EPI|Lifestyle Scientific Sessions 2026

Outpace CVD Welcome Exchange: Innovations in Outpatient Care

This pre-conference event will provide an engaging opportunity to spark ideas, foster connections, and highlight the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Outpace CVD™ registry, initiatives, and programming. Designed as a relaxed yet informative setting, the event will bring together long-time collaborators and new partners to connect, learn, and envision the future of outpatient cardiovascular care.

Add this to your registration as a complimentary à la carte item. Registration to EPI|Lifestyle conference is required to attend this pre-conference.

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Key Dates

Key Dates for EPI|Lifestyle 2025
Date Activity
October 17, 2024 EPI|Lifestyle 2025 Registration Opens
Thursday, March 6, 2025 EPI|Lifestyle 2025 Sessions Begin
Sunday, March 9, 2025 EPI|Lifestyle 2025 Sessions End

2026 ACC/AHA Guideline on Managing Dyslipidemia

Bold Moves into the Future: The 2026 ACC/AHA Multisociety Guideline for Management of Dyslipidemia
Thursday, March 19
8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

Join the guideline authors for this two-hour session, including:

  • Roger S. Blumenthal, MD, FACC, FAHA, FASPC, FNLA
  • Pamela B. Morris, MD, FACC, FAHA, FASPC, FNLA
  • John T. Wilkins, MD, MSc, FAHA
  • Ron Blankstein, MD, FACC

Opening Keynote Speakers

Alice H. Lichtenstein, D.Sc., Tufts University, Medford, MA

Alice H. Lichtenstein, DSc

Presentation Title: Implications of Federal and State Health Policies for Cardiovascular Health and Prevention
Opening Session: What's Money Got To Do With It: Policy, Economics, and Cardiovascular Health
Tuesday, March 19, 8:30 a.m. CDT

Alka Kanaya, MD	- University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

Alka Kanaya, MD

Presentation Title: Epidemiology of Diabetes and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Among Asian American Adults: Implications, Management, and Future Directions
Session Concurrent 6A: AHA Guidelines and Statements
Wednesday, March 20, 10:48 a.m. CDT

Alyssa M. Vela, PhD, LP, DipACLM – Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Alyssa M. Vela, PhD, LP, DipACLM

Table Lead: Society for Behavioral Medicine: Current Science in Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine
Networking Roundtable Session
Thursday, March 21, 10:00 a.m.

Moderator: Current Science in Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine: Opportunities for Policy Change and Reevaluation
Session 10A: Society for Behavioral Medicine Session & Oral Abstracts
Thursday, March 21, 10:30 a.m.

Why you should attend

EPI|Lifestyle Scientific Sessions

Meet with expert peers and speakers to drive the world forward with the latest in translational and population science. The need to disseminate key discoveries and research on a global scale has never been greater. Be a force for change in heart disease and stroke prevention and help to foster cardiovascular health.

The program will include keynote lectures, interactive presentations focused on population science and global cardiovascular health in addition to a wide range of oral abstract sessions. Join the discussion on implementation science as it applies to promoting cardiovascular health and adopting healthy behaviors. Take your EPI|Lifestyle experience further by engaging with networking roundtables and early-career-focused events.


EPI-Lifestyle 2025 Programming Committee

Priya Palta, PhD, MHSc

Priya Palta, PhD, MHSc

Co-Chair, EPI-Lifestyle Programming Committee
Elisabeth Lillian Sattler, PhD, FAHA

Elisabeth Lilian Pia Sattler, PhD, RPh, FAHA

Vice-Chair, EPI-Lifestyle Programming Committee
Sonia Y. Angell, MD, MPH

Sonia Y. Angell, MD, MPH

Vice-Chair, EPI-Lifestyle Programming Committee
Monica Serra, PhD

Monica Serra, PHD

Co-Chair, EPI-Lifestyle Programming Committee

Members

  • Sarah M. Camhi, PhD, FAHA, University of San Francisco
  • Ryan Demmer, PhD, MPH, University of Minnesota
  • Randi Foraker, PhD, Washington University
  • Christopher Imes, PhD, RN, University of Pittsburgh
  • Navin Kaushal, PhD, FAHA, Indiana University
  • Sadiya Khan, MD, Northwestern University
  • Nour Makarem, PhD, Columbia University Medical Center
  • Noel Mueller, PhD, MPH, Johns Hopkins University
  • Michael Shapiro, DO, MPH, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
    Liason, American Society for Preventive Cardiology

AHA Policies and Guiding Values

The American Heart Association policies on conflict of interest, ethics and inclusiveness and our guiding values reflect the high standard of business conduct that has always been, and remains, a hallmark of our organization.

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