VanSCAD & NOCAD 2026

September 18–20, 2026 · In person and virtual · Vancouver General Hospital

Patient workshops & community events — afternoon breakout Q&A sessions
Cardiac rehabilitation after SCAD

Chair: T. Birnie, J. Chai, J. Henry, C. Yang

11:30–12:30
When can you start exercising post-SCAD? What exercises can you be involved with? What activities should you avoid?
Fibromuscular dysplasia workshop for patients

Chair: P. Mace, D. Kadian-Dodov, J. Henry

12:30–1:30
What is FMD? Link between FMD and SCAD. Living with FMD.
Psychosocial issues with SCAD/MINOCA/INOCA

Chair: Tulloch, Edwards, J. Henry

1:30–2:30
Balancing work, family, and life post-SCAD/MINOCA. Social media & web supports. Psychosocial support after SCAD/MINOCA.
Chest pain after SCAD/MINOCA/ANOCA

Chair: T. Sedlak, O. Quesada, J. Henry

2:30–3:30
Chronic chest pain and its impact on work, family, and life. When should testing be done, and which tests? How to manage chest pain post-SCAD/MINOCA.
When to do genetic testing

Chair: S. Ganesh, C. Boutet, J. Chai

3:30–4:00
Update on SCAD genetic markers. When should we screen family members?
5:00–6:30
VanSCAD 2026 5K run/walk fundraising event (False Creek)
7:30 PM
Faculty dinner
VanSCAD Conference — SCAD day
7:30–8:00
Registration & breakfast
8:00–8:05
Welcome & opening remarks (Saw)
8:05–8:25
Keynote: Two decades of advancing knowledge on women & heart disease (Sharon Mulvagh)
Link between SCAD & pregnancy / hormonal therapy / FMD / CTD

Chair: Saw · Panelists: Henry, Scott, Koczo, Ganesh, Lavoie, Toleva, Blair, Mulvagh

8:30–8:40
SCAD challenging case #1: peripartum SCAD (Iribaran)
8:50–9:05
Relationship between pregnancies, hormonal therapies & SCAD (Tweet)
9:10–9:25
Peripartum SCAD timing & outcomes (Scott)
9:30–9:45
What do you recommend regarding pregnancy and hormone therapy post-SCAD? (Yang)
9:50–10:05
The link between FMD, connective tissue diseases and SCAD (Wan)
10:10–10:25
Link between cervical dissection & other dissections with SCAD (Kadian-Dodov)
10:25–10:40
Panel/audience Q&A
10:40–10:50
Coffee break
Diagnostic tools with SCAD

Chair: Madan · Panelists: Henry, Lavoie, Schampaert, Mulvagh, Ganesh, Quesada, Iribaran, Toleva

10:50–11:00
SCAD challenging case #2: STEMI & ongoing CP (Chai)
11:10–11:25
Diagnosis of SCAD on angiography & intracoronary imaging (Saw)
11:30–11:45
Challenges of CTA in diagnosing SCAD & novel technology (Nicolau)
11:50–12:05
Feasibility of using AI to diagnose SCAD on angiography (Avram)
12:10–12:25
Screening for FMD & vascular disorders after SCAD (Kadian-Dodov)
12:30–12:45
Investigations for chest pain after SCAD, acute & chronic (Sedlak)
12:45–1:00
Panel/audience Q&A
1:00–1:20
Lunch break
SCAD acute management

Chair: Schampaert · Panelists: Madan, Paquin, Kadian-Dodov, Boutet, Yang, Toleva, Lavoie, Boivin-Proulx

1:20–1:30
SCAD challenging case #3: iatrogenic dissection (Toleva)
1:40–1:55
Indications for SCAD PCI and strategies (Henry)
2:00–2:15
Indications for SCAD CABG and strategies (Skarsgard)
2:20–2:35
Use of mechanical circulatory support in SCAD patients (Boutet)
2:40–2:55
Medical management with SCAD, including DAPT/SAPT (Ramanathan)
2:55–3:10
Panel/audience Q&A
3:10–3:20
Coffee break
SCAD triggers & recommendations post-SCAD

