Saturday, November 8, 2008
7:00 am - 7:40 am Registration / Breakfast
7:40 am - 3:30 pm Symposium

Hilton New Orleans Riverside
Grand Ballroom A
Two Poydras Street
New Orleans, Louisiana
1-504-561-0500
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Co-Chairs

Paul L. Douglass, MD, FACC
Interventional Cardiologist Metropolitan Atlanta Cardiology Consultants, PC
Chief, Division of Cardiology, Director of Cardiovascular Services, Atlanta Medical Center
Clinical Assistant Professor, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA

Kevin L. Thomas, MD, FACC
Clinical Instructor
Division of Cardiovascular Disease
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC



Target Audience

This conference is designed for cardiovascular specialists, internists, family practitioners, nurses, physician assistants, technologists, researchers and other healthcare professionals interested in the care of patients with or at risk for cardiovascular disease.

Learning Objectives

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

• Recognize the utility of coronary calcium scoring, CT angiography, and nuclear stress testing in the diagnosis and management of diverse patient populations with suspected coronary artery disease;
  
• Identify the multifactorial nature of disparities in cardiovascular care and ongoing national efforts to address these disparities;
  
• Appreciate the expanding role of catheter treatment of valvular heart disease and atrial septal defects;
  
• Review the latest pediatric lipid guidelines, and highlight the safety and efficacy of lipid lowering agents in the pediatric population;
  
• Discuss the impact of diabetes mellitus in heart disease;
  
• Identify the benefits of new antihypertensive agents and the increasing role of combination therapy in the management of hypertension;
  
• Distinguish the evolving role of cardiac resynchronization therapy in heterogeneous heart failure populations, and review new insights in the risk stratification of patients at risk of sudden cardiac arrest;
• Realize the appropriate use of bare metal and/or drug eluting stents in the management of patients with stable angina; and
  
• Recognize the importance of peripheral arterial disease in patients with cardiovascular disease.

Program Overview

This symposium is an up-to-date review of current areas of clinical cardiovascular care and research. It will allow cardiologists and other clinicians interested in cardiovascular disease to receive a comprehensive overview of present and future considerations in clinical management, and additionally basic population science, specifically targeting high risk populations.

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Faculty Disclosure Policy

The Association of Black Cardiologists, Inc. (ABC) is committed to ensuring balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in its sponsored educational activities. All faculty and contributors in a position to control the content for an ABC-sponsored activity are expected to disclose to the activity audience all relevant financial relationships during the past 12 months with (1) the manufacturer(s) of any commercial products(s) and/or provider(s) of commercial services related to the content of the activity and (2) any commercial supporters of the activity. When an unlabeled use of a commercial product or an investigational use not yet approved for any purpose is discussed during an educational activity, the contributor should disclose that the product is not labeled for the use under discussion or that the product is still investigational.

Accreditation

Continuing Medical Education Credit (CME)
The Association of Black Cardiologists, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The ABC designates this educational activity for a maximum of 6.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

The Association of Black Cardiologists encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its educational programs and activities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact the ABC in advance of the conference.
Phone 800-753-9222 or >>email


This event is not part of the official Scientific Sessions 2008 as planned by the AHA Committee on Scientific Sessions Program.

This program is supported, in part, by educational grants from
AstraZeneca, Medtronic, Merck, Merck/Schering-Plough, Boston Scientific, Amylin Pharmaceuticals-Eli Lilly and Company.


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