Schedule of Events

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Friday, April 28

KICK-OFF COCKTAIL RECEPTION RECEPTION

HEART HOUSE

6:00-7:30pm
Join women cardiologists from all over the Mid-Atlantic for a lively social time. This is a separate ticketed event from the conference – you can purchase tickets with registration or add separately once your plans finalize. Tickets are available for guests.

Dinner – Continue the Conversation!

8:00pm

For those who want to continue the conversations and network, each member of the Mid-Atlantic Women Cardiologists Conference Planning Committee is reserving a table at a local restaurant for conference attendees should they wish to join a small group (6-8 people) for the remainder of the evening. All individuals who sign up for dinner will pay for their own dinner and transportation to and from the restaurant (many will be walkable). Sign up information will be sent to registered attendees two weeks prior.

Saturday, April 29

WESTIN GEORGETOWN LOBBY

Start off your day with #wellness…choose a group!

7:00am WALK
Join the walk group for a brisk walk of the local neighborhood.

7:00am RUN
The run group will be going to the Mall area for a solid workout.

Committee Lead: Jessica Huston, MD, FACC

7:00am SLEEP

Need some well-deserved rest? Stay in bed. No guilt associated with this option.

7:00am EAT

Bread & Chocolate

2301 M St NW

Washington, DC 20037

(one block form the hotel)

Committee Lead: Renee Bullock-Palmer, MD, FACC

AGENDA

HEART HOUSE

8:00am-8:30am	Registration, Poster Gallery & Exhibits Open Please come refreshed from the wellness morning having already eaten the breakfast of your choice.
8:30-9:00am	What Can WIC Do For You? Carmel Bogle, MD, FACC Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, Baltimore, Maryland Chair, ACC Maryland Chapter WIC Activity Director, WIC MACCS Regional Meeting Renee Bullock-Palmer, MD, FACC Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Browns Mills, New Jersey Governor-elect ACC New Jersey Chapter Andrea Russo, MD, FACC, FHRS, FAHA Professor of Medicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey Academic Chief, Division of Cardiology Director, Clinical Electrophysiology and Arrhythmia Services Director, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship
9:00am-9:45am	Career Development Panel Renee Bullock-Palmer, MD, FACC Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Browns Mills, New Jersey Governor-elect ACC New Jersey Chapter Priya Sekar, MD, MPH, FACC Global Development Medical Director AstraZeneca, Wilmington, Delaware Shetarra Walker, MD, MSCR, FAAP Lead Physician/Clinical Team Leader US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland
9:45-10:15am	Break with Exhibitors and FIT Poster Gallery
10:15-11:00am	Advocacy Forum: What To Know & Why You Need To Be Involved Intersectionality: Gender and Race Nosheen Reza, MD, FACC University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Why Health Equity is Everyone’s Problem? Amber Johnson, MD, FACC University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Advocacy in Washington & Your State Capital William Van Decker, MD, FACC Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
11:00-11:30am	Women’s Heart Programs Garima Sharma, MD, FACC Johns Hopkins Medicine Institute, Baltimore, Maryland President ACC Maryland Chapter Member, ACC Women in Cardiology Section Leadership
11:30am-Noon	Break with Exhibitors Pick up boxed lunch Please visit with exhibitors and visit the posters and then grab your lunch selection prior to heading to the Knowledge Exchange Area (KEA) at the front lobby for a prompt 12:20pm start.
Noon-12:45pm	Working Lunch Mentorship Award Take Charge of Your Financial Life or Someone Else Will Tom Folgia, CPA/PFS JFS Wealth Advisors
12:45-1:15pm	Crucial Conversations James McKenna, MBA, PCC Executive Coach for Healthcare Leaders, Bethesda, Maryland
1:15-1:30pm	Final Visit with Exhibitors
1:30-2:00pm	What They Don’t Teach You In Training: A WIC Perspective Toniya Singh, MD, FACC Managing partner St Louis Heart and Vascular, St. Louis, Missouri Immediate past Chair, National Women in Cardiology Council Member National Cardiovascular Management Council American College of Cardiology Nosheen Reza, MD, FACC (Social Media use for Professional Success) University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Andrea Russo, MD, FACC, FHRS, FAHA Professor of Medicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey Academic Chief, Division of Cardiology Director, Clinical Electrophysiology and Arrhythmia Services Director, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship
2:00pm-2:45pm	Mentorship in ACC Keynote Speaker Creating a Leader: It Takes a Community Roxana Mehran, MD, FACC Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York, New York Member, American College of Cardiology Board of Trustees
2:45-3:00pm	Adjourn

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