Programming - EPI|Lifestyle
Cardiovascular Health Across Borders: Global Data, Local Solutions
March 6–9, 2025
Hyatt Regency New Orleans | New Orleans, Louisiana
#EPILifestyle25 is taking shape!
Explore the schedule below for an outline of the EPI|Lifestyle sessions next March in New Orleans, Louisiana.
EPI|Lifestyle 2025 Schedule-at-a-Glance
Please note Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday, March 9, 2025.
| Time | Event |
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| 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. | Poster Session 1 Includes Moderated Poster Sessions:
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| Time | Event |
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| 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. | Coffee & Light Breakfast |
| 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. |
Opening Session: Presidential remarks and welcome remarks Keynote Speakers: Dr Salim Virani, Md, PhD (Third Keynote TBD) |
| 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. | Networking Roundtable Session |
| 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. | Coffee/Refreshment Break |
| 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. | Session 2 25 Years of Social and Structural Determinants of Health Research in the Jackson Heart Study: Where Do We Go from Here? |
| 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | Session 2A Oral Abstract Session - Social Determinants of Health |
| 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m | Session 2B 3-Minute Rapid Fire Oral Abstract Competition |
| 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. | Lifestyle Council Annual Business Meeting and Networking Luncheon |
| 1:00 p.m to 5:00 p.m. | NHLBI Trainee Session: Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Prevention (Satellite Event) |
| 1:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. | Session 3 Circulation Journal session: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes Two Pillars Population Health Research Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes: An Editor’s Perspective on the Journal’s Future |
| 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. | Concurrent Session 3A Oral Abstract Session - Aging and Brain Health |
| 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. | Concurrent Session 3B Oral Abstract Session - Health Services/Implementation Science |
| 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. | Coffee/Refreshment Break |
| 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. | Concurrent Session 4A Oral Abstract Session - Sleep |
| 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. | Concurrent Session 4B Oral Abstract Session - Hypertension |
| 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. | Poster Session 2 Includes Moderated Poster Sessions:
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| 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. | EPI Hearts Diversity Reception (Ticketed Event) |
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. | Coffee & Light Breakfast |
| 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. | Session 5 Frederick H. Epstein Memorial Lecture |
| 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. | Concurrent 5A Oral Abstract Session - A Global Cardiovascular Health: Exploring Disparities, Risk Factors, and Trends Across Populations |
| 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. | Concurrent 5B Oral Abstract Session - Obesity |
| 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. | Refreshment Break |
| 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. | Networking Roundtable |
| 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. |
Concurrent 6A Resistance Exercise Training in Individuals With and Without Cardiovascular Disease: 2023 Update: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of US and Global Data from the American Heart Association Cardiovascular Health from Adolescence to Adulthood - A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association
Social Determinants of Cardiovascular Health in Asian Americans - A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association
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| 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | Concurrent 6B Oral Abstract Session - Cardiometabolic Biomarkers |
| 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. | Lunch on your own |
| 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. | Session 7 The Jeremiah and Rose Stamler Research Award Finalist Presentations |
| 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. | Beverage/Refreshment Break |
| 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. | Session 8 ASPC Annual Debate |
| 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. | Poster Session 3 Includes Moderated Poster Sessions:
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| 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. | Joint Council Dinner (Ticketed Event) |
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. | Coffee & Light Breakfast |
| 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. | Session 9 David Kritchevsky Memorial Lecture |
| 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. | Concurrent Session 9A Oral Abstract Session - Nutrition and Diet |
| 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. | Concurrent Session 9B Oral Abstract Session - Women's and Maternal Health |
| 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. | Beverage/Refreshment Break |
| 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. | Networking Roundtable Session |
| 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. | Session 10 Society for Behavioral Medicine: Context Matters: Bridging Perspectives from Epidemiology, Cardiovascular, and Behavioral Medicine |
| 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | Concurrent Session 10A Oral Abstract Session - Physical Activity |
| 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | Concurrent Session 10B Oral Abstract Session - Advances in Cardiovascular Disease Prediction and Management: Multidimensional Approaches and Health Equity Considerations |
| 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. | Lunch on your own |
| 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. | Session 11 The William B Kannel, MD Memorial Lectureship in Preventive Cardiology |
| 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. | Concurrent Session 11A Oral Abstract Session - Preventive Cardiology |
| 2:000 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. | Concurrent Session 11B Oral Abstract Session - Diabetes |
Learning Objectives
- Based on an understanding of policy implications and socioeconomic factors, discuss solutions to optimize cardiovascular health and lifestyle choices for all individuals.
- Discuss ways to incorporate social determinants of health assessment into clinical practice and research.
- Apply research findings and scientific innovations to optimize individual and population cardiovascular health parameters in individuals with and without ASCVD.
- Identify innovative areas and new skill sets needed for research in cardiovascular epidemiology.
Who Attends
The conference is designed to benefit researchers as well as public health practitioners and clinicians. The meeting should appeal to physicians, epidemiologists, dietitians, nutritional scientists, exercise physiologists, behavioral scientists, biostatisticians, pharmacists, physician assistants, nurses, school health professionals and other health scientists.