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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 will learn about the
mechanisms responsible for plaque destabilization, the
commonality in pathogenesis of Diabetes, Alzheimer's and
CAD and how these ideas have led to important changes
in coronary disease management in the past year.
You
can register online!
Agenda
6:00-7:00 p.m. - Registration, reception
and exhibits
7:00 p.m. - Dinner
7:45 p.m. - Diabetes,
Alzheimer's Disease & Coronary Disease: Children of
the Same Parent?
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.
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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.
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. ALL physicians are encouraged to
participate in this very important survey. For a
copy of the survey, please go to the OSMA PLI Crisis
Center at: www.osma.org.
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Access
to Lawmakers Critical to Physicians
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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