Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences Iroquois Building, Suite 302 200 Lothrop Street Pittsburgh, PA USA 15213-2536 Nonprofit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Pittsburgh, PA Permit No. 2110 Cardiovascular Care, Quality, and Outcomes in the New Era of Health Care: An Interactive Forum for General Practitioners and Cardiologists J u n e 2 2 ~ 2 4, 2 0 1 2 Cardiovascular Care, Quality, and Outcomes in the New Era of Health Care: An Interactive Forum for General Practitioners and Cardiologists To register online, go to: https://ccehs.upmc.com/liveformalcourses.jsf Course Director Suresh Mulukutla, MD Course Co-Directors Oscar Marroquin, MD Francis X. Solano Jr., MD Clinical Daniel Edmundowicz, MD Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences Heart and Vascular Institute Center for Quality, Outcomes, and Clinical Research June 22~24, 2012 Nemacolin Woodlands Farmington, Pennsylvania
O V E RV I E W The format of this three-day conference will include interactive presentations from nationally and locally recognized thought leaders from academic and clinical settings. Expert case discussion will be featured which will give the participants ample time for interaction with faculty to improve knowledge acquisition. Question and answer sessions, round table and debate will also be incorporated. O B J E C T I V E S At the conclusion of this course, the participant will be able to: Discuss in detail the multiple areas of cardiovascular medicine. Draw informed clinical decisions in cardiovascular medicine. Cite responsible and balanced debate on conventional and controversial issues in the area of cardiovascular medicine. Forecast and discuss important issues and trends in cardiovascular medicine. Assess health locally and regionally by evaluating the quality of medicine care and disease prevention. W H O S H O U L D AT T E N D The course is designed for cardiologists (both general and sub-specialty), internists, family practitioners, physicians assistants, and cardiovascular nurse practitioners and other interested health care professionals. C O N T I N U I N G E D U C AT I O N C R E D I T The is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The designates this live activity for a maximum of 14.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Other health care professionals are awarded 1.4 continuing education units (CEU s) which are equal to 14.75 contact hours. P R O G R A M S C H E D U L E June 22, 2012 Friday 9:00 am Registration 10:30 am Introductory Remarks 10:45 am Carotid and AAA Screening Targeted Screening or Screening for All? Rabih Chaer, MD; Melissa McNeil, MD 11:30 am Hypertension: Is Getting to Goal Always the Goal? James Johnston, MD; John Schindler, MD; Jorge Lindenbaum, MD; Mark Unruh, MD 12:15 pm Hypertension: The Resistant Patient James Johnston, MD; John Schindler, MD; Jorge Lindenbaum, MD; Mark Unruh, MD 1:00 pm Lunch and Visit Exhibits 1:30 pm Is the ACCORD Trial Causing Discord in Our Quality Metrics? Mary Korytkowski, MD; Raquel Buranosky, MD 2:15 pm Did Niacin Fall Flat after Aiming High? Daniel Edmundowicz, MD; Raquel Buranosky, MD 3:00 pm Coffee Break and Visit Exhibits 3:15 pm New Anticoagulants for AFib Cause for Celebration or Thoughtful Reconsideration? Sandeep Jain, MD; David Schwartzman, MD; Francis Solano, MD 4:00 pm LDL Lowering Putting Quality Metrics, Guidelines, and Outcomes in Proper Context Daniel Edmundowicz, MD; Aryan Aiyer, MD 4:45 pm Transparency in Medicine Gearing Up for Physician Profiling Steven Shapiro, MD; John Reilly, MD; Joon Sup Lee, MD 5:30 pm Friday Adjournment 7:30 pm Dinner (free for conference attendees; guest will incur an additional fee) 2 3
June 23, 2012 Saturday 6:00 am Continental Breakfast 7:00 am Contemporary Management of Heart Failure in Outpatient and Inpatient Settings Ravi Ramani, MD; Dennis McNamara, MD; Michael Finikiotis, MD 7:45 am CHF Performance Measures: What Do They Mean in the Era of Healthcare Reform? Dennis McNamara, MD; Ravi Ramani, MD; Moderator: Steven Shapiro, MD 8:30 am Shared Decision Making Is It Important and Can It Be a Reality? Joon Sup Lee, MD; Suresh Mulukutla, MD; Loren Roth, MD; Anne Boland Docimo, MD, MBA 9:15 am Break and Visit Exhibits 9:45 am CAD Therapy Are We Really Making the Right Choices for Our Patients? Conrad Smith, MD; Lawrence Wei, MD; Frederick Crock, MD 10:30 am Burden of Cardiovascular Testing on the Healthcare System Joon Sup Lee, MD; Prem Soman, MD; Anne Boland Docimo, MD, MBA 11:15 am What s Going On at the ACC? ACC/PaACC speaker to be announced 12:15 pm Saturday Adjournment June 24, 2012 Sunday 6:00 am Continental Breakfast 7:00 am Heart Disease in Women...What Every Woman and Provider Should Know Sun Scolieri, MD; Elizabeth Piccione, MD; Katie Berlacher, MD; Nicole Lemieux, MD 7:45 am Contemporary Controversies in the Management of Mitral Valve Regurgitation