Midwest Cardiovascular Forum
Agenda
View the 2025 agenda created by this year’s Course Directors below, or in PDF format. This agenda was last updated on October 22, 2025.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1
LOCATION
TIME
SESSION
PREFUNCTION
7:30 – 9:00 am
Registration, Breakfast & Exhibits
BALLROOM E-H
7:45 – 7:55 am
Welcome & Opening Remarks – Dr. Amin Rahmatullah
BALLROOM E-H
8:00 – 8:30 am
Keynote Presentation: The Business of Medicine – Dr. Toniya Singh
BALLROOM A-C
8:30 – 8:45 am
Morning Break | Exhibit Tables
BALLROOM E-H
8:45 – 10:00 am
SESSION 1: IMAGING
- Troponin with Non Occlusive Coronary Disease (NOCAD) – Dr. João Cavalcante
- Artificial Intelligence in Echo – Dr. Chieh-Ju Chao
- Imaging in New Onset Heart Failure – Dr. Rajat Kalra
BALLROOM A-C
10:00 –10:15 am
Morning Break | Exhibit Tables
BALLROOM E-H
10:15 – 11:25 am
SESSION 2: CARDIO ONCOLOGY – Moderator: Dr. Michelle Carlson
- Cardio-Oncology 101: Why the Heart Matters in Cancer Care – Dr. Sloane McGraw
- Under Pressure: Managing Acute Cardiotoxicity in Real Time – Dr. Dharini Ramu
- Survivorship & Beyond: Long-Term Cardiac Care After Cancer – Dr. Christopher Graham
BALLROOM A-C
11:25 – 11:55 am
Exhibit Tables
PREFUNCTION
12:00 – 1:30 pm
Lunch
BALLROOM E-H
12:00 – 1:30 pm
Sponsored Lunch Presentations
- Precision Cardiovascular Health Through End-to-End AI: From Prevention to Intervention – Dr. James K. Min
- The next beat: KERENDIA® (finerenone) for your patients with heart failure (HF) with left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥40 – Dr. Quentin R. Youmans
BALLROOM E-H
1:30 – 1:50 pm
CardioSmart – Dr. Megan Coylewright
BALLROOM A-C
1:50 – 2:00 pm
Coffee Break | Exhibit Tables
BALLROOM E-H
2:00 – 3:10 pm
SESSION 3: POTPURRI – Moderator: Dr. Siu-Hin Wan
- Cardiopulmonary Stress Test – Dr. Thomas Allison
- Artificial Intelligence in Cardiology – Dr. Paul Friedman
- Diagnosis of Sarcoid Heart Disease – Dr. Omar Abou Ezzeddine
BALLROOM A-C
3:10 – 3:40 pm
Coffee Break | Exhibit Tables
BALLROOM E-H
3:40 – 4:45 pm
SESSION 4: CONTROVERSIES IN CARDIOLOGY
- Elective Watchman vs DOAC – Dr. Jay Sengupta and Dr. Rehan Karim
- Should We Check LPA at All? – Dr. Katie Benziger and Dr. Evan Manning
- CT vs Stress Testing for Chest Pain – Dr. Retu Saxena and Dr. Amin Rahmatullah
BALLROOM D
4:45 – 5:30 pm
Poster Contest, Reception & Light Dinner
BALLROOM E-H
5:30 – 6:30 pm
FIT Jeopardy & Light Dinner
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Course Directors
- Amin Rahmatullah, MD, FACC
- Retu Saxena, MD, FACC
- Bhavadharini Ramu, MD, FACC
- Mike Poterucha, PAC-C, MS
- Shelby Couch, CAE
