Masters of Medicine – Conference 2025

Masters Of Medicine Conference 2025

Jan 18-19th, 2025
Kingston, Jamaica

Join a dynamic community of professionals for workshops, expert-led seminars, and invaluable networking opportunities.

About Masters

Join us for the 2025 International Masters of Medicine Conference and Trailblazer Award, hosted by the Heart Institute of the Caribbean (HIC) and Yale University’s Cardiovascular Medicine. The Masters of Medicine Conference is an annual event that provides intimate opportunities for Clinicians and healthcare professionals to interact with some of the world’s most talented Medical Researchers and Opinion Leaders. The sessions are unique for high impact learning and exchange of ideas over a 2 day period. This year’s event will be held at the Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, Jamaica, on January 18-19, 2025.

We invite you to kick off the conference with a Welcome Reception on January 17, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. The main sessions will begin on January 18 at 7:00 a.m. and run until 6:00 p.m., followed by a prestigious Award Gala at 8:00 p.m. The conference will resume on January 19 from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

1 Day conference ticket: $199
2 Day conference ticket: $350

This year’s theme, “Her Heart Matters,” explores the crucial relationship between menopause and women’s heart health, highlighting the importance of awareness and preventative strategies. The sessions will aim to increase the understanding of heart disease in women and developing expertise in evaluating the relationship between menopause and heart disease.

The conference will also provide attendees with the tools to Increase the understanding of identification of patients at risk for cardiomyopathy in the Caribbean including amyloid cardiomyopathy and develop expertise in evaluating and implementing treatment options for cardiovascular diseases in low- and middle-income countries.

We aim to empower caregivers and the broader community by promoting heart-centered self-care, fostering connections, and bridging theory with practice, all to create lasting impacts in the communities we serve.

With an engaged and diverse audience, this conference promises to be an unforgettable experience. Don’t miss this exceptional opportunity to learn, connect, and celebrate significant advancements in medicine.

Conference Program -Masters Of Medicine, January 2025

Program Moderators

Program Chairpersons

Keynote Speaker

Friday, January 17^th 2025

7:00pm-10.30 pm: Welcome Reception (Private Venue, Kingston)

Saturday, January 18^th 2025

7:00 AM- Registration Begins (Pegasus Hotel, Kingston, Jamaica)

8.00 am to 8.15 am- Welcome and Opening Remarks

8.15 am: Opening Keynote Lecture –

Topic: Artificial Intelligence, Cardiovascular Wellness and Gender: Promises, Pearls and Perils in Women (Open to the Public)

Keynote Speaker: Leslee Shaw, PhD

1 Day conference ticket: $199
2 Day conference ticket: $350

Program Faculty

Conference Schedule

Saturday, January 18th 2025

Session 1 - 8.45 am to 10.00 am

Cardiomyopathy in the developing world/low- and middle-income countries

Session Chairpersons: Edward Miller, MD PhD and Ernest Madu, MD

8:45 AM

Understanding the epidemiology of cardiomyopathy in LMICs-Marietta Ambrose, MD

9:10 AM

Peripartum Cardiomyopathy- Karol Watson, MD, PhD

9:35 AM

Capacity Building for Cardiovascular Care in developing countries-/ Norissa Haynes, MD

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Questions to the Panel

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

Coffee Break

Session 2 - 10.30 am-12.00 pm

Heart Disease in Women

Session Chairpersons: Karol Watson, MD, PhD and Claudine Lewis, MD

10:30 AM

Ischemic and Microvascular Disease- Marietta Ambrose, MD

10:55 AM

Women’s Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic (CKM) Health - Erica Spatz, MD

11:20 AM

Cancer and Heart Disease; What’s the connection? -Michelle Johnson, MD

11.45 AM-12.00 PM

Questions to the Panel

lunch-12.00-1.30 pm

Lunch and Learn PANEL – Structural Barriers to Accessing Cardiovascular Care

Panelists- Michelle Johnson, Norrisa Haynes, Leonard Egede, Erica Spatz

Moderators – Ernest Madu, MD and Edward Miller, MD, PhD

Session 3 - 1.30 pm to 3:00 pm

Future of CVD Management in LMICs

Session Chairpersons: Edward Miller, MD PhD, Ernest Madu, MD and Sherard Little, MD

