7/2026 11:59:00 PM.

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Johnson City, TN 37614
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