Advances in Critical Care 2023

Agenda

14.75 CME credits available

The 4th Annual Advances in Critical Care Conference will feature speakers from the Texas Medical Center and around the country discussing all aspects of critical care. Topics will include the latest advances in sepsis, ARDS, shock, trauma, and neurocritical care. Join us for cutting edge discussions on ECMO, mechanical circulatory support, and neuromonitoring. Breakout sessions focusing on ICU systems, team dynamics, and much more. A number of advances are made in the broad field of critical care each year. The opportunity to hear from experts in the field, discuss the latest developments with an informed panel, and allow for meaningful audience engagement provides an opportunity for improved patient care; it is what sets this conference apart. Finally, we look at the latest in technological advances that will become routine in the near future.

Evidence-based presentations to modify their existing practice

Collaborate, Share & Engage

This multidisciplinary and multispecialty symposium allows the entire critical care team and care network to engage in a two-day meeting to discuss these topics. We hope to offer clinicians a better understanding of why they do what they do, evidence-based presentations to modify their existing practice, a collaborative network to share and engage in ideas, and a thirst to acquire new knowledge to improve patient care at their institutions. We wish to highlight dedicated program content for advanced practice providers and nurses; the emphasis on cooperation and team-building is throughout the conference.

Fatima Adhi, MD

Assistant Professor
Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine

Suneal Agarawal, MD

Associate Professor
Medicine
Gastroenterology
Baylor College of Medicine

Bindu Akkanti, MD

Assistant Professor of Critical Care
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Medical School

Lauren Barron, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine

Assistant Program Director, Education Research
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery

Jessica Brown, MD

Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital
Houston Methodist Hospital

Timothy Buchman, MD, PhD

Director, Emory Critical Care Center
Professor
Emory Clinic - School of Medicine Faculty
Emory Physician Group Practice
Emory Healthcare Network

Amy Westwick Butcher, PA-C

Physician Assistant
Cardiothoracic Surgery
South Shore University Hospital
Northwell Health

Cesar Castillo, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor
Baylor College of Medicine

Galant Chan, MD

Assistant Professor
Baylor College of Medicine

Director of Medical Education
Internal Medicine
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center

Tiffany Chang, MD

Neurology
Neuroscience Services
Memorial Hermann

Subhasis Chatterjee, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine

Director, Thoracic Surgical ICU & ECMO Program
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center

Jayer Chung, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine

Associate Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy
Baylor College of Medicine

Medical Director, Vascular Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine

Andrew Civitello, MD

Associate Professor
Baylor College of Medicine

Medical Director
Heart Transplant Program
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center

Co-Director
Advanced Heart Failure Center of Excellence
Baylor College of Medicine

Director
Advanced Heart Failure Fellowship
Baylor College of Medicine

Marie Clark, RN

Assistant Vice President HVI/Specialty Services
Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center

Holly Clayton, MPAS, PA-C

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Director of Advanced Clinical Practitioners
and Clinical Services
Baylor College of Medicine

Keegan Collins, PA-C

St. Luke's Health-Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center

Jennifer Cortes, PharmD

University of Texas Memorial Hermann

Briana Costello, MD

Interventional Cardiology, The Texas Heart Institute Center for Cardiovascular Care
Teaching Staff, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship
Teaching Staff, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
Social Media Editor, The Texas Heart Institute Journal
Physician Ambassador, Center for Women’s Heart & Vascular Health
Speakers Bureau, Center for Women’s Heart & Vascular Health

Kelci Dalton, PharmD

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center

José L. Díaz-Gómez, MD

Section Chief, Cardiothoracic, Circulatory Support, and Transplant Critical Care

Director, Critical Care Echocardiography and Point of Care Ultrasonography
Division of Cardiovascular Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine

Program Director,
Anesthesia Critical Care Fellowship
Baylor College of Medicine

Goutham Dronavalli, MD

Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine
UT Health Houston

Jennifer Erklauer, MD

Assistant Professor
Pediatrics-Neurology, Critical Care
Baylor College of Medicine

Savitri Fedson, MD

Professor
Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy
Baylor College of Medicine

Astrid Grouls, MD

Assistant Professor
Medicine - Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine

Muhammad Khyzar Hayat Syed, MD

Assistant Professor
Medicine - Pulmonary
Baylor College of Medicine

Lisa Hensch, MD

Associate Program Director, Clinical Pathology
Pathology & Immunology
Transfusion Medicine & Coagulation
Baylor College of Medicine

