Thursday, March 6, 2025

Nurse / Technologist Symposium

ALL TIMES ARE IN MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME (MST)

Join us Thursday, March 6 for this top Nurse/Technologist Symposium brought to you by the Scottsdale Interventional Forum, HonorHeath and top healthcare providers in Arizona!

 

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PROGRAM DIRECTORS

Stephanie Ressler, MSN, AGACNP-BC, RN

AGACNP Cardiology
HonorHealth Heart Group
Scottsdale, Arizona

Shelley M. Glynn, MSN, AGACNP-BC, RN

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
HonorHealth Heart Group
Scottsdale, Arizona

PLANNING COMMITTEE

Tashauna Overman, DNP, AGACNP-BC, RN

HonorHealth Heart Group
Scottsdale, Arizona

 

Michele Fiore, MSN, RN, NEA-BC

HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center
Scottsdale, Arizona

Shannon Hohnstein, FNP-BC, MSN, RN

HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center
Scottsdale, Arizona

SPEAKERS

  • Robert F. Burke, MD
  • Andrew Cluckey, MD
  • Nancy Denke, DNP, ACNP-BC, RN
  • Geoffrey Jao, MD
  • Morton J. Kern, MD
  • Imad Khaled, MD
  • Amy Kleinhans, DNP, AGNP-C, FHRS
  • Taral N. Patel, MD
  • Megan Rayyan, AGACNP-BC, BSN, RN
  • Christina S. Reuss, MD
  • David G. Rizik, MD
  • Joanne Saczynski, MSN, RN, ACRP-CP
  • Lydia M. Taranto, MD
  • Sirisha Vadali, MD
  • Charles M. Wojnarski, MD

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The SIF 2025 Nurse/Technologist Symposium is designed to provide attendees with a foundation to incorporate new technology into his/her nursing practice, to utilize current clinical diagnostic information and to assess and prioritize patients’ treatment needs.

NURSE/TECH SYMPOSIUM AGENDA

Location: CultureKeepers Hall
8:00 am

Registration / Continental Breakfast

Culturekeepers Hall
8:50 am

Welcome and Introduction

Stephanie Ressler, MSN, AGACNP-BC, RN and Shelley M. Glynn, MSN, AGACNP-BC, RN

Kierland Grand Ballroom

2025 SIF NURSE - TECHNOLOGIST PROGRAM
Panel:

TBD
9:00 am

Jeopardy: Who is Mort Kern for $500?
Morton J. Kern, MD
9:20 am

STEMI vs. NSTEMI: Early Symptom Recognition and Diagnosis

Imad Khaled, MD
9:35 am

Contemporary Management of STEMI Patients: Shock or No Shock?

Taral N. Patel, MD

9:50 am

Effects of Drugs and Alcohol on Cardiovascular Health

Nancy Denke, DNP, ACNP-BC, RN
10:05 am

Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: Women and Heart Disease

Christina S. Reuss, MD
10:20 am

Equipoise: What’s That? We Did That Study Already
Joanne Saczynski, MSN, RN, ACRP-CP
10:35 am

Structural Heart Disease: Evaluation, Management and Postop Care

Tashauna Overman, DNP, AGACNP-BC, RN
10:55 am

TEER vs. MVR: When is Surgery Favored Over Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Mitral Valve Repair?

David G. Rizik, MD and Charles M. Wojnarski, MD
11:10 am

Alphabet Soup of the Day: Cardiac Biomarkers

Shelley M. Glynn, MSN, AGACNP-BC, RN
11:25 am

BREAK
11:45 am

Cryptogenic Stroke: What’s a PFO?
Robert F. Burke, MD
12:00 pm

Arrhythmia Management: SVT, PAT vs. AFib: Which One is It?
Amy Kleinhans, DNP, AGNP-C, FHRS
12:15 pm

Oral Anticoagulation vs. Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device for Non-Valvular AFib: What’s at Risk?
Andrew Cluckey, MD
12:30 pm

Management of Acute Decompensated Systolic Heart Failure: What Happened to My Pump?

Geoffrey Jao, MD
12:50 pm

Indications for Pacemaker: What’s a Block?
Lydia M. Taranto, MD
1:05 pm

Vascular Complications: Cath Lab Digest

Megan Rayyan, AGACNP-BC, BSN, RN
1:20 pm

Battling Metabolic Syndrome: GLP-1 – Good or Bad?

Sirisha Vadali, MD
1:35 pm

Mechanical Circulatory Support: MCS to the RESCUE!

Michele Fiore, MSN, RN, NEA-BC

2:00 pm

Course Conclusion / Closing Remarks
Stephanie Ressler, MSN, AGACNP-BC, RN and Shelley M. Glynn, MSN, AGACNP-BC, RN
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