Spring Summit 2015

8th Annual Cardiovascular Update &
52nd Annual Carl J. Wiggers Memorial Lecture
April 29, 2015 | The Ritz-Carlton, Cleveland

Meeting brochure  |  Listen to the mp3 of the Wiggers Lecture.

Agenda

12:15-12:55 p.m.   Registration & Exhibits

12:55 p.m.   Welcome and Introductions
Laxmi S. Mehta, MD, FACC and Anna Broz, RN, MSN, CNP, AACC
Agenda Handout  |  Committee/Speaker Disclosures & Acknowledgments

1:00-2:00 p.m. TAVR 2015
Samir Kapadia, MD, FACC
handout

2:00-3:00 p.m. Lipid Management Current Guidelines: What’s on the Horizon
Anna Broz, RN, MSN, CNP, AACC and Katie Greenlee, PharmD, BCPS-AQ
Broz handout  |  Greenlee handout

3:00-3:30 p.m. Break

3:30-4:30 p.m. Transition of Care for the Heart Failure Patient: from Inpatient to Outpatient
Julie Gee, MSN, CNP, Sherry (Sharon) K. M. LaForest, Pharm.D., BCPS, and Kimberley Schaub, PhD
handout

4:30-5:30 p.m. Atrial Fibrillation: Interventional Approaches
Tyler Taigen, MD and Eric Espinal, MD, FACC
handout

52nd Annual Carl J. Wiggers Memorial Lecture

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Contemporary and Treatable Disease
Guest Lecturer: Barry J. Maron, MD, FACC
Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation

5:30-6:30 p.m. Registration and Reception

6:30 p.m. Dinner

7:15 p.m. – 8:45 p.m. 52nd Annual Carl J. Wiggers Memorial Lecture
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Contemporary and Treatable Disease
Guest Lecturer: Barry J. Maron, MD, FACC

Photos

Special thanks to Dr. Robert Mosteller for his photography of the Wiggers Lecture.

Accreditation

Physicians
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the Ohio Chapter of the American College of Cardiology. The American College of Cardiology Foundation is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The ACCF designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credits commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses
American College of Cardiology Foundation is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

The ACCF designates this edicational activity for a maximum of 5.5 continuing education hours. An activity is successfully completed when the attendee participates in a presentation in its entirety and completes the evaluation tool. Contact hours will be awarded in amounts equal to the time associated with the presentation successfully completed.

While offering CME and CE credits noted above, this program is not intended to provide extensive training or certification in the field.

Pharmacists
This program is certified for Continuing Pharmacy Education, via University Hospitals Case Medical Center, through the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy for .5 Continuing Education Units (C.E.U.) for Ohio Licensure only. CE number 036-171-15-7-L01.

 

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