Programming - EPI|Lifestyle

Epidemiology and Prevention | Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health
Cardiovascular Health Across Borders: Global Data, Local Solutions
March 6–9, 2025
Hyatt Regency New Orleans | New Orleans, Louisiana

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EPI|Lifestyle 2025 Schedule-at-a-Glance

Times are in Central Standard Time (CDT) (UTC -5).
Please note Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday, March 9, 2025.
Thursday, March 6
Thu., March 6 Activities
Time Event
5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Poster Session 1
Includes Moderated Poster Sessions:
  • Nutrition and Diet 1
  • Hypertension
  • Sleep
  • Social Determinants of Health
Friday, March 7
Fri., Mar. 7 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:
Cardiovascular Health Across Borders: Global Data, Local Solutions

Presidential remarks and welcome remarks

Keynote Speakers:
Renu Garg, MD, MPH
Resolve to Save Lives

Salim Virani, Md, PhD, FAHA
The Aga Khan University 
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
(ticketed event)
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
Khadijah Breathett, MD

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes: An Editor’s Perspective on the Journal’s Future
Brahmajee Nallamothu, MD
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:
  • Nutrition and Diet 2
  • Cardiometabolic Health and Disorders
  • Diabetes
  • Biomarkers
  • NHLBI Posters
7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. EPI Hearts Diversity Reception
(Ticketed Event)
Saturday, March 8
Sat., March 8 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
8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Session 5
Frederick H. Epstein Memorial Lecture 

Insights for CVD Prevention From Recent Maternal and Early Childhood Research
Gilles Paradis, MD, MSc, FAHA
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
AHA Statements and Reports

Resistance Exercise Training in Individuals With and Without Cardiovascular Disease: 2023 Update: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
Amanda E. Paluch PhD, FAHA

Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of US and Global Data from the American Heart Association
Latha Palaniappan, MD, MS, FAHA, FACC, FACP

Cardiovascular Health in the Transition From Adolescence to Emerging Adulthood - A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association
Jewel Scott PhD, RN, FNP-C

Social Determinants of Cardiovascular Health in Asian Americans - A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association
Nilay S. Shah, MD, MPH, FAHA, FACC
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
12:30 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. Learning Studio
Sponsored by: AHA Health Care by Food
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:
  • Global Health
  • Women’s and Maternal Health
  • Aging and Brain Health
  • Physical Activity
7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Joint Council Dinner
(Ticketed Event)
Sunday, March 9
Sun., March 9 Activities
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

Evolution of Evidence on Dietary Self-Monitoring Adherence in Obesity Treatment: Failures and Successes
Lora E. Burke, PhD, MPH, FAHA, FAAN
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:
Expanding Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine: Adopting an Equitable and Multidisciplinary Lens While Staying Patient-centered

Reframing Depressed Mood Post-ACS: A novel approach to improving health behaviors and outcomes after acute coronary syndrome
Emily Gathright, PhD

Sodium and health equity: Implications for surveillance and interventions
Jessica Cheng, PhD
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

Risk Assessment: Foundation for Population Health and Precision Prevention
Laurence S. Sperling, MD, FAHA, FACC, FACP, MASPC
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.