American College of Cardiology

September 18 - 20, 2008
Heart Valve Summit 2008 Case-Based Review: Medical and Surgical Management SOLD OUT!
Program #: 1690
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Directed by: David H. Adams, MD, FACC; Robert O. Bonow, MD, MACC

September 25, 2008 (ACC Co-sponsored)
ACC and Pri-Med Clinical Focus Dallas 08
Program #: 1501
Location: Dallas, Texas
Directed by:  Patrick T. O’Gara, MD, FACC and Roger S. Blumenthal, MD, FACC
Sponsored by: Pri-Med

September 25 - 27, 2008
ACCF/SCCT Coronary CTA Practicum
Program #: 1937
Location: Washington, DC
Directed by: Suhny Abbara, MD

September 27, 2008 (ACC Co-Sponsored)
ACC and Pri-Med Clinical Focus Seattle 08
Program #: 1501
Location: Seattle, Washington
Directed by:  Patrick T. O’Gara, MD, FACC and Roger S. Blumenthal, MD, FACC
Sponsored by: Pri-Med

OCTOBER

October 3, 2008 (ACC Co-Sponsored)
ACC and Pri-Med Clinical Focus Phoenix 08
Program #: 1501
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Directed by:  Patrick T. O’Gara, MD, FACC and Roger S. Blumenthal, MD, FACC
Sponsored by: Pri-Med

October 12, 2008
Hot Topics in Clinical Cardiology - ACC.08 Highlights for the Interventional, Invasive and General Cardiologist
Program #: 1477
Location: Washington, DC
Directed by: Marc E. Shelton, MD, FACC; George D. Dangas, MD, FACC

October 16 - 18, 2008 (ACC Co-sponsored)
21st Century Treatment of Heart Failure: Synchronizing Surgical and Medical Therapies for Better Outcomes 
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Directed by: Katherine J. Hoercher, RN; Soon J. Park, MD; Nicholas G. Smedira, MD;  Randall C. Starling, MD, MPH
Sponsored by: Cleveland Clinic

October 16 - 18, 2008
ACCF/SCCT Coronary CTA Practicum
Program #: 1938
Location: Washington, DC
Directed by: Jason Cole, MD, FACC

October 16 - 19, 2008
Foundations for Practice Excellence: Core Curriculum for the Cardiovascular Clinician SOLD OUT!
Program #: 1927
Location:  Washington, DC
Directed by: Eileen M. Handberg, PhD, ARNP, BC, FAHA; Joseph S. Alpert, MD, FACC

October 18, 2008 (ACC Co-Sponsored)
ACC and Pri-Med Clinical Focus Washington DC 08
Program #: 1501
Location: Washington, DC
Directed by:  Patrick T. O’Gara, MD, FACC and Roger S. Blumenthal, MD, FACC
Sponsored by: Pri-Med

October 20 – 22, 2008 (ACC Co-sponsored)  
Advanced Echo 2008 — 28th Annual Symposium 
Location:  Huntington Beach, California
Directed by: Pravin M. Shah, MD, MACC
Sponsored by: American Society of Echocardiography and Hoag Heart and Vascular Institute
For more information contact: Ellen Chitjian - Phone: (949) 764-8123; E-mail: echitjian@hoaghospital.org

October 23 - 25, 2008
5th Annual New Approaches and Procedures in Nuclear Cardiology and Cardiac CT: State-of-the-Art Update for Office-Based Practice
Program #:  1885
Location:  Orlando, Florida
Directed by:  Timothy M. Bateman, MD, FACC; Gary V. Heller, MD, PhD, FACC

October 23 - 25, 2008
ACCF/SCCT Coronary CTA Practicum
Program #: 1926
Location: Washington, DC
Directed by: Michael Ridner, MD, FACC

NOVEMBER

November 8, 2008 (ACC Co-Sponsored)
ACC and Pri-Med Clinical Focus Orlando 08
Program #: 1501
Location: Orlando, Florida
Directed by:  Patrick T. O’Gara, MD, FACC and Roger S. Blumenthal, MD, FACC
Sponsored by: Pri-Med

November 19 - 21, 2008
Teaching Skills Workshop for Emerging Faculty
Program #: 1597
Location: Washington, DC
Directed by: Rick Nishimura, MD, FACC; Elizabeth Klodas, MD, FACC

November 20 - 21 , 2008
Advanced Cardiology Leadership Workshop 
Location: San Francisco, CA
Sponsored by: MedAxiom, in cooperation with ACC

November 21, 2008 (ACC Co-Sponsored)
ACC and Pri-Med Clinical Focus Melville 08
Program #: 1501
Location: Melville, New York
Directed by:  Patrick T. O’Gara, MD, FACC and Roger S. Blumenthal, MD, FACC
Sponsored by: Pri-Med

DECEMBER

December 5 - 6, 2008
How to Become a Cardiovascular Investigator
Program #:  1695
Location:  Washington, DC
Directed by: Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, FACC; Robert O. Bonow, MD, MACC

December 12 - 14, 2008
41st Annual New York Cardiovascular Symposium
Program #: 1613
Location: New York, New York
Directed by: Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, FACC

2009

JANUARY

January 30 – 31, 2009
2009 Heart of Women’s Heath
Program #:  1660
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Directed by: Suzanne Hughes, MSN, RN; Rita F. Redburg, MD, MSc, FACC

MARCH

March 28, 2009
Cardiovascular Care 2009:  Armed Forces, Public Health Service and Veterans Affairs Combined Cardiology Symposium
Program #: 1082
Location: Orlando, Florida
Directed by: Jeffrey J. Cavendish MD, FACC 

March 28, 2009
Clinical Pharmacology in the Management of Cardiovascular Disease
Program #: 1691
Location: Orlando, Florida
Directed by: Janet B. Long, MSN, ACNP, FAHA

MAY

May 7 - 9, 2009
31st Annual Recent Advances in Clinical Nuclear Cardiology and Cardiac CT Featuring Case Review with the Experts
Program #: 1853
Location: Washington, DC
Directed by: Daniel S. Berman, MD, FACC; Guido Germano, PhD, MBA, FACC; Jamshid Maddahi, MD, FACC

JUNE

June 19 - 21, 2009   
2nd Annual West Coast Cardiovascular Forum
Program #:  1683
Location:  San Francisco, California
Directed by:  Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, FACC

For information about programs, call the Resource Center at: (800) 253-4636, option #2 (outside the U.S.- (202) 375-6000, ext. 5603), or fax in a request to (202) 375-7000 - Attention Resource Center.

The American College of Cardiology Foundation is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The American College of Cardiology Foundation takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of its CME activities.

The American College of Cardiology Foundation designates commensurate hours in category 1 credit towards the AMA Physician's Recognition Award for each program.

(Please see individual program brochures for precise credit information.)