4th Annual Cardiac Care Associate Cardiovascular Update &
48th Annual Carl J. Wiggers Memorial Lecture
April 13, 2011 | The Ritz-Carlton, Cleveland
Agenda
12:45-1:25 p.m.
Registration & Exhibits
1:25 p.m.
Welcome and Introductions
Robert E. Hobbs, MD, FACC; Melanie T. Gura, RN, MSN, CNS, CCDS, FHRS, FAHA, AACC
1:30-2:30 p.m.
Alternative Anticoagulation Strategies in Atrial Fibrillation: Issues and Answers?
Albert L. Waldo, MD, FACC
Interactive Presentation | pdf Handout
2:30-3:30 p.m.
Women and Arrhythmias
Kara J. Quan, MD, FACC
Interactive Presentation | pdf Handout
3:30-4:00 p.m.
Break & Exhibits
4:00-5:00 p.m.
Double Trouble: Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease
Lisa M. O’Brien, RN, MSN, CNP
Interactive Presentation | pdf Handout
5:00-6:00 p.m.
Advances in Percutaneous Valve Interventions
Samir R. Kapadia, MD, FACC
48th Annual Carl J. Wiggers Memorial Lecture
Guest Lecturer: John C. Burnett, Jr., MD, Mayo Clinic
6:00-7:00 p.m. Registration and Reception
7:00 p.m. Dinner
7:45 p.m. – 9:15 p.m. Innovative Designer Natriuretic Peptides for Cardiorenal Disease
John C. Burnett, Jr., MD
pdf Handout | mp3
Appreciation is expressed to the following companies for providing educational grants:
Abbott Vascular
Boston Scientific
Gilead Sciences Inc.
Medtronic
St. Jude Medical
Appreciation is expressed to the following companies for exhibiting at the meeting:
Abbott
AstraZeneca
Boehringer-Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals
Boston Scientific
Gilead Sciences Inc.
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
Lantheus Medical Imaging
Medtronic
Merck
sanofi-aventis
St. Jude Medical
ZOLL Cardiac Rhythm Management
