Cardiovascular Symposium Save the Date Mailer

Online Registration

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:

Preferred method of registration is via our secure online website. Space is limited so register early.

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

8:00 am – 8:15 am	Registration
7:45 am – 8:00 am	Welcome and Introductions Stephen K. Jones/John B. Kostis, MD
8:15 am – 9:15 am	The Future of Cardiovascular Therapy in an Era of Bioconvergence Edward B. Diethrich, MD, Arizona Heart Hospital
9:15 am – 10:15 am	Debate: Is surgery indicated for asymptomatic patients with severe mitral valve disease? PROTAGONIST: Maurice Sarano, MD, Mayo Clinic ANTAGONIST: Blase Carabello, MD, Michael DeBakey VA Medical Center
10:15 am – 11:00 am	Break/Vendor Exhibits/Poster Sessions
11:00 am – 12:00 pm	Debate: Is catheter ablation preferable to the MAZE procedure for atrial fibrillation? PROTAGONIST: Fred Morady, MD, University of Michigan ANTAGONIST: Erik Beyer, MD, Methodist DeBakey Heart Center
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm	Lunch and Lunchtime Lectures Peripheral Vascular Intervention Paul B. Haser, MD UMDNJ-RWJMS Insulin Protocol Jen Joiner, RN RWJUH
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm	Concurrent Session #1 (Choose One) Hands-On Cardiac Anatomy Lab (Joe Glowacki, RN, MSN, NP, RCIS, St. Luke's, WI) Non-Invasive Diagnostic Cardiac Testing (Jeffrey Kempf, MD, UMDNJ-RWJMS and Gabrielle Lacroix, RN, RWJUH) Peripheral Vascular Intervention Educational Bus - Iliacs
2:00 pm – 2:15 pm	Break/Poster Session
2:15 pm – 3:15 pm	Concurrent Session #2 (Choose One) Cardiac Pathology (Billie Fyfe, MD, UMDNJ-RWJMS) Hot Topics in EKG (Archana Patel, MD, UMDNJ-RWJMS) Peripheral Vascular Intervention Educational Bus - Carotids
3:15 pm – 3:30 pm	Evaluation/Adjournment

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