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2025 Ascension Saint Thomas Comprehensive Cardiovascular Update


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Add to Calendar 2025 Ascension Saint Thomas Comprehensive Cardiovascular Update 8/16/2025 7:35:00 AM 8/16/2025 4:45:00 PM America/Chicago For More Details: https://ast.cloud-cme.com/2025comprehensivecardiovascularupdate Description: Register now, and please join us at the stunning JW Marriott in Nashville, Tennessee, for our annual conference, offering a comprehensive update on the latest advancements in cardiovascular care. This year’s event will highlight Collaborative Care in Cardiology, featuring sessions on cardiovascular surgery, electrophysiology, structural cardiology, vascular cardiology, imaging, coronary interventio... JW Marriott Nashville false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Saturday, August 16, 2025, 7:35 AM - 4:45 PM, JW Marriott Nashville, Nashville, TN

Target Audience
Specialties - Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular, Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Imaging, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, General Cardiology, Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology, Thoracic Surgery
Professions - Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, Fellow, Non-Physician, Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Pharmacist, Physician, Physician Assistant, Resident, Respiratory Therapist

Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (8.00 hours), ABIM MOC Part 2 (8.00 hours), ABTS CC (8.00 hours), General Attendance (8.00 hours)

Overview

Register now, and please join us at the stunning JW Marriott in Nashville, Tennessee, for our annual conference, offering a comprehensive update on the latest advancements in cardiovascular care. This year’s event will highlight Collaborative Care in Cardiology, featuring sessions on cardiovascular surgery, electrophysiology, structural cardiology, vascular cardiology, imaging, coronary interventions, heart failure, and women’s heart health.


Registration

$285.00 Physician

$235.00 Other Learner (NP, PA, RN, Other)

$100.00 Resident/Fellow/Student

$0.00 UTHSC Resident/Fellow

$0.00 Ascension Saint Thomas Non-Physician Associate - If you are not able to attend, you must cancel your registration by Friday, August 1st. If you do not cancel by August 1st, you will be invoiced a fee of $50.00. If you wish to cancel, please email astcme@ascension.org.


Accreditation

Ascension Saint Thomas is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

ACCME


Additional Information

For any questions, please email astcme@ascension.org.

This conference has been endorsed by the Tennessee Chapter of the American College of Cardiology.

To reserve a discounted room at the JW Marriott Nashville with the Ascension Saint Thomas room block, please visit the link below and make your reservation no later than July 16th. Registrants are responsible for making their own reservations. 

https://book.passkey.com/go/Ascension2025



Thank you to our Co-Course Directors, Section Leaders, Planning Committee, and Faculty for their investment in the 2025 Ascension Saint Thomas Comprehensive Cardiovascular Update!

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships


Ascension Saint Thomas is committed to providing CME that is balanced, objective, and evidence-based. In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, all individuals who have the opportunity to control content are required to disclose any financial relationships within the past 24 months with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Ascension Saint Thomas has established mechanisms to mitigate relevant financial relationships. Disclosure of relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies will be provided to learners prior to the activity.



