ACC Middle East 2021
CONFERENCE OVERVIEW
MOVE INTO AN ERA OF GLOBAL COLLABORATION
United by our shared commitment of transforming cardiovascular care, the American College of Cardiology (ACC), Egyptian Society of Cardiology (EgSC), and the ACC Egypt Chapter invite you to join us for an innovative educational experience that will strengthen your everyday practice. ACC Middle East 2021 is designed to deliver an engaging forum to critically examine evidence-based strategies as well as contemporary best practices and clinical decision-making to reach our common objective of improving heart health of patients with cardiovascular disease.
Attend this conference and you will:
Challenge the norm: Discuss, share and critique the latest in cardiovascular prevention and care with GLOBAL EXPERTS and return to your practice ready to improve the care of your patients.
Lead the way: LOCAL LEARNING designed to empower you to transform your community through topics such as Top Clinical Trials to Change Your Practice, as well as the latest in acute coronary syndrome, heart failure, valvular disease, arrhythmia and prevention.
Power your mind: Find PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS for everyday problems by using real-world approaches to guideline-driven care. Challenge your knowledge in participant driven sessions such as Rapid Fire ECG and Imaging Interpretation.
Ignite conversation: Network with faculty from leading cardiovascular societies around the world in an intimate setting and CREATING CONNECTIONS with colleagues through shared discussion and bi-directional learning.
PLUS: Enjoy the benefit of ACC International Associate membership for 1 year included with registration.
Strive to be your best and join us in our vision of a world where innovation and knowledge optimize cardiovascular care and outcomes.
Learning Objectives:
- Demonstrate appropriate interpretation of cardiovascular guidelines and diagnostic strategies needed in daily practice.
- Identify the latest strategies in multi-modality imaging such as echo and CMRI.
- Describe the best practices in the treatment of patients with heart failure.
- Identify prevention strategies for treating cardiovascular disease including managing hypertensive patients.
- Apply the latest evidence to the evaluation, medical management and surgical treatment of patients with valvular heart disease.
- Evaluate current treatment strategies in the investigation and management of coronary artery disease.
- Identify best practices for the management of patients with atrial and ventricular arrhythmias.
- Demonstrate improved ECG and imaging interpretation skills.
Target Audience
This conference is intended for practicing cardiologists, fellows in training, nurses, pharmacists and other members of the cardiac care team in the Middle East region.
Conference Overall Goal
The overall goal of this conference is to examine emerging trends and evidence-based strategies as well as contemporary best practices resulting in guideline-driven, practical cardiovascular prevention and management for patients with cardiovascular disease.
CONFERENCE CHAIRS
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Mohamed Sobhy, MD, FACC |
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Khaled M. Ziada, MD, FACC |
VICE CHAIRS
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Magdy Abdelhamid, MD, FACC |
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Tarek Helmy, MD, FACC |
PLANNING COMMITTEE
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Imad A. Alhaddad, MD, FACC |
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Wael A. Almahmeed, MD, FACC |
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Mohammad Almutairi, MD, FACC |
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Abdulmajeed Alzubaidi, MD |
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Feras Bader, MD, MS, FACC |
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Mohammed Balghith, MBChB, FACC |
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Ragavendra R. Baliga, MBBS, FACC |
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Azza El Fiky, MD |
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Eman Elsharkawy, MD |
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Tarek Elzawawy, MD |
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Blair D. Erb Jr., MD, FACC |
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Elsayed Farag, MD |
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Amin Fouad, MD, CVD |
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Habib Gamra, MD |
