2009 Annual Meeting Re-cap

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Indiana Chapter-ACC 13th Annual Meeting
Providing Optimal Patient Care during Uncertain Times: Cardiology and Health Care Reform
November 7, 2009 | Indianapolis, IN | The Indianapolis Marriott Downtown

Saturday, November 7, 2009

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

8:00-9:30 a.m.
Focus on Imaging
8:00-8:30 a.m.  Imaging under Fire: Appropriate Use and Reimbursement
Douglas S. Segar, MD, FACC
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8:30-9:00 a.m.  CCTA Aspect of Imaging
Michael D. Elliott, MD, FACC
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9:00-9:30 a.m.  Cardiac MRI Aspect of Imaging
Scott Mattson, DO, FACC
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9:30-10:15 a.m.
ACC Quick Hits - What is the ACC Doing? - Dorian Beasley, MD, Moderator 
9:30-9:35 a.m.STEMI Systems of Care in Indiana: Chapter’s Role in Mission: Lifeline 
Sheldon J. Friedman, MD, FACC
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Let us know if you hospital has the suggested protocol criteria in place.  

9:35-9:40 a.m. Responding to RUC Surveys: The Importance of Your Input
Edward T.A. Fry, MD, FACC
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9:40-9:50 a.m. The Hospital-to-Home Initiative: How We Can Drive Down CHF Re-admission Costs
Michael K. Schroyer, RN, MSN
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9:50-10:15 a.m. How the ACC National Cardiovascular Data Registry® Impacts Your Practice
Michael J. Mirro, MD, FACC
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10:15-10:45 a.m.  
Break, Posters, Exhibits 
1st place poster winner: Anas Safadi, MD
2nd place poster winner: Abbas Rampurwala, MD

10:45 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. (break from 12:15-12:45 p.m.)
NCDR® Data Managers Breakout Session  Download pdf  |  Online presentation
Anthony Hermann, RN, MBA, Associate Director, CathPCI Registry®
NCDR® is the recognized resource for measuring and quantifying outcomes and identifying gaps in the delivery of quality cardiovascular patient care in the United States. Its mission is to improve the quality of cardiovascular patient care by providing information, knowledge and tools, implementing quality initiatives; and supporting research that improves patient care and outcomes.

Please join your ACC- NCDR® colleagues for this special breakout session to discuss the new CathPCI Registry® V4.3Update. We can also discuss any of the following:
* Standardization and improvement of data management.
* Utilization of patient data for 3rd party payors, state reporting, and national data registries.
* Collaboration in Indiana to enhance clinical practice and patient outcomes.
* Door-to-Balloon Time.
* The new office-based registry for cardiovascular patients:Pinnacle. Please send us your questions in advance to indiana.acc@gmail.com


10:45-11:15 a.m.
Fellows-in-Training Oral Competition

The Absence of Left Bundle Branch Block On 12-lead ECG Predicts Poor Response a
nd Increased Mortality in
Patients Undergoing Resynchronization Therapy

Hicham Z. El Masry, MD
1st place winner
 

Prognostic Markers of Long Term Cardiac Outcomes Among Patients Undergoing Liver Transplant Surgery
Anas Safadi, MD
2nd place winner

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
Get Your Game On: Treating the Athlete

Cardiovascular Screening of Athletes: Arrhythmias and the Athletic Heart
Douglas P. Zipes, MD, MACC
Online article

Sports Medicine:  A Look at Echo and an Update on Hypertrophy
Lawrence D. Rink, MD, FACC
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The PFO in Diving and Space Exposure
Alfred A. Bove, MD, PhD, FACC
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12:15-12:45 p.m.
Break, Exhibits

12:45-1:30 p.m.
Health Care Reform and the Quality First Agenda
Alfred A. Bove, MD, PhD, FACC
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1:30-2:15 p.m.
How Should Practices React in the Zero-Sum Game of Health Care Reform: Practice Expense and Benchmarking
Patrick White
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2:15-2:30 p.m.
Announcement of Poster Winners and Oral Competition Winner & Wrap-up

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