1st Annual CCA Update & 45th Annual Carl J. Wiggers Memorial Lecture

April 22, 2009  |  The Ritz Carlton, Cleveland

1:00 p.m.
Registration and Exhibits

1:15 p.m.
Welcome and Introductions
William R. Lewis, MD, FACC
Governor, Ohio Chapter of the ACC
Melanie T. Gura, RN, MSN, CNS, CCDS, FHRS, FAHA
Chair, CCA Committee, Ohio Chapter of the ACC

1:30 p.m.
Identifying The Patient With Atrial Fibrillation For The Primary Care
Provider: When Should Patient Be Referred?
Jennifer Cummings, MD, FACC

2:30 p.m.
Heart Disease: Are Women Tougher Than Men?
Suzanne Hughes, RN, MSN, FAHA

3:30 p.m.
Break and Exhibits

3:45 p.m.
The Ohio Prescription Monitoring Program
Richard J. Kasmer, Pharm.D., J.D.

4:45 p.m.
ACC Advocacy: A CCA Perspective
Melanie T. Gura, RN, MSN, CNS, CCDS, FHRS, FAHA
5:45 p.m.
Evaluation and CEU Certification Distribution

6:00 p.m.
Adjournment

46th Annual Carl J. Wiggers Memorial Lecture

6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Registration & Reception

7:00 p.m.
Dinner

7:45 – 9:15 p.m.
Progress in the Treatment of Heart Failure: from Lamentable to Limitless in Only Two Decades
Marvin A. Konstam, MD, FACC
Listen to the lecture (mp3)