Program Information

7:30- 8:00 am, Breakfast 

8:00 - 8:15 am, Introductory remarks 

Craig Selzman, MD, Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery; Surgical Director, Mechanical Circulatory Support and Heart Transplantation

Cardiovascular Agenda

8:15 - 8:50 am, Session 1
Implementing GDMT for Heart Failure - Better than ever, but why so complicated?
(20 min presentation, 15 min discussion)

Spencer Carter, MD, University of Utah

8:50 - 9:25 am, Session 2
Stage D Heart Failure – How to recognize it
(20 min presentation, 15 min discussion)

Alison Brann, MD, University of Utah

9:25 - 10:00 am, Session 3
Novel therapies for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
(20 min presentation, 15 min discussion)

Holly Andrews, PA-C, University of Utah

10:00 - 10:15 am, Break

10:15 – 10:50 am, Session 4
Temporary and durable MCS – where does it fit in 2024?
(20 min presentation, 15 min discussion)

Craig Selzman, MD, University of Utah

10:50 - 11:25 am, Session 5
Heart Transplant – Current patient selection and outcomes for heart transplant
(20 min presentation, 15 min discussion)

Josef Stehlik, MD, University of Utah

11:45 - 1:00 pm, Working lunch
Case presentations — challenging patients with advanced heart and lung disease

Stefanie Fry, MD, St. Luke’s, Boise, ID

Sophia Airhart, MD, Saint Alphonsus, Boise, ID

Louis Eubank, MD, Saint Alphonsus, Boise, ID

Pulmonary Agenda

1:00 - 1:15 pm, Introductory remarks 

Matthew Morrell, MD, University of Utah, Medical Director, Lung Transplantation

1:15 - 1:50 pm, Session 7
What is my best option? Advanced medical and surgical therapies for COPD
(20 min presentation, 15 min discussion)

Laura Frye, MD, University of Utah

1:50 - 2:25 pm, Session 8
Updates on Pulmonary Hypertension: a multidisciplinary approach for evaluation and advanced therapeutics
(20 min presentation, 15 min discussion)

Emily Beck, MD, University of Utah

2:25 - 3:00 pm, Session 9
Autoimmune disease, short telomeres and beyond: a multidisciplinary approach to interstitial lung disease
(20 min presentation, 15 min discussion) 

Mary Beth Scholand, MD, University of Utah

3:00 - 3:15 pm, Break 

3:15 - 3:50 pm, Session 10
Advanced obstructive/restrictive lung disease: updates on non-invasive ventilation, ventilatory devices, and therapeutics
(20 min presentation, 15 min discussion) 

Jeanette P. Brown, MD, University of Utah

3:50 - 4:25 pm, Session 11
Am I on the list?  Updated guidelines for lung transplant candidate selection and evaluation
(20 min presentation, 15 min discussion)

Matthew Morrell, MD, University of Utah, Medical Director, Lung Transplantation

4:25 - 4:30 pm, Closing remarks

Josef Stehlik, MD, University of Utah Heart Failure, Medical Director, Co-Director Heart Transplant