*Registration   *Agenda   *Course Director & Faculty  
*CE Credit   *Brochure

Course Description and Target Audience
The 24th Annual Cardiology Update is a one-day symposium which provides information regarding the latest advances in cardiology to rural healthcare providers who otherwise may not have the opportunity to experience it first-hand because of expense and time commitments. This program attracts approximately 100 healthcare providers per year from a 40-mile radius in western New York and northwestern Pennsylvania.

The target audience includes Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Nurses and other healthcare providers interested in the prevention, diagnosis and management of cardiovascular disease.

Agenda
6:45 AM
Registration & Continental Breakfast

7:30 AM
Welcome
Henry Storch, MD, FACC

7:40 AM
Congenital Heart Disease, Care from Childhood to Adulthood
Joseph Orie, M.D.

8:40 AM
AFIB Ablation Update
Ali A. Mehdirad, MD, FACC

9:40 AM
Break

10:00 AM
The Role of Hyperglycemia & Insulin in Acute Myocardial Infarction & Stroke
Paresh Dandona, MBBS, DPhil

11:00 AM
Aggressive Lipid Management & Introduction to New Bio Markers in Identifying Cardiovascular Disease
Nicholas G. Palladino, MD, JD

12:00 PM
Lunch

1:00 PM
Early Recognition & Treatment of Heart Failure - What Have We Learned from Recent Trials?
Garrie J. Haas, MD, FACC

2:00 PM
Legal Issues with Co-management & Consultation in Cardiovascular Patients
Victor Cotton, MD, JD

3:00 PM
Break

3:10 - 4:15 PM
All Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis Warrant Cardiac Surgery Consultation
Eric Roselli, MD

Speakers’ Times Are Subject To Change

Course Director
Henry Storch, MD, FACC
Internal Medicine/Cardiology
Olean Medical Group, Olean, New York

Faculty
Victor Cotton, MD, JD
Professor Adjunct of Law
Widener University, Harrisburg, PA
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Milton Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA

Paresh Dandona, MBBS, DPhil
Director, Diabetes-Endocrinology Center of WNY
Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Endocrinology
The State University of NY at Buffalo & Kaleida
Health, Buffalo, New York

Garrie J. Haas, MD, FACC
Director, Cardiovascular Clinical Research Unit
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Ohio State Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio

Ali A. Mehdirad, MD, FACC
Professor of Clinical Medicine, St. Louis University
Director of Electrophysiology, St. John's Mercy
Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri

Joseph Orie, MD
Cardiologist/Pediatrician
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center
Buffalo, New York

Nicholas G. Palladino, MD, JD
Director of the South Jersey Hypertension and Lipid
Clinic, Sicklerville, New Jersey

Eric Roselli, MD
Staff Cardiac Surgeon, Cleveland Clinic
Dept. of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

Continuing Education Credit
Physicians - The University of Louisville Continuing Health Sciences Education office designates this educational activity for a maximum of 7.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with their participation in the activity.

Nurses - This program has been approved by the Kentucky Board of Nursing for 8.4 contact hours through the University of Louisville School of Nursing, provider number 3-0046-01-2013-111, expiration date January 31, 2013. The Kentucky Board of Nursing approval of an individual nursing education provider does not constitute endorsement of program content. Participants must complete entire session, provide license and social security number and complete evaluation to receive contact hours.

AAFP - This activity has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 7.0 prescribed credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Registration
$45 For Physicians
$25 For All Other Healthcare Professionals

To register, please use the form on the brochure - Click Here

Registration Due By: April 12, 2010


Parking
Free Parking in all JCC lots & at N. Union St. meters, lot behind Cutco Theater, lot off Hamilton St., and lot off North Union St.


Driving Directions
For driving directions, go to http://www.mapquest.com

Brochure
Click here for a copy of the course brochure, which contains information regarding speakers, topics, etc. To download the file, right click on the link and select save as.

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Learning Objectives
1) Recognize the lines of responsibility between cardioligist, primary care physician and patient.
2) Cite the common mistakes which are made in comanagement.
3) Report necessary patient information in an efficient manner.
4) Identify the candidate for AFIB ablation.
5) Recognize complications in AFIB ablation.
6) Describe the early clinical changes that occur in the heart failure patient leading to hospitalization.
7) Review the pertinent data and clinical implications of the REVERSE and FAST studies.
8) Evaluate the clinical implications of ventricular remodeling.
9) Identify coronary risk factors.
10) Describe the management of coronary artery disease.
11) Assess Hyperglycemia and mortality and morbidity in AMI and stroke.
12) Discuss pro-inflammatory and pro-thrombotic action of glucose and hyperglycemia.
13) Describe Anti-inflammatory action of insulin.


Special Services
To request disability arrangements, contact us at 716-376-2237 at least 10 days prior to the conference. Olean Medical fully complies with the legal requirements of the ADA and the rules & regulations thereof.


Accreditation
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the University of Louisville and Olean Medical Group. The UofL School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.