Please join us for the 2025 Echocardiography and Exercise Symposium!

Conference programming will address coronary and non-coronary causes of sudden cardiac death, treatment and post op follow-up as well as separate afternoon tracks for both cardiac sonographers and exercise physiologists. Saturday afternoon echocardiology presentation will walk through Ebstein's anomaly from fetus to adulthood including severity, surgical repairs, imaging techniques, and other outcomes. Topics discussed for the exercise physiologists track will include guidelines, precautions, and guidance on exercise testing, cardiac rehabilitation, and exercise prescription in these specific populations. The conference will also include a Friday night presentation and case studies by clinicians, and the Saturday conference will include a panel discussion by area experts, poster presentations, and vendor exhibitors in addition to the general presentation schedule. Please plan to stay for a Saturday night social event following the conference.

Audience

Clinical exercise and rehabilitation professionals, physicians, sonographers, allied health professionals, nurses and students are invited to attend this innovative program.

If you are interested in promotional or exhibit opportunities at the Combined Echo and Exercise Conference, please contact:

Christy Keegan Christy.Keegan@cchmc.org

Agenda

Friday, March 7, 2025

5:30-6:30pm | Registration, Cocktail Hour, Vendor Interaction

6:30-7:30pm | Stuart Berger, MD | Lurie Children’s Hospital Secondary Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death in the Young - Project Adam

7:30-9:30pm | Case Presentations

7:30-8:00pm | Andres Ortega, MS | Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
CPET in Critical LVOTO-AS Versus Cardiomyopathy

8:00-8:30pm | Brittiny Lovett, MS | Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Cardiac rehabilitation in a patient with LVAD and subsequent removal secondary to LV remodeling

8:30-9:00pm | Lindsey Gray | Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Combined Echo and Exercise in Aborted Sudden Death

9:00-9:30pm | Madalyn Franklin, MS | Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
CR in the Patient with Complex Congenital Heart Disease and ICD

Saturday, March 8, 2025

7:30-8:20am | Registration, Breakfast, Visit Exhibitors

8:20-8:30 | Sandy Knecht, MS, CEP | Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Opening Remarks

8:30-9:30 | Will Border, MD | Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Non-Coronary Causes of Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD)

9:30-10:30am | Jolie Britt, MD | Texas Children’s Hospital
Coronary Causes of Sudden Death (SCD)

10:30-10:45am | Break, Visit Exhibitors

10:45-11:45am | Arash Sabati, MD | Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Treatment and Post-op Follow-up Testing for Coronary Causes of SCD

11:45-1:45pm | Lunch, Poster Session, Visit Exhibitors

1:45-2:30pm | Paul Critser, MD | Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Use of CPET and CR in the Medical Management of PAH

OR

1:45-2:30 | Victor Kieu, MD | University of Kentucky College of Medicine Fetus to Adult: Fetal Development and Diagnoses

2:30-3:15pm | Michael Danduran, MS | Marquette University
CPET and CR in Aborted SCD- An Exercise Physiologist View

OR

2:30-3:15pm | Brenna Horn | Anna Vlietstra | Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Fetal to Adult: Infant Dx and Surgeries

3:15-4:00pm | Shannon O’Malley, MD | Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital Sudden Cardiac Death in the Young: The Value of Exercise Testing

4:00-4:15pm | Break, Visit Exhibitors

4:14-5:00pm | Sonographers and Exercise Physiologists
Combined Panel Discussion

5:00-5:15pm | Sandy Knecht, MS, CEP | Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Closing Remarks & Awards

5:30-9:00pm | Dinner & Social Event | Element Eatery

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physicians: This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
Nurses:  This activity is approved for continuing nursing education (CNE) contact hours.
IPCE:  This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.

Conference Logistics
Sandy Knecht
513-636-7276
stresstesting@cchmc.org

Registration
Gena Sheets
513-803-7005
stresstesting@cchmc.org

Sponsorships and Exhibits
Christy Keegan
Christy.Keegan@cchmc.org