2013 Annual

Indiana Chapter-ACC 17th Annual Meeting
October 19, 2013 | Indianapolis, IN | The Indianapolis Marriott Downtown

Agenda

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7:00-7:55 a.m.
Continental Breakfast, Exhibits Posters

7:55 a.m.
Welcome & Opening Remarks
syllabus
Edward T.A. Fry, MD, FACC

8:00-9:30 a.m.
Special Session for Fellows-in-Training:
Next Steps in a Cardiology Career

You will not want to miss important information about taking the next step in your cardiology career. Find out how to evaluate practice culture, clinical practice style, financial and business aspects of the practice, employment agreements, practice governance, management, risk management, partnership opportunities, how to select a geographical location, private practice vs. academe, what is the right salary, what to include in your CV, what questions to ask in an interview, what benefits to expect, and more.

Gregory Mazanek, MD, FACC –
handout

8:00-9:30 a.m.
VALVULAR HEART DISEASE

8:00-8:45 a.m.
Clinical Decision-Making in Valvular Heart Disease
Peter J. Chaille, MD, FACC, FSCAI and Roy W. Robertson, MD, FACC
handout

8:45-9:30 a.m.
TAVR – Surgical vs. Transcatheter Valve Therapies
David A. Heimansohn, MD, FACS and James B. Hermiller, Jr., MD, FACC, FSCAI
Heimansohn handout      Hermiller handout

9:30-10:00 a.m. Break, Exhibits, Posters

RESEARCH  WINNERS: Hamza Ansari – 1st place; Isaac Rhea – 2nd place

CASE WINNER: Kaushang Gandhi – 1st place

10:00-10:30 a.m. Fellows in Training Oral Competition

A Novel Screening Tool to Guide Use of Transesophageal Echocardiography in Bacteremia

John Gardner, MD – 1st place winner

B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Levels Predict Ventricular Arrhythmia Post Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation

Yaron Hellman, MD – 2nd place winner

10:30-11:15 a.m.
Here Comes the ACA, Ready or Not …
What It Means to My Patients, My Practice, My Hospital, and Me
Patrick A. Hope, Esq.
handout

11:15 a.m. -12:15 p.m.
VALUE-BASED PURCHASING: A CLINICAL VIEWPOINT

11:15-11:45 a.m.
Impact of Value-based Purchasing: Core Measures & Survival Tips
Ram Yeleti, MD, FACC, FSCAI
handout

11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Most Sweeping Changes in Cardiology This Past Year: Top Errors, ICD-10, and Acting on
Your 2012 Value/Cost Reports
Linda Gates-Striby, CCS-P, ACS-CA
handout

12:15-12:45 p.m.
Break, Exhibits

12:45-1:45 p.m.
WHAT DEFINES QUALITY IN THE PRACTICE OF CARDIOLOGY
Moderator: Sheree Schroeder, MSN, RN, RDCS, FASE

12:45-1:15 p.m.
Quality Reporting: Use of Clinical Data and Populating Registries
Kevin Willmann

1:15-1:45 p.m.
Quality Reporting: The Payer’s Perspective
Randy L. Howard, MD, FACP

1:45-2:30 p.m.
The Emerging Atrial Fibrillation Epidemic: Treat It, Leave It or Burn It?
A Case-Based Discussion
Deepak Bhakta, FACC, FAHA, FACP, FHRS, CCDS and
Chandra Kumbar, MD, MBA, FHRS, FACC
Bhakta handout  |  Kumbar handout

 

Prizes:

ACC.13 physician registration: Dr. Sai Devarapalli

ACC.14 CCA registration: Mr. Daniel Tom

Fitbit Zip Wireless Activity Tracker: Dr. Naga Pannala

Amazon gift card: Dr. Kruti Joshi

 

Appreciation is expressed to the following companies for exhibiting at the meeting:

  • American Heart Association
  • AstraZeneca
  • Biotronik, Inc.
  • Boehringer Ingelheim
  • Boston Scientific
  • CardioNet
  • Esaote
  • Gilead Sciences, Inc. (2)
  • Janssen Pharmaceutical
  • Lantheus Medical Imaging
  • Lilly USA
  • Medtronic
  • Merck
  • Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
  • Pfizer
  • St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana
  • TeraRecon
  • The Medicines Company
  • ZOLL

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