Medical Director of Perioperative Coagulation, PASS Clinic
Texas Children's Hospital

Associate Medical Director, Blood Bank & Adult Apheresis
Texas Children's Hospital

Patrick J. Herlihy, MD

Professor, Medicine-Pulmonary
Baylor College of Medicine

Mohammad Hirzallah, MD

Assistant Professor, Neurology
Vascular Neurology and Neurocritical Care
Baylor College of Medicine

Marcus Hoffman, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine

Assistant Program Director for UME - SIM
Department of Surgery

Meagan Horne, RD, LD

Houston Methodist Hospital

Christopher Howard, MD

Assistant Professor
Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine

Medical Director, Respiratory Care
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center

Christina Kao, MD

Associate Professor, Medicine-Pulmonary
Baylor College of Medicine

Elias Kassis, MD

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Keri Kim, PharmD, MS CTS, BCPS

Clinical Assistant Professor
College of Pharmacy
University of Illinois Chicago

Steve Klahn, RN

Inpatient Clinical Director
Houston Methodist Hospital

Timothy Kraeter, RN

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center

Scott Leikin, DO

Assistant Professor
Anesthesiology - BSLMC
Baylor College of Medicine

Pranav Loyalka, MD

Medical Director of Structural Heart Disease, Heart Failure, Heart Transplant and MCS
HCA Houston

Prasad Manian, MD

Professor, Department of Medicine
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine

Chief, Critical Care Service
Baylor St, Luke's Medical Center

Faisal Masud, MD

Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology & Critical Care, Academic Institute
Medical Director, Center for Critical Care
Mary A. and M. Samuel Daffin, Sr. Centennial Chair in Anesthesia and Critical Care, Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College

Brandy McKelvy, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine
Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
McGovern Medical School
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

David E. Meyer, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Surgery
Acute Care Surgery
McGovern Medical School
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Martha Mims, MD, PhD

Professor and Chief
Medicine
Hematology & Oncology
Baylor College of Medicine

Associate Director of Clinical Research
Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
Baylor College of Medicine

Dan L Duncan Professorship
Baylor College of Medicine

Christopher Morgan, MD

Assistant Professor
Medicine-Pulmonary
Baylor College of Medicine

Sarah Morrissey, FNP-BC

Assistant Professor/Nurse Practitioner
Assistant Director of Advanced Practice Providers - Inpatient Surgery Services
Department of Surgery
David J. Sugarbaker Division of Thoracic Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine

Dharani Narendra, MD

Assistant Professor
Medicine
Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine

Yangseon Park, MD

Assistant Professor
Anesthesiology - BSLMC
Baylor College of Medicine

Bela Patel, MD

Vice Dean of Healthcare Quality and the Division Director for Critical Care Medicine
McGovern Medical School

Jayshil Patel, MD

Medical College of Wisconsin

Takei Pipkins, RN

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center

Thomas Powell, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Division of Cardiovascular Anesthesia & Critical Care Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine

Rajeev Raghavan, MD

HCA Houston

Aniket Rali, MD

Vanderbilt University

Chethan Rao, MD

Associate Professor
Neurology and Neurosurgery
Vascular Neurology and Neurocritical Care
Baylor College of Medicine

Section Head, Neurology
Vascular Neurology and Neurocritical Care
Baylor College of Medicine

Program Director
Neurology
Neurocritical Care Fellowship
Baylor College of Medicine

Medical Director
Neuroscience Critical Care Unit
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center

Faculty
Center for Space Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine

William T. Butler, M.D., Endowed Chair for Distinguished Faculty
Baylor College of Medicine

Syed Raza, MD

Vice President of Medical Operations
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center

Meredith Reyes, MD

Associate Professor
Pathology
Baylor College of Medicine

Bram Rochwerg, MD

McMaster University

Joseph Rogers, MD

President and Chief Executive Officer, The Texas Heart Institute
Cardiology, The Texas Heart Institute Center for Cardiovascular Care
Associate Editor, The Texas Heart Institute Journal

Alexander Schutz, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine

Assistant Surgical Director, Mechanical and Circulatory Support
Co-Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery Critical Care
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

Catherine Seger, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine

Associate Program Director, General Surgery Residency - Curriculum
Baylor College of Medicine

Mourad Senussi, MD

Assistant Professor
Medicine - Cardiology & Critical Care Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine

Medical Director of CCU
Cardiology
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center

