American College of Cardiology

42nd Annual New York Cardiovascular Symposium
Major Topics in Cardiology Today
     

Co-sponsored by: The New York Cardiological Society of

Program Director: Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, FACC

December 11 – 13, 2009
Hilton New York
New York City, New York

Learning Pathway: General Cardiology: Hypertension, Lipids and Prevention

PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Statement of Need
Times and technology have changed, and the world of cardiology has seen significant advances across the globe in the detection, prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases over the past five decades. Thanks in large part to the reduction in cardiovascular disease deaths, life expectancy of the average American increased by six years between 1970 and 2000, and the incidences of CVD mortality are falling in most Northern, Southern and Western European countries. The American College of Cardiology salutes all the health care pioneers who have facilitated this advancement in medicine as well as those who continue to seek ways to eradicate cardiovascular disease.

While there has been considerable progress in eliminating CVD, there is still much more work to be done. The ACC/AHA guidelines address the need to clearly identify all risk factors in symptomatic and non-symptomatic patients, and the guidelines emphasize ongoing clinical management as the key to optimal patient outcomes. However, data indicate that there remains a performance gap in the challenge of putting these guidelines into practice. The New York Cardiovascular Symposium offers an evidence-based, general cardiology program to provide health care professionals with a comprehensive look at best practices in cardiology today — from the basics to the cutting edge.

Program Overview
Join your colleagues in New York for a three-day, interactive review of current diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive approaches to cardiovascular disease. Led by renowned cardiologist Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, FACC, a faculty of experts from the U.S. and beyond will explore with participants the key topics in cardiology today, including coronary artery and valvular heart diseases, cardiac and electrical failure, and atrial fibrillation and other rhythm disorders. The highlight of this symposium is a year-in-review session that focuses on cutting-edge topics, including genetics, cell regeneration and molecular signaling. This program always fills up quickly, so register today to reserve your space.

Learner Objectives
The overall goal of this program is to enhance participants’ competence by providing the most up-to-date developments in the diagnosis, treatment and management of cardiovascular disease and by facilitating this transfer of knowledge into practice to improve patient outcomes.

Upon completion of this program, attendees should be able to –

• Explain the mechanisms leading to atherothrombotic disease and how the blood vessels defend themselves
• Apply pharmacological and interventional management strategies for patients with acute coronary syndrome
• Employ current methods of diagnosis and management with patients experiencing chronic coronary artery disease
• Incorporate current and emerging clinical evidence in the comprehensive assessment and management of cardiovascular patients with, or at increased risk for, diabetes, lipid disorders and/or hypertension
• Employ guideline-based assessment, treatment and management strategies in patients with cardiac and electrical failure
• Demonstrate optimal use of pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies for atrial fibrillation, including rate, rhythm control and ablation
• Implement evidence-based, contemporary approaches for the medical and surgical management of heart valve disease
• Outline the advances in genetics, cell regeneration and molecular signaling that aid in maintaining cardiovascular health
• Evaluate diagnostic strategies for patients with cardiovascular disease
• Summarize therapeutic and socioeconomic management strategies for patients with cardiovascular disease
  

FACULTY
Program Director
Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, FACC
Director
Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute
Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, NY

Nurse Planner
Suzanne Hughes, MSN, RN
Director, Health Education and Nursing Research
Robinson Memorial Hospital
Ravenna, OH

Invited Faculty
David H. Adams, MD, FACC
Marie-Josee and Henry R. Kravis Professor and Chairman
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, NY

Andrew E. Arai, MD
Senior Investigator
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD

Gary John Balady, MD, FACC
Professor of Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, MA

Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, FACC
Chief of Cardiology
VA Boston Healthcare System Director, Integrated Interventional Cardiovascular Program
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA

Roger S. Blumenthal, MD, FACC
Professor of Medicine
Director
Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Heart Disease
Baltimore, MD

Alfred A. Bove, MD, PhD, FACC
Professor of Medicine (Emeritus)
Temple University Hospital
President
American College of Cardiology
Philadelphia, PA

Christopher P. Cannon, MD, FACC
Senior Investigator, TIMI Study Group
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA

Blase A. Carabello, MD, FACC
Professor of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX

Alain Carpentier, MD, PhD, FACC
Chairman Emeritus of Cardiovascular Surgery
Georges Pompidou European Hospital
Paris, France

Ira S. Cohen, MD, PhD
Leading Professor, Physiology and Biophysics
Director, Institute for Molecular Biology
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY

Gerald W. Dorn II, MD, FACC
Philip and Sima K. Needleman Professor
Associate Chair for Translational Research
Director, Center for Pharmacogenomics
Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO

Kim A. Eagle, MD, MACC
Director, Cardiovascular Center
Albion Walter Hewlett Professor of Internal Medicine
University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers
Ann Arbor, MI

Rodney H. Falk, MD, FACC
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Zahi A. Fayad, PhD, FACC
Professor of Radiology and Medicine (Cardiology)
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, NY

