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Full Schedule

Full Schedule

  • Wednesday, September 16, 2026
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM ET
    Breakfast | Visit the Summit Showcase
  • 7:45 AM - 8:00 AM ET
    Third Place ePoster Presentation
  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM ET
    Opening Session & The Ralph G. Brindis Keynote Lecture
  • 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM ET
    Networking Break | Visit the Summit Showcase
  • 9:40 AM - 9:55 AM ET
    First Place ePoster Presentation
  • 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM ET
    2024 Q.I./P.I. Project Grant Recipient Presentation
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM ET
    A Remarkable Achievement – Empowering Teams Through Change
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM ET
    Advancing Transparency and Performance: Understanding the NCDR Quality of Care Composite
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM ET
    Energies, Anatomy, and Outcomes: Understanding AFib Ablation
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM ET
    Stronger Systems, Fewer Returns: How CPC Accreditation and AMI Pathway Adherence Reduce 30 Day Readmission
  • 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM ET
    Fuel Up with the Experts
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET
    Networking Lunch | Visit the Summit Showcase
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET
    Bridging CT and TEE for Left Atrial Occlusion: Imaging Comparison and Development of a CT-to-Registry Data Crosswalk
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET
    Coding the Gray Areas: Interpreting STS/TVT Registry Definitions in Complex Cases
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET
    Linchpins and Dominoes: The Ripple Effect of Solving the Right Problem
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET
    Live Session Abstracts | From ICU to Long-Term Outcomes – Insights from Your Congenital Heart Peers
  • 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM ET
    Fuel Up with the Experts
  • 2:30 PM - 2:40 PM ET
    Break
  • 2:40 PM - 3:40 PM ET
    General Session | The Rural Reality: Navigating Barriers to Improve Cardiovascular Outcomes
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM ET
    Improving Cardiogenic Shock Care: Using Accreditation Standards and the Chest Pain - MI Registry Data to Strengthen Systems and Outcomes
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM ET
    Improving Survival after PCI – Strategies from Your Peers
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM ET
    Proving the Value: The Strategic ROI of Cardiovascular Accreditation
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM ET
    The Low-Risk AFib Patient: Same Day Discharge and ASCs
  • 4:45 PM - 5:00 PM ET
    Fuel Up with the Experts
  • 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    Networking Reception
  • 5:05 PM - 5:20 PM ET
    Second Place ePoster Presentation
  • Thursday, September 17, 2026
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM ET
    Breakfast | Visit the Summit Showcase
  • 7:30 AM - 7:45 AM ET
    First Honorable Mention ePoster Presentation
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    General Session | From Innovation to Implementation: AI’s Impact on Cardiology
  • 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM ET
    Break
  • 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM ET
    Building a High-Reliability Cardiovascular Service Line
  • 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM ET
    Raising the Standard: Launching the New Cardiogenic Shock Accreditation Designation with NCDR Chest Pain – MI Registry 3.2
  • 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM ET
    When The Process of QI Requires the QI Process - Stories and Solutions for Addressing Barriers and Resistance to QI
  • 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM ET
    Why Tricuspid Is Different: Imaging and Multidisciplinary Decision-Making in a New Era
  • 10:15 AM - 10:40 AM ET
    Fuel Up with the Experts
  • 10:40 AM - 10:50 AM ET
    Break
  • 10:50 AM - 11:50 AM ET
    Breaking the Bottleneck with NCDR Peers: Improving Efficiency and Timeliness in TAVR Care
  • 10:50 AM - 11:50 AM ET
    Data Abstraction: From “Ugh?” to “Heck Yes, I Got This!”
  • 10:50 AM - 11:50 AM ET
    From Manual to Intelligent: The Future of Registry Abstraction
  • 10:50 AM - 11:50 AM ET
    Two for One: Concomitant Ablation and Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion
  • 11:50 AM - 12:15 PM ET
    Fuel Up with the Experts
  • 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM ET
    Networking Lunch- Visit the Summit Showcase
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM ET
    Data Abstraction & Registry Management - In Step with Your Peers
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM ET
    Making Smarter Imaging Choices: Appropriate Use Criteria in Action
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM ET
    New Directions in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT)
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM ET
    What’s New, What’s Better – Putting the New IMPACT Registry to Work for Quality Improvement!
  • 2:15 PM - 2:45 PM ET
    Fuel Up with the Experts
  • 2:45 PM - 3:30 PM ET
    Networking Break | Visit the Summit Showcase
  • 2:50 PM - 3:05 PM ET
    Second Honorable Mention ePoster Presentation
  • 3:10 PM - 3:25 PM ET
    Third Honorable Mention ePoster Presentation
  • 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM ET
    General Session | Beyond the Silos: Care Coordination as a Cardiovascular Quality Strategy
  • Friday, September 18, 2026
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM ET
    Breakfast
  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM ET
    ACC Accreditation Services Essentials: A Hands-On Intensive
  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM ET
    NCDR Essentials: A Hands-On Intensive
  • 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM ET
    ACC Accreditation Services Essentials: A Hands-On Intensive
  • 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM ET
    NCDR Essentials: A Hands-On Intensive