2026 Nutrition Essentials in Medicine (10 Mar 2026)

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Diet counseling to improve cardiovascular outcomes is more important than ever, given a new federal focus on closing gaps in medical nutrition education, and the release of the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

To keep up with the science (and the many patient questions we receive every day), RIACC has partnered with the award-winning Gaples Institute, an educational non-profit dedicated to advancing the role of nutrition and lifestyle in medicine, to provide chapter members with free access to “nutrition essentials in medicine,” an online, 4-hr self-paced CME course endorsed by RENOWNED nutrition experts and featuring:

Nutrition education with no commercial interests or diet biases
4 condensed, 1-hr evidence-based nutrition science modules in an engaging format
Interactive knowledge-checks with customized feedback
20+ realistic clinical scenarios
Practical tools for rapid clinical implementation
Direct links to 150+ printable medical references for your personal use
Downloadable summaries
Downloadable patient-education resources including printable handouts

RIACC members in good standing are invited to participate in this fun, self-paced course and must commit to completing all four modules as well as a quick pre- and post-course survey. You will receive the pre-course survey link in your confirmation email, and access to the course within 24 hours after completing the survey.

Note: Although each module is 1-hour, most clinicians find that they can complete these in under 1 hour, and then pick up where they left off to finish the others.

2026 CVT Symposium: Heart of the Matter: Bridging Primary Care and Cardiology (1 May 2026)

Fri, 01 May 2026 12:30:00 GMT

2026 Cardiovascular Team Symposium

Heart of the Matter: Bridging Primary Care and Cardiology

May 1, 2026 from 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Marriott Providence Downtown: 1 Orms St, Providence, RI

Agenda

8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Strolling Breakfast in Exhibit Hall

8:45 – 8:50 a.m.
Welcome
Nishant Shah, MD, FACC

8:50 – 9:00 a.m.
CVT Update
Jen Fortes, RNP

Morning Session: Integrating Cardiovascular Expertise into Everyday Practice

9:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Premature Atrial Contractions and Thoracic Aortic Dilation - How to assess and manage and when to refer
Aaron Weisbord, MD

9:30 – 10:00 a.m.
Clinical Interpretation of EKGs
David Shim, MD, PhD

10:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Smart Devices and Atrial Fibrillation: Transforming Detection and Clinical Management
Rainer Ponce, NP

10:30 – 11:00 a.m.
Management of Atrial Fibrillation
Suleman Ilyas, MD

11:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Lunch in Exhibit Hall

11:30 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.
Keynote: From Data to Daily Practice: What the Latest Trials Mean for Your Patients
Snehal Bhatt, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP, FACC

12:20 – 12:30 p.m.
Break in Exhibit Hall

Afternoon Session: Building Better Hearts – Structural Advances, Smarter Testing, Stronger Evidence

12:30 – 1:10 p.m.
Structural Heart Disease: Current Status and Future Directions
Marwan Saad, MD, PhD

1:10 – 1:50 p.m.
Angina with Non-Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease: Current Diagnostic and Treatment Strategies
Kate French, MD

1:50 – 2:30 p.m.
Thinning Out the Med List: Antithrombotic Duration after Cardiac Procedures
Annaliese Clancy, PharmD, BCCP, BCCCP

2:30 p.m.
Closing Remarks
Patty Leary, RNP

**Cancellations made 14 days or more in advance of the event date, will receive a 100% refund. Cancellations made after the 14-day window will not receive a refund for the event.

Rhode Island Chapter, American College of Cardiology upcoming events

2026 Nutrition Essentials in Medicine (10 Mar 2026)

2026 CVT Symposium: Heart of the Matter: Bridging Primary Care and Cardiology (1 May 2026)