Anita Shah, MD

Baylor College of Medicine

Maulin Shah, MD

Assistant Professor - Program Director - Nephrology Training Program
Internal Medicine
Nephrology
Baylor College of Medicine

Assistant Professor
Internal Medicine
Nephrology
Micheal E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

Muhammad Asim Siddique, MD

Associate Professor
Chief of Clinical Operations/Director ICU BSLMC and TCH/PFW
Internal Medicine
Pulmonary /Critical care and Sleep Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine

Robert Southard, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine

Director, Outpatient Acute Care Surgery and Extended Care Surgery
Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center

Seth Stephens, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC

Director of Clinical Quality, Cardiovascular Services
Baylor Saint Luke's Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing
Cizik School of Nursing
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Orlando Suero, MD

Assistant Professor
Anesthesiology - BSLMC
CV Anesthesia & Critical Care Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine

Nicole Tapia, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery, Academic Institute
Houston Methodist

Ashley Tohill

Analyst, Revenue Integrit
Affiliate Operations
Baylor College of Medicine

Galina Toneva, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine

Director, Emergency General Surgery
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center

Meghna Vallabh, PharmD

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center

Sri Kartik Valluri, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Baylor College of Medicine

George W. Williams II, MD

Professor
Vice Chair and Division Chief, Critical Care Medicine
McGovern Medical School
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Chad Wilson, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine

Section Chief, Acute Care Surgery
Ben Taub Hospital

Fiona Winterbottom, D-NP

Oschner- NOLA

Edward Yang, MD

Assistant Professor
Anesthesiology - BSLMC
CV Anesthesia & Critical Care Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine

Sergio Zanotti-Cavazzoni, MD

Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center

Martin Zielinski, MD

Chief, Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine

Agenda subject to change

Friday – October 13, 2023

6:45 am Breakfast and Registration

7:30 Welcome | Subhasis Chatterjee, MD

Session I: ARDS

7:45 Has the COVID Experience Changed ARDS Management? | Bindu Akkanti, MD

7:55 Emerging concepts in Mechanical Ventilation: Closed Loop Ventilation | Christopher Howard, MD

8:05 Emerging Concepts in Mechanical Ventilation: Optimal PEEP/Esophageal Balloon | Elias Kassis, MD

8:15 Proning and ECMO | Goutham Dronavalli, MD

8:25 Panel Discussion | Moderators: Dharani Narendra, MD and J. Patrick Herlihy, MD

Session II: Gastrointestinal

9:00 Duodenal Perforation – Medical vs. Surgical Management? | Martin Zielinski, MD

9:10 Minimizing Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting | Jessica Brown, MD

9:20 Diagnosis and Management of Cholecystitis in the ICU | Robert Southard, MD

9:30 Abdominal Compartment Syndrome | Nicole Tapia, MD

9:40 Panel Discussion | Moderators: Galina Toneva, MD and Holly Clayton, MPAS, PA-C

10:00 Break and Exhibits

Session III: Systems

10:30 How to Build a High-Reliability Organization Using Telemedicine: Implications for Critical Care Medicine | Timothy Buchman, MD, PhD

10:45 Can Advanced Practice Providers Lead Telecritical Care? | Fiona Winterbottom, D-NP

11:00 Costs, Access, Incentive Alignment: Healthcare Challenges Ahead | Syed Raza, MD

11:10 Embracing Diversity and Inclusion: The View from The Texas Heart Institute | Joseph Rogers, MD

11:20 Panel Discussion | Moderators: Subhasis Chatterjee, MD and José L. Díaz-Gómez, MD

12:00 Lunch and Keynote Speaker: Corticosteroids in Sepsis | Bram Rochwerg, MD

Session IV: Cardiovascular

1:05 MAP 65: When to Choose an Alternative Target? | Christopher Morgan, MD

1:15 Non-Invasive Hemodynamics & Goal-Directed Therapy | Amy Butcher, PA-C

1:25 MI after CABG – Diagnosis & Management | Briana Costello, MD

1:35 Cardiogenic Shock from Decompensated Heart Failure: Escalation Algorithm | Andrew Civitello, MD

1:45 Panel Discussion | Moderators: Lauren Barron, MD and Subhasis Chatterjee, MD

