Cardiology for Primary Care – Featuring the Faculty of University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Cardiac and Vascular Section
Mar 21, 2025 – Mar 23, 2025
Miami/Miami Beach - Hyatt Regency Miami
Join MCE Conferences and faculty from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine’s Cardiac and Vascular Section for a comprehensive Cardiology for Primary Care CME program. This unique program features renowned faculty members covering a broad range of cardiology topics relevant to primary care practice.
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Tuition Discount
Past Attendees Save $50: Past MCE Conferences attendees (within the previous three years) automatically receive a $50 discount at checkout.
Bring a Friend or Colleague and Save $50: If you are attending with another healthcare professional you are eligible for a $50 discount.
Overview & Agenda
Cardiology for Primary Care – 12 credits
Overview
This conference is designed to provide primary care practitioners with up-to-date, evidence-based information on commonly encountered issues in Cardiology, while suggesting pragmatic approaches to clinical management. The discussion-based format of the conference will encourage audience participation through dynamic lectures, case-based studies, and hands-on workshops. Keynote speakers will present and critically assess recent advancements and industry updates in Cardiology with the goal of enhancing the knowledge-base and core competence of attendees. The successful completion of this interactive program diagnosing, treating, and prescribing the most effective courses of treatment, with the ultimate goal of improving patient outcomes.
Target Audience
All Physicians and other Healthcare Professionals seeking clinical information about issues in Cardiology.
Speakers
Our presenting national faculty speakers make it their professional goals to enhance the training of primary care clinicians. This Continuing Medical Education program promises to help you learn the most current, best medicine, and techniques for making the diagnosis easier during a 20 minute office visit.
Schedule
Friday, March 21st
Management of Patients with Arrhythmias and/or Arrhythmic Symptoms:
- Approach to Patients with Palpitations (30 minutes)
- Risk Factor Management for Patients with AFIB (40 minutes)
- Approach to Patients with Narrow and Wide Complex Tachycardia (40 minutes)
- Syncope: Benign Faint or Life-threatening Syndrome (30 minutes)
- Best Practices for Patients with Atrial Fibrillation (40 minutes)
- Emerging Therapies for Atrial Fibrillation (20 minutes)
- Cardiac Pacemakers: Indications and Physiologic Pacing (20 minutes)
- Cardiac Implantable Defibrillators: Indications and Update on Leadless Devices (20 minutes)
Saturday, March 22nd
Common Cardiology Scenarios for Primary Care Providers:
- Hypertension: State of the Art Lecture: 2025 (45 minutes)
- Patients with Resistant Hypertension: Role for Nonpharmacologic Therapy (15 minutes)
- Hyperlipidemia: Update 2025 (30 minutes)
- Treatment of Hyperlipidemia in Patients with Statin Intolerance (20 minutes)
- Current Paradigms in the Treatment of Patients with Heart Failure (60 minutes)
- Who Needs Risk Stratification for Coronary Artery Disease? (30 minutes)
- Noninvasive Evaluation for Coronary Artery Disease (40 minutes)
Sunday, March 23rd
Advanced Heart Failure, Coronary Artery Disease and Stroke Prevention:
Section 1: Current and Emerging Therapies for Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure: A Growing Epidemic (30 minutes)
- What’s New in Cardiac Imaging for Patients with Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure (30 minutes)
- Heart Failure Due to Severe Mitral Regurgitation: Current Trends in Evaluation and Management (20 minutes)
- Heart Failure due to Severe Aortic Stenosis: Current Trends in Evaluation and Management (20 minutes)
- Emerging therapy for Advanced Heart Failure: Premise and promise of Cell-based Therapy (30 minutes)
Section 2. Coronary Artery Disease and Stroke Prevention
- Angina with Normal Coronaries (30 minutes)
- Emerging Use of AI and Machine Learning for Patients with CAD (20 minutes)
- Role of Complex Coronary Intervention in Patients with CAD (30 minutes)
- Stroke Prevention in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Intolerant to Anticoagulation (15 minutes)
- Role of Patent Foramen Ovale as a Cause of Strokes (15 minutes)
Please Note: Content is subject to change without notice. Please refer to this activity website for the most current information.
Invited Faculty Includes:
Carlos E Alfonso, MD FACC FSCAI
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Cardiology Fellowship Program Director
Director for Advanced Coronary and CTO Interventions – UHealth Tower
Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Division
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Pedro Covas, MD
Asst. Professor of Clinical
Pedro R. Cox MD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Director, Structural Heart Program
University of Miami Health System
Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine University of Miami
George Degheim, MD
UMMG Staff Physician
Maria Carolina Delgado-Lelievre, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Founder & Director, Comprehensive Hypertension Center
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Jeffrey Goldberger, M.D., M.B.A.
