West Virginia Chapter-ACC 4th Annual Meeting
November 21, 2009 | The Charleston Marriott Town Center
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7:00-8:00 a.m. Registration, Continental Breakfast, Posters and Exhibits
8:00-8:15 a.m. Welcome & Introduction
Steven L. McCormick, MD, FACC
8:15-9:00 a.m. Health Care Reform and Health Information Technology: A Case for EMRs
Michael J. Mirro, MD, FACC
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9:00-9:45 a.m. Anti-thrombotic Therapy and Anti-platelet Therapy: A Look at Enoxaparin Usage, Clopidogrel Resistance, Guidelines on Drug-Eluting Stents and Surgery
George W. Vetrovec, MD, FACC
2009 Focused Updates: ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Management of Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction
9:45-10:30 a.m. New Strategies in the Management of Atrial Fibrillation
Michael J. Mirro, MD, FACC
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10:30-11:00 a.m.Break, Posters, Exhibits
11:00 a.m.-11:45 a.m. New Preoperative Cardiac Clearance Guidelines for Non-Cardiac Surgery
Todd W. Gress, MD, MPH
Download pdf | Online presentation | Perioperative Beta Blocker Abstracts
11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. West Virginia Political Scene: What You Need to Know
Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R-2)
Sen. Evan Jenkins, Executive Director, West Virginia State Medical Association
Hospital-to-Home, Mark D. Stewart, MPH
12:15-1:00 p.m. Lunch & Exhibits
Special lunch meeting for Cardiac Care Associates
1:00-2:00 p.m. Fish Oil, Olive Oil and Snake Oil: The Role of Omega 3 Fatty Acids in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
Tara L. Dall, MD, FNLA
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2:00-2:45 p.m. Advances in Percutaneous Valve Interventions (Including Case Studies)
E. Murat Tuzcu, MD, FACC
2:45-3:30 p.m. Cardiac Computed Tomography Angiography and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance
CCTA: N. Andrew Vaughan, MD, MBA, FACC, WV-ACC Past Governor
CMR: George W. Shehl, MD, FACC, WV-ACC Past Governor 3:30 p.m.
Announcement of Fellow-in-Training Poster Winners
1st place Poster Winner: Dr. Mehrette Maru
2nd place Poster Winner: Dr. Firas Almahasneh
3rd place Poster Winner: Dr. Aaron Kaibas
Winners of Grand Prize Drawing:
iPod Shuffle: Sandra Fix
Starbucks $25 Gift Card: Beth White
Complimentary 2010 Meeting Registration: Dr. Ganpat Thakker
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Appreciation is expressed to the following companies for providing educational grants:
Abbott Laboratories
St. Jude Medical
Appreciation is expressed to the following companies for exhibiting at this conference:
Platinum
Sanofi-Aventis
Gold
CardioNet, Inc.
Charleston Area Medical Center
Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.
St. Mary's Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeons and Electrophysiology
Vascular Solutions, Inc.
Silver
Abbott
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
AstraZeneca
Boston Scientific
Bracco Diagnostics Inc.
Gilead Sciences
GlaxoSmithKline
HIMG
LipoScience
Medtronic
Merck/Schering-Plough Pharmaceuticals, Merck & Co., Inc.
Philips Healthcare
Raleigh General Hospital
The Medicines Company
University Physicians & Surgeons, Inc. dba University Cardiovascular Services
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West Virginia Chapter-ACC 3rd Annual Meeting
Nov. 22, 2008 * Charleston, WV * The Charleston Marriott Town Center
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West Virginia-ACC 3rd Annual Mtg
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7:00-8:00 a.m.
Registration, Continental Breakfast, Posters and Exhibits
8:00-8:15 a.m.
Welcome & Introduction
Ganpat G. Thakker, MD, FACC
8:15-9:15 a.m.
STEMI Care in WV - Mission: Lifeline -AHA initiative
Christopher B. Granger, MD, FACC
Mayme Lou Roettig, RN, MSN
9:15-10:00 a.m.
Stents: Coat Them, Go BARE or None at All
George W. Vetrovec, MD, FACC
10:00-10:45 a.m.
ICDs: What We Have Learned and Current Guidelines
Alberto Diaz, MD
10:45-11:15 a.m.
Break, Posters, Exhibits
11:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Aspirin/Plavix Resistance and Perioperative Management
George W. Vetrovec, MD, FACC
12:00-12:30 p.m.
Questions and Answers
12:30-1:30 p.m.
Lunch & Exhibits
1:30-2:15 p.m.
Lipids: Current Controversies - Enhance, SEAS, Mercury II Trials
Daniel Edmundowicz, MD, FACC
2:15-3:00 p.m.
ACC Quality Projects Update: D2B, IC3, Appropriateness Criteria
Janet Wright, MD, FACC
3.00-3:20 p.m.
Questions and Answers
3:20-3:30 p.m.
Poster Winners
1st place - Deepak Khanna, MD, WVU
2nd place - Raja Nawaz, MD, Marshall
3rd place - Firas Almahasneh, MD, Marshall
3:30 p.m.
Thanks
Steven McCormick, MD, FACC
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
Appreciation is expressed to the following companies for providing educational grants:
Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.
Medtronic
We appreciate the support provided by the following companies and organizations.
Platinum
Charleston Area Medical Center
Gold
Eli Lilly and Company
St. Mary’s Medical Center
Silver
Abbott Laboratories
AstraZeneca
CV Therapeutics
Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.
GlaxoSmithKline
Medtronic Physio-Control
Merck & Co., Inc.
Pfizer
Philips Healthcare
ProVation Medical/Wolters Kluwer Health
Sanofi-Aventis
Schering-Plough
SIEMENS Healthcare
Organizations
American College of Cardiology
Winners of our Grand Prize Drawing
Ms. Sandra Fix - iPod Shuffle
Dr. Sanpath - Starbucks Gift Card
Mrs. Carletta Williams - Complimentary 2009 WV-ACC Meeting Registration