Council and Member Activities - #AHA24 and #ReSS24

Meet us in Chicago!

One of the great benefits of AHA Professional Membership are the programs and events created with you in mind.

Below, find a list of activities for you and your fellow council members. (Note: Rooms are subject to change; please verify locations with the Online Program Planner or Mobile App before attending.)

Make a selection from the dropdown menu below to jump directly to your council. (Councils are listed alphabetically by acronym.)

Activities for All Members

Unless otherwise noted, all activities are open to non-members as well… come see what membership is all about!

Council Challenge
When: Saturday, November 16, 1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Location: Heart Theater, Science & Technology Hall

Member Lounge
Members-only access provides a retreat to relax, enjoy refreshments, and participate in career enhancing programming.
Location: Heart Hub, Science & Technology Hall

FAHA Lounge
FAHA-only access provides a place to refresh and network with colleagues.
Location: Heart Hub, Science & Technology Hall

Special gift to members
Active members may pick up a special 100th Anniversary Membership Pin while visiting the Member Lounge. If you need to join or renew, we will also have a special additional gift as our thank you for membership.
Location: Member Lounge, Heart Hub. Good while supplies last.

Pre-Sessions Symposia & Early Career Day (Members receive complimentary registration to all)
When: Friday, November 15
Location: Check Online Program Planner

ATVB: Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology

In addition to the engaging and innovative science programming, ATVB will have several opportunities to learn, network, mentor, and provide recognition for achievements this year including:

Elaine W. Raines Early Career Investigator Award Competition
Saturday, November 16, 3:15 p.m.– 4:15 p.m.
Location: Room S104A

ATVB Early Career Poster Reception *
Saturday, November 16, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Location: Hyatt Regency‚ Jackson Park

George Lyman Duff Memorial Lecture
Sunday, November 17, 8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Location: Room S105ABC

Russell Ross Memorial Lectureship in Vascular Biology
Sunday, November 17, 9:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Location: Room S105ABC

Sol Sherry Distinguished Lecture in Thrombosis
Sunday, November 17, 3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Location: Room S105ABC

ATVB Women's Leadership Committee Networking Event *
Sunday, November 17, 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Location: Hyatt Regency‚ Regency Ballroom B

ATVB Annual Awards Ceremony *
Monday, November 18, 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Location: TBA

* Make sure you purchase your ticket while registering, or if you've already registered, add one now.

BCVS: Council on Basic Cardiovascular Sciences

In addition to the engaging and innovative science programming, BCVS will have several opportunities to learn, network, mentor, and provide recognition for achievements this year including:

Research and Innovation Through the Pipeline
Friday, November 15, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Room S105ABC (Part of Early Career Day)

How to Get the Biggest Bang for Your Buck: Obtaining Funding and Maximizing Resources During Your Early Career
Friday, November 15, 4:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Location: Room S105ABC (Part of Early Career Day)

Louis N. and Arnold M. Katz Basic Science Research Prize for Early Career Investigators Competition
Saturday, November 16, 1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Location: Room S105ABC

Melvin L. Marcus Early Career Investigator Award in Cardiovascular Sciences Competition
Saturday, November 16, 3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Room: S401A-C

BCVS Council Dinner & Awards Recognition *
BCVS Distinguished Achievement Award: Xinliang Ma, MD, PhD, FAHA
Saturday, November 16, 7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Location: Hyatt Regency‚ Regency Ballroom A

* Make sure you purchase your ticket while registering, or if you've already registered, add one now.