Chair: Mulvagh · Panelists: Blair, Pacheco, Boivin-Proulx, Quesada, Edwards, Tulloch, Iribaran, Kadian-Dodov

3:20–3:30
SCAD challenging case #4: multivessel SCAD (Boutet)
3:40–3:55
Genetics of SCAD, when/who to investigate? (Ganesh)
4:00–4:15
Physical triggers & exercise restriction post-SCAD, if any (Taylor)
4:20–4:35
Acute & long-term outcomes after SCAD: is it worse than CAD? (Madan)
4:40–4:55
Emotional triggers & managing psychosocial issues post-SCAD (Tulloch)
5:00–5:15
Psychosocial needs & support for MINOCA/ANOCA patients (Edwards)
5:15–5:30
Panel/audience Q&A
5:30–5:35
Day 1 wrap-up (Saw)
6:30 PM
Faculty dinner
Non-Obstructive CAD Conference — NOCAD day
7:30–8:00
Registration & breakfast
8:00–8:10
Welcome & opening remarks (Sedlak)
MINOCA epidemiology & guidelines

Chair: Sedlak · Panelists: Koczo, Scott, Mulvagh, Boivin-Proulx, Blair, Schampaert, Toleva, Boutet

8:10–8:20
MINOCA case presentation #1 (Quesada)
8:30–8:45
MINOCA prevalence and associated outcomes (Lavoie)
8:50–9:05
What are the different causes of MINOCA? (Paquin)
9:10–9:25
MINOCA guidelines & recommendations (Pacheco)
9:25–9:40
Panel/audience Q&A
9:40–10:00
Coffee break
MINOCA diagnosis & management

Chair: Henry · Panelists: Madan, Paquin, Sedlak, Boivin-Proulx, Koczo, Pacheco, Mulvagh, Yang

10:00–10:10
MINOCA case presentation #2 (Scott)
10:20–10:35
Diagnosis of MINOCA on angiography & intracoronary imaging (Schampaert)
10:40–10:55
Non-invasive imaging for MINOCA: which modality & when? (Blair)
11:00–11:15
Management of MINOCA (Quesada)
11:15–11:30
Panel/audience Q&A
11:30–12:00
Lunch break
ANOCA epidemiology & pathophysiology

Chair: Toleva · Panelists: Lavoie, Koczo, Paquin, Iribaran, Henry, Scott, Boutet, Yang

12:00–12:10
ANOCA case presentation #1 (Boivin-Proulx)
12:20–12:35
ANOCA prevalence and associated outcomes (Koczo)
12:40–12:55
US and European guideline recommendations for ANOCA (Blair)
1:00–1:15
Role of women's heart clinic for ANOCA/MINOCA (Sedlak)
1:15–1:30
Panel/audience Q&A
1:30–1:50
Coffee break
ANOCA deep dive into causes

Chair: Lavoie · Panelists: Schampaert, Pacheco, Blair, Edwards, Toleva, Henry, Mulvagh

1:50–2:00
ANOCA case presentation #2 (Koczo)
2:10–2:25
Pathophysiology of coronary microvascular dysfunction (Boivin-Proulx)
2:30–2:45
Endothelial-dependent etiologies explained (Iribaran)
2:50–3:05
Understanding myocardial bridging as a cause of ANOCA (Yang)
3:05–3:20
Panel/audience Q&A
3:20–3:40
Coffee break
ANOCA diagnosis & management

Chair: Blair · Panelists: Sedlak, Schampaert, Quesada, Toleva, Tulloch, Madan, Yang, Iribaran

3:40–3:55
Non-invasive imaging for ANOCA (Pacheco)
4:00–4:15
Coronary function testing step-by-step (Toleva)
4:20–4:35
Treatment of ANOCA, novel therapies (Paquin)
4:40–4:55
Update from the Canadian CMD Registry (Boivin-Proulx)
4:55–5:10
Panel/audience Q&A
5:10–5:15
Day 2 wrap-up (Saw/Sedlak)
6:30 PM
Faculty dinner
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Director & steering committee

