Symposia at Scientific Sessions 2023

Spend Friday, November 10, 2023 at one of these specialized symposia for all career levels. 

The programming below will be held in the Philadelphia Convention Center. Room assignments still to come.

(If you are looking for the Resuscitation Science Symposium, visit the link for separate registration and programming details.)

The program for this symposium is still being developed. Check back to this page later this summer, or see Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiology Symposium in the Online Program Planner.

This symposium is still being planned. Keep checking back later this summer and early fall, and see Heart/Kidney Symposium programming in the Online Program Planner

The Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Symposium at Scientific Sessions 2023 program features a debate, a session on health equity, an interactive session, and two abstract-based sessions: the Early Career Investigator Award Finalists, and the Rapid Fire Oral Session. Connect, network with your QCOR peers during the Networking Lunch! The QCOR program will be of interest to clinicians, researchers, medical students and trainees, nurses, pharmacists, administrators, healthcare and managed care professionals, policymakers, and other professionals interested in the quality of care and outcomes research in cardiovascular disease and stroke.

Follow abstracts for QCOR at Sessions in the Online Program Planner.

QCOR at Scientific Sessions 2023 - November 10, 2023
Time Activity
8:00am–9:15am

Hot Takes: Contemporary Debates in Cardiac Care

MODERATORS:
Joseph Ebinger, MD, Cedars-Sinai
Christopher Knoepke, PhD, University of Colorado

Physician and Non-Physician Providers: Appropriate Division of Labor
This debate highlights the unique contributions of advanced practice providers and physicians in providing appropriate therapeutics in patients with various cardiovascular diseases.

  • Empowering APPs: APPs should handle most medical conditions
    • 5 min MD - Ben Scirica, MD, Brigham Young and Women's Hospital
    • 5 min APP - Colleen McIlvennan, PhD, DNP, MS, BSN, UCHealth
     
  • Doctor Knows Best (MDs should handle almost all medical conditions)
    • 5 min MD and 5 min APP
      Jason Wasfy, MD, MPhil, Massachusetts General Hospital
      Leslie Davis, PHD, RN, ANP-BC, University of North Carolina

TAVR for Low-Risk Patients
This debate explores data supporting the appropriate risk profile for patients to undergo TAVR vs SAVR.

  • As low as you can go (pro low-risk TAVR)
    Suzanne Arnold, MD, MHA, UMKC School of Medicine
  • High risk = High reward (TAVR should be used only in high-risk patients)
    Aakriti Gupta, MD, Cedars-Sinai

Should the modified rules allowing for video visits and remote prescribing be continued as the public health emergency ends?
Debaters will discuss the role of telehealth in the post-pandemic period

  • Video killed the cardio star (pro-virtual visits)
    Steven Bradley, MD, MPH, Allina Health
  • Bring ‘em out (to the clinic) (con-virtual visits)
    Ty Gluckman, MD, Providence
9:15am–9:45am Break
9:45am–11:00am

Interactive Session: Artificial Intelligence—Utopia vs Dystopia
MODERATORS:
Umesh Khot, MD, Cleveland Clinic
Emily O’Brien, PhD, Duke University

11:00am–12:15pm

Early Career Investigator Award Finalists
MODERATORS:
Madeline Sterling, MD, Weill Cornell Medicine
Michael Thompson, PhD, University of Michigan

Disaggregating The Burden Of Cardiovascular Risk Factors And Disease Among Asian Subpopulations In The United States
Sudheesha Perera, The Warren Alpert Medical Sch of Brown Univ, Providence, RI
Discussant: Adam Bress, PhD, PharmD, MS, University of Utah

Visit Volume Influences the Effectiveness of Electronic Tools to Improve Heart Failure Care
Amrita Mukhopadhyay, New York Univ Sch of Med, New York, NY
Discussant: TBD

Healthcare Access and Cardiovascular Risk Factor Management in Low-Income Working-Age Adults After the COVID-19 Pandemic
Lucas X Marinacci, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Ctr, Harvard Medical Sch, Boston, MA
Discussant: TBD

Deep Learning-based Natural Language Processing of Discharge Summaries for Automated Identification of HFrEF
Arash Aghajani Nargesi, Brigham and Women's Hosp, Boston, MA
Discussant: TBD