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Hosam Hasan, MD, PhD, FACC |
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Mahmoud Hassanein, MD, PhD |
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Wael A. Jaber, MD, FACC |
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Hossam Kandil, MD |
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Ghassan S. Kiwan, MD, MBA, CSPQ, FACC |
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Mohammad I. Kurdi, MBBS |
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Gamela Nasr, MD |
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Moustafa M. Nawar, MD |
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Mohamed Sadaka, MD |
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Sameh Shaheen, MD, FACC |
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Abdullah Shehab, MD, MMEd, PhD, FACC |
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Hadi N. Skouri MD, FACC |
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Ahmed Tageldien Abdellah, MD |
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Ralph J. Verdino, MD, FACC |
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Heba S. Wassif, MD, MPH, FACC |
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Amr Zaki, MD |
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Mouaz H. Al-Mallah, MD, MSc, FACC
USA
Dominick J. Angiolillo, MD, PhD, FACC
USA
Alison Bailey, MD, FACC
USA
Sripal Bangalore, MD, MHA, FACC
USA
Milton Packer, MD, FACC
USA
Etienne Puymirat
France
Anthony S. L. Tang, MD, FRCPC
Canada
FACULTY
Ahmed Abdel Aaty
Egypt
Bassem Abdel Hamid
Egypt
Leila Abid
Tunisia
Hesham Aboul Einen
Egypt
Ayman Aboul Magd
Egypt
Hadi Abu-Hantash, MD, MSc, ChB, FACC
Jordan
Ahmed Afifi
Egypt
Mousa Akbar, FRCPC, FACC, FGHA
Kuwait
Khalid Al Faraidy, MD, FRCPC
Saudi Arabia
Hatim Al Lawati, BSc.(H.Sc), MD FRCPC, FACC
Oman
Ghaliah Al Mohani, MD, DM, Msc EP, PhD, CEPS, FHRS
Oman
Arif Al Nooryani
UAE
Mirvat Alasnag
Saudi Arabia
Lamyaa Allam
Egypt
Adel H. Allam, MD, MASNC
Egypt
Fawaz Almutairi
Saudi Arabia
Walid Ammar
Egypt
Ayman Ammar
Egypt
Ihab Attia
Egypt
Mohamed Ayman Abdel-Hay
Egypt
Haroon Aziz Khan Babar, MD, FACC
Pakistan
Haitham Badran, MD, PhD
Egypt
Partha Sarathi Banerjee, DM
India
Nooshin Bazargani, MD, FRCP
UAE
Ahmed Bendary, MD
Egypt
Robert O. Bonow, MD, MACC
USA
Biykem Bozkurt, MD, PhD, FACC
USA
Ahmed El Amrawy, MD
Egypt
Hayam El Damnhoury
Egypt
Sharaf El Din Shazly
Egypt
Adel El Etriby
Egypt
Shehab El Etriby
Egypt
Mohamed El Ghanam, MD, FRCS C-Th
Egypt
Ahmad El Sayed Yousef
Egypt
Salah El Tahan
Egypt
Atef Elbahry, MD, FRCP, FACA, FICA
Egypt
Sherif Elbeltagui
Egypt
Mohamed El-Fiky
Egypt
Ahmed M. ElGuindy, MSc, MD, FRCP, FACC
Egypt
Amr Elhadidy, MD, FACC
Egypt
Khaled Elnady, MD
Egypt
Mohamed Elsetiha
Egypt
Magdy ElSharkawy
Egypt
Sameh Emil
Egypt
Çetin Erol, MD, FACC
Turkey
Tamer Fahmy
Egypt
Nabil Farag, MD
Egypt
Georges Ghanem, MD, FACC
Lebanon
Ziyad Ghazzal, MD, FACC
Lebanon
Mohammad Hafizullah, MRCP, FACC
Pakistan
Ayman Hany Ahmed
Egypt
Mohamed Hassan
Egypt
Dipti Itchhaporia
USA
Hamza Kabil
Egypt
Tarek A.N. Kafafy, MD, PhD
Egypt
Adel Khalifa Sultan Hamad, BMS, MD, FGHA, FRCP
Bahrain
Hazem Khamis
Egypt
Ajay J. Kirtane, MD, FACC
USA
Mohamed Loutfi, MD
Egypt
Hala Mahfouz
Egypt
Kamal Mahmoud
Egypt
Kareem Mahmoud, MD
Egypt
Joseph E. Marine, MD, MBA, FACC
USA
Roxana Mehran, MD, FACC
USA
Awad Mohamed
Sudan
Pandinhare P. Mohanan, MBBS, FACC
India
Magdy Mostafa
Egypt
Tamer Mostafa
Egypt
Hany Nematalla
Egypt
Elijah Ogola, MD, FACC
Kenya
Gurusher S. Panjrath, MBBS, FACC
USA
Behzad B. Pavri, MD, FACC, FHRS
USA
Athena Poppas, MD, MACC
USA
Samir Rafla
Egypt
Hany Ragy
Egypt
Michael J. Reardon, MD, FACC
USA
Ashraf Reda, MD
Egypt
Michael J. Rinaldi, MD, FACC
USA
Yasser Ahmed Sadek
Egypt
Faisal Said
Egypt
Karim Said
Egypt
Hesham Salah Eldin, MD, FACC
Egypt
Gamal Sami
Egypt
Mohamed Sanhoury
Egypt
Ghada Sayed Youssef, MD
Egypt
Mohamed Seleem, MD
Egypt
Islam Shawky
Egypt
Ahmed Shawky El Serafy
Egypt
Khaled Shokry, MD, PhD
Egypt
Virend K. Somers, MD, PhD, FACC
USA
Vincent L. Sorrell, MD, FACP, FACC, FASE
USA
Saad Subahi, MD
Sudan
Salim S. Virani, MD, FACC
USA
Sherif Wagdy Ayad
Egypt
Tamer Wasify
Egypt
Frederick G.P. Welt, MD, FACC
USA
Ahmed Yehia
Egypt
Mohamed Yehia
Egypt
Moataz Zaki, MD
Egypt
Bassem Zarif
Egypt
William A. Zoghbi, MD, MACC
USA
Registration for ACC Middle East 2021 is now open! With this year's hybrid model, attendees can access the entire conference either in-person or virtually. Visit https://icomgroup.eventsair.com/acc-me/register for more details on each registration type and to register today!