Dr. Jacqueline Saw — Director

Dr. Tara Sedlak — Co-director

Dr. Jessica Chan

Dr. Elizabeth Chong

Dr. Andrea Lavoie

Dr. Steve Miner

Dr. Krish Ramanathan

Dr. Erick Schampaert

Dr. Jennifer Tremmel

Dr. Olga Toleva

Dr. Cathevine Yang

Vancouver faculty

Taira Birnie (VGH)

Dr. Jocelyn Chai (UBC fellow)

Dr. Savvas Nicolaou (VGH)

Dr. Krishnan Ramanathan (SPH)

Dr. Jacqueline Saw (VGH)

Dr. Peter Skarsgard (VGH)

Dr. Tara Sedlak (VGH)

Dr. Carolyn Taylor (SPH)

Dr. Darryl Wan (SPH)

Dr. Cathevine Yang (VGH)

US & Canadian faculty

Dr. John Blair (Univ. of Washington, Seattle)

Dr. Laurie-Anne Boivin-Proulx (Univ. of Calgary)

Dr. Robert Avram (Montreal Heart Institute)

Dr. Catherine Boutet (Univ. of New Brunswick)

Dr. Katherine Edwards (Stanford Univ.)

Dr. Santhi Ganesh (Univ. of Michigan)

Dr. Ana Iribaran (Cedars Sinai, LA)

Dr. Daniella Kadian-Dodov (Mount Sinai, NY)

Dr. Agnes Koczo (Pittsburgh, PA)

Dr. Andrea Lavoie (Regina, SK)

Pam Mace (FMDSA)

Julia Henry (Cincinnati, OH)

Dr. Timothy Henry (Cincinnati, OH)

Dr. Mina Madan (Sunnybrook, Toronto)

Dr. Sharon Mulvagh (Dalhousie Univ., Halifax)

Dr. Christin Pacheco (CHUM, Montreal)

Dr. Amelie Paquin (Univ. Laval, Québec)

Dr. Odayme Quesada (Cincinnati, OH)

Dr. Erick Schampaert (Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur, Montreal)

Dr. Nandita Scott (Mass General Hospital)

Dr. Olga Toleva (Georgia Heart Institute)

Dr. Heather Tulloch (Univ. of Ottawa)

Dr. Marysia Tweet (Mayo Clinic)