George E. Brown Memorial Lecture
Jeffery D. Molkentin, PhD
Sunday, November 17, 9:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Location: Room S401A-C

Thomas W. Smith Memorial Lecture
Jil C. Tardiff, MD, PhD, FAHA
Monday, November 18, 9:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Location: Room S401A-C

Kenneth D. Bloch Memorial Lecture in Vascular Biology
Jane E. Freedman, MD, FAHA
Monday, November 18, 1:30 – 2:45 p.m.
Location:  Room S105ABC

3CPR: Council on Cardiopulmonary, Critical Care, Perioperative and Resuscitation

In addition to the engaging and innovative science programming, 3CPR will have several opportunities to learn, network, mentor, and provide recognition for achievements this year including:

Scientific Sessions – #AHA24

The following events are in McCormick Place Convention Center:

Cournand and Comroe Early Career Investigator Award Competition
Saturday, November 16, 9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Location: Room S401A-C

3CPR Mid-Career Award and Lecture
Vinicio A. de Jesus Perez, MD, FAHA
Sunday, November 17, 9:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Location: Room N228


Resuscitation Science Symposium – #ReSS24

The following events are in the Hilton Chicago:

Max Harry Weil Early Career Award Competition for Resuscitation Science
Saturday, November 16, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: TBA

Dickinson W. Richards Memorial Lecture
Robert W. Neumar, MD, PhD, FAHA
Saturday, November 16, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: International Ballroom North‚ Hilton Chicago

3CPR Council Reception *
Saturday, November 16, 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Location: Hilton Chicago

* Make sure you purchase your ticket while registering, or if you've already registered, add one now.

CLCD: Council on Clinical Cardiology

In addition to the engaging and innovative science programming, CLCD will have several opportunities to learn, network, mentor, and provide recognition for achievements this year including:

Publishing Without Perishing: A Discussion with Leading Journal Editors
Friday, November 15, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Room S105ABC. Part of Early Career Day Events

AHA Early Career Investigator Showcase: Spotlight on AHA Funded Research: Clinical and Population Science
Friday, November 15, 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Location: Room S103A. Part of Early Career Day Events

Quest Diagnostics and Steve Rusckowski Early Career Investigator Award for Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine Research Competition
Saturday, November 16, 9:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Location: Room N228

CLCD Women in Cardiology Networking Luncheon *
Keynote by Annabelle S. Volgman, MD, FAHA
Saturday, November 16, 11:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Location: Hyatt Regency Hyde Park, 5225 S Harper Ave, Chicago, IL 60615

Samuel A. Levine Early Career Clinical Investigator Award Competition
Saturday, November 16, 1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Location: Room S106A

Laennec Fellow in Training (FIT) Clinician Award Competition
Saturday, November 16, 3:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Room N227AB

CLCD Council Dinner & Awards Recognition *
Saturday, November 16, 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Location: Hyatt Regency‚ Regency Ballroom B

  • CLCD Distinguished Achievement Award: Mina Chung, MD, FAHA; Cleveland Clinic
  • James B. Herrick Award for Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Cardiology: Michelle Albert, MD, FAHA; UCSF

Laennec Clinician-Education Award & Lecture
Allan L. Klein, MD, FAHA
Monday, November 18, 9:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Location: Room S105ABC

CVRI: Council on Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention

In addition to the engaging and innovative science programming, CVRI will have several opportunities to learn, network, mentor, and provide recognition for achievements this year including:

Melvin Judkins Early Career Clinical Investigator Award Competition
Finalists will be recognized, and a winner will be selected during the program
Saturday, November 16, 1:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Location: Room N227AB

Cardiovascular Disease in Women - Where Are We and Where Do We Need to Go
Saturday, November 16, 3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Location: Room S101A

CVRI Council Reception and Networking Event *
Saturday, November 16, 7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Location: Hyatt Regency‚ Jackson Park C

* Make sure you purchase your ticket while registering, or if you've already registered, add one now.

Is the Brain at the Heart of the Matter?
Sunday, November 17, 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Location: Room N231

Charles T. Dotter Memorial Lecture
Sunday, November 17, 9:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Location: Room S106A

PAD 2024 - Imaging and Intervention with Diversity in Patient
Monday, November 18, 9:45 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Location: Room N231

CVSA: Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia

In addition to the engaging and innovative science programming, CVSA will have several opportunities to learn, network, mentor, and provide recognition for achievements this year including:

CVSA Early Career Investigator Abstract Award Competition
Saturday, November 16, 1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Location: Room S106B

Vivien Thomas Early Career Investigator Award Competition
Saturday, November 16, 3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Location; Room S103A

CVSA Council Reception *
Saturday, November 16 7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Location: Hyatt Regency‚ Regency Ballroom E

* Make sure you purchase your ticket while registering, or if you've already registered, add one now.