Registration Rates
By April 15, 2021 | April 16 – August 31, 2021 | From September 1, 2021 | |
In-person, non-Egyptian | 300 USD | 350 USD | 400 USD |
In-person, Egyptian | 4500 EGP | 5500 EGP | 6500 EGP | Virtual | 150 USD | 200 USD | x |
ACC Leadership Development Program
The American College of Cardiology's Leadership Development Program offers a half-day intensive workshop that addresses various skills and knowledge in cardiovascular leadership. The program design provides you with a broad understanding of leadership styles and skills. This program addresses diverse perspectives on critical leadership challenges while also providing an awareness of concepts and techniques relevant to leading effectively within one's own healthcare institution. The ACC often draws upon those who complete this program for future leadership roles within the College.
Led by ACC President, Dr. Dipti Itchhaporia, this interactive program provides attendees with insight into their country's healthcare and leadership challenges. The program serves as a platform for emerging leaders in the cardiovascular community to gain a deeper understanding of the varied challenges facing the College's ever-growing international community. By connecting these emerging leaders, the program facilitates the building of professional relationships and creates new opportunities for collaboration that defy geographical distance.
This program will be held as a pre-conference opportunity on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
In-Training Fellow Examination
The ACC In-Training Exam features over 140 case-based questions and is an opportunity for Fellows and practicing physicians to take an objective assessment of their cardiology knowledge. The exam allows participants to identify knowledge gaps that may require further learning and provides final reports on scores related to specific cardiology topic areas such as arrythmias, coronary artery disease and heart failure, as well as a study guide.
This program will be held as a pre-conference opportunity on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
FIT Jeopardy: The Classic Game Show With a FIT Twist
Join ACC international chapter teams and Egypt local teams – each made up of three Fellows in Training (FITs) – as they test their clinical knowledge during the FIT Jeopardy sessions at ACC Middle East 2021!
FIT Jeopardy is a friendly competition that promotes a healthy rivalry between ACC international chapters, fosters FIT engagement within the chapters, and provides educational value to the contestants and audience. Participants will be quizzed on a variety of topics ranging from imaging, prevention, and intervention. There will be a panel of judges and chairs to moderate the competition.
Three local teams from Egypt and three ACC international chapters teams will compete in preliminary rounds with a final round between the winning local Egypt team and the winning ACC international chapter team. The winning team will compete at the ACC.22 competition in Washington, DC in in March 2022!
This competition will be held as a pre-conference opportunity on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Experience hands-on training, interactive case discussions, and more in the Interactive Learning Lab! This unique educational opportunity puts new technology in your hands and offers a selection of stations to augment learning that takes place in the traditional session rooms.
Hands-On Echo Simulation
This hands-on workshop uses a live model and an echo simulator to obtain basic 2D echo images. It provides intensive repetition of echo images to improve image recognition in a short time frame and gives CV team members an appreciation for normal cardiac anatomy by 2D echo. Attendees can also obtain their own images on a live model under expert guidance.
Expert Case Discussions
Join subject matter experts in engaging discussions on real life cases submitted by attendees in each of our learning pathways: arrhythmias, coronary artery disease, heart failure, prevention, and valvular heart disease. These sessions will offer high interactivity for participants using an open Q&A forum. More information on how to submit your case coming soon!
Personalized Skills Area (iPads)
Learn at your leisure and sharpen your core cardiology skills with Heart Songs and ECG Drill & Practice. These modules provide a uniquely dynamic learning opportunity you won't want to miss!
Heart Songs
Research reveals that cardiologists fail to identify more than half of basic murmurs and about 35 percent of advanced murmurs when challenged at a major medical meeting, but skills improved after a 90-minute Heart Songs training session. Heart Songs 5 provides you with everything you need to effortlessly improve your cardiac auscultation skills! Heart Songs 5 will help you:
- Prepare for the cardiac exam of the future by learning the complementary role of handheld echo in the bedside detection of heart sounds. Heart Songs 5 includes basic, intermediate, expert, and adult congenital murmurs, plus images of phonocardiograms, CT scans and videos of color Doppler echocardiograms. These visual enhancements will facilitate your understanding and mastery of many heart murmurs/sounds.
- Master cardiac auscultation by reviewing the auditory characteristics and handheld echo findings of each heart sound.
