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SADS Annual Scientific Meeting

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Add to Calendar SADS Annual Scientific Meeting 11/13/2026 8:00:00 AM 11/14/2026 4:00:00 PM America/Chicago For More Details: https://TC.cloud-cme.com/https://secure.qgiv.com/for/2026healthprofessionalsconference/event/2isfcfhpc/ Description: This event represents a comprehensive, state-of-the-art conference on the management of patients with cardiomyopathies and channelopathies. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from experts in the field – including appropriate treatment of patients with various channelopathies, use of cardiogenetics with gene-specific data, diagnosing and treating ar... Texas Medical Center (TMC) - 2450 Holcombe Blvd. false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Friday, November 13, 2026, 8:00 AM - Saturday, November 14, 2026, 4:00 PM, Texas Medical Center (TMC) - 2450 Holcombe Blvd., Houston , TX

Target Audience
Specialties - Cardiovascular Disease
Professions - Advanced Practice Provider, Fellow, MBBS, Nurse Practitioner, Physician, Resident

Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (13.00 hours), ABP MOC Part 2 (13.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (13.00 hours)

Overview
This event represents a comprehensive, state-of-the-art conference on the management of patients with cardiomyopathies and channelopathies. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from experts in the field – including appropriate treatment of patients with various channelopathies, use of cardiogenetics with gene-specific data, diagnosing and treating arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathies, personalizing care in the era of newer medications/devices, and managing complex clinical cases.

Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, learners will be able to:

  1. Identify and analyze the latest scientific advances and innovations in the field of heritable rhythm disorders.
  2. Review complex genetic abnormalities and pathophysiology known to cause or augment risk in sudden arrhythmogenic death syndrome.
  3. Discuss evidence based and evolving approaches to medical management of arrhythmia care.
  4. Discuss holistic approaches in the procedural treatment and overall care of sudden death disease patients.

Registration

Conference Registration : 2026 International Healthcare Professionals Conference - SADS Foundation


Accreditation

Texas Children’s Hospital is accredited by the Texas Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Texas Children’s Hospital designates this Live Activity activity for a maximum of 13.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.


Additional Information

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations received in writing no less than 20 days before the course will be refunded, less a 20% administrative fee. No refunds will be made on cancellations received after that date. Please send cancellation requests to [email protected].

Texas Children's Hospital reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs incurred such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties.

Accessibility Statement
 
Texas Children's Hospital is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008.  If you have needs that require special accommodations, including dietary concerns, please contact the CME Conference Coordinator.


Hilton Houston Medical Center

6633 Travis Street, Houston, TX 77030

Book your stay at our official conference hotel and advantage of a discounted group rate. Conveniently located near the TCM Innovation Factory.

Booking deadline: Wednesday, October 21, 2026.

Discounted rates are not guaranteed after this date. 

Texas Children's Hospital adheres to ACCME Criteria, Standards and Policies regarding industry support of continuing medical education. Disclosure of faculty and their commercial relationships will be made prior to the activity.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Texas Children's Hospital 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 company (commercial interests). All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Member Information
Role in activity
Nature of Relationship(s) / Name of Ineligible Company(s)
Brittany Hainesworth, MBA
Sr. Project Manager
Texas Childrens Hospital
Houston, TX
Activity Coordinator
Nothing to disclose
Carolyn Hildreth, MBA
Project Manager
Texas Children's Hospital
Bay City, TX
Activity Coordinator
Nothing to disclose
Sara Stephens, PhD MPH
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Co-Director
Nothing to disclose
Jeffrey Kim, MD
Houston, TX
Co-Director, Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Santiago O Valdes, MD
Texs Children's Hospital
Houston, TX
Co-Director, Faculty
Independent Contractor (included contracted research)-Biosense Webster, Inc.
Taylor Howard, MD
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Course Director, Faculty
Consulting Fee-Biosense Webster, Inc.
Dominic Abrams, MD
Faculty
Michael Ackerman, MD
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Faculty
Peter Aziz, MD
Faculty
Faculty Photos
Taylor Beecroft
Faculty
Charles Berul, MD
Faculty
Brynn Dechert, MD
Faculty
Mario Delmar, MD
Faculty
Susan Etheridge, MD
Faculty
Adi Lador, MD
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Bellaire, TX
Faculty
Rachel Lampert, MD
Faculty
Andrew Landstrom, MD
Durham, NC
Faculty
Heather MacLeod, MS
Faculty
Tina Pham, MD
Faculty
Geoffrey Pitt, MD
Faculty
Shubhayan Sanatani, MD
Faculty
Hanna J Tadros, MD
Texas Childrens Hospital
Houston, TX
Faculty
Harikrishna Tandri, MD
Faculty
Greg Webster, MD
Ann and Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago,
Faculty
Abigail Yesso, Other
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Faculty
Bryan Cannon, MD
Texas Childrens Hosptial
Houston, TX
Faculty, Other Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Christina Miyake, MD
Faculty, Other Planning Committee Member
Advisor-Boston Scientific Corporation
Tam Dan (Tina) Pham, MD
Texas Children's Hospital - Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Other Planning Committee Member
Grant or research support-Mezzion Pharmaceuticals