Ted Feldman, MD, FACC
Director, Cardiac Catheterization Lab
Cardiology Division
Evanston Northwestern Healthcare
Evanston, IL

Robert L. Frye, MD, MACC
Rose M. and Morris Eisenberg Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN

Mario J. Garcia, MD, FACC
Director, Cardiovascular Imaging
Professor of Medicine and Radiology
Mount Sinai Hospital
New York, NY

Martin E. Goldman, MD, FACC
Professor of Medicine
Mount Sinai Heart
Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, NY

Jonathan L. Halperin, MD, FACC
Robert and Harriet Heilbrunn Professor of Medicine
Director of Clinical Cardiology Services
Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, NY

Robert A. Harrington, MD, FACC
Professor of Medicine
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC

Sharon Ann Hunt, MD, FACC
Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine
Stanford University
Palo Alto, CA

Ik-Kyung Jang, MD, PhD, FACC
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Director, Cardiology Laboratory for Integrative Physiology and Imaging (CLIPI)
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA

Michael J. Landzberg, MD, FACC
Medical Director
Boston Adult Congenital Heart (BACH) and Pulmonary Hypertension Service
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA

Jack Lewin, MD
Chief Executive Officer
American College of Cardiology
Washington, DC

Edward T. Martin III, MD, FACC
Director, Cardiovascular MRI Center
Oklahoma Heart Institute
Tulsa, OK

William J. McKenna, MD, FACC
Director of Cardiology
The Heart Hospital
London, England

Leslie W. Miller, MD, FACC
Chief, Integrated Cardiology Programs
Georgetown University
Washington Hospital Center
Washington, DC

Richard W. Nesto, MD, FACC
Chair, Division of Internal Medicine
Lahey Clinic Medical Center
Burlington, MA

Christopher J. O'Donnell, MD, MPH, FACC
Associate Director
NHLBI’s Framingham Heart Study
Framingham, MA

Patrick T. O’Gara, MD, FACC
Director, Clinical Cardiology
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA

Jose M. Ordovas, PhD
Professor and Director, Nutrition and Genomics
Jean Mayer USDA HNRCA at Tufts University
Boston, MA

Carl J. Pepine, MD, MACC
Professor and Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Vivek Reddy, MD
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust
Professor of Medicine in Cardiac Electrophysiology
Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, NY

Paul M. Ridker, MD, MPH, FACC
Director, Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA

Carlos E. Ruiz, MD, PhD, FACC
Director, Structural and Congenital Heart Disease
Lenox Hill Heart and Vascular Institute of New York
New York, NY

Marc Steven Sabatine, MD, MPH, FACC
Associate Physician
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA

Ralph L. Sacco, MS, MD, FAAN, FAHA
Professor
Chief of Neurology
Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami
Miami, FL

Samin K. Sharma, MD, FACC
Director, Cardiac Cath and Intervention
Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, NY

Robert D. Simari, MD, FACC
Professor of Medicine
Chair, Cardiovascular Research
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN

Gregg W. Stone, MD, FACC
Director, Cardiovascular Research and Education
Center for Interventional Vascular Therapy
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, NY

Michael Owen Sweeney, MD, FACC
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Doris A. Taylor, MD, PhD
Medtronic Bakken Chair
Director, Center for Cardiovascular Repair
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN

Andrew Van Tosh, MD, FACC
Clinical Director, Nuclear Cardiology
St. Francis Hospital
President, New York State Chapter
American College of Cardiology
Rochester, NY

John G. Webb, MD, FACC
Director, Interventional Cardiology and Cardiac Catheterization
St. Paul's Hospital
Vancouver, B.C.

Magdi H. Yacoub, MB, BCh, FACC
Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Imperial College
London, England

DISCLOSURES
ACCF faculty, committee members, staff and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of this activity are required to disclose all real or apparent conflicts of interest. All relevant potential conflicts of interest that are identified are thoroughly vetted through a process that includes course directors and appropriate peer review by education committee chairs/members, for fair balance, scientific objectivity and validity, patient care and safety recommendations. ACCF staff involved with this program have nothing to disclose. Refer to the links below for committee members and faculty disclosures

ACC Live Programs Committee (2007-2010) disclosures

42nd Annual New York Cardiovascular Symposium Major Topics in Cardiology Today

LEARNER BILL OF RIGHTS
Learner Bill of Rights.

AGENDA
Click here for agenda.

TARGET AUDIENCE
This program is intended for cardiovascular specialists, internists, family physicians, advanced practice nurses, nurses in cardiology and physician assistants.

ACCREDITATION
Physicians
The American College of Cardiology Foundation is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The ACCF designates this educational activity for a maximum of 22.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credits commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses
The American College of Cardiology Foundation is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

The ACCF designates this educational activity for a maximum of 21.75 continuing education hours. Requirements for successful completion are attendance in a session in its entirety and completing the evaluation tool. Each attendee should only claim credits commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

While offering credits noted above, the program is not intended to provide extensive training or certification in the field.