Director, Center for Atrial Fibrillation
Professor of Medicine & Biomedical Engineering
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Joshua M. Hare, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.A.H.A.
Professor • MSOM – Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute – ISCI
Director, Donald Soffer Endowed Program in Regenerative Medicine
Litsa K. Lambrakos, MD
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Associate Professor
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Omar Pinzon Wever, MD
Nikolaos Spilias, M.D.
Interventional and Structural Cardiology
Assistant Professor, Cardiovascular Division
Associate Program Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Alex Velasquez, MD
Asst. Professor of Clinical
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
David Weininger Cohen, MD
UMMG Staff Physician
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
UHealth Hospitals and Clinics
Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine University of Miami
Program Schedule
Date
Location
Description
Time
March 21, 2025
Hyatt Regency Miami Conference Center
Conference - Day 1
Breakfast for Registered Attendees
Registration Opens at 7:15 AM
7:30 AM - 11:50 AM
March 22, 2025
Hyatt Regency Miami Conference Center
Conference - Day 2
Breakfast for Registered Attendees
7:30 AM - 11:50 AM
March 23, 2025
Hyatt Regency Miami Conference Center
Conference - Day 3
Breakfast for Registered Attendees
7:30 AM - 11:50 AM
Accreditation
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education – ACCME
MCE Conferences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
MCE Conferences designates this live activity for a maximum of 12 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credits commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ABIM MOC Recognition
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 12 (part II) MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
American Academy of Family Physicians – AAFP
MCE Conferences continuing medical education programs are organized by primary care healthcare professionals who are leaders in their field, and MCE Conferences plans to apply for American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) credit for all of its courses prior to the program date.
The College of Family Physicians of Canada – CFPC
The AAFP and the CFPC have a bilateral reciprocal certification agreement whereby: CME/CPD activities held across the Canada – U.S. border are certified according to the nationality of the primary target audiences regardless of where the providers are located. CFPC members who complete any CME/CPD activity certified by the AAFP for Prescribed credit can claim the equivalent number of Mainpro+ Certified or Mainpro+ Certified Assessment credits.
American Osteopathic Association – AOA
The AOA automatically recognizes AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ as AOA Category 2 credit.
American Nurses Credentialing Center – ANCC
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for recertification and continuing education credits. One AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ is equivalent to one contact hour for registered nurses or one advanced practice CNE for nurse practitioners.
Nurse Practitioners
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certified Program (AANPCP) and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME.
Physician Assistants
PAs may claim a maximum of 12 Category 1 credits for completing this activity. NCCPA accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society.
Pharmacology Credits
This course is being reviewed and will be acceptable for up to 12 CME credits; please verify with your Medical Board which hours may be applied toward Pharmacology credit.
Hotel Accommodations
Lodging Reservations -To make your lodging reservation, please Click Here . If you need assistance, please contact our office at info@mceconferences.com.
Please note: Room categories are based on availability at the time of request.
Accommodations and Amenities – Hyatt Regency Miami’s 615 rooms and suites boast rich wood furniture, ample closet space and spacious office areas. Each of of the rooms offer gorgeous views of either Biscayne Bay or the downtown Miami cityscape, with floor-to-ceiling windows that let in natural light. With Miami International Airport only seven miles away, arrival is easy.
- Deluxe Rooms – $299 Per Night (Plus Applicable Taxes and Fees) Relax in 300 square feet of space featuring a king or 2 queen bed, USB charging station and convenient work desk.
- In-Room Amenities
- 55” flat-screen TV
- Google Chromecast
- Individual climate control
- iHome stereo with Bluetooth connectivity
- USB charging station
- Hair dryer
- Pharmacopia bath amenities
- Minifridge
- Ultra-plush pillows and down blankets
- Designated desk
- Iron and ironing board
- In-room safe
- For MCE guests: Free Internet Access in Guestrooms
Additional Lodging Information –
- Taxes: The Guest Room Rates are quoted exclusive of any applicable taxes (which are currently 13 %) applicable service fees, and/or Hotel – specific fees (taxes subject to change).
- No additional resort or destination fees will be added
- Additional Adult Charge: Rates are for single or double occupancy. There may be an additional cost per person, per night above double occupancy. Subject to change at the Hotel’s discretion.
Hotel Parking – The hotel only provides valet parking at $53.00 per day all-inclusive. If you wish to self-park your car, there are parking lots and garages around the perimeter of the hotel. The facilities are not owned or managed by the hotel and you will need to pay their cashier directly.
