New England Drug-Use Associated Infective Endocarditis Educational Conference

Saturday, November 18, 2023

8:00 a.m. - 2:45 p.m.

8:00 - 8:10 a.m. Welcome Remarks by Molly Paras, MD and Evin Yucel, MD

8:10 - 8:30 a.m. Overview of DUA-IE by Molly Paras, MD 

8:30 - 8:40 a.m. Endocarditis Teams: Rationale for Multidisciplinary Care by Evin Yucel, MD 

8:40 - 8:55 a.m.  Multimodality Imaging of DUA-IE: When Is TEE Not Enough? When And How To Use CT and PET-CT? by Ayaz Aghayev, MD 

8:55 - 9:10 a.m.  Q&A and Panel Discussion, Moderator: Arminder Jassar, MD; Panelists Ayaz Aghayev, MD;  Molly Paras, MD; Evin Yucel, MD

9:10 - 9:25 a.m.  Morning Break

9:25 - 9:40 a.m. Unique Aspects of Medical Treatment of DUA-IE by Alysse Wurcel, MD 

9:45 - 9:55 a.m.  Treatment of Substance Use Disorder, aka “Source Control” by Ben Bearnot, MD 

9:55 - 10:10 a.m.  Tips on Trauma-Informed Care of Persons Who Inject Drugs by Martha Kane, PhD 

10:10 - 10:20 a.m.  Role of Recovery Coach in Caring For PWID by Windia Rodriguez, CARC

10:20 - 10:45 a.m. Q&A and Panel Discussion & Patient Experience with panelists: Ben Bearnot, MD; Alysse Wurcel, MD 

10:40 - 10:55 a.m.  Morning Break

10:55 - 11:10 a.m.  Transcatheter Debulking of Vegetations by Michael Young, MD 

11:10 - 11:25 a.m. Challenges in Surgical Management of DUA-IE by Niloo Edwards, MD 

11:25 - 11:40 a.m.  When To Involve Ethics by Emily Rubin, MD 

11:40 - 12:00 p.m.  Q&A and Panel Discussion, Moderator: Evin Yucel, MD; Panelists: Niloo Edwards, MD; Emily Rubin, MD; Michael Young, MD

12:00 - 12:45 p.m. Lunch

12:45 - 1:00 p.m. Case Management Rounds by Ann Marie Rousseau, RN, BS, CCM, ACM-RN, CMAC 

1:00 - 1:15 p.m. State Level Care of PWID by DPH Representative 

1:15 - 1:30 p.m.  Longitudinal Care of PWID (Harm reduction, prevention and more) by Simeon Kimmel, MD 

1:30 - 2:00 p.m.  Case Presentation by Lucas Marinacci, MD and Panel Discussion, Panelists: Kenneth Rosenfield, MD, MSC; Arminder Jassar, MD; Molly Paras, MD; Ben Bearnot, MD; Evin Yucel, MD

2:00 - 2:40 p.m.  Schwartz Rounds: Caring For The Caregiver Breakouts with Ben Bearnot, MD; Windia Rodriguez, CARC

2:40 - 2:45 p.m. Closing Remarks by Molly Paras, MD and Evin Yucel, MD

***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.