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Audience

Cardiologists, Interventional Cardiologists, Cardiothoracic Surgeons, Vascular Surgeons, Cardiac Anesthesiologists, Internists, General/ Family Practitioners, Residents, Fellows, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Cardiac Nurses, Cardiovascular Professionals/Technologists, Perfusionists, and Cardiovascular Program Administrators

Accreditation and Continuing Education Credits

Physicians:

UMDNJ-Center for Continuing & Outreach Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. UMDNJ-Center for Continuing & Outreach Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 5.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s). Physician should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants:

ACNP and AAPA accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credits from organizations accredited by ACCME.

Nurses:

Continuing Education Credits have been applied for through Robert Wood Johnson University
Hospital, an approved provider of continuing nursing education by NJSNA, and accredited
approver, by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Registration:

For additional information call (732) 418-8030.
For Directions or Hotel Accommodations: www.theheldrich.com
Call for more information (866) 609-4700.

Fee

Physicians: $85

Residents, Fellows, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Nurses, Cardiovascular Professionals, Administrators: $50

RWJMS/RWJUH Employees: Free (with advance registration and RWJMS/RWJUH ID at the door)

Course Directors

Abel E. Moreyra, MD
Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Hypertension
Professor of Medicine
UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Medical Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

Peter M. Scholz, MD
Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery,
Director, Thoracic Surgery Residency Program
James W. Mackenzie Professor of Surgery
UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Keynote Speaker

Edward B. Diethrich, MD
Medical Director and Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery
Arizona Heart Hospital
Phoenix, AZ

Program Schedule

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.	Registration
8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.	Welcome/ Introductions Stephen K. Jones / John B. Kostis, MD
8:15 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.	The Future of Cardiovascular Therapy in an Era of Bioconvergence Keynote Speaker-Edward B. Diethrich, MD
9:15 a.m. – 10:05 a.m.	Debate: Is catheter ablation preferable to the MAZE procedure for atrial fibrillation? Moderator: Kataneh Maleki, MD Pro: Fred Morady, MD Con: Erik Beyer, MD
10:05 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.	Discussion/Questions - Drs. Morady/Beyer
10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.	Break/Vendor Exhibits/Poster Session
11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.	Is surgery indicated for asymptomatic patients with severe mitral valve disease? Maurice Sarano, MD Is surgery indicated for asymptomatic patients with severe aortic valve disease? Blase Carabello, MD
11:50 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	Discussion/Questions Drs. Sarano/Carabello
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.	Lunch
12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.	Lunchtime Lectures Peripheral Vascular Interventions Paul B. Haser, MD Leap and SCIP - Your Way to Better Outcomes Jen Joiner, MSN, RN
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.	Concurrent Session #1 (Choose One) Interactive Cardiac Anatomy Lab (Peter M. Scholz, MD, Billie Fyfe, MD) Evaluating Cardiovascular Disease with Cardiac SPECT and PET (Jeffrey Kempf, MD, Gabrielle Lacroix, RN) Iliac Artery Interventions, (Paul B. Haser, MD)
2:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.	Break/Poster Session
2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.	Concurrent Session #2 (Choose One) Practical Cardiac Pathology (Billie Fyfe, MD) Hot Topics in EKG (Archana Patel, MD) Carotid Artery Interventions (Paul B. Haser, MD)
3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.	Evaluations/Adjournment

This program has been made possible through educational grants from various commercial supporters.