Hotel will offer offsite and local attendees discounted parking at $35 inclusive for up to 5 hours max to accommodate conference hours on March 20, 21, 22, & 23, 2025 for the event only.
Any guests staying overnight at the hotel must pay fees below:
- Valet Parking Overnight: $53.00All inclusive (surcharge 15% and taxes 7%)Oversized Vehicles (defined on a pre-determined make/model list by valet) will be $75.00 for overnight valetparking.Preferred parking on the front drive will incur an additional $50.00 convenience fee added to the applicable rate(daily or overnight), contingent upon availability.Please note: slingshots, motorcycles, and vehicles with trailers are not accepted
Lodging Deposit – All reservations must be accompanied by a deposit with a major credit card. Reservations may be canceled without penalty up to 48 hours prior to arrival. Reservations not cancelled by 3 p.m. EST (48 hours before arrival) will be charged a one-night stay, including taxes to the individual’s credit card on file.
Lodging Cancellations – Terms and conditions as per MCE’s room agreement with the conference lodging venue:
- Should an attendee cancel a reservation, a refund of the deposit and/or cancellation fees will be in accordance with the Hotel’s general policy at that time (currently a refund is given if an individual’s reservation is
canceled at least five days before arrival). - No-shows and early departures are considered cancellations: No refunds will be issued.
All lodging cancellations must be made directly with the lodging venue. Please refer to your lodging confirmation for contact information and policies.
Register & Book Your Lodging Early! The MCE reduced room rates will be available to registered attendees up until February 21, 2025 (based on availability). Our allotment for reduced room rates may sell out before this date. We urge you to secure your lodging reservation as early as possible. Reduced rates will also be offered for 3 nights pre and post-program dates (based on availability).
Room Reservation Guidelines – The lodging reservation link has been created for the MCE Conference continuing medical education program, and only guests who are registered for this CME conference are eligible to use this site in order to access discounted rooms and/or theme park tickets (if applicable).
- Attendees must register within (7) seven days of booking MCE discounted lodging to avoid cancellations or increased nightly rates (depending on Hotel/Resort policy).
- We allow a maximum of 2 room reservations per registered attendee, based on availability and rates at the time of booking.
- Rooms and/or tickets (if applicable) cannot be purchased for the purpose of, or with the intention of being resold.
- All reservations must be made under the registered attendee’s name, as all reservations and ticket orders (if applicable) will be audited against the CME program registration list. Should it be necessary, we reserve the right to contact you to request proof of registration. If it is discovered that the reservation and/or ticket order is not for an MCE Conferences participant, the reservations and/or ticket order may be canceled or modified based on the Hotel/Resort policy, and deposits may not be eligible for a refund.
Please note: In order to provide a quality and interactive CME program, MCE Conferences will limit the number of registrations per conference.
Additional Travel Information
Airport Information – Hyatt Regency Miami Nearby Airports:
- Miami Intl (5.75 miles northwest)
- Fort Lauderdale Intl (20 miles north)
- South Bimini (57 miles east)
Airport Transportation –
Shuttle Services: The hotel does not offer shuttle service to and from the airport or cruise port but is happy to assist in securing transportation using our preferred hotel partner, Alto.
Car Services: Alto offers a refined rideshare service that can be pre-scheduled by our front-office team. Please contact +1 305358 1234 or by text at +1 305 894 3353 to schedule your ride in advance.
Uber, Lyft and taxis are also easily accessible to and from the hotel and airport.
Car Rental – To make your discounted car rental reservation, please click on the following links:
(please note: car rental company availability may differ based on airport/ destination)
- AVIS – Click Here and enter G028287 in the “AWD Number” box to receive the Group Discount.
- Budget – Click Here
- Enterprise – Click Here and enter XZB6145 to receive the MCE Conferences Group Discount.
- Hertz – Click Here and check the “Enter a Discount or Promo Code” and “I am a Corporate Customer” boxes. Enter 2086989 in the “Discount/CDP/Club Code” box to receive the Group Discount.
- National – Click Here and enter XZB6145 under Contract ID to receive Group Discount.
Special Assistance – MCE’s policy is to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If special arrangements are necessary for an individual with a disability to attend a conference, please contact our office at 1-888-533-9031.
Please Note: MCE is not associated with the third-party services listed herein and shall not be liable for any services of such third party providers.
What Are You Waiting For?
Register Early! In order to provide a quality and interactive CME program, MCE Conferences will limit the amount of registrations per conference. Some conferences may have a lower registration limit due to the destination logistics and lodging availability.