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OCTOBER 2007 CALENDAR OF EVENTS 13 Upcoming Meetings and Events ♥ October 13 2007 Cath Lab Basics w/ Dr. Morton Kern Location: Boston Marriott, Boston, MA Website: www.naccme.com ♥ October 14 Challenges in Cardiovascular Intervention: Management of Combined Coronary and Carotid Disease Location: Charles B. Wang Center, Stony Brook University Stony Brook, New York Website: www.promedicacme.com/ conf_cici_2007.htm ♥ October 18-19 The Total Circulatory Disease Strategy: Capturing the Multidisciplinary Heart and Vascular Market Location: The Signature, MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NV Contact: Deborah O’Dwyer, tel. 800-5425435, email: dodwyer@jga-net.com ♥ October 19-20 2007 Comprehensive Cardiovascular Conference Location: The Westin Colonnade, Coral Gables, FL Website: www.baptisthealth.net ♥ October 20-24 Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2007 & ACC Joint Symposium Location: Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Website: www.cardiocongress.org ♥ October 20-25 Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) Location: Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC Website: www.tct2007.com ♥ October 21-22 SICP’s Signature RCIS Review Course at TCT Location: Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC Website: www.tct2007.com or www.sicp.com ♥ October 22 Contrast Media Use in High-Risk Patients: The Latest Data Location: Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC Time: 7:00-8:00AM, Room 150B Tel: 800-237-7285, ext. 233, Sheila ♥ October 31-November 2 American Academy of Medical Administrators (AAMA) 50th AAMA Annual Conference: The Power of Leadership Transformation Location: Town & Country Hotel, San Diego, CA Website: www.aameda.org ♥ November 3 2007 Cath Lab Basics with Dr. Morton Kern and Dr. Michael Lim Location: Hilton Austin, Austin, TX Website: www.naccme.com ♥ November 4-7 American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2007 Location: Orlando, FL Website: scientificsessions.americanheart.org ♥ November 9-10 WI SICP Chapter: 2nd Annual Fall Conference Location: Kalahari Resort, Wisconsin Dells, WI Contact: Heather Vardon, heather. vardon@aurora.org ♥ November 12-15 AIM Symposium Location: Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers, New York, NY Website: aimsymposium.org ♥ November 14-18 VEITH Symposium Location: New York, NY Website: veithsymposium.org ♥ November 18-19 Cardiovascular Management Strategies — Medical, Interventional and Surgical Therapies (CMS – MIST) Location: New York, NY Website: www.crf.org ♥ December 1 2007 Cath Lab Basics with Dr. Morton Kern and Dr. Michael Lim Location: Omni San Diego, San Diego, CA Website: www.naccme.com ♥ December 2-4 Fourth Charleston Symposium on Interventional Pediatric Electrophysiology Location: Charleston, SC Website: www.musckids.com/heart ♥ December 3-4 Vascular Medicine for the Interventionalist Location: New York, NY Website: www.register-crf. org/PAD_DEC07.aspx ♥ January 3, 2008 Online RCIS Review Course Spokane Community College Location: Online (pre-registration required) Email: tginapp@rcisreview.com Website: www.scc.spokane.edu/ceonline OR: rcisreview.com/ SCConlineRCISreview.html ♥ January 10-12, 2008 Cardiac CT Angiography: Learning by the Cases Location: Ritz, Phoenix, AZ Website: www.scai.org/drlt1.aspx? PAGE_ID=5150 ♥ January 14-18, 2008 39th Annual Cardiovascular Conference at Snowmass Location: Snowmass Conference Center, Snowmass, CO Website: www.scai.org/drlt1.aspx? PAGE_ID=5154 CEUS Education Center CEUs offered by HMP Communications and Cath Lab Digest FREE! Available on www.naccme.com All following FREE activities are sponsored by the North American Center for Continuing Medical Education (NACCME). Check out both the “cardiovascular” and “vascular” CEU options. CEUs by CD-Rom from www.naccme.com • (Vascular) Create a Successful Vena Cava Filter Practice Supported by an educational grant from Cook Incorporated. • New! An Evidence-Based Approach to CIN in Angiography: Defining Best Practices Supported by an educational grant from Bracco Diagnostics. • AntiPlatelet Strategies in the DES Era Supported by an educational grant from Bristol-Myers Squibb/Sanofi Pharmaceuticals. • Achieving Optimal Outcomes in Carotid Stenting: Lessons from Clinical Trials Supported by an educational grant from Abbott Vascular. • CT Angiography: Current & Future Trends in Cardiac Imaging Supported by an educational grant from Bracco Diagnostics Inc. • Pharmacotherapy in Peripheral Vascular Disease Supported by an educational grant from Schering-Plough Corporation. • Achieving Successful Hemostasis: Prevent RSI Through Mechanical Compression Supported by an educational grant from RADI Medical Systems, Inc. • Advances in the Endovascular Treatment of CLI Supported by an educational grant from Cordis Endovascular. • Anticoagulation Techniques for Peripheral Vascular Interventions Supported by an educational grant from The Medicines Company. • Evidence-Based Groin Management: Putting CONTROL Back Into the Nurse/Tech’s Hands Supported by an educational grant from The Medicines Company. • Reducing the Incidence of CIN during Cardiac Catheterization and PCI Supported by an educational grant from ACIST Medical Systems, a Bracco Company. FREE! Available on www.cathlabdigest.com The following FREE activity is sponsored by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine. • Future Prospects in the Management of Acute Coronary Syndrome and Thrombosis Supported by an educational grant from GlaxoSmithKline. Cath Lab Digest University An innovative, online, continuing education series For cath lab professionals – BY cath lab professionals. 6 programs for $50! Programs April-September: • Clinical Review of Carotid Artery Stenting • Coding and Reimbursement Update • Medical Management of ACS and Thrombosis • Systematic Approach to Improving Door to Intervention Times Coming in October: • Endovascular Advancements in the Treatment of Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI) Find it online at: www.naccme.com/cldu/ Supported by an educational grant from Boston Scientific and Schering-Plough. http://www.naccme.com http://www.naccme.com http://scientificsessions.americanheart.org http://www.naccme.com http://www.promedicacme.com/conf_cici_2007.htm http://www.promedicacme.com/conf_cici_2007.htm http://aimsymposium.org http://veithsymposium.org http://www.baptisthealth.net http://www.crf.org http://www.cardiocongress.org http://www.naccme.com http://www.tct2007.com http://www.musckids.com/heart http://www.cathlabdigest.com http://www.tct2007.com http://www.register-crf.org/PAD_DEC07.aspx http://www.sicp.com http://www.register-crf.org/PAD_DEC07.aspx http://www.scc.spokane.edu/ceonline http://rcisreview.com/SCConlineRCISreview.html http://rcisreview.com/SCConlineRCISreview.html http://www.scai.org/drlt1.aspx?PAGE_ID=5150 http://www.scai.org/drlt1.aspx?PAGE_ID=5150 http://www.aameda.org http://www.scai.org/drlt1.aspx?PAGE_ID=5154 http://www.naccme.com/cldu/ http://www.naccme.com http://www.scai.org/drlt1.aspx?PAGE_ID=5154