Friday, November 13, 2026
 
Friday AM Session

Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:30AM - 9:45AM
Santiago O Valdes, MD

From Test Selection to Family Impact: Practical Genetics in Inherited Arrhythmias
9:45AM - 10:45AM
Taylor Beecroft (Moderator)
Abigail Yesso, Other (Moderator)
Andrew Landstrom, MD (Speaker)
Susan Etheridge, MD (Speaker)
Heather MacLeod, MS (Speaker)


  • How Big Should the Net Be? Panels, Exomes, and Genomes in Inherited Arrhythmias (Andrew Landstrom)
  • Living in the Gray Zone: Managing Variants of Uncertain Significance and Counseling Families through Ambiguity (Susan Etheridge)
  • Genetics After Sudden Death: From Autopsy to Action (Heather Macleod)

Break
10:45AM - 11:00AM

Lunch
12:00PM - 1:00PM

From Desmonsomes to Decisions: Modern Approaches to Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy (ARVC/ACM)
1:00PM - 2:00PM
Tina Pham, MD (Moderator)
Hanna J Tadros, MD (Moderator)
Greg Webster, MD (Speaker)
Harikrishna Tandri, MD (Speaker)
Mario Delmar, MD (Speaker)


  • When Myocarditis is not Myocarditis: Diagnosing ACM in the Gray Zone (Gregory Webster)
  • When Training Becomes Triggering: Exercise and Risk in ACM (Harikrishna Tandri)
  • Targeting the Mechanism: Emerging Disease-Modifying Therapies in ACM (Mario Delmar)

From Variant to Treatment: Precision Medicine In Inherited Arrhythmia Care
2:00PM - 3:00PM
Jeffrey Kim, MD (Moderator)
Dominic Abrams, MD (Speaker)
Geoffrey Pitt, MD (Speaker)
Michael Ackerman, MD (Speaker)


  • Genotype-Informed Management in Brugada Syndrome: Are We There Yet? (Dominic Abrams)
  • Extracardiac contributions to arrhythmias when an arrhythmia variant is expressed beyond the heart (Geoffrey Pitt)
  • Matching Drugs to Channels: Precision Pharmacotherapy in Inherited Arrhythmias (Michael Ackerman)

When Medication Isn't Enough: ICD Strategies in Inherited Arrhythmias
3:15PM - 4:15PM
Santiago O Valdes, MD (Moderator)
Rachel Lampert, MD (Speaker)
Taylor Howard, MD (Speaker)
Charles Berul, MD (Speaker)


  • ICD Stewardship in Inherited Arrhythmias: Optimizing Therapy and Minimizing Harm (Rachel Lampert)


Debate: 

  • Extravascular ICDs: The Future for Inherited Arrhythmias? (Taylor Howard )
  • Transvenous ICDs: Proven, Practical, Preferred in Inherited Arrhythmias (Charles Berul)

Bridging the Gap: Transitioning Inherited Arrhythmia Patients to Adult Care
4:15PM - 5:15PM
Brynn Dechert, MD (Moderator)
Peter Aziz, MD (Speaker)
Adi Lador, MD (Speaker)


  • Blueprint for Successful Inherited Arrhythmia Transition Programs (Keila Lopez)
  • The Transition Cliff: Preventing Disengagement in Young Adults with Inherited Arrhythmias (Peter Aziz)
  • The Adult Perspective: Receiving and Managing the Transitioned Inherited Arrhythmia Patient (Adi Lador)

Saturday, November 14, 2026

Jointly provided by Texas Children’s Hospital and Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndromes (SADS) Foundation

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