Iowa Cardiovascular Summit: Advances in Cardiovascular Medicine

Thursday, October 8, 2026, 12:00 PM - Friday, October 9, 2026, 5:00 PM, Graduate Hotel, Iowa City , IA

Updates and topics on changes to guidelines for advanced therapy in heart failure, cardiology, electrophysiology and surgical cardiac therapies

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (11.50 hours), ABIM MOC Part 2 (11.50 hours), ACPE Credit (11.50 hours), ANCC Contact Hours (11.50 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (11.50 hours)

1. Discuss team approaches to management of advanced heart failure
2. Review guidelines to medical management for heart failure
3. Identify emerging devices for treatment of heart failure
4. Identify best methods for treatment of atrial arrhythmias
5. Review valvular heart disease and examine therapies for treatment of valvular cardiomyopathy
6. Explain the role of CRT and CCM in cardiomyopathy
7. Define how palliative care is important for heart failure patients
8. Identify surgical strategies in advance heart failure
9. Identify early recognition and review management of infiltrative cardiomyopathies
10. Explain management of cryptogenic stroke, ASD closure and PFO closure
11. Review imaging and identify features of TTE/ TEE for stroke patients
12. Discuss pulmonary hypertension and management of right ventricular failure
13. Explain medical and surgical management of aortic aneurysm
14. Review guidelines on management of atrial fibrillation
15. Describe treatment of coronary disease in a non-ischemic cardiomyopathy patient
16. Review the use of GLP1 agonists in the cardiac patient
17. Discuss dietary tools for weight management
18. Interpret echo findings in diastolic dysfunction
19. Review management of unstable heart failure patients and cardiogenic shock
20. Identify best methods for treatment of ventricular arrhythmias

Physician $150
Nurse/Allied Health Professional $75
UI Physician $75
UI Nurse/Allied Health Professional $40
Fellow $75
Resident/Student* - No charge

*Student is defined as an individual going to school full-time or part-time, not holding a current license to practice, and not needing CE credit. 

Cancellation Policy
All but $25 of the fee is refundable if inability to attend is made known on or before September 28, 2026. Refunds will not be made after this date.  

In support of improving patient care, the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine 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.



Physician: The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 11.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

ABIM MOC: Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 11.5 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Pharmacist: The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine designates this knowledge-based activity for a maximum of 11.50 ACPE contact hours. Credit will be uploaded to the NABP CPE Monitor within 60 days after the activity completion. Pharmacists must provide their NABP ID and DOB (MMDD) to receive credit.  JA0000310-0000-26-056-L01-P

Nurse: The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine designates this activity for a maximum of 11.50 ANCC contact hours.

Other Health Care Provider: A certificate of participation will be available after successful completion of an online evaluation. It is the responsibility of the licensees to determine if this continuing education activity meets the requirements of their professional licensure board.

DISCLOSURE POLICY: Everyone in a position to control the content of this educational activity will disclose to the accredited provider all financial relationships with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. All relevant financial relationships will be mitigated.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

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