Novel Approach to Quantifying Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy Accounting for Treatment Intensity
Mirza S Khan, Univ of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO
Discussant: TBD

 
12:30pm–1:45pm

Career Development Lunch
MODERATORS:
Susmita Parashar, MD, MPH, Emory University
Abdullah Damluji, MD, PhD, INOVA

Table Leaders – Approximately 15 minutes per table
  1. Mentorship – how to find a mentor; qualities to look for in a mentor
    Martha Gulati, MD, Cedars-Sinai
    Rishi Wadhera, MD, MPP, MPhil, Harvard University

     
  2. Academics – what are the triumphs/challenges in academia; grant writing
    (TBD)
    (TBD)

     
  3. QCOR – how do you become engaged in QCOR research; key skills set
    John Spertus, MD, University of Missouri Kansas City
    Tracy Wang, MD, PCORI
     
  4. Women in cardiology – get more engaged in; get more support
    Pamela Peterson, MD, MPH, MSPH, University of Colorado
    Prateeti Khazanie, MD, UC Health
     
  5. Career transitions – early career to mid-career transitions
    (TBD)
    Fred Masoudi, MD, Ascension Health
1:45pm–3:00pm

Rapid Fire Oral Abstract Session
MODERATORS:
John Spertus, MD, University of Missouri Kansas City
Kori Zachrison, MD, MSC, Massachusetts General Hospital

Payer-Negotiated Prices for Cardiac Electrophysiology Procedures at 2022-2023 Top 100 US News &World Report for Cardiology and Heart Surgery Hospitals
Sanket Dhruva, UCSF Sch of Med, San Francisco, CA; Kunal Gupta, Tulane Univ Sch of Med, New Orleans, LA; Ravi Gupta, John Hopkins Sch of Med; Roy Xiao, Vinay Rathi, Harvard Univ; Elliott Miller, Yale Univ, New Haven, CT; Joseph S Ross, Yale Univ Sch Med, New Haven, CT

Decline In Temporal Trends Of Medicare Physician Reimbursement For Cardiovascular Procedures
Kannu Bansal, Saint Vincent Hosp, Worcester, MA; Bharat Rawlley, SUNY Upstate, Syracuse, NY; Nihar R Desai, Yale Sch of Med, New Haven, CT; Robert W Yeh, Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr, Boston, MA; Dhaval S Kolte, Massachusetts General Hosp, Boston, MA

Economic Impact Of Frailty In Patients Undergoing Elective Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) With Watchman Device
Shivaraj Patil, Sahana Tito, Albert Einstein Medical Ctr, Philadelphia, PA; Chaitanya Rojulpote, St. Louis Univ, St. Louis, MO; Viha Atri, Kasturba Medical Coll, India; Avica Atri, Albert Einstein Medical Ctr, Philadelphia, PA, United States; Abhijit Bhattaru, Albert Einstein Medical Ctr, Philadelphia, PA, United States, Coppell, TX; Ola Khraisha, Albert Einstein Medical Ctr, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Appropriateness And Cost Analysis Of Adult Inpatient Transthoracic Echocardiograms In A Community Hospital
Swecha Goel, Kevin Bliden, Sahib Singh, Aravind Dilli Babu, Nivedita Kharkongor Chengappa, Chiranjeevi Sainatham, Lekshminarayan Raghavakurup, Damian Sidorski, Paul Gurbel, Sinai Hosp of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD

Rate of 30-Day Readmission and Economic Burden of Sickle Cell Disease Patients Who Underwent Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Procedure for ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Muayad Alzamara, Trihealth, OH; Oluwasegun Akinti, OBH Brookdake Univ Hosp, Medical Ctr, Queens, NY; Kenneth Nworie, OBH Brookdake Univ Hosp, Medical Ctr, Queens, NY, Ojo, Lagos State; Henry Aiwuyo, Brookdale Hosp Medical Ctr, Brooklyn, NY; funlola bada, ADESINA ORIGBEMISOYE, Brookdale Hosp Medical Ctr, Brooklyn, NY, St Anns Bay, Jamaica; Catherine Illah, Patrick Coello, OBH Brookdake Univ Hosp, Medical Ctr, Queens, NY; Emmett Brennan, One Brooklyn Health, Brooklyn, NY; Alexa Kahn, One Brooklyn Health System, Brooklyn, NY; Michael Fatuyi, Trihealth Good Sam Hosp, Cincinnati, OH