Vinay Badhwar, MD; Conrad Smith, MD; Frederick Crock, MD 8:30 am Aortic Valve Replacement Selecting the Right Patient and the Right Procedure Joon Sup Lee, MD; John Schindler, MD; Thomas Gleason, MD 9:15 am Break and Visit Exhibits 9:30 am Drug Safety in Cardiovascular Patients: Reacting to FDA Warnings Maria Brooks, PhD; Melissa McNeil, MD 10:15 am Newer Antiplatelet Agents What to Choose and When Catalin Toma, MD; Conrad Smith, MD 11:00 am Conference Adjournment Schedule is subject to change C O U R S E D I R E C T O R Suresh Mulukutla, MD C O U R S E C O-DIRECTORS Oscar Marroquin, MD Francis X. Solano Jr., MD Clinical Daniel Edmundowicz, MD G U E S T FA C U LT Y American College of Cardiology/ Pennsylvania Chapter (ACC/PaACC) Speaker to be announced L O C A L FA C U LT Y Aryan Aiyer, MD Visiting Katie Berlacher, MD Maria M. Brooks, PhD Associate Professor of Epidemiology Department of Epidemiology University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health Raquel Buranosky, MD Rabih Chaer, MD Associate Professor of Surgery Frederick W. Crock, MD 4 5
Anne Boland Docimo, MD, MBA Chief Medical Officer, UPMC Health Plan Senior Medical Director, UPMC Hospitals Michael Finikiotis, MD Clinical Thomas G. Gleason, MD Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Sandeep K. Jain, MD James R. Johnston, MD Mary Korytkowski, MD Joon Sup Lee, MD Nicole Lemieux, MD Jorge Lindenbaum, MD Clinical Dennis McNamara, MD Melissa A. McNeil, MD Elizabeth Piccione, MD Clinical Ravi Ramani, MD John J. Reilly Jr., MD Jack D. Myers Professor and Chair Loren Roth, MD Associate Senior Vice Chancellor for Clinical Policy and Planning Health Sciences, University of Pittsburgh John Schindler, MD David Schwartzman, MD Sun J. Scolieri, MD Steven Shapiro, MD Conrad Smith, MD Prem Soman, MD Catalin Toma, MD Mark Unruh, MD Lawrence Wei, MD Visiting Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery In accordance with Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education requirements on disclosure, information about relationships of presenters with commercial interests (if any) will be included in materials distributed at the time of the conference. All faculty are affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, unless otherwise indicated. 6 7
M E E T I N G L O C AT I O N A N D A C C O M M O D AT I O N S The conference will be held at Nemacolin Woodlands, located at 1001 Lafayette Drive, Farmington, PA 15437. The conference has contracted a limited number of hotel rooms at Nemacolin Woodlands for conference attendees. You may book a room by calling the hotel at (724) 329-8555 or 1 (800) 422-2736 and asking for the UPMC/ACC Cardiology Update room block in order to receive our reduced rates. The special reduced rate is $239 for a room at the Lodge and $309 for a room at the Chateau plus applicable taxes and fees per night. These accommodations are not included in registration fee. If you experience any problems booking your room, please telephone (412) 864-1436. Room availability cannot be guaranteed beyond the contracted block end date of 12:00 pm May 7, 2012. Directions and Additional Information Pittsburgh (South) Rt. 51 South to Rt. 40 East (Uniontown) Turn right onto Rt. 40 East (also posted as Rt. 119 South) Continue Rt. 40 East approx. 16 miles to Farmington Nemacolin is located on the left side of Rt. 40 East Pittsburgh (Airport, West and North) Rt. 60 South to I-79 South I-79 South to I-70 East (Washington, PA) I-70 East to Rt. 43 South (California Exit) Rt. 43 South to Rt. 40 East (Brownsville ) Continue Rt. 40 East approx. 32 miles to Farmington Nemacolin is located on the left side of Rt. 40 East Pittsburgh (East) PA Turnpike to Rt. 119 South (Exit 75 (old exit 8), New Stanton) Rt. 119 South through Connellsville to Rt. 40 East (Uniontown) Continue Rt. 40 East approx. 16 miles to Farmington Nemacolin is located on the left side of Rt. 40 East For more detailed direction from other regional locations please visit: http://www.nemacolin.com/nem_cms.asp?sectionid=56 For any further inquires about the Nemacolin Woodlands, please contact them via phone at 1 (800) 422-2736 or via email at birds.of.a.feather@nemacolin.com. 8 R E G I S T R AT I O N I N F O R M AT I O N Pre-register The early registration period will end on Monday, May 21, 2012. After May 21, 2012, the late registration period will begin and registrations will be accepted until June 18, 2012 at an additional fee. We cannot guarantee space in the program or any program inclusions for those registrations received after this date. If space is available after this date, on-site registration will be required and incur an additional processing fee. Online Registrations (due by June 18, 2012) Registering online is the quickest and easiest way to reserve your space at CCEHS conferences. Visit our online registration site at https://ccehs.upmc.com/liveformalcourses.jsf