Proposed Agenda
14
Friday, November 14, 2025
Poster session
Join colleagues from across the Southwest Florida region for an engaging evening featuring clinical cases and late-breaking research, while showing support for our residents and fellows. Submission inquiries can be directed to Dr. Shone Almeida (shonealmeida@gmail.com)
6:00pm - 9:00pm
15
Saturday, November 15th, 2025
*Sponsored Breakfast*
TBD
6:45am - 7:30am
Welcome Remarks & Keynote Address
7:30am - 8:15am
A “How to” introduction to Cardiac CT
Dr. Aarti Patel
8:15am - 8:40am
Operationalizing a Successful Cardiac CT Service Line
8:40am - 9:05am
CCTA: Get with the Guidelines
9:05am - 9:30am
The Role of CAC Screening – primary care and subspecialty
perspectives
9:30am - 9:55am
Personalizing Prevention: Using CT to Guide Lifestyle and Pharmacologic Therapy
9:55am - 10:20am
*Sponsored Coffee Break*
10:20am - 10:50am
CT-Derived Inflammation: Is FAI the Missing Link in Cardiovascular Risk Assessment?
10:50am - 11:15am
CT-derived ischemia – Transforming cardiac CTA from Anatomy to Physiology
Dr. Yiannis Chatzizisis
11:15am - 11:40am
Great Debate: CT-Derived Plaque Analysis – A Game-Changer or Unnecessary Expense?
11:40am - 12:25pm
Structural Heart Disease and Cardiac CT: An Essential Tool for Pre-Procedural Planning
12:25pm - 12:50pm
Cardiac CT in the Emergency Room: Transforming Acute Chest Pain Evaluation
12:50pm - 1:15pm
Panel
1:15pm - 1:45pm
*HEARTFLOW Sponsored Hands-on Workshop*
CT-derived Hemodynamics with FFRct
2:00pm - 4:00pm (Advance registration required!)
*CLEERLY Dinner Symposium*
A Changing Paradigm for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
3:30pm - 6:30pm (Advance registration required!)
Cleerly and Preventi.AI have partnered to bring you an unmissable event where cutting-edge AI meets real-world cardiovascular CT. This dinner symposium brings together leading experts to challenge long-held assumptions in cardiovascular disease detection and prevention. From exploring the hidden pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and the blind spots of stress testing, to examining gender-specific data and real-world cases, the program is designed to shift how we think about risk, diagnosis, and treatment.
Welcome Reception
6:30p
16
Sunday, November 16th, 2025
*Sponsored Breakfast*
6:45am - 7:30am
Keynote Address
Dr. Guilherme Oliveira
7:30am - 8:00am
Assessment of Left and Right Ventricular Volume and Ejection Fraction
8:00am - 8:25am
Tissue Characterization: Using T1, T2 and Late Gadolinium Enhancement
Dr. Nidhi Patel
8:25am - 8:50am
CMR for Right Heart Disease – Tricuspid and Pulmonic Valve Disease
Dr. Allan Chen
8:50am - 9:15am
Mitral Valve Pathology – Going Beyond Echo
9:15am - 9:40am
Q&A
9:40am - 10:00am
*Sponsored Coffee Break*
10:00 - 10:40am
Ischemic Cardiomyopathy and Viability
Dr. Jonathan Revels
10:40am - 11:05am
Role of Cardiac MRI in Infiltrative Disease
11:05am - 11:30am
Cardiac MRI in HCM: Phenotyping, Prognosis and Precision Care
Dr. Robby Wu
11:30am - 11:55am
Cardiac MRI in Myocarditis: Diagnosis, Prognosis and Follow-Up
Dr. Shant Manoushagian
11:55am - 12:20pm
4D Flow – Leveraging Vector Independence
Dr. Justin Stowell
12:20pm - 12:45pm
Stress CMR
Dr. Alex Rodriguez
12:45pm - 1:05pm
Fast CMR for Challenging Cases
Dr. Andrew Bowman
1:05pm - 1:25pm
Q&A
1:25pm - 1:45pm
*Sponsored Hands-on Workshop*
Cardiac Amyloidosis and Infiltrative Diseases