William W. L. Glenn Lecture
Sunday, November 17, 8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Location: Room N228

CVSN: Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing

In addition to the engaging and innovative science programming, CVSN will have several opportunities to learn, network, mentor, and provide recognition for achievements this year including:

Kathleen A. Dracup Distinguished Lecture and Exemplary Career in Mentoring Award
Friday, November 15, 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Location: Room S105ABC

Katharine Lembright Award and Lecture and the Martha N. Hill New Investigator Award Competition
Saturday, November 16, 3:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Room S102D

CVSN Council Awards Banquet *
Saturday, November 16, 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Location: Hyatt Regency‚ Grant Park BCD

* Make sure you purchase your ticket while registering, or if you've already registered, add one now.

EPI: Council on Epidemiology and Prevention

In addition to the engaging and innovative science programming, EPI will have several opportunities to learn, network, mentor, and provide recognition for achievements this year including:

Elizabeth Barrett-Connor Research Award for Early Career Investigators in Training Competition
Saturday, November 16, 9:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Location: Room N231

EPI | LCH Joint Council Reception *
Saturday, November 16, 7:00 p.m.
Location: Hyatt Regency‚ Grant Park A

* Make sure you purchase your ticket while registering, or if you've already registered, add one now.

Ancel Keys Memorial Lecture
Sunday, November 17, 8:00 a.m.
Location: Room S401A-C

Genomic and Epidemiology Mid-Career Research Award and Lecture
Monday, November 18, 9:45 a.m.
Location: Room N227AB

GPM: Council on Genomic and Precision Medicine

In addition to the engaging and innovative science programming, GPM will have several opportunities to learn, network, mentor, and provide recognition for achievements this year including:

An Introduction to Clinical Cardiovascular Genetic Testing Best Practices: A Flipped Classroom-Style Session
(Sponsored by the GPM Early Career Committee)
Friday, November 15, 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Location: Room S105D (Part of Early Career Day events)

Genomic and Precision Medicine Early Career Investigator Award Competition
Saturday, November 16, 1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Location: Room S103A

GPM Reception *
Saturday, November 16, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Location: Hyatt Regency‚ Regency Ballroom C

* Make sure you purchase your ticket while registering, or if you've already registered, add one now.

Genomic and Epidemiology Mid-Career Research Award and Lecture
Monday, November 18, 9:45 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Location: Room N227AB

Lifestyle: Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health

In addition to the engaging and innovative science programming, Lifestyle will have several opportunities to learn, network, mentor, and provide recognition for achievements this year including:

Robert I. Levy Memorial Lecture and Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Early Career Investigator Award Competition
Saturday, November 16, 9:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Location: Room S104A

EPI| Lifestyle Joint Council Reception *
Saturday, November 16, 7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Location: Hyatt Regency‚ Grant Park A

* Make sure you purchase your ticket while registering, or if you've already registered, add one now.

PVD: Council on Peripheral Vascular Disease

In addition to the engaging and innovative science programming, PVD will have several opportunities to learn, network, mentor, and provide recognition for achievements this year including:

PVD Council Dinner *
Saturday, November 16, 7:00 p.m. to ?
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick Place Hotel (2233 S. Martin Luther King Dr.), in the Field Room.

* Make sure you purchase your ticket while registering, or if you've already registered, add one now.

Jay D. Coffman Award Competition
Saturday, November 16, 3:15 p.m., Room S106B
Location: S106B
Finalists:

  • Alexander E. Sullivan, MD, MSCI
  • Alyssa Monica Torres Flores, MD
  • Hanqiang Deng, PhD

With a special guest lecture from PVD Council Chair-Elect, Luke Brewster, MD, PhD, RVT, FAHA, winner of the 2014 Jay D. Coffman Award.

