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ACC Latin America 2024
TRANSFORMING GLOBAL HEALTH TOGETHER
United by our shared commitment of transforming cardiovascular care, the American College of Cardiology (ACC), ACC Dominican Republic Chapter and the Dominican Society of Cardiology invite you to join us for an innovative educational experience that will strengthen your everyday practice. ACC Latin America 2024 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 electrophysiology, heart failure and cardiomyopathies, interventional and structural, ischemic heart disease, multimodality imaging, prevention and health promotion, and valvular heart disease.
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 CREATE 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 science, knowledge and innovation optimize patient care and outcomes.
Target Audience
This conference is intended for practicing cardiologists, fellows-in-training, nurses, pharmacists and other members of the cardiac care team in the Latin America region.
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.
Registration Coming Soon!
Don't miss our opening plenary, Transforming Cardiovascular Care in Latin America: Integrating SGLT2 Inhibitors and GLP1 Receptor Agonists in Clinical Practice, as well as our other plenaries on:
- Women Heart Matters: Navigating the Nexus of Pregnancy, Hormones and Cardiovascular Health
- Update in Atrial Fibrillation Guidelines: When Do We Need to "Turn the Beat Around"?
- Top Clinical Trials
For a look at the complete agenda, click here!
Join ACC Latin America chapter teams – each made up of three Fellows in Training (FITs) – as they test their clinical knowledge during the FIT Jeopardy sessions at ACC Latin America 2024!
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 interventional cardiology in an unconventional manner. There will be a panel of judges and chairs to moderate the competition.
Three ACC Latin America chapter teams will compete at ACC Latin America 2024 and the winning team will compete at the ACC.25 competition in Chicago, Illinois in March 2025!
CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS
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Juan Aranda Jr., MD, FACC |
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Cesar J. Herrera, MD, FACC |
CONFERENCE VICE CHAIRS
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Licurgo Jacob Cruz Díaz, MD, FACC |
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Pura Henríquez, MD, FACC |
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Juan Lopez-Mattei, MD, FACC |
PLANNING COMMITTEE
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Nelson Acosta Morla, MD |
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Giselle A. Baquero, MD, FACC |
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Grisel Canahuate, MD, FACC |
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Franklyn A. Colon Arias, MD, FACC |
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Mario J. Garcia, MD, FACC |
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Jose A. Joglar, MD, FACC |
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Eliany Mejia Lopez, MD, FACC |
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Pamela Piña Santana, MD, FACC |
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Carmen Rodriguez Díaz, MD, FACC |
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Osiris Valdez Tiburcio, MD, FACC |
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Gladys P. Velarde, MD, FACC |
Submit your abstract to ACC Latin America 2024 and you could get the chance to present it at ACC.25 in Chicago, Illinois! The top three abstract winners will receive a travel scholarship to assist with expenses to present at ACC.25.
The abstract submission site is now open, and all abstracts must be submitted by 13:00 Atlantic Standard Time (AST) on Tuesday, 28 May 2024.
Please ensure you have read the submission policies and procedures and submission instructions thoroughly before submitting your abstract.
- Download a copy of the Submission Policies and Procedures.
- Download a copy of the Abstract Submission Instructions.
Follow the directions and be cognizant of the deadline. Given the thorough review process, only submissions recognized as complete will be considered.
Please click here to begin your submission.
For any questions regarding your submission, please contact Ashley Truluck at atruluck@acc.org.
Do you have a challenging clinical case with valuable learning insights? If so, submit it to ACC Latin America 2024 for the chance to present during one of our Challenging Clinical Case Discussion sessions!
The case submission site is now open, and all cases must be submitted by 13:00 Atlantic Standard Time (AST) on Tuesday, 28 May 2024.
Please ensure you have read the submission policies and procedures and submission instructions thoroughly before submitting your case.
- Download a copy of the Submission Policies and Procedures.
- Download a copy of the Case Submission Instructions.
Follow the directions and be cognizant of the deadline. Given the thorough review process, only submissions recognized as complete will be considered.
Please click here to begin your submission.
For any questions regarding your submission, please contact Ashley Truluck at atruluck@acc.org.