Member Information
Role in activity
Nature of Relationship(s) / Name of Ineligible Company(s)
Elias V Haddad, MD
Ascension Medical Group - Nashville
Nashville, TN
Co-Course Director
Consulting Fee-Teleflex Medical (Relationship has ended)
Faculty Photos
Jimmy Kerrigan, MD
Interventional Cardiologist
Ascension Saint Thomas
Nashville, TN
Co-Course Director
Consulting Fee-Abbott (Any division)|Consulting Fee-AbioMed|Consulting Fee-Amgen, Inc.|Consulting Fee-Agepha Agepha|Consulting Fee-Asahi Intecc Medical|Consulting Fee-BIOTRONIK, Inc.|Consulting Fee-Boston Scientific Corporation|Consulting Fee-Chiesi|Consulting Fee-Cordis|Consulting Fee-HeartFlow|Consulting Fee-iSchemaview Inc|Consulting Fee-Kardion|Consulting Fee-Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals|Consulting Fee-Medtronic (Any division)|Consulting Fee-Merit|Consulting Fee-Novartis Corporation Pharmaceuticals|Consulting Fee-Osprey Medical (Relationship has ended)|Consulting Fee-Penumbra|Consulting Fee-Philips (Any division)|Consulting Fee-Siemans (Any division)|Consulting Fee-Shockwave Medical|Consulting Fee-Teleflex Medical|Consulting Fee-Zoll (Any division)|Consulting Fee-Terumo (Any division)|Consulting Fee-Zed
Timir Paul, MD, PhD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI, FAHA
Dr.
Co-Course Director
Nothing to disclose
Robert A Pickett, MD, FACC, FHRS
Cardiac Electrophysiologist
Ascension Saint Thomas Heart Midtown
Nashville, TN
Co-Course Director
Consulting Fee-Boston Scientific Corporation|Speakers Bureau-Boston Scientific Corporation|Grant or research support-Boston Scientific Corporation|Grant or research support-Medtronic (Any division)|Grant or research support-Orchestra Biomed
Faculty Photos
Hady Lichaa, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FSVM, RPVI
Interventional Cardiovascular Specialist
Ascension Saint Thomas Heart Rutherford
Murfreesboro, TN
Co-Course Director, Faculty
Consulting Fee-Abbott (Any division)|Consulting Fee-Medtronic (Any division)|Consulting Fee-Penumbra|Consulting Fee-Philips (Any division)
Faculty Photos
M. Andrew Morse, MD
Ascension Saint Thomas Heart West
Nashville, TN
Co-Course Director, Faculty
Other: Consultant & Speakers' Bureau-Abbott (Any division)|Other: Consultant & Speakers' Bureau-Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Faculty Photos
Kemal Akat, MD, PhD
Ascension Saint Thomas
Nashville, TN
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Cathleen Biga, MSN, MACC
President/CEO
Cardiovascular Management of Illinois
Darien, IL
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Roshan Bista, MD
Ascension Saint Thomas Heart Cardiovascular Medicine
Nashville , TN
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Jessi-Ann Elrod, NP
Ascension Saint Thomas Heart Comprehensive Heart Failure Program
Nashville , TN
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Sarah R Fremont, MD
Ascension Saint Thomas
Nashville, TN
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Jacob Grand, MD
Ascension Saint Thomas Heart West
Nashville, TN
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Daniel Kaiser, MD
Ascension Saint Thomas Heart Midtown
Nashville, TN
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Amit N. Keswani, MD
Ascension Saint Thomas Heart Franklin
Spring Hill, TN
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Mark Koenig, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Ascension Saint Thomas Heart West
Nashville , TN
Faculty
Grant or research support-Recor Medical|Grant or research support-Inari Medical|Grant or research support-Penumbra|Grant or research support-Janssen (Any division)
Faculty Photos
Mary McClure, PharmD
Cardiology Ambulatory Care Pharmacist
Ascension Saint Thomas Heart West
Nashville, TN
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Neel N Patel, MD
Fellow Physician
University of Tennessee Health Science Center- Ascension St Thomas Hospital
Nashville, TN
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Nikki Phanyoraj, NP
Nurse Practitioner
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford
Murfreesboro, TN
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
S. Ryan Raissi, MD
Cardiologist
Ascension Saint Thomas Heart West
Nashville, TN
Faculty
Consulting Fee-Abbott (Any division)|Consulting Fee-Edwards Lifesciences Corporation|Consulting Fee-Philips (Any division)|Speakers Bureau-Abbott (Any division)|Speakers Bureau-Edwards Lifesciences Corporation|Speakers Bureau-Philips (Any division)
Faculty Photos
Jay Ramsay, MD
Fellow Physician
Ascension Saint Thomas Heart West
Nashville, TN
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Nishtha Sareen, MD, MPH
Interventional Cardiologist
Ascension Saint Thomas Heart
Nashville, TN
Faculty
Consulting Fee-Abbott (Any division)|Consulting Fee-Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals
Faculty Photos
Gary W Yawn Jr., MD
Ascension Saint Thomas
Gallatin, TN
Faculty
Speakers Bureau-Abbott (Any division)
Faculty Photos
John B Biglane, MD
Ascension Saint Thomas Heart Comprehensive Heart Failure Program
Nashville, TN
Faculty, Physician Planner
Consulting Fee-Abbott (Any division)
Faculty Photos
Amber M Edwards, MD
Ascension St. Thomas West
Nashville, TN
Faculty, Physician Planner
Consulting Fee-AtriCure, Inc.|Consulting Fee-Intuitive Surgical
Faculty Photos
Hannah Fish-Trotter, MD
Cardiologist
Ascension Saint Thomas Heart Midtown
Nashville, TN
Faculty, Physician Planner
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Ricardo M Lugo, MD
Ascension Saint Thomas Heart West
Nashville, TN
Faculty, Physician Planner
Consulting Fee-Johnson & Johnson|Consulting Fee-Philips (Any division)
Faculty Photos
Mohamed Zghouzi, MBBCh
Fellow Physician
Ascension Saint Thomas Heart West
Nashville, TN
Faculty, Physician Planner
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Andrew O Zurick III, MD, FACC, FASE, FSCMR
Cardiologist
Ascension Saint Thomas Heart
Nashville, TN
Faculty, Physician Planner
Speakers Bureau-Novo Nordisk (Any division)|Speakers Bureau-HeartFlow|Speakers Bureau-Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals (Relationship has ended)|Consulting Fee-Elucid
Angel Chandler, RN
Cardiovascular Services Program Manager
Ascension Saint Thomas
Nashville, TN
Nurse Planner
Nothing to disclose

Saturday, August 16, 2025

Welcome and Course Introduction - Jimmy L. Kerrigan, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FASNC, RPVI
7:35AM - 7:40AM

Leading our CV Teams
7:40AM - 8:25AM
Cathleen Biga, MSN, MACC

No Taxation Without Representation
8:25AM - 8:40AM
Amber M Edwards, MD

CMD: A Witchcraft. Does Not Add Anything to My Patient Care
8:40AM - 9:00AM
Nishtha Sareen, MD, MPH