Cost Effectiveness Analysis Of The Percutaneous Revascularization For Ischemic Left Ventricular Dysfunction REVIVED Trial Data
Carlos Chivardi, Mark Sculpher, Univ of York, York, United Kingdom; Matthew Dodd, London Sch of Hygiene and Tropical Med, London, United Kingdom; Holly Morgan, Kings Coll London, Liss; Matthew J Ryan, St Thomas Hosp, London; Richard Evans, London Sch of Hygiene and Tropical Med, York, United Kingdom; C Aldo Rinaldi, London Sch of Hygiene and Tropical Med, York, United Kingdom, London; Peter O'Kane, Royal Bournemouth Hosp, Dorset,, United Kingdom; Tim Clayton, London Sch of Hygiene, London; Mark Petrie, Univ of Glasgow, Glasgow; Divaka Perera, St. Thomas' Hosp, London, United Kingdom; Pedro Saramago, Univ of York, York, United Kingdom

Economic Burden Of Pregnancy Among Privately Insured Women With Congenital Heart Disease
Anushree Agarwal, USCF, San Francisco, CA; Rong Duan, Nasim C Sobhani, Aarthi Sabanayagam, UNIVERSITY CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO, San Francisco, CA; Gregory M Marcus, UCSF, San Francisco, CA; Michelle Z Gurvitz, Michelle Wichman, Dover, MA

Assessing The Evidence Base Of Cardiology-Specific Oncology Guideline Recommendations: Implications For Health Policy
Nikita Jhawar, Artur Schneider, Fred Kusumoto, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL

Rate of 30-Day Readmission and Economic Burden of End-Stage Renal Disease Patients Who Underwent Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Procedure for ST - Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Michael Fatuyi, Trihealth Good Sam Hosp, Cincinnati, OH; Muayad Alzamara, Oluwasegun Akinti, OBH Brookdake Univ Hosp, Medical Ctr, Queens, NY; Henry Aiwuyo, Brookdale Hosp Medical Ctr, Brooklyn, NY; Kenneth Nworie, Brookdale Hosp Medical Ctr, Brooklyn, NY, Ojo, Lagos State; funlola bada, Brookdale Hosp Medical Ctr, Brooklyn, NY, Ojo, Lagos State, St Anns Bay, Jamaica; ADESINA ORIGBEMISOYE, Brookdale Hosp Medical Ctr, Brooklyn, NY, Ojo, Lagos State, St Anns Bay, Jamaica, Queens, NY; Patrick Coello, Catherine Illah, Brookdale Hosp Medical Ctr, Brooklyn, NY, Ojo, Lagos State, St Anns Bay, Jamaica, Queens, NY, Chicago, IL; Joseph Amoah, Univ Hosp, Cleveland, OH; Yonael Ayinalem, Emmett Brennan, OBH Brookdake Univ Hosp, Medical Ctr, Queens, NY; Alexa Kahn, One Brooklyn Health System, Brooklyn, NY

3:00pm–3:30pm Break
3:30pm–4:45pm

QCORS.05 - QCOR at Scientific Sessions 2023: Health Equity
MODERATORS:
Modele Ogunniyi, MD, MPH, Emory University
Dapo Iluyomade, MD, Baptist Health

Panelists:
Paving the Road to Health Equity in the Current Landscape of Health Policies
Karen Joynt Maddox, MD, MPH, Washington University in St Louis

Emerging trends in innovation and health equity
Aubrey Grant, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital

Ensuring Equitable Access to Care (high quality and timely cardiovascular care)
Nasrien Ibrahim, MD, Harvard University

Equitable Cardiovascular Care and Research in the Era of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Partho Sengupta, MD, Rutgers University

Clinical Case (5 minutes) Health-equity Focused Clinical Case Highlighting Social Determinants of Health and Access to Equitable Cardiovascular Care
Jelani Grant, MD, Johns Hopkins University

This popular symposium is growing each year. Keep checking back for the program, or see the State-of-The-Art Cardiovascular Care 2023 in the Online Program Planner.