Saturday, October 30, 2010
7:00-7:55 a.m. Continental Breakfast, Registration, Exhibits & Poster Competition
7:55-8:00 a.m. Welcome
& Opening Remarks
John S. Strobel, MD, FACC
8:00-10:00 a.m. Cardiology Crossfire: Strategies for Treatment and Management
8:00-9:00 a.m. Atrial Fibrillation – What is the State-of-the-Art in 2010?
Case presentation
Surgical state-of-the-art approach
Interventional/Medical state-of-the-art approach
What nurses should be looking for and the clinical
pathway
9:00-10:00 a.m.
Ischemia/Acute Coronary Syndrome Treatment Options: And the Winner
Is….
Medical Therapy vs. Revascularization with Emphasis on the New Appropriateness Criteria
Case presentation
Non-invasive cardiologist approach
Interventional cardiologist approach
What nurses should be looking for and the clinical
pathway
10:00-10:30 a.m.
Break,
Posters, Exhibit
10:30-11:15 a.m. Cardiology Crossfire Continued: Strategies for Treatment and Management
10:30-10:50 a.m. Aortic
Surgery
- Case presentation
- State-of-the-Art Breakthroughs
10:50-11:15 a.m. Panel Discussion - Audience questions
11:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m.
Fellows-in-Training Oral Competition
11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Are You Getting Good Grades? Cardiovascular
Quality Indicators and Their Impact on Your Performance Measures
Ralph Brindis, MD, FACC
12:15-12:45 p.m.
Break, Exhibits
12:45 p.m.-1:15 p.m.
Health Care Reform One Year Later: What It Means
for the Cardiovascular Specialist on a State Level and Nationally
Invited Legislator and Ralph Brindis, MD,
FACC
1:15-1:45 p.m.
Hot Topics – A Potpourri of Critical Clinical Information
1:15-1:30 pm Primary and Secondary Prevention Risk Factors for Cardiovascular
Disease
1:30-1:45
pm Hospital-to-Home Initiative: Improving Re-admission Rates through Excellence in Care Transitions
1:45-2:30 p.m.
Changes in Practice Structure
and Integration of Practices: Options for Practitioners in the Face of Declining Reimbursement
2:30
p.m.
Announcement of Poster Winners and Oral Competition Winner & Wrap-up