Session V: Neurological

2:00 Pupillometry in the Neurocritically Ill | Mohammad Hirzallah, MD

2:10 Democratizing EEG Technology for Intensivists | George W. Williams II, MD

2:20 Use of Neurostimulants in the ICU | Keri Kim, PharmD, MS CTS, BCPS

2:30 Predicting Outcomes after Traumatic Brain Injury | Tiffany Chang, MD

2:40 Panel Discussion | Moderators: José L. Díaz-Gómez, MD and Chethan Rao, MD

3:00 Break and Exhibits

Concurrent Session VI: Trauma

3:30 Management of Bleeding in the Anti-Coagulated Patient | Meredith Reyes, MD

3:40 Management of Vascular Access Complications | Jayer Chung, MD

3:50 Strategies to Minimize the Use of Opioids for Treatment of Pain | Kelci Dalton, PharmD

4:00 Sternal and Chest Wall Trauma: Surgical vs. Nonoperative Management | David E. Meyer, MD

4:10 Panel Discussion | Moderators: Chad Wilson, MD and Martin Zielinski, MD

Concurrent Session VII: Nursing

3:30 Nursing Care for ECMO and MCS Patients | Timothy Kraeter, RN

3:40 Nursing/Physician Cooperation for Quality Improvement | Marie Clark, RN

3:50 Nursing’s Role in Reducing Hospital Acquired Infections | Takei Pipkins, RN

4:00 Resilience and Burnout | Fiona Winterbottom, D-NP

4:10 Panel Discussion | Moderators: Sarah Morrissey, FNP-BC and Steve Klahn, RN

4:30 Closing Remarks | Subhasis Chatterjee, MD

4:45 Cocktail Reception

7:00 pm Faculty Dinner

Saturday – October 14, 2023

7:00 am Breakfast and Registration

7:35 am Welcome

Session VIII: Infection and Sepsis

7:45 Three Most Impactful Sepsis Trials Last Year | Christina Kao, MD

7:55 IV Fluids in Septic Shock – What and How Much? | Bela Patel, MD

8:05 Optimal Vasopressor Management: Timing and Indications | Faisal Masud, MD

8:15 Procalcitonin: Overused or Underutilized? | Galant Chan, MD

8:25 Sepsis Prediction: What’s in your Wallet EMR? | Timothy Buchman, MD, PhD

8:35 Panel Discussion | Moderators: Fatima Adhi, MD and Christopher Howard, MD

Session IX: Acute Kidney Injury

9:00 Renal Biomarkers for Early Detection of AKI | Rajeev Raghavan, MD

9:10 Role of the Pharmacist in AKI Prevention and Management | Meghna Vallabh, PharmD

9:20 What Intensivists Should Know about CRRT | Anita Shah, MD

9:30 Sooner Rather than Later: Stage 2 AKI and Routine Nephrology Consultation | Maulin Shah, MD

9:40 Panel Discussion | Moderators: Amy Butcher, PA-C and Sri Kartik Valluri, MD

Session X: HAT (Hematology, Anticoagulation and Transfusion)

10:00 Latest Updates in HIT: Diagnosis & Management | Martha Mims, MD, PhD

10:10 Coagulation Monitioring | Lisa Hensch, MD

10:20 Pulmonary Embolism: Role of Catheter-Based Interventions | Pranav Loyalka, MD

10:30 Blood Conservation in the ICU: Strategies that Work | Yangseon Park, MD

10:40 Panel Discussion | Moderators: Aniket Rali, MD and Cesar Castillo, MD

11:00 Break and Exhibits

Concurrent Session XI: Opioids and Pain Management

11:15 Physician Role in the Opioid Epidemic | Scott Leikin, DO

11:24 Multimodal Analgesia: Regional Anesthetic Options | Thomas Powell, MD

11:33 Multimodal Analgesia: Role of Ketamine | Orlando Suero, MD

11:42 Multimodal Analgesia: The Role of NSAIDS | Catherine Seger, MD

11:50 Multimodal Analgesia: Pain Management in the Chronic Opioid User | Jennifer Cortes, PharmD

11:59 Panel Discussion | Moderators: Kelci Dalton, PharmD and Edward Yang, MD

Concurrent Session XII: Advanced Practice Providers

11:15 Professional Development Pathways for APPs | Amy Butcher, PA-C

11:24 Creating a Culture of Resiliency in Our Current Healthcare Landscape | Prasad Manian, MD

11:33 APP Retenion and Turnover: Management Strategies | Holly Clayton, PA-C

11:42 APPs +eICU + AI = The Future of Critical Care | J. Patrick Herlihy, MD

11:50 Optimization and Imminent Changes in APP Billing | Ashley Tohill

11:59 Panel Discussion | Moderators: Keegan Collins, PA-C and Seth Stephens, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC

12:30 Lunch and Keynote Speaker | Sergio Zanotti-Cavazzoni, MD

Debate Session XIII: Fluid Tolerance and Fluid Responsiveness by Ultrasonography

1:35 Introduction | Moderators: Amy Butcher, PA-C and José L. Díaz-Gómez, MD

1:40 Ultrasonography is all I Need in the ICU | Mourad Senussi, MD

1:50 Ultrasonography is Not Enough | Aniket Rali, MD

2:00 Rebuttal

2:05 Rebuttal

2:10 Q & A

Debate Session XIV: ICU Dilemmas

1:35 Introduction | Moderators: Muhammad Khyzar Hayat Syed, MD and Meagan Horne, RD, LD

1:40 Gastric Tube Feeds are Fine for Most | Marcus Hoffman, MD

1:50 Enteral Tube Feeds are Much Preferred | Suneal Agarawal, MD

2:00 Rebuttal

2:05 Rebuttal

2:10 Enteral Nutrition and Vasopressors – When is it Safe? | Jayshil Patel, MD

2:20 Panel Discussion | Moderators: Muhammad Khyzar Hayat Syed, MD and Meagan Horne, RD, LD

2:35 Break and Exhibits

Session XV- Ethics

2:50 How Early is Too Early for Palliative Care Consult? | Astrid Grouls, MD

3:00 Mitigation Strategies for End-of-Care Conflicts in the ICU: Physician vs. Physician/RN | Subhasis Chatterjee, MD

3:10 What Does Futility Mean? | Savitri Fedson, MD

3:20 Delivering Culturally Competent Ethical Care | José L. Díaz-Gómez, MD

3:30 Texas Natural Death Act Changes You Need to Know | Brandy McKelvy, MD

3:30 Panel Discussion | Moderators: Muhammad Asim Siddique, MD and Alexander Schutz, MD

3:50 pm Closing Remarks | Subhasis Chatterjee, MD

Program Overview

The 4th Annual Advances in Critical Care Conference will feature speakers from the Texas Medical Center and around the country discussing all aspects of critical care. Topics will include the latest advances in sepsis, ARDS, shock, trauma, and neurocritical care. Join us for cutting edge discussions on ECMO, mechanical circulatory support, and neuromonitoring. Breakout sessions focusing on ICU systems, team dynamics, and much more. A number of advances are made in the broad field of critical care each year. The opportunity to hear from experts in the field, discuss the developments in an informed panel of discussions, and allow for a meaningful audience engagement providing an opportunity for improved patient care. We look at technological advances that will become routine in the near future.

Educational Objectives

At the conclusion of this symposium, participants should be able to –

Describe fluids available and indications for use
Describe vasopressor initiation and escalation
Demonstrate when a referral should be made for cardiogenic shock mechanical circulatory support

Accreditation

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of The Texas Heart Institute and Baylor College of Medicine. Texas Heart Institute is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation

The Texas Heart Institute designates this live activity for a maximum of 14.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Ethics

This activity has been designated by The Texas Heart Institute for 1.00 hours of education in medical ethics and/or professional responsibility.

ABIM MOC Credit

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 14.75 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC
points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. Successful completion is a passing grade of 70% on the assessment in the CME evaluation.

Nursing Approval Statement:

CHI St. Luke’s Health Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Louisiana State Nurses Association Approver Unit, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. LSNA Provider No. 4002068.

Nurses can receive up to 15.75 CNE.

Register

LIVE

Physician
$400.00

PA/NP
$200.00

Nurse
$150.00

Fellow/Resident
$100.00

Student
$50.00

Refund & Cancellation Policy
The Texas Heart Institute Office of CME must receive written notification of a refund request no later than Friday, September 22, 2023. A $25.00 processing fee will be assessed for each cancellation.

Refunds cannot be made for those who register but do not attend the scheduled activities (both live and virtually).

Refunds will not be provided for cancellations made within 48 hours of the symposium.

The Texas Heart Institute reserves the right to cancel this activity if registration is deemed insufficient.

Meeting Location

The symposium is held at The Westin Houston Medical Center located within the Texas Medical Center at 1709 Dryden Road, Houston, Texas 77030.

Book your group rate for Advances in Critical Care Conference Oct 2023

Last Day to Book
Friday, September 22, 2023

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