Cardiovascular Considerations During the Perimenopausal and Menopausal Phase
9:00AM - 9:20AM
Hannah Fish-Trotter, MD

Panel Q&A
9:20AM - 9:30AM

Break
9:30AM - 9:45AM

Zapping AF Safely: What Primary Care and Cardiology Teams Should Know About Pulsed-Field Ablation & Concomitant Care
9:45AM - 10:00AM
Daniel Kaiser, MD

Atrial Fibrillation Surgery: Old Problem, New Tricks
10:00AM - 10:15AM
Amber M Edwards, MD

Premature Ventricular Contractions (PVCs): We Can and Should Help
10:15AM - 10:30AM
Ricardo M Lugo, MD

Panel Q&A
10:30AM - 10:40AM

The Shock World Gets a Jolt: Up to Date Guidelines and Practices
10:40AM - 11:00AM
John B Biglane, MD

Integration of Palliative Care Into the Care of Heart Failure Patients
11:00AM - 11:20AM
Sarah R Fremont, MD

Cardiomyopathies
11:20AM - 11:40AM
Kemal Akat, MD, PhD

Panel Q&A
11:40AM - 11:50AM

Lunch
11:50AM - 12:35PM

Review of Recent Clinical Trials on Coronary Artery Disease
12:35PM - 12:55PM
Roshan Bista, MD

Aortic Regurgitation and Aortopathy: Multimodality Imaging Aligned with Guidelines
12:55PM - 1:15PM
S. Ryan Raissi, MD

Novel Therapies for Aortic Regurgitation
1:15PM - 1:35PM
M. Andrew Morse, MD

Panel Q&A
1:35PM - 1:45PM

CCTA Imaging - Where We Are & Where We re Heading
1:45PM - 2:05PM
Andrew O Zurick III, MD, FACC, FASE, FSCMR

Obsolete to Optimal: How Cardiac PET is Replacing SPECT in Contemporary Cardiology
2:05PM - 2:25PM
S. Ryan Raissi, MD

Panel Q&A
2:25PM - 2:35PM

Break
2:35PM - 2:50PM

ABI: Is It a Good Screening Tool?
2:50PM - 3:02PM
Gary W Yawn Jr., MD

PVD Guidelines (or everything you need to know about PVD but were afraid to ask in 12 minutes)
3:02PM - 3:14PM
Mark Koenig, MD, FACC, FSCAI

Under Pressure - Modern Hypertension Management
3:14PM - 3:26PM
Hady Lichaa, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FSVM, RPVI

Panel Q&A
3:30PM - 3:35PM

We Have Hit a Nerve - Updates in Renal Denervation
3:35PM - 3:55PM
Amit N. Keswani, MD

Move!!! What is the Role of Exercise in Reducing CV Risk?
3:55PM - 4:15PM
Andrew O Zurick III, MD, FACC, FASE, FSCMR

GLP1RA s - The Cool Kids on the Block
4:15PM - 4:35PM
Mary McClure, PharmD

Closing Remarks and Adjourn - Jimmy L. Kerrigan, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FASNC, RPVI
4:35PM - 4:45PM

Thank you for your consideration to support the 2025 Ascension Saint Thomas Comprehensive Cardiovascular Update by hosting an exhibit! Please review the exhibit information linked below, as well as the tiers outlined below.

Please note, the exhibit rate displayed in the tiers below includes a 3% credit card processing fee. If you select "Pay Via Check" when completing your registration, a member of our CME department will email you an invoice with the appropriate amount.

Please feel free to contact us with any questions, and we look forward to seeing you in August!

2025 Potential Exhibitor Letter

2025 Exhibit Opportunities

2025 Exhibit Information and Guidelines

St. Thomas EventNow Exhibitor Kit

JW Marriott Shipping Information


Contact Us:
Katlyn Mallicoat
Ascension Saint Thomas
4220 Harding Rd
Nashville, TN 37205
Phone: 615-222-4076
Email: katlyn.mallicoat@ascension.org
Website: ast.cloud-cme.com


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Exhibitor Packages

Exhibitor Package - Platinum Exhibit Price: $6180.00
Includes:
  • Recognition as a Platinum Exhibitor
  • (1) 6ft. Tabletop display, 2 chairs, linen
  • Number of Exhibitor Badges: 3
  • Complimentary continental breakfast, lunch and refreshments (available with Exhibitor Badge)
  • Additional Exhibitor Fees (standard electric, power strip) are exhibitor's responsibility
  • Exhibit Location: Premium

Deadline for order commitment is 8/12/2025 12:00:00 AM.

Exhibitor Package - Gold Exhibit Price: $3090.00
Includes:
  • Recognition as a Gold Exhibitor
  • (1) 6ft. Tabletop display, 2 chairs, linen
  • Number of Exhibitor Badges: 2
  • Complimentary continental breakfast, lunch and refreshments (available with Exhibitor Badge)
  • Additional Exhibitor Fees (standard electric, power strip) are exhibitor's responsibility
  • Exhibit Location: Standard, Assigned

Deadline for order commitment is 8/12/2025 12:00:00 AM.

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