Agenda archive

Past VanSCAD & NOCAD conference schedules

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2025 — VanSCAD & NOCAD
Friday, Sep 12 — Patient workshops
12:00–1:00 PMCardiac rehabilitation after SCAD (T. Birnie & J. Chai)
1:00–2:00 PMFibromuscular dysplasia workshop for patients (P. Mace & L. Boivin-Proulx)
2:00–3:00 PMPsychosocial issues with SCAD/MINOCA/INOCA (H. Tulloch & L. Maukel)
3:00–4:00 PMChest pain after SCAD/MINOCA/ANOCA (T. Sedlak & N. Scott)
7:00 PMFaculty dinner
Saturday, Sep 13 — VanSCAD conference
7:30–8:00 AMRegistration & breakfast
8:00–8:10 AMWelcome & opening remarks (J. Saw)
8:10–10:00 AMLink between SCAD & FMD/CTD/pregnancy/hormonal therapy (Chair: J. Saw)
10:15–12:10 PMDiagnostic tools with SCAD (Chair: J. Tremmel)
12:40–2:30 PMSCAD triggers & recommendations post-SCAD (Chair: N. Scott)
2:45–4:35 PMSCAD acute management (Chair: E. Schampaert)
4:45–5:30 PMSCAD: outcomes & the future (Chair: M. Tweet)
6:00 PMFaculty dinner
Sunday, Sep 14 — Non-Obstructive CAD conference
8:10–9:40 AMMINOCA epidemiology & guidelines (Chair: T. Sedlak)
10:00–11:30 AMMINOCA diagnosis & management (Chair: A. Lavoie)
12:00–1:50 PMANOCA epidemiology & pathophysiology (Chair: E. Schampaert)
2:10–3:40 PMANOCA deep dive into causes (Chair: S. Miner)
4:00–5:30 PMANOCA diagnosis & management (Chair: J. Blair)
6:30 PMFaculty dinner
2024 — VanSCAD & NOCAD
Friday, Sep 6 — Patient workshops
12:00–1:00 PMCardiac rehabilitation after SCAD (T. Birnie & J. Choi)
1:00–2:00 PMFibromuscular dysplasia workshop for patients (P. Mace & J. Luu)
2:00–3:00 PMPsychosocial issues with SCAD/MINOCA/INOCA (H. Tulloch & T. Pittman-Wagers)
3:00–4:00 PMChest pain after SCAD/MINOCA/INOCA (T. Sedlak & J. Chai)
5:00–6:30 PM5K run/walk fundraising event (False Creek)
Saturday, Sep 7 — VanSCAD conference
8:00–8:10 AMWelcome & opening remarks (Saw)
8:10–10:00 AMSCAD epidemiology & predisposition (Chair: Saw)
10:00–11:30 AMSCAD precipitating causes & presentation (Chair: Eckstein)
12:00–1:40 PMSCAD diagnosis & investigation (Chair: Lavoie)
2:00–3:40 PMSCAD acute management (Chair: Scott)
4:00–5:30 PMSCAD: long-term management (Chair: Tremmel)
Sunday, Sep 8 — Non-Obstructive CAD conference
8:00–8:10 AMWelcome & opening remarks (Sedlak)
8:10–9:50 AMMINOCA epidemiology & guidelines (Chair: Sedlak)
10:00–11:30 AMMINOCA diagnosis & management (Chair: Schampaert)
12:00–1:40 PMINOCA epidemiology & pathophysiology (Chair: Toleva)
2:00–3:40 PMINOCA deep dive into causes (Chair: Miner)
4:00–5:40 PMINOCA diagnosis & management (Chair: Schampaert)
2023 — VanSCAD
Saturday, May 6
1:00–2:00 PMRegistration & lunch
2:05–3:25 PMIntroduction & overview of heart disease in women (Chair: Saw)
3:25–4:45 PMSCAD: epidemiology & predisposing causes (Chair: Gulati)
4:55–6:15 PMSCAD: how do patients present? (Chair: Wood)
6:15–6:50 PMChallenging SCAD cases, session 1 (Chair: Lavoie & Asgar)
Sunday, May 7
7:00–7:30 AMChallenging SCAD cases, session 2 (Chair: Asgar & Toleva)
7:30–9:00 AMSCAD: diagnosis & acute management (Chair: Virmani)
9:20–10:30 AMSCAD: long-term management (Chair: Henry)
10:30–11:30 AMControversies in SCAD management (Chair: Madan)
12:00–1:10 PMImproving healthcare delivery for SCAD patients (Chair: Tremmel)
1:10–2:45 PMLife after SCAD & patient perspectives (Chair: Mulvagh)
2:45–3:00 PMConference wrap-up & adjourn (Saw)
2022 — VanSCAD (virtual)
Saturday, Feb 19
8:00–9:50 AMIntroduction & overview of heart disease in women
9:50–11:37 AMSCAD: epidemiology & predisposing causes
12:00–1:45 PMSCAD: diagnosis & investigation
1:45–3:15 PMSCAD: acute management
3:15–5:00 PMSCAD: long-term management
2021 — VanSCAD (virtual)
Saturday, Jan 30
8:00–9:40 AMSCAD introduction, epidemiology & predisposing/precipitating conditions
9:40–11:10 AMSCAD clinical presentation & diagnosis
11:10 AM–12:40 PMManagement of SCAD
12:40–2:20 PMSCAD registries throughout the globe
2:20–4:05 PMLife after SCAD, and during the COVID-19 pandemic
2019 — VanSCAD
Friday, Aug 30 — Main session
11:00 AM–2:00 PMSCAD introduction, epidemiology & pathology (Chair: Saw)
2:20–4:10 PMSCAD clinical presentation & diagnosis (Chair: Wood)
4:30–6:35 PMManagement of SCAD (Chair: Tremmel)
Saturday, Aug 31
7:40–9:20 AMChallenging SCAD case session, "Share your experience" (Chair: Saw)
9:40–11:25 AMPost-SCAD long-term management (Chair: Mulvagh)
11:40 AM–1:15 PMPatient experience & call for action (Chair: Hayes)
2:30–4:30 PM5K run/walk (Jericho Beach)