First, pick a track and assess your baseline skills by taking a confidential pre-test. Then simply view videos featuring classic heart murmurs accompanied by phonocardiograms and colour Doppler echoes. Each video includes hundreds of repetitions of its murmur, and studies show that simple repetition is all you need to master a new sound. Watch the videos as many times as necessary to see a significant improvement on your post-test scores (most people need to watch 2 to 4 times). Each Heart Songs track takes approximately 30 minutes to complete and sessions are self-paced.
Heart Songs makes sure you know what your stethoscope is telling you!
ECG Drill & Practice
Improve your ECG interpretation skills with ECG Drill & Practice. This product reviews key findings in clinical electrocardiography and also contains a self-assessment ECG test, featuring the format and answer options similar to those of the ABIM's certifying examination in cardiovascular disease. It's a great resource for anyone preparing for initial Board certification in CV disease and for anyone looking to hone their ECG interpretation skills.
Three convenient modes let you use this product in whatever way best meets your needs.
- Learn Mode: Teaches you how to recognize & differentiate ECGs across the topics above.
- Drill & Practice Mode: Shows you ECGs "flash cards" that you can practice interpreting. Turn each card over to see the answer and explanation.
- Perform: Practice interpreting ECGs using the ABIM's interpretation list. Receive detailed commentary on how your answer compares to the experts'.
Brush up on a core cardiology skill with ECG Drill & Practice's 100+ ECGs and expert insight!
The abstract submission site is now closed. Abstract acceptance notifications will be sent out by Wednesday, August 18, 2021. For any questions regarding your submission, please contact Robin Young at ryoung@acc.org.
The case submission site is now closed. Case acceptance notifications will be sent out by Wednesday, August 18, 2021. For any questions regarding your submission, please contact Robin Young at ryoung@acc.org.
The ACC Middle East 2020 Webinar Series offers an incredible lineup of faculty ready to share global perspectives on real-world approaches to guideline driven care that will improve your clinical decision-making and the lives of your patients. To view past episodes in our webinar series, click on each episode title below.
Session 1: Managing Complex Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes |
Moderators: Dr. Dipti Itchhaporia, USA and Dr. Abdullah Shehab, UAE |
Managing the High Ischemic Risk Patient With Complex Anatomy |
Managing the High Bleeding Risk Patient |
Session 2: Heart Failure Treatment: Established and Emerging Therapies |
Moderators: Dr. Gregg C. Fonarow, USA and Dr. Mahmoud Hassanein, Egypt |
Contemporary Management of Heart Failure Patients |
Emerging Therapies for Heart Failure |
Episode 2 (September 19, 2020)
Session 1: Contemporary Therapies for Hypertension and Dyslipidemia |
Moderators: Dr. Blair Erb, USA and Dr. Wael Almahmeed, UAE |
Management of Resistant Hypertension |
Management of Dyslipidemia |
Session 2: Therapeutic Options for Treatment of AFIB |
Moderators: Dr. Joseph Marine, USA and Dr. Moustafa Nawar, Egypt |
Therapeutic Options for Treatment of AFIB |
Contemporary Management of Aortic Valve Disease: From Imaging to Intervention |
Moderators: Dr. Heba Wassif, USA, Dr. Khaled Shokry, Egypt, and Dr. Eman El Sharkawy, Egypt |
Imaging for Management of Aortic Valve Disease |
Management of the Aortic Valve: Patient with Low STS Score |
Challenging Cases in Aortic Valve |
Session 1: Management of Patients with Stable Coronary Disease |
Moderators: Drs. Dipti Itchhaporia, USA, Ghassan Kiwan, Lebanon, and Ramzy El Mawardy, Egypt |
Case Presentation: MVD with CCS |
Debate: Medical Treatment Is the Best Option |
Debate: Interventional Treatment Is the Best Option |
Session 2: Management of Pulmonary Hypertension in the Current Era |
Moderators: Drs. Biykem Bozkurt, USA, Magdy Abdelhamid, Egypt, and Ahmed Abdelaaty, Egypt |
Risk Stratification and Diagnosis of Pulmonary Hypertension |
Update in the Management of Pulmonary Hypertension |
The American College of Cardiology, the ACC Egypt Chapter, and the Egyptian Society of Cardiology are pleased to invite you to support a groundbreaking and innovative educational initiative ACC Middle East 2021, scheduled for October 14-15, 2021 at the InterContinental Citystars Cairo Hotel.
Multiple opportunities exist to support ACC Middle East 2021 through sponsorships and exhibitor presence. We consider supporters like you to be an important part of this conference, providing our attendees the opportunity to gather useful information about your products and services. As a sponsor, you will have the opportunity to network with the leading cardiologists from all over the region and beyond. Your participation will further enhance attendees' knowledge and their overall conference experience!
Click here to see the full conference prospectus, which contains details on all sponsorship opportunities. If you have any questions regarding sponsorship, please contact Ahmed Hassan at Ahmed.hassan@icomgroup.org.










