Midwest WIC Symposium
Agenda
View the 2026 agenda created by this year’s Course Directors below, or in PDF format.
This agenda was last updated on January 14, 2025.
FRIDAY, JUNE 5
TIME & LOCATION
SESSION
6:00-8:00 PM
VETERANS ROOM CD
An Evening of Connections and Conversation – Informal networking open to all attendees. RSVP requested.
SATURDAY, JUNE 6
TIME & LOCATION
SESSION
7:00-8:00 AM
CENTER STREET BC
Registration Open, Breakfast, and Exhibits
8:00-8:10 AM
HOPE BALLROOM DE
Welcome & Opening Remarks
8:10-9:00 AM
HOPE BALLROOM DE
Keynote Presentation: Giving Grace – Jennifer C. Romano, MD, MS, FACC
9:10-9:40 AM
HOPE BALLROOM DE
INTERACTIVE NETWORKING SESSION
- Where Do You Draw Your Line? Coaching for Professional and Personal Boundaries – Jennifer C. Romano, MD, MS, FACC
9:40-10:00 AM
CENTER STREET BC
Networking Break and Exhibits
10:00-11:20 AM
HOPE BALLROOM DE
GUIDELINES IN A FLASH: WHAT’S NEW?
- Peripheral Arterial Disease Checkpoint: What Every Clinician Should Know – Heather Gornik, MD – Heather Gornik, MD
- The Lipid Lowdown: Rapid Update on New Guidelines – Gina Price Lundberg, MD, FACC
- Hypertension 2025: Updates in Diagnosis and Management – Catherine (Katie) Benziger, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA
- From Screening to Management: Practical Insights from HCM Guidelines – Patrycja Galazka, MD
11:20-11:40 AM
HOPE BALLROOM DE
INTERACTIVE LEADERSHIP SESSIONS
- Interactive Leadership Session: From Clinician to Investigator: Building a Sustainable Research Career – Amanda Vest, MBBS, MPH, FHFSA, FAHA, FACC
- Interactive Leadership Session: From Idea to Impact: Creating a Successful Niche Program – Preeti Kansal, MD & Annabelle Volgman, MD, FACC
11:40 AM-12:00 PM
CENTER STREET BC
Networking Break and Exhibits
12:00-1:35 PM
HOPE BALLROOM DE
LUNCH & PLENARY TALKS
- Sponsored talk – TBA
- Sponsored talk – TBA
1:50-2:30 PM
HOPE BALLROOM DE
CAREER & LEADERSHIP SESSIONS
- Employment Models in Cardiology: Understanding Your Options – Toniya Singh, MD, FACC (moderator), Sherrie Brooks, DO, FACC & Naga Pannala, MD, FACC
- Crafting a LinkedIn Presence That Works for You – Anne O’Connor, MD, FACC
2:40-3:40 PM
HOPE BALLROOM DE
CME HOT TOPICS
- Beyond the Valve: Tailoring Aortic Stenosis Management for Women – Nadira Hamid, MD
- Cardio-Rheumatology: Bridging Inflammation and Cardiovascular Disease – Rekha Mankad, MD, FACC
- From Pixels to Predictions: Using AI in Noninvasive Cardiology – Hema Krishna, MD, FACC
3:40-4:00 PM
CENTER STREET BC
Networking Break and Exhibits
4:00-5:00 PM
HOPE BALLROOM DE
LEADERSHIP IN FOCUS
- AI as your Personal Assistant: Optimizing Productivity – Sneha Sharma, DO
- Stepping into Your Full Power: A Journey Through Modern Leadership Challenges – Denise Sorrentino, MD
- Beyond Membership: Strategies for Thriving in Professional Societies – Sandra Lewis, MD, FACC, FAHA, FRCP
5:00-6:15 PM
HOPE BALLROOM FOYER
Poster Contest Reception
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Course Directors
- Kyra Deep, MD
- Wah Wah Htun, MD, FACC, FSCAI
- Preeti Kansal, MD, FACC
- Laxmi Mehta, MD, FACC, FAHA, FNLA
- Ellen Mayer Sabik, MD, FACC, FASE
- Anne O’Connor, MD, FACC
- Retu Saxena, MD, FACC
- Sneha Sharma, DO
- Toniya Singh, MBBS, FACC
- Annabelle S. Volgman, MD, FACC, FAHA