Join our Family of Cardiology with Joint Sessions, many featuring a full day of programming, developed by our partner societies.

• American Association for Clinical Chemistry
  Learn what every clinician needs to know on how to use cardiac biomarkers during this 90-minute session. 
• American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
  This 90-session will give you a comprehensive overview on what you need to know in managing a diabetic patient. 
• American Association for Thoracic Surgery
  This 3-hour evening session will dive into the multidisciplinary approach for the high-risk aortic stenosis patient.
• American Society of Echocardiography
  This all-day program will provide you with the latest advances in echo and what you need to know to keep up! Plus, learn more about the impact healthcare reform will have on imaging in your practice. 
• American Society of Hypertension
  This 90-minute session will focus on hypertension in the critically ill patient. 
• Association of Black Cardiologists
  Focus on the ethnic and racial disparities in cardiovascular disease. Learn about the importance of registries and how you can reduce disparities in care. 
• Cardiovascular Research Foundation
  The ACC-i2 with TCT pathway provides everything you need to stay on the leading edge of interventional and invasive cardiology with five focused tracks. You will find a program that reflects the realities of your professional life and the transformations we are all experiencing in medicine. 
• Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
  During the first session, keynote speaker Dr. Farzad Mostashari, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, will be discussing the ONC’s role in the Million Hearts Campaign and the latest in Meaningful Use. There will also be time for discussion with a reactor panel made up of ACC Informatics Committee members. The second session, Lessons from the Trenches, will feature a panel of cardiovascular professionals will provide first-hand accounts of their experiences with implementing EHR systems in large and small practices and share strategies, best practices and lessons learned.
• Heart Failure Society of America
  This program is aimed at providing attendees with a contemporary look at the pharmacological treatments, current issues in the diagnosis and treatment and the growing role of devices in heart failure. This all-day program will provide you with the latest update on what you need to know in heart failure. 
• Heart Rhythm Society
  An all-day program aimed at providing information on the latest technological and clinical developments that are relevant to the management and treatment of patients with cardiac arrhythmias — a topic that is of increasing importance as the global population ages. The sessions will be led by a multidisciplinary team of the world's leading experts in cardiac arrhythmias, and covers topics on genetic syndromes for the clinician, syncope management, optimizing the management of implantable devices, stroke prevention and more! Plus, HRS members receive special discounts — click here to learn more!
• International Society for Cardiovascular Translational Research
  Learn about the impact of translational research across all areas of cardiology — including acute coronary syndromes, arrhythmias, quality, diagnostic testing and valvular disease. 
• Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association
  Focus on team-based care and what you can do to improve patient outcomes in this 90-minute session. 
• Society for Thoracic Surgeons
  This 3-hour evening session will dive into the multidisciplinary approach for the high-risk aortic stenosis patient.
• Society for Vascular Surgery
  Learn about the advances and controversies in carotid, aortic and peripheral arterial disease in this 90-minute session.
  
  

Search and browse the ACC.12 Program Planner to learn more about these sessions and add them to your personalized itinerary.

Plus, we’ve partnered with cardiology societies from around the globe to provide you with global perspective on cardiovascular care. Don’t miss —

• 2 joint sessions with the European Society of Cardiology
• 2 twinning sessions between ACC international chapters and US state chapters
• The British Cardiovascular Society and California Chapter
• The Italian Federation of Cardiology and Pennsylvania Chapter
• 18 International Lunchtime Symposia
• Argentine Society of Cardiology
• Brazilian Society of Cardiology
• British Cardiovascular Society
• Canadian Cardiovascular Society
• Chinese Society of Cardiology
• Cardiological Society of India
• Egyptian Society of Cardiology
• German Cardiac Society
• Israel Heart Society
• Japanese College of Cardiology
• Korean Society of Cardiology
• Mexican Society of Cardiology
• National Heart Association of Malaysia
• Pakistan Cardiac Society
• Saudi Heart Association
• South American Society of Cardiology
• Spanish Society of Cardiology
• Turkish Society of Cardiology
  
  

Browse these sessions in the ACC.12 Program Planner.