24th Annual Cardiovascular Update

1. Review new and important information regarding cardiovascular disease
2. Discuss latest advances in the management of cardiovascular disease

1. Nurses will self-report one change that they will make to their practice or performance as a result of this education.
2. Nurses will self-report that their knowledge increased regarding the care of patients with cardiovascular disease as a result of this education.

AMA PRA Credit

Intermountain Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

Intermountain Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 8* AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s).™  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Nursing Credit

Intermountain Health is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This live activity offers a maximum of 8* nursing contact hours. Successful completion is attending no less than 1 full session and claiming credit only for sessions attended. Credit is awarded upon completion of a conference feedback survey. There is no commercial support for this event. 

ABIM MOC Part 2 Credit

 Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 8* 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.   

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Intermountain Health - Interprofessional Continuing Education 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 relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Member Information

Role in activity

Nature of Relationship(s) / Name of Ineligible Company(s)

Brent Muhlestein, MD, FACC, FAHA

Course Director, Faculty

Biykem Bozkurt, MD, PhD, FAHA

Faculty

Miguel A Chavez, MD
Heart Failure Cardiologist
Intermountain health
Salt Lake City, UT

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Nihar R Desai, MD, MPH
Associate Professor
Yale School of Medicine
Shelton, CT

Faculty

Advisor-Amgen|Consulting Fee-Boehringer-Ingelheim|Consulting Fee-Merck|Advisor-Novartis AG|Consulting Fee-Bristol Myers Squibb (Relationship has ended)

Kirstin Hesterberg, DO, FACC
Non-invasive Cardiologist
Intermountain Health, Peaks Region
Denver, CO

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Stephen H. McKellar, MD
Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeon
Intermountain Medical Center
Murray, UT

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Kent G. Meredith, MD
MD-Cardio/Invasive, Int Heart Institute-Cardiology
Intermountain Heart Institute
Murray, UT

Faculty

Billy Oslund, MD
Intermountain
Draper, UT

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Benjamin E. Peterson, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
IMC
Farmington, UT

Faculty

Grant or research support-Edwards Lifesciences|Grant or research support-Novartis AG|Consulting Fee-Medtronic|Consulting Fee-Abbott|Consulting Fee-Edwards Lifesciences

Shane Ruckel, MD

Faculty

Brent D Wilson, MD
Cardiologist
Intermountain Health
Salt Lake City, UT

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Frank G. Yanowitz, MD
Cardiologist
Intermountain Healthcare
Salt Lake City, UT

Faculty

Kismet Rasmusson, DNP, FNP, FAHA
Family Medicine Nurse Practitioner
Intermountain Healthcare
Salt Lake City, UT

Faculty, Nurse Planner

Nothing to disclose

Jeffrey L. Anderson, MD
Distinguished Clinical and Research Physician
Intermountain Healthcare
Salt Lake City, UT

Faculty, Other Planning Committee Member

Kirk U. Knowlton, MD, FACC, FAHA
Chair of Cardiovascular Department, Intermountain Medical Center, Interim
Intermountain Healthcare
Salt Lake City, UT

Faculty, Other Planning Committee Member

Honoraria-Novartis AG (Relationship has ended)

Viet Le, DHSc
Physician Assistant
Intermountain Health
Riverton, UT

Faculty, Other Planning Committee Member

Grant or research support-Janssen Pharmaceuticals (Relationship has ended)|Honoraria-iRhythm|Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels, Board Membership, etc.-Bayer|Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels, Board Membership, etc.-Merck|Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels, Board Membership, etc.-Novartis AG|Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels, Board Membership, etc.-Pfizer, Inc|Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels, Board Membership, etc.-AMARIN|Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels, Board Membership, etc.-Lexicon Pharma (Relationship has ended)|Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels, Board Membership, etc.-Idorsia (Relationship has ended)

Leslie Iverson, MMS
PA-C
Intermountain Health
Holladay, UT

Other Planning Committee Member

Saturday, March 7, 2026