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BASICS ’08 CE Live Meeting DATES AND LOCATIONS Atlanta, GA April 26, 2008 The Westin Peachtree Plaza 210 Peachtree St., NW Atlanta, GA 30303 Ph: 404-659-1400 CATH LAB AGENDA 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM 10:45 AM – 11:15 AM 11:15 AM – 11:30 AM 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM 1:45 PM – 2:15 PM 2:15 PM – 3:00 PM 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM Registration/Continental Breakfast/Exhibits Open Basic Hemodynamics Basic Angiography Break/Exhibits Open Advanced Hemodynamics Update on Stent Technology Q&A Lunch/Exhibits Open How to Manage Complications in the Cath Lab High-Risk PCI — ACS, AMI, IABP, and Support Devices Challenging Case Presentations Q&A FACULTY Morton J. Kern, MD, FSCAI, FAHA, FACC Professor of Medicine Associate Chief, Division of Cardiology University of California, Irvine Orange, CA Newport Beach, CA May 17, 2008 Fairmont Newport Beach 4500 MacArthur Blvd. Newport Beach, CA 92660 Ph: 949-476-2001 Michael Lim, MD Director, J. Gerard Mudd Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO Newark, NJ September 20, 2008 Sheraton Newark Airport Hotel 128 Frontage Rd. Newark, NJ 07114 Ph: 973-690-5500 REGISTRATION Fee $35 ($5 discount to SICP & ACVP Members) • To register via phone, call 800-766-6014 • To register via web, go to www.naccme.com Saint Louis, MO October 25, 2008 Saint Louis Marriott West 660 Maryville Centre Dr. Saint Louis, MO 63141 Ph: 314-878-2747 Houston, TX December 6, 2008 TARGET AUDIENCE All nurses and technologists who work within the cardiac catheterization lab. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this educational activity, participants should be able to: • Discuss the human dynamics in the cath lab • Utilize new methods for interventional cardiology procedures • Utilize new types of stents and hemodynamic support devices • Review the indications and contraindications for cardiac catheterization • Explain the artifacts of pressure measurement and the application of pressure waveforms to diagnosis • Identify complications in the cath lab and utilize appropriate management techniques for these complications. JW Marriott Houston 5150 Westheimer Houston,TX 77056 Ph: 713-961-1500 ACCREDITATION: Nurses:ANCC: NACCME is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the PA State Nurses Association for 3.5 contact hours (Provider Number 110-3-E-06). Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 13255, for 3.5 contact hours. Technologists: Approved by the American Healthcare Radiology Administrators for 4.5 Category A, ARRT continuing education credits. Faculty Disclosures: All those with control over the content of continuing education programs sponsored by NACCME are expected to disclose whether they do or do not have any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest or other relationships related to the content of their presentation(s). It is not assumed that these relationships will have an adverse impact on presentations; they are simply noted here to fully inform participants. Dr. Kern has disclosed that he is a consultant to Merit Medical Systems Inc. and Bracco Diagnostics. He is a member of the speakers’ bureau for RADI Medical Systems and Volcano. Dr. Lim has disclosed that he is a member of the speakers’ bureau for Sanofi-Aventis, Merck, Bristol-Myers Squibb, RADI Medical Systems, Inc., and Volcano Therapeutics. All those involved in the planning and editing of this educational activity have disclosed that they have no significant financial relationship with any organization that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of this educational activity. Commercial Supporter: This activity is supported by an educational grant from Datascope Corporation, Owens and Minor, RADI Medical Systems,Terumo Medical Corporation, and Volcano. Sponsor: North American Center for Continuing Medical Education. http://www.naccme.com http://www.naccme.com

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Cath Lab Digest - May 2008 The King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre Cell Therapy in the Cath Lab for Heart Failure: A Look at MyoCell® Therapy and the SEISMIC Trial Performance Improvement Strategies Speed Up Treatment Times in the Management of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) Patients Contents Clinical Editor’s Corner Commentary: Performance Improvement Strategies Speed Up Treatment Times in the Management of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) Patients Ask the STEMI Expert Comparing Drug-Eluting Stents and Bare-Metal Stents SICP: The Ten-Minute Interview with… Christopher Kambak, RT(R) Cardiac Cath Lab Economics in a Public Hospital of a Developing Country Keeping Your Heart & Vascular Employees: Proven Ideas for an Effective Retention Plan Unspoken Words Ask the Clinical Instructor Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals Meetings Calendar Education Center What Do You Think? Clinical & Industry News Classifieds Advertisers Index

Cath Lab Digest - May 2008

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