May 7
2011

The
Ritz-Carlton
Dallas, TX

This program is supported by:

Abiomed

Access Closure

AstraZeneca

Bard

Boston
Scientific

Cook

Eli Lilly

Gore and
Associates

Lantheus
Imaging

Maquet Cardiovascular
 

Pre-Registration for Summit 2011 is closed. 
Space IS available - please register onsite Saturday morning.

OVERVIEW

The goal of this conference is to increase the participant’s knowledge of current advances in the diagnosis and management of cardiovascular disease with an emphasis on both interventional and non-interventional modalities.

TARGET AUDIENCE

This annual premier event features local and nationally recognized faculty and focuses on the specific needs of those in primary care, internal medicine, family practice, and general cardiology.

OBJECTIVES

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

• Review the relevance of the core elements of Accountable Care Organizations under health reform legislation.

• Summarize the implications and the impact of health care reform legislation on provider services.

• Apply evidence-based guidelines and quality measures to assess the current data concerning percutaneous aortic valve therapies.

• Assess current treatment options for symptomatic and asymptomatic hyponatremia in the CHF patient.

• Delineate key decision factors affecting referral of the CHF patient to a CHF specialist.

• Interpret the ACC/AHA Guidelines for treatment of patients with refractory end-stage heart failure.

• Summarize the results and treatment implications of landmark cardiovascular clinical trials.

• Conduct a history and physical exam associated with stages of PAD—including asymptomatic disease, intermittent claudication, and critical limb ischemia in order to determine the appropriate coordination of care.
  
   

VENUE INFORMATION

The Ritz-Carlton
2121 McKinney Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75201
Phone:(214) 922-0200

Experience a stylish,contemporary, accessible downtown Dallas hotel – where graciousness and the Texas spirit meet. The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas is ideally located in the picturesque enclave of Uptown Dallas on the McKinney Avenue Trolley Line. The city’s most popular visitor zone, Uptown is host to gourmet dining, upscale shopping, sightseeing and galleries, and the largest urban arts community in the United States.

Complimentary Valet Parking is available for all Cardiovascular Summit attendees.
 

AGENDA

7:30 AM     Registration and Continental Breakfast / Exhibits Open

8:00 AM     Program Overview
Ravi Vallabhan, MD

HEALTH CARE CONTROVERSIES

8:10 AM     What Exactly is an Accountable Care Organization?
William L Roberts, MHA, CPA

8:55 AM     What is Going on in Washington DC? An Update on Healthcare Reform
Kristi Sherrill Hoyl

9:40 AM     Break / Exhibits Open

THE FUTURE OF CARDIOLOGY

10:00 AM   What is the Current Role for Percutaneous Aortic Valve Therapies?
Pedro Martinez-Clark, MD

HEART FAILURE

10:45 AM   Management of Hyponatremia and CHF
Michael Emmett, MD

11:30 AM   Management of End Stage CHF
Shelley Hall, MD

12:15 PM   Lunch / Exhibits Open

1:15 PM     When Should You Refer a CHF Patient to a Heart Failure Specialist?
Brian Hardaway, MD

GENERAL CARDIOLOGY

1:45 PM     Review of the Top Clinical Trials for 2010 in the Cardiovascular Literature
Paul Grayburn, MD

2:30 PM     Evaluation of Lower Extremity PVD
George A Feghali, MD

3:00 PM     Closing Remarks
Ravi Vallabhan, MD

FACULTY

Ravi C. Vallabhan, MD, FACC

COURSE DIRECTOR

Interventional Cardiologist
HeartPlace / Baylor Heart and Vascular Hospital • Dallas, TX

Michael Emmett, MD, MACP

Chairman Department of Internal Medicine

Baylor University Medical Center • Dallas, TX

Georges A Feghali, MD, FACC

Interventional Cardiologist

HeartPlace / Baylor Heart and Vascular Hospital • Dallas, TX

Paul Grayburn, MD, FACC

Cardiologist and Echocardiologist

Medical Director

Non-Invasive Cardiology

Cardiology Consultants of Texas / Baylor Heart and Vascular Hospital • Dallas, TX

Shelley A Hall, MD, FACC

Medical Director

Cardiac Transplantation

Baylor University Medical Center
Baylor Heart and Vascular Hospital / HeartPlace • Dallas, TX

Brian W Hardaway, MD

General Cardiology/Heart Failure and Transplantation

HeartPlace / Baylor Heart and Vascular Hospital • Dallas, TX

Kristi Sherrill Hoyl

Vice President for Government Affairs

Baylor Health Care System  • Dallas, TX

Pedro O Martinez-Clark, MD

Interventional Cardiologist

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Miller School of Medicine

University of Miami • Miami, FL

William L Roberts, MHA, CPA

President

HealthTexas Provider Network

Senior Vice President

Baylor Health Care System  • Dallas, TX

REGISTRATION    

Pre-Registration for Summit 2011 is closed. 
Space IS available - please register onsite Saturday morning. 
Click the "print registration form" above to and complete the form to speed up your onsite registration process.

Space is limited and early registration is advised. Availability of on-site registration is not guaranteed. Tuition includes a Digital Course Syllabus, Continental Breakfast, and Lunch. All registrations will be acknowledged by email. A $25 service charge will be added to each returned check and/or credit/debit card denial. Please make checks payable to “Camenae Group, Inc.” Credit card charges will read as “Camenae Group, Inc.” on your statement.

CANCELLATION POLICY: Cancellations will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. CST, 05/01/11 and are subject to a $10 administration fee. No refunds will be given after that date. Substitutions will be accepted. No-shows are not eligible for a refund. All preregistered, unpaid no-shows will be billed the full program tuition.

Physicians
$120

PA
$85

NP, RN, Allied Health
$85

Resident or Fellow
$75

Late/Onsite (after 5/1/2011)
$145

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT

ACCREDITATION & CREDIT DESIGNATION STATEMENTS

This activity was planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of the A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Health Care System, Dallas, and The Camenae Group, Inc.  The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Health Care System, Dallas, is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing  Medical Education of Baylor Health Care System, Dallas, designates this educational activity for a maximum of 5.75 AMA PRA Category 1 credits(TM)   Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

NURSING
ACCREDITATION STATEMENT

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 Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 

This activity provides up to 5.75 Nursing Contact hours.