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Saints Medical Center Fibromuscular Dysplasia in Children and Adolescents Cerebral Vascular Accident Following a Pulmonary Embolism: Search for the Hidden Patent Foramen Ovale Contents Clinical Editor’s Corner Meetings Calendar CEU Education Center Radiation Tracking in the Cardiac Catheterization Lab Letter to the Editor Carotid Stenting: An update Release from Stent-jail: Beneficial Snow-Plowing? Patient Management Guidelines Searching for a Cardiovascular Position? Tips for Creating a ‘Stand-Out’ Resume Long-Term Implications of Short-Term Closure Decisions – The Evolution to Vascular Access Management and the Boomerang Catalyst System The Ten-Minute Interview with… Angie Bowles, RN, CCRN CMS Issues Final FY 2008 IPPS Rule ACVP• Membership Page Experience with a New Workhorse Guidewire Ask the Clinical Instructor: Q&A for Those New to Cath Lab A Glimpse of the Future of Clinical Education: Boston Scientific’s SimSuite Bus Visits Carnegie Institute 2007 Educational Fair Held at the Washington Hospital Center Research Update: Original Contribution Abstracts from The Journal of Invasive Cardiology What Do You Think? A Virtual Cath Lab Viewer (VCL): The Development of an Online 3D C-arm Simulator and Coronary Anatomy Viewer Clinical & Industry News Cost-Effectiveness of the Radial versus Femoral Artery Approach to Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization

Cath Lab Digest - October 2007

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