Click the Registration button and enter all the requested information (including an email address and follow the prompts to submit your registration after entering your payment information. Print the automatic electronic registration confirmation email sent to the email address you provided us when you registered. If you do not receive this confirmation, please contact us at (412) 647-8232. Paper Registrations by Fax or Mail (see contact information on page 11) If you are unable to register online please submit a request for paper form. UPMC employees whose registration fee will be remitted via journal transfer must request the paper registration form. A confirmation letter will be faxed or mailed if registration is completed through the mail or fax by the pre-registration deadline. If you register online, you will receive an immediate email confirmation message. Please note: Registration is not complete until you receive this confirmation. If you do not receive this letter within 5-7 days of registration, please contact us at (412) 647-8232. You must bring this confirmation letter with you to the conference. Registration Fees Early/On-Time Rate (all registration received on or before May 21, 2012) $350 Physician Fee Free Residents and Fellows $100 Nurses, PAs, and other health care professionals Late Registration (all registrations received after May 21, 2012) $400 Physician Fee $150 Residents and Fellows $150 Nurses, PAs, and other health care professionals 9 continued on page 10
R E G I S T R AT I O N I N F O R M AT I O N (continued from page 9) On-site Registration (required after June 18, 2012) $400 Physician Fee $150 Residents and Fellows $150 Nurses, PAs, and other health care professionals Registration fee includes (for conference registrants only): Continuing education credit Registration and course materials Continental breakfast, refreshments and lunch Friday Night Family Dinner Cancellation All cancellations must be in writing and sent to us via U.S. mail, e-mail or fax. Tuition for cancellations postmarked or date stamped before or on June 8, 2012 will be completely refunded. After June 8, 2012, a $35 administrative fee will be assessed. No refunds will be made after June 15, 2012. Cancellation requests can be made to: Beth A. Leslie Heart and Vascular Institute Forbes Tower, 11th Floor 200 Lothrop Street Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Phone: (412) 864-1436 Fax: (412) 647-4881 Email: leslieba@upmc.edu F O R A D D I T I O N A L I N F O R M AT I O N, C O N TA C T : Beth A. Leslie Heart and Vascular Institute Forbes Tower, 11th Floor 200 Lothrop Street Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Phone: (412) 864-1436 Fax: (412) 647-4881 Email: leslieba@upmc.edu V I S I T T H E C E N T E R F O R C O N T I N U I N G E D U C AT I O N I N T H E H E A LT H S C I E N C E S W E B S I T E Our Internet address is: https://ccehs.upmc.com The UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences invites you to visit our web location. Receive information on CME programs, earn CME credits on the Internet, and access information about our formal courses and much more. Discover who we are and how you can contact us. Please visit our web location often to get updated information on upcoming programs. The UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences reserves the right to cancel this program if sufficient registrations are not received. In the case of cancellation, the department will fully refund registration fees. S P E C I A L N E E D S Participation by all individuals is encouraged. Advance notification of any special needs will help us provide better service. Please notify us of your needs at least two weeks in advance of the program by calling (412) 864-1436. The University of Pittsburgh, as an educational institution and as an employer, values equality of opportunity, human dignity, and racial/ethnic and cultural diversity. Accordingly, the University prohibits and will not engage in discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, disability, or status as a disabled veteran or a veteran of the Vietnam era. Further, the University will continue to take affirmative steps to support and advance these values consistent with the University s mission. This policy applies to admissions, employment, access to and treatment in University programs and activities. This is a commitment made by the University and is in accordance with federal, state, and/or local laws and regulations. For information on University equal opportunity and affirmative action programs and complaint/grievance procedures, please contact: William A. Savage, Assistant to the Chancellor and Director of Affirmative Action (and Title IX and 504 Coordinator), Office of Affirmative Action, 901 William Pitt Union, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, (412) 648-7860. 10 11