Join us at the 2026 ALACC Annual Meeting this June 5-7, 2026 at The Grand Hotel Golf Resort & Spa for high-quality education and valuable networking opportunities in beautiful Point Clear, Alabama.
A limited number of rooms have been reserved for conference attendees. The group rate will be available through May 13, 2026, or until the room block is filled, whichever comes first. Click here to reserve your room at The Grand Hotel.
Agenda
*subject to change without advanced notice
Friday, June 5th
5:30 p.m. Welcome Reception - Julep Point
Saturday, June 6th
6:00 a.m.
Strolling Breakfast - Exhibit Hall
7:00 – 7:05 a.m.
Welcome
Harish Doppalapudi, MD & Chris Roth, MD - Education Chairs
7:05 – 7:10 a.m.
FIT Case Presentation7:10 – 8:00 a.m.
Richard Russell Lecture - Update in ACS Guidelines
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Independent CME Session: Rising to the Challenge of Unmet Needs in ACS, SSP, and AF Through Next-Generation Anticoagulation Strategies
9:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Morning Break
9:30 – 9:35 a.m.
FIT Case Presentation
9:35 – 11:40 a.m.
Panel Session: Cardiogenic Shock
9:40 – 10:20 a.m.
Shock in Acute MI with Akshay Khandelwal, MD
10:20 – 10:50 a.m.
Acute Heart Failure with Heriberto Matos-Santana, MD
10:50 – 11:20 a.m.
Mechanical Circulatory Support with Gautam Reddy, MD
11:20 – 11:40 - Discussion and Q&A
11:40 – 12:15 p.m.
Imaging of soft and vulnerable plaque- Can we predict ACS?
Tushar Mishra, MD
12:15 – 12:30 p.m.
Networking Break with Partners & Lunch Buffet
12:30 – 1:45 p.m.
Lunch Program: Panel Session: Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
12:30 – 1:00 p.m.
Update in Traditional CRT with Chad Colon, MD
1:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Conduction-System Pacing with Michael Kaufmann, MD
1:30 – 1:45 p.m.
Discussion and Q&A
6:30 p.m.
Family Night on the Beach - Grand Ballroom Patio and South Beach
Sunday, June 7th
6:30 a.m.
Breakfast
7:00 – 7:30 a.m.
ACC Update & Awards
Fadi Hage, MD, ALACC Chapter Governor & Akshay Khandelwal, MD
7:30 – 7:35 a.m.
FIT Case Presentation
7:35 – 8:20 a.m.
Neurocardiogenic Syncope & POTS
Italo Biaggioni, MD
8:20 – 8:25 a.m.
FIT Case Presentation
8:25 – 9:30 a.m.
Panel Session: Cardiogenomics
8:25 – 8:55 a.m.
From Genetic Diagnosis to Personalized Medicine with Pankaj Arora, MD
8:55 – 9:15 a.m.
Genetic counseling for Individuals & Families with Catherine Smith, MS, LCGC
9:15 – 9:30 a.m.
Discussion & Q&A
9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Update in Recent Clinical Trials
Chris Roth, MD & Brittain Heindl, MD
*Cancellations made 30 days or more in advance of the event date, will receive a 100% refund. Cancellations made after the 30-day window will not receive a refund for the event.
