2026 Scientific Sessions

Workshop on Building and Sustaining Your RDN Program (CME)

Sponsored by SCAI, Supported by Boston Scientific, Medtronic and Recor Medical

Accreditation Statement
The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.​

​Credit Designation
SCAI designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.​

​ABIM MOC
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn up to 3.0 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

What Does RDN Data Look Like Post-Approval?
Tai Kobayashi, M.D., FSCAI, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Designing a Comprehensive Academic-Based Hypertension Program
Behnam N. Tehrani, M.D., FSCAI, Inova Schar Heart and Vascular Institute, McLean, VA
The Community Model: Expanding Comprehensive HTN Care
Matheen A. Khuddus, M.D., FSCAI, The Cardiac & Vascular Institute, Gainesville, FL
RDN and Reimbursement: What Providers Need to Know
Herb D. Aronow, MD, MPH, MSCAI, Henry Ford Health, Detroit, MI
Panel Discussion
Who Benefits Most? Patient Selection for RDN or Medical Therapy
Katherine Kunkel, M.D., FSCAI, Piedmont Heart Institute, Atlanta, GA
Skills, Training, and Experience Required for Renal Denervation
Rajesh V. Swaminathan, M.D., FSCAI, Durham VA Health Care System, Durham, NC
Performing rRDN: A Step-by-Step Case Review
Matheen A. Khuddus, M.D., FSCAI, The Cardiac & Vascular Institute, Gainesville, FL
Performing uRDN: A Step-by-Step Case Review
Behnam N. Tehrani, M.D., FSCAI, Inova Schar Heart and Vascular Institute, McLean, VA
Panel Discussion