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UPMC Heart Valve Symposium 2026

April 18, 2026

Overview

The UPMC Heart Valve Symposium will provide an immersive and interactive experience into one of the most rapidly advancing and exciting spaces in cardiovascular medicine and surgery—heart valve disease. Experts from the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute will explore the continuum of structural heart disease from diagnosis to work-up to intervention, with a focus on the lifelong management of heart valve disease. Interactive didactic, panel discussions, and moderated broadcast of 2 live structural heart cases will provide a deep dive into the latest advancements and best-practice management strategies, including the cutting-edge of transcatheter heart valve repair and replacement, minimally invasive and robotic-assisted valve surgery, and advanced imaging techniques. This course will also look at what the future has in store—novel technologies, therapies, and clinical trials. All members of the multi-disciplinary heart team, current and future, are invited to join us as we do a deep dive into heart valve disease!

Who Should Attend

This master class is designed for nurses, nurse practitioners, physicians and physician assistants interested in learning about heart valve disease.

Accreditation

This activity is approved for the following credit: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit, ANCC, and AAPA Category 1 CME. Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Registration

For more information and to register, click here.