Please Join us for the 2027 Combined Echocardiography and Exercise Symposium!

Conference programing will address the evaluation, treatment, and natural course of transposition of the great arteries, both d-transposition and congenitally corrected transposition. In particular, the reliance on a systemic right ventricle and related cardiopulmonary impacts will be reviewed. In the afternoon, separate tracks will address cardiopulmonary exercise testing and management as well as the echocardiographic evaluation related to patient development and disease progression. Case presentations from clinical exercise physiologists and pediatric sonographers will address unique aspects in diagnosis and treatment in this clinical spectrum.

Audience

Clinical exercise and rehabilitation professionals, physicians, sonographers, allied health professionals, nurses and students are invited to attend this innovative program.

If you are interested in promotional or exhibit opportunities at the Combined Echo and Exercise Conference, please contact:

Silia Creech Silia.Creech@cchmc.org

2026 Agenda

Friday, March 6, 2026

5:30-6:30pm | Registration

6:30-7:30pm | Caleb Parsons, MS | Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Frailty in Fontan Patients During CR

Tracy Scheulen, RDCS | Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Fontan Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation in HLHS. Mechanisms Uncovered by 3D Echo

Lauren Huff, RDCS | Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Lateral Tunnel Fontan Conversion to Extracardiac Fontan

7:30-8:30pm | Echo and Exercise Quiz Show

Saturday, March 7, 2026

7:15-8:00am | Registration, Breakfast, Visit Exhibitors

8:00-8:10 | Sandy Knecht, MS, CEP | Avery Patton, RDCS | Emily Murphy, RDCS, RVT | Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Opening Remarks

8:10-9:10 | Andrew McCrary, MD | Duke Children’s Health Center How and Why Fontan’s Fail

9:10-10:10am | Andrew Rodenbarger, MD | David Leone, MD | Riley Children’s Health | Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Prognostic Markers in Echo and CPET for Fontan Patients

10:10-10:25am | Break, Visit Exhibitors

10:25-11:25am | Billy Orr, MD | Carlos Villalobos, MD | Washington University | Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Emerging Strategies for Testing Fontan’s - Novel, Invasive, Etc.

11:25-12:25pm | Madalyn Franklin, MS-CPET | Brittiny Lovett, MS-CPET | Mo Amarkhail, RDCS | Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Case Studies

12:25-1:25pm | Lunch | Poster Sessions | Vendor Interactions

2:00-2:50pm | Jesse Hansen, MD | Megan Prusi, CCEP, MS | C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital | The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center “How to” Exercise Testing \ Therapy

OR

2:00-3:30pm | Andrew McCrary, MD | Avery Patton, RDCS | Emily Murphy, RDCS, RVT | Taylor Trussell, MD | Duke Children’s Health Center | Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Imaging Through the Stages | Norwood / Shunt / PDA Stent | Glenn | Fontan

OR

2:50-3:40pm | Casey Vogel, PT, DPT, PCS, CCS | Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago Exercise in LVAD Patients

3:40-4:30pm | Leah Luhring | University of Cincinnati Medical Center Cardiac Rehabilitation in Oncology Patients

OR

3:30-4:30pm | Andrew Rodenbarger, MD | Riley Children’s Health AV Valve Regurgitation in the SV Patient: Diagnostic Eval and Management

4:30-5:00pm | Sandy Knecht, MS, CEP | Avery Patton, RDCS | Emily Murphy, RDCS, RVT | Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Closing Remarks | Awards

5:00-7:00pm | Social Event MadTree Brewing | 3301 Madison Rd. Cincinnati, Ohio

*Subject to Change

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physicians: This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
Nurses:  This activity is approved for continuing nursing education (CNE) contact hours.
IPCE:  This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.

Conference Logistics
Sandy Knecht
513-636-7276
stresstesting@cchmc.org

Registration
Gena Sheets
513-803-7005
stresstesting@cchmc.org

Sponsorships and Exhibits
Silia Creech
silia.creech@cchmc.org