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22nd Annual Meeting of the FCACC
Cardiology 2008
The FCACC Annual Meeting increases your clinical competence, enhances your business acumen and develops your political proficiency. One weekend will revolutionize the way you see your role as a change agent for your patients and your profession.
And your family is invited to all our social events…including a private dinner at EPCOT's Living Seas Pavilion with a private viewing of Illuminations the Disney fireworks show.
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EDUCATIONAL AGENDA
Saturday, August 23, 2008
7:15-7:55am
Breakfast with Exhibitors
7:55-8:00am
Welcome
Alberto Montalvo, MD
Chapter President
Bradenton, FL
8:00-8:30am
ACC Update
Jack Lewin, MD
CEO, American College of Cardiology
Washington, DC
8:30-9:15am
Keynote Address: Atherogenesis: From Genomics to Bedside; What We Know in 2008
Valentin Fuster, MD
Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, NY
9:15-9:45am
Update on the Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension: What is the Role of the Primary Cardiologist?
Debra Fertel
University of Miami,
Miami, FL
9:45-10:30am
Young Investigator Presentations
Fred Kusamoto, MD
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL
10:30-11:00am
Break
11:00-11:30am
Revascularization in the Presence of Left Ventricular Dysfunction: How Much Viability is Needed to Have a Successful Outcome?
Robert Bonow, MD
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL
11:30-12:30pm
Issues That Alter Your Income, Change Your Clinical Practice and Threaten Your Future: The Reimbursement Roundtable.
Jerald Saef, MD
Chair, FCACC Third Party Reimbursement Committee
Sarasota, FL
Sunday, August 24, 2008
7:30 – 8:00am
Breakfast with Exhibitors
8:00-8:45am
2008 Callen Lecture
Joshua M. Hare, MD
University of Miami
Miami, FL
8:45 – 9:15am
Politically Speaking: Pay Attention, Get Active, Give Money or Life as You Know it Disappears
Steve West, MD
Chair, FCACC Advocacy Committee
President, Florida Medical Association
Ft. Myers, FL
9:15-9:45am
CRT: The Dos and Don’ts of Synchronizing the Heart in 2008
William Abraham, MD
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
9:45-10:15am
Roundtable Discussion: What’s Up in the Latest Clinical Trials?
C.R. Conti, MD
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
10:15-10:35am
Break
10:35-11:35am
Florida Case Presentations
Juan Aranda, Jr., MD
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
11:35-Noon
Chapter Update & Business Meeting
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