Endorsed By:
Officially endorsed by the Virginia Chapter of the American College of Cardiology, Eastern Virginia Medical School and the Heart Failure Society of America. The opinions presented in this educational symposium do not necessarily reflect the opinions or recommendations of the endorsing organizations.
Overview
The purpose of this symposium is to educate cardiovascular teams, as well as internists, with the most clinically relevant information with an emphasis on recent advances in heart failure, cardiac transplant, arrhythmias, and structural heart disease. This comprehensive program includes interactive discussions and case presentations offered by experts in the field and provides an opportunity for health professionals in the Mid-Atlantic region to network and exchange ideas on patient management and clinical practice.
Course Director
David A. Baran, M.D., FACC, FSCAI Sentara System Director, Advanced Heart Failure, Transplant and MCS Professor of Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School (Cardiology)
Target Audience
This course is intended for cardiologists, surgeons, internists, family practitioners, residents, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, EMTs, paramedics, allied health professionals, and students.
Accreditation
Sentara Healthcare is accredited by the Medical Society of Virginia to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation
Sentara Healthcare designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Virginia Board of Medicine
Physicians may claim up to 6.00 in Type 1 or Type 2 CME on the Virginia Board of Medicine Continued Competency and Assessment Form required for the renewal of an active medical license.
ABIM Maintenance of Certification Points
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 6.00 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.
Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC points.
Nurses
ANCC and the Virginia Board of Nursing accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME or a recognized state medical society for CNE.
Physician Assistants
AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME or a recognized state medical society.
Accommodations
Accommodations can be made by visiting the THE MAIN, Hilton website here.
*Book by August 17, 2018 to reserve your room at a special rate. Limited rooms available. Use Group Name: Cardiovascular Symposium Room Block and Group Code: CSR. Phone number: 757-763-6200.
Registration
Registration must be completed online using the registration link below.
Keynote Speaker
Mandeep R. Mehra, M.D., FACC, FESC, FRCP
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Medical Director, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Heart and Vascular Center, Boston, MA
Editor-in-Chief, The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Course Director
David A. Baran, M.D., FACC, FSCAI
Sentara System Director
FACULTY
Ana Barac, MD, PhD, FACC
Medstar Heart and Vascular Institute
John E. Brush,Jr., MD, FACC
Sentara Heart Hospital
Margarita T. Camacho, MD
St. Barnabas Heart Center at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Marc Cohen, MD, FACC
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Shashank S. Desai, MD
Inova Heart and Vascular Institute
Jerry D. Estep, MD, FACC, FASE
Cleveland Clinic
Michael Farkouh, MD, FRCPC, MSc, FACC, FAHA
University Health Network
Claudia Ford, NP
Sentara Heart Hospital
Marissa Galicia-Castillo, MD
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Jaime A. Hernandez-Montfort, MD, MPH, FACP, FACC
University of Texas Medical Branch
Susan Joseph, MD
Baylor Medical Center
Paul D. Mahoney, MD, FACC
Sentara Heart Hospital
Tony Martin, RN, MSN, APN-C
St. Barnabas Heart Center at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Mathew S. Maurer, MD
New-York Presbyterian/Columbia University
Kim Erin O'Connor
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Kelly Stelling, RN
Sentara Heart Hospital
Deepak R. Talreja, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Cardiovascular Associates, Ltd
Rajiv Tayal MD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI, RPVI
RWJ Barnabas Health
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