QCOR: Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research

In addition to the engaging and innovative science programming, QCOR will have several opportunities to learn, network, mentor, and provide recognition for achievements this year including:

QCOR at Sessions Day

Friday, November 15
McCormick Place Convention Center

This day of programming is free for Members, but you must sign up. If you have already registered, you can upgrade now.

Artificial Intelligence for the Outcomes Researcher
8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
Location: S102D

  • QCOR Methods Showdown: Pragmatic Trials vs. Implementation Science vs. Community—Engaged Research
  • Outcomes beyond MACE: A patient centered approach to management in CV Medicine
  • The Impact of Consolidation, Private Equity, and the Changing Healthcare Market Structure on Cardiovascular Care and Outcomes

QCOR Early Career Investigator Abstract Award
11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Location: S102D

QCOR Development Luncheon *
12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Location: S102D

* Make sure you purchase your ticket while registering, or if you've already registered, add one now.

Scientific Sessions

McCormick Place Convention Center

Moving Through the Matrix: Improving Population Health in the Digital Age
Saturday, Nov. 16, 9:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Location: N137

Turning the Zone Blue: The Role of Primary Care in Achieving Life’s Essential 8
Saturday, Nov. 16, 1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Location: N137

Going for Gold: Championing Community-based Strategies for CVD Health
Saturday, Nov. 16, 3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Location: N230A

QCOR Council Reception *
Saturday, Nov. 16, 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Location: Hyatt Regency‚ Dusable AB
QCOR Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented.

* Make sure you purchase your ticket while registering, or if you've already registered, add one now.

You Say You Want a Revolution? Challenges of Deprescribing to Reduce Polypharmacy in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease
Sunday, Nov. 17, 9:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Location: N137

So, You Want to Do Comparative Clinical Effectiveness Research?
Monday, Nov 18, 8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Location: N137

Stroke Council

In addition to the engaging and innovative science programming, Stroke will have several opportunities to learn, network, mentor, and provide recognition for achievements this year including:

Mindful Hearts: Mechanistic Point-of-view
Saturday, November 16, 1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Location: Room N139

Clinical Scenarios at the Intersection of Neurocardiac Interventions
Saturday, November 16, 3:15 p.m – 4:30 p.m.
Location: Room N139

Novel Insights Into the Cardiac Contributions to Neurocognition
Sunday, November 17, 9:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Location: Room N139

Perchance to Dream: Sleep, Heart, and the Brain
Sunday, November 17, 3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Location: Room N138

Stroke Council Award & Keynote Lecture
Hooman Kamel, MD, FAHA
Monday, November 18, 8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Location: Room N228

Brain Vasculitis and Cardiovascular Health
Monday, November 18, 9:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Location: Room N138

Young Hearts: Council on Lifelong Congenital Heart Disease and Heart Health in the Young

In addition to the engaging and innovative science programming, Young Hearts will have several opportunities to learn, network, mentor, and provide recognition for achievements this year including:

Pre-Sessions Cardiovascular Seminar Symposium
Friday, November 15, 12:30 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
An afternoon focused on breakthroughs in pediatric cardiology, from innovative treatments to research insights and the evolution of congenital heart care.
View Online Planner for program details.

Moving on Up – Transitioning into Mid-Career
(Sponsored by the Young Hearts Early Career Committee)
Friday, November 15, 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Location: Room S106A

Young Hearts Early Career Investigator Competition
Saturday, November 16, 9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Location: Room N227AB

Young Hearts Early Career Committee Luncheon *
Saturday, November 16, 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Location: Hyatt Regency, Dusable

* Make sure you purchase your ticket while registering, or if you've already registered, add one now.

The Next Generation at Risk for Cardiovascular Disease
Saturday, November 16, 3:15 p.m. – 3:55 p.m.
Location: Health Innovation Pavillion, Science and Technology Hall

Young Hearts Council Dinner *
William J. Rashkind Memorial Lecture to be presented
Saturday, November 16, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Location: Hyatt Regency‚ Hyde Park

Helen B. Taussig Memorial Lecture
Sunday, November 17, 3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Location: Room N227AB