Henry I. Russek Travel Award
Each year, a limited number of Fellows in Training and New York Medical School students are selected to receive the Henry I. Russek Travel Award. This prestigious travel award provides young cardiovascular scholars with funding to attend the New York Cardiovascular Symposium. The award honors Dr. Henry I. Russek, who served as director of the New York Cardiovascular Symposium for 24 years. For more information, visit www.acc.org/about/award/awardopps.htm#russek.

REGISTRATION
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To Register by Fax, Email or Phone for the Program click here.

ACCOMMODATIONS
Location
All sessions will be held at the Hilton New York, 1335 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019-6078. The meeting site telephone number is (212) 586-7000.

Rates, Taxes and Additional Charges
Hilton New York: $460 (single/double) plus tax and additional charges

Sheraton NY Hotel and Towers: $479 (single/double) plus tax and additional charges

• All rates are per room and are subject to 14.25% tax (subject to change) as well as a $3.50 charge per room per day.
• Special requests cannot be guaranteed; however, hotels will do their best to honor all requests.
• Hotels will assign specific rooms upon check-in, based on availability.

Hotel Information and Policies
Those requesting a room must first register for the program.

• Each registrant may reserve up to TWO rooms at the conference rate as long as rooms are available. One additional room, if available, will be at a rate set by the hotel. Please note, you must register for the program first before reserving a hotel room.
• A TWO NIGHT MINIMUM STAY is required.
• Reservations will not be accepted without credit card guarantee or a check for one night’s room plus tax for each room reserved.
• We reserve the right to release a reservation for which payment (check or credit card) has been declined.

Deadlines

• All rooms will be booked on a first come first basis and are subject to availability.
• Rooms at the conference rate are available until November 11, 2009 for the Hilton and November 17, 2009 for the Sheraton – or earlier if the block sells out.
• Changes and substitutions must be made by phone, fax, mail or internet by the dates indicated above. Please contact the hotel directly to make changes or substitutions after the conference rate deadline.

Confirmations

• The Housing Connection (THC) will send you a confirmation of your reservation. Please review all information for accuracy.
• E-mail confirmations will be sent, if an e-mail address is provided (preferred), or by fax or mail.
• If you do not receive a confirmation or have questions, please call THC. You will not receive a confirmation from the hotel.

Hotel Cancellations

• All cancellations must be submitted in writing. For cancellations received AFTER NOVEMBER 6, 2009:
  o Those who have guaranteed their reservation by credit card will be charged by the hotel for one night’s room and tax for each room reserved.
  o Those who have paid by check will forfeit the one night’s deposit(s) paid.

No shows: If you do not arrive at the hotel on the date indicated on your confirmation, you will forfeit your deposit and the hotel will cancel your room reservation.

Disclaimer: In the unlikely event that the program is cancelled, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and The Housing Connection are not responsible for any travel or hotel costs you may incur.

Air Fare

The ACC has arranged air travel discounts through United, United Express, TED by United, US Airways, US Airways Express, Air Canada, and Lufthansa Airlines. Please use the meeting codes below to get special fares. For reservations within the U.S. or Canada, contact United Meetings Plus reservations service at (800) 521-4041.

Domestic Travelers Meeting Code: 577PT
International Travelers Meeting Code: 577PT

International travelers: percentage discount off published fares for qualifying travel. Contact local reservations offices in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Costa Rica, El Salvador, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea/Seoul, Mexico, Netherlands, People’s Republic of China, Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand/Bangkok, United Kingdom, Uruguay, and Vietnam.

GENERAL INFORMATION
Tuition
The registration tuition includes continental breakfasts, refreshment breaks, lunches and the syllabus.

Cancellations
Cancellation, substitution or transfer to another course is allowed if written notification is received before November 20, 2009. A refund minus a $50 USD administrative fee will be given for written notifications received on/before November 20, 2009; $100 USD for written notifications received after November 20th. No refund will be given for no-shows.

In the unlikely event that the program is canceled, the College will refund the registration tuition in full but is not responsible for any travel or hotel costs you may incur.

ACCF reserves the right to cancel programs in the unlikely event of insufficient enrollment or other unforeseen circumstances. If a program is canceled or postponed, ACCF will refund registration tuition but cannot be held responsible for other costs or expenses, including cancellation/change penalties assessed by airlines, travel agencies or hotels.

All changes and cancellations must be submitted in writing by e-mail:
thc@housingregistration.com

or by fax: (801) 355-0250.

Please Note
Smoking is prohibited in all ACCF meeting rooms.

Videotaping, audiotaping and still photography are prohibited in all ACCF meeting rooms.

We encourage participation by all individuals. If you have a disability, advance notification of any special needs will help us serve you better.

Faculty and program are subject to change without notice.

Accredited status does not imply endorsement by the ACCF of any commercial products displayed in conjunction with this activity.

The views expressed in this program are those of the individual speaker and do not necessarily reflect the views of the ACCF.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Major program support provided by the following:

At the time of posting, a complete listing of supporters was not available. Appropriate acknowledgment will be updated upon confirmation of support and at the time of the program.