 UPCOMING PROGRAMS
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This event focuses on the specific needs of: Registered Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Radiologic Technologists, Sonographers, Respiratory Therapists, Cardiovascular Technologists, Cardiovascular Allied Health Professionals, Physician Assistants and EMTs. |
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
PROGRAM FACULTY
PROGRAM AGENDA 7:15 AM Registration & Continental Breakfast
7:50
Welcome and Overview
8:00
Left Main Stenting
9:00
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome and Other Vascular Diseases 10:00 Break and Exhibits
10:30
The Student-Athlete and Heart Disease 11:30 Lunch and Exhibits
1:00
PM Imaging and Stent Repair for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm 2:00 Break and Exhibits
2:20
Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial
Hypertension
3:20
Women and Heart Disease: New Guidelines 4:20 Summary, Evaluation, and Adjournment
UNAPPROVED USE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT In adherence to accrediting agency standards, The Planning Committee for Cardiovascular Symposium 2008, requires all faculty (speakers) to disclose to the attendees when products or procedures being discussed are off-label, unlabeled, experimental, and/or investigational (not FDA approved); and any limitations on the information that is presented, such as data that are preliminary or that represent ongoing research, interim analyses, and/or unsupported opinion. Faculty at this activity will discuss information about pharmaceutical agents that is outside of U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved labeling. This information is intended solely for continuing medical education and is not intended to promote off-label use of these medications. If you have questions, contact the medical affairs department of the manufacturer for the most recent prescribing information. Summary of Unapproved Use Disclosure The following speakers have indicated they have no off-label, unlabeled, experimental, and/or investigational (not FDA approved) use information to disclose relative to the content of this continuing education activity:
The following speakers have indicated they will be discussing off-label, unlabeled, experimental, and/or investigational (not FDA approved) use information which has been found safe and efficacious through clinical application and is based on current practice standards in the medical community:
FACULTY CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT It is the policy of The Camenae Group, Inc. to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all of its continuing medical education activities. All joint sponsors of this activity ensure that all personnel involved in the planning and production of an accredited activity will disclose any and all potential conflicts of interest and resolve them prior to the CME activity. Each activity is planned, presented, and evaluated in accordance with the national standards developed by each accredited agency. Summary of Faculty Disclosure (for all planners, reviewers and course faculty) The following speakers and/or planning committee members have indicated they have no relationship(s) with industry to disclose relative to the content of this CME activity:
The following speakers and/or planning committee members have indicated that they have relationship(s) with industry to disclose:
NURSING: The Camenae Group, Inc. is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Texas Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Centers Commission on Accreditation. This activity provides 6.0 contact hours. NURSE PRACTITIONERS: This program has been approved for 6.0 contact hours of continuing education by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Program ID 0807338 CERTIFIED CASE MANAGERS: This program has been approved by the Commission for Case Manager Certification for 6.0 Clock Hours. RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGISTS: This program has been approved for 6 Category A Credits (5 Direct, 1 Indirect) through ASRT. RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS: This program has been approved for 6.0 contact hours Continuing Respiratory Care Education (CRCE) credit by the American Association for Respiratory Care. SONOGRAPHERS: Application has been made for 6.0 SDMS CME credits. (final accreditation information was not available at press time. Please click here for more/final accreditation information). INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO RECEIVE CREDIT In order to receive continuing education credit, all participants must sign-in at the main registration log area according to last name. Additionally, those seeking continuing education for the following specialties must ALSO sign in at the area designating that specialty:
All participants are expected to review the continuing education information (accreditation, learning objectives, faculty disclosures, etc.) and attend the activity in its entirety. Participants should also complete the activity evaluation form and return it to the appropriate representative following the activity. A Certificate of Completion will be available for pick up in the Registration Area after the last presentation. NO certificates will be distributed before this time. Please kapu and do not enter the Registration Area during the last presentation as the Symposium Staff will be working to make your departure as pleasant and expeditious as possible. OUR GREEN EFFORTS This years activity currently has in place a number of initiatives that address the need to sustain ourselves in an environmentally friendly and cost efficient manner. You will notice that we have reduced paper and other product usage by:
We recognize that this is just a start. We
also recognize that this may be a change from what you are used to
seeing. Thank you in advance for your help in making this an
eco-friendly meeting.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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