Programming - EPI|Lifestyle

Epidemiology and Prevention | Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health
March 17–20, 2026
Sheraton Boston | Boston, Massachusetts

Tuesday, March 17

EPI/Lifestyle 2026 - Tue., March 17 Activities
Time	Event
3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.	Outpace CVD Welcome Exchange: Innovations in Outpatient Care (Complimentary pre-conference event. Please add a ticket to registration to attend) This pre-conference event will serve as an engaging gathering at EPI 2026 designed to spark ideas, foster connections, and showcase the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Outpace CVD™ registry, initiatives, and programming. This event will provide a relaxed yet informative setting for both long-time collaborators and new partners to connect, learn, and envision the future of outpatient cardiovascular care.
5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.	Poster Session 1

Wednesday, March 18

EPI/Lifestyle 2026, Wed., March 18 Activities
Time	Event
7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.	Coffee & Light Breakfast
7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.	Exhibit Hours
8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.	Opening Session: A New Era? AI in Cardiovascular Health Research and Practice
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 12:00 a.m.	Concurrent Session 2A Oral Abstract Session
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 (Ticketed Event)
1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.	Satellite Event: NHLBI Trainee Session on Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Prevention
1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.	Session 3A Oral Abstract Session
2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.	Session 3B Oral Abstract Session
3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.	Coffee/Refreshment Break
3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.	Session 4 ASPC Annual Debate: Democratizing AI: Should Everyone be an AI-ologist?
5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.	Poster Session 2
7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.	All Hearts Networking Reception (Free event, please add ticket to registration to attend)

Thursday, March 19

EPI/Lifestyle 2026, Thu., March 19, Activities
Time	Activity
7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.	Coffee & Light Breakfast
7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.	Exhibit Hours
8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.	Session 5A Late Breaking Guideline Session
8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.	Session 5AWL Frederick Remington Methodology Lecture
8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.	Session 5B Oral Abstract Session
8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.	Concurrent 5B Oral Abstract Session
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 Oral Abstract Session
10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.	Concurrent 6B Oral Abstract Session: Sleep 10:30 Multidimensional Sleep Health: Definitions and Implications for Cardiometabolic Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association Marie Pierre St Onge, PhD 11:00 Oral Abstract Presentations
12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.	Lunch on your own
12:30 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.	Sponsored Learning Studio
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 8A American Heart Association Reports and Statements
3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.	Session 8B Oral Abstract Session
5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.	Poster Session 3
7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.	Joint Council Dinner (Ticketed Event)

Friday, March 20

EPI/Lifestyle 2026, Friday, March 20 Activities
Time	Activity
7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.	Coffee & Light Breakfast
7:30 a.m. to 8:15 a.m.	Session 9 Inside the AHA's Research Enterprise: Grant Funding and Other Opportunities
8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.	Session10AWL David Kritchevsky Memorial Lecture
9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.	Session 10A Oral Abstract Session
8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.	Concurrent Session 10B Oral Abstract Sessions
9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.	Concurrent Session 9B
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 11ASMB Society for Behavioral Medicine sponsored session
10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.	Concurrent Session 11B Oral Abstract Session
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.	Concurrent Session 11A Oral Abstract Session
12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.	Session 12 Health Care by Food™ Special Lunch Session
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.	Lunch on your own
1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.	Concurrent Session 13 AWL The William B Kannel, MD, Memorial Lectureship in Preventive Cardiology
1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.	Concurrent Session 13A Oral Abstract Session
1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.	Concurrent Session 13B Oral Abstract Session

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.