State of
the Heart
2005
Sunday September 18, 2005
5:30 - 9:00p.m.
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... in beautiful
Millennium Park
(Click above for
Venue Information) |
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Millennium Park's
Jay Pritzker Stage |
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Registration Information |
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FACULTY:
Henry Shin, M.D.
Department of Cardiology
Heart Care Centers of Illinois
CME Program Director - Program Moderator
Stavros Maragos, M.D.
Department of Cardiology
Heart Care Centers of Illinois
CME Program Associate
Director - Program Moderator
Robert
Lichtenberg, M.D.
Department of Cardiology/Congenital
Heart Disease
Heart Care Centers of Illinois
Albert Lin, M.D.
Heart Rhythm Specialist
Heart Care Centers of Illinois
Dominick Stella, M.D.
Department of Interventional
Cardiology
Heart Care Centers of Illinois
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PROGRAM AGENDA:
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5:30 - 6:00
p.m. |
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Registration in Millennium Park on the Pritzker
Stage
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6:00 - 6:15 p.m.
Henry Shin, M.D.,
F.A.C.C.
CME Program Director
Heart Care Education Foundation
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Introduction & Opening Remarks...
Followed by full dinner service. |
6:15 - 6:45 p.m.
Robert Lichtenberg, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Heart
Care Centers of Illinois
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What Primary Care Physicians Need to Know About
Congenital Heart Disease |
6:45 - 7:15 p.m.
Albert Lin, M.D.,
F.A.C.C.
Heart Care Centers of Illinois
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Evolving Therapies for Atrial
Fibrillation:
The Pulmonary Vein Isolation Procedure |
7:15 - 7:45 p.m.
Dominick Stella, M.D.
Heart Care Centers of Illinois
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Carotid Stents-A New Way to Prevent Strokes |
7:45 - 8:45 p.m.
Henry Shin, M.D.
F.A.C.C. & Stavros
Maragos, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Heart Care Centers of Illinois
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Challenging Cases Cardiology
Interactive Case Session |
8:45 - 9:00 p.m.
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Closing Remarks |
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Dinner will be
served from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. |
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ACTIVITY OBJECTIVES:
After participating in this program, physicians
should be able to:
What Primary Care Physicians Need to Know about
Congenital Heart Disease:
- Explain the common cyanotic and acyanotic
congenital heart defects and their expected survival to adulthood.
- Understand the concept of residual sequelae in
regards to congenital heart disease.
- Comfortably approach the adult patient with
congenital heart disease using lesion specific guidelines.
Evolving Therapies for Atrial Fibrillation: The
Pulmonary Vein Isolation Procedure
- Recognize the different clinical presentations
of atrial fibrillation and how they relate to the pathophysiology of
the disease.
- List the indication, success rates, and
potential complications of radiofrequency catheter pulmonary
vein ablation for atrial fibrillation.
- Identify appropriate candidates for
radiofrequency catheter pulmonary vein ablation.
Carotid Stents - A New Way to Prevent Strokes
- Evaluate anatomy of the aortic arch, great
vessels, and carotid arteries.
- Compare the published literature on carotid
endarterectomy and carotid stenting.
- Understand the current indications and
contra-indications to carotid stenting.
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PROGRAM EVALUATION:
Program content, evaluation of presentation,
screening for bias, and assessing future needs will be addressed by
questionnaire |
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PROGRAM SUPPORT:
Heart Care
Centers of Illinois
Boston Scientific
Guidant
St. Jude Medical
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT:
Abbott Laboratories
Kos Pharmaceuticals
Medtronic
Novartis
Sanofi-Aventis
Scios
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TARGET AUDIENCE:
The target audience for this activity consists of
cardiologists, internists, and family practitioners with an interest in
the management of patients with cardiovascular disease.
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 ACCREDITATION:
Heart Care Education Foundation is accredited by
the Illinois State Medical Society to provide continuing medical
education for physicians. This activity has been planned and
implemented in accordance with the policies of the Illinois State
Medical Society through the sponsorship of the Heart Care Education
Foundation.
AMA PRA Category I Credit
Heart Care Education Foundation designates this educational activity
for a maximum of 2.5 Category I credits toward the AMA Physician's
Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity. ACTIVITY FEE:
There is no fee to attend this CME event |
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REGISTRATION:
For pre-registration or more
information, please call Lisa Bonk at (708) 478-3600 ext. 105
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