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Register
for the 41st Annual Carl J. Wiggers Memorial Lecture
The Ohio
Chapter-ACC is pleased to present the 41st Annual Carl
J. Wiggers Memorial Lecture to be held on Wednesday,
April 21, 2004, at the Ritz-Carlton, Cleveland. James
S. Forrester, MD, FACC, is this year's
guest lecturer, and his talk is entitled Diabetes,
Alzheimer's Disease & Coronary Disease: Children of
the Same Parent? You
can register online!
Agenda
Registration, reception and exhibits will
be from 6:00-7:00 p.m. Dinner begins at 7:00 p.m., and
the lecture begins at 7:45 p.m.
Accreditation
This activity has been planned and
implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and
Policies of the Ohio State Medical Association (OSMA)
through the joint sponsorship of The MetroHealth System
and The Ohio Chapter of the American College of
Cardiology. The MetroHealth System is accredited
by the OSMA to provide continuing medical education for
physicians
The MetroHealth System
designates this educational activity for a maximum of
1.25 CME category 1 credit toward the AMA Physician's
Recognition Award. Each Physician should claim
only those credits that he/she actually spent in the
activity.
History
of Dr. Carl J. Wiggers
The Carl J. Wiggers Memorial Lecture was established in
1963, the year Dr. Wiggers passed away. He retired in
1953 as Chairman of the Department of Physiology at
Wester Reserve University. He was President of the
American Physiological Society and wrote almost 400
scientific papers and eight textbooks. He founded the
journal Circulation Research in 1952. His legacy,
however, is the fact that he trained many of the world's
cardiovascular leaders. Carl Wiggers personally trained
38 department heads and/or research directors.
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Vote! Ohio-ACC
Board of Trustees Ballot on Its Way
It is time
for our annual Ohio Chapter-ACC Board of Trustees
Elections. All paid Ohio-ACC members will receive a
ballot in the next couple of weeks. Make sure to vote! Let
us know if you're interested in having your
name placed on the slate of candidates for next year's
election. Questions? Call 800.983.OHIO.
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Professional
Liability Insurance Crisis in Ohio
In an effort
to collect quantitative and qualitative data on the
Professional Liability Insurance (PLI) crisis in Ohio,
the Ohio State Medical Assosciation (OSMA) is
currently conducting a statewide survey of physicians to
assess how the PLI crisis is impacting physician
practices and patient access to care.
ALL physicians are
encouraged to participate in this very important survey.
Your responses will help OSMA demonstrate to state
legislators and the public at-large that there is, in
fact, a crisis in health care in Ohio. For a copy
of the survey, please go to the OSMA PLI Crisis Center
at: www.osma.org.
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Ensure
Your Voice Is Heard in Congress
Your ability to continue practicing
medicine may depend on the future actions of Congress.
Right now, Senate leaders have been frustrated with
their inability to secure enough votes to pass national
medical liability reform that would bring stability to
medical liability insurance rates.
On a
positive note, Congress moved twice last year to ensure
Medicare physician fees would increase rather than be
reduced, at least until 2006. In Ohio, the average
savings to cardiologists, as a result of this
legislation is $40,986. This is great news and a good
start.
In this
election year, contributions to members of Congress who
have been supportive of physician and patient-focused
issues are essential to ensuring our continued access to
lawmakers as we help them to stay in office. Make
a difference today by supporting the ACC Political
Action Committee (PAC).
2006 is just
around the corner. Congress needs to hear from us. Join
your collegues and help support those Members of
Congress who support your ability to provide quality
patient care!
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Calendar
of Events
Wednesday, April 21, 2004
Carl J. Wiggers Memorial Lecture
The Ritz-Carlton Cleveland
Register
online.
Thursday,
May 20, 2004
Peripheral Vascular Coding Seminar
Cleveland - Hilton Hotel East
Call 800.227.7888 to register.
Friday, May
21, 2004
Peripheral Vascular Coding Seminar
Columbus - Concourse Hotel Airport
Call 800.227.7888 to register.
Saturday,
October 16, 2004
14th Annual Ohio-ACC Meeting
The Ritz-Carlton Cleveland
Call 800.983.OHIO for more information.
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