1:30 PM

Opportunities for Cardiovascular Surgery in LMICs-Asishana Osho, MD

1:55 PM

Opportunities for Advanced Cardiac Imaging in LMICs – Victor Ferrari, MD

2:20 PM-3.00 PM

Is Gene therapy for heart disease feasible and ethical for the Caribbean- Debate – Mike Murray, MD and Oyere Onuma, MD

3:00-3:15 PM Coffee Break

Session 4 - 3.15 pm-4.45 pm

Menopause (Open to the Public)

Session Chairpersons: Norissa Haynes, MD and Dainia Baugh, MD

3:15 PM

Menopause and Heart Disease- Sara Tabtabai, MD

3:40 PM

Cognitive Health and Heart Disease- What is the link? - Mike Nanna, MD

4:05 PM

Preventing Heart Disease in Women- New strategies and opportunities- Karol Watson, MD PhD

4:30-4:45 PM

Questions to the Panel

4:45-5:00: Coffee Break

Session 5 - 5.00 PM-6.00 PM.

Developing Health Equity

Moderators- Leonard Egede, MD, MS and Michelle Johnson, MD, MPH

5:00-5:25 PM

Accelerating Health Equity: Melvin Echols, MD

5:25-6:00 PM

Questions for the Panel. Panelists- Ed Miller, Marietta Ambrose, Ernest Madu, Oyere Onuma, Melvin Echols

8:00 PM

Special Award Ceremony and Social Event (Private Event)

Heart Institute of the Caribbean Trail Blazer Awards

Sunday, January 19th 2025

7:00 AM- Registration Begins (Pegasus Hotel, Kingston)

NOTE WELLNESS FOCUSED SESSIONS BEGIN AT 3:00PM.

8.30 am to 8.45 am

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Session 6 - 8.45 am-10.15 am

Optimizing Cardiovascular Health

Session Chairpersons – Erica Spatz, MD, Oyere Onuma, MD, MSc and Michael Banbury, MD

8:45 AM

Structural Inequalities and Health Outcomes for Cardiovascular Disease in Women- Leonard Egede, MD, MS

9:10 AM

Weight Management for optimal health care-Opportunities with GLP-1 RAs – Ania Jastrebof, MD

9:35 AM

Aging, CVD and Nutrition: Creating Blue Zones in the Blue Mountains – Carol Oladele, PhD

10:00 AM-10:15 AM

Questions for the Panel

10:15 AM -10:30 AM

Coffee Break

Session 7 - 10.30 AM to 12.00 PM

Cardiac Amyloidosis-Focusing on the Caribbean

Session Chairpersons: Sara Tabtabai; Ernest Madu

10.30 AM

Screening strategies for patients at risk – Cesia Gallegos

10:55 AM

Strategies to develop expertise in diagnosis – Edward Miller

11:20 AM

Updates on existing and emerging therapies – Sasha Zivkovic

11:45 AM -12:00 PM

Questions to the Panel

12.00 PM-1:30 PM

Lunch

Session 8 - 1.30 PM to 2.30 PM

Developing Capacity in Cardiovascular Disease Education

Session Chairpersons: Corianne Brennan, BS; Cesia Gallegos, MD, MHS; Melvin Echols, MD

1:30 PM

Navigating training pathways as a non-US medical graduate: Lessons learned and successes achieved - Kene Mezue, MD, MPH

1:45 PM

Using technologies to advance CV education LMICs- Norrisa Haynes MD MPH

2:00 AM

Institutional partnership building for CV education - Ernest Madu MD/Edward Miller MD PHD

2:15 PM -2:30 PM

Questions to the Panel

2:15 PM -2:30 PM

Wrap Up/Closing Remarks
Ed Miller, MD and Ernest Madu, MD

END OF CONFERENCE- SEE YOU NEXT YEAR, 2026

Learning Objectives

Increase the understanding of identification of patients at risk for cardiomyopathy in the Caribbean including amyloid cardiomyopathy and familial amyloid polyneuropathy.
Increase the understanding of heart disease in women and developing expertise in evaluating the relationship between menopause and heart disease.
Develop expertise in evaluating and implementing treatment options for cardiovascular diseases in low- and middle-income countries.