Cardiac Symposium                    

      “The 3-D Connection (Drugs, Devices, and Dilemmas)”

          A joint effort between Covenant Heart Institute and University Medical Center

Saturday, October 9, 2004     

Covenant Health System Knipling Education/Conference Center 

Purpose/Goal

To facilitate patient safety and promote optimal care by providing participants with comprehensive theoretical and technical information related to patients requiring advanced cardiovascular intervention.          

Target Audience

Nurses, Radiologic Technologists, Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialists, Cardiovascular Techs               

(The program focuses primarily on Cath Lab and related areas.)

Objectives

Upon completion of this program, through lecture and discussion, the targeted audience should be able to:

·         Describe the integration of pharmacological strategies and angiographic determinants into management of the clotting cascade, especially during invasive procedures.

·         Discuss how diabetes puts cardiovascular patients at risk, supported by angiographic evidence, and discuss best practice management strategies.

·         Discuss new theories and techniques in managing or terminating atrial fibrillation, including the use of fluoroscopy and other mapping strategies.

·         Discuss new LVAD technology as destination therapy and bridge to transplant, including angiographic determinants in diagnosis and management.

·         Describe angiographic and clinical determinants of in-stent restenosis and how DES have impacted patient outcomes, hospital finances and strategic planning.

·         Discuss  prevention and management of complications during angiographic procedures.

·         Describe management of adult patients with treated or untreated congenital heart defects, including angiographic and other imaging techniques.

Agenda

7:45 A.M.         Registration/Exhibits       Continental Breakfast

8:20 A.M.         Welcome & Introduction

8:30 A.M.         The Clotting Connection   Dr. Chanwit Roongsritong

Pharmacological Strategies in Managing the Clotting Cascade

9:20 A.M.                The Insulin Connection    Dr. Leigh Ann Jenkins

The Effects of Diabetes  on  Cardiovascular Disease                                               

10:10 A.M.        Break/Exhibits 

10:25 A.M.             The Impulse Connection    Dr. Guy Wells

New Interventional Technologies in Atrial Fibrillation

11:15 A.M.             The Pump Connection     Dr. Donald Bricker

Left Ventricular Assist Devices

12:05 A.M.             Lunch Provided/Exhibits

The Ever-Changing Connection       Tips from the Traveler      Renee Meunier, RCIS

1:00 P.M.               The Real World Connection    Dr. James M. Wilson

The Impact of Drug Eluting Stents – One Year Later

1:50 P.M.               The Murphy Connection     Renee Meunier, RCIS

Expected and Unexpected Cath Lab Complication

2:40 P.M.               Break/Exhibits

2:55 P.M.               The Lifelong Connection   Dr James Harrell

Congenital Heart Disease in  the Grown Up Patient

3:45 P.M.               Evaluation/ Wrap-Up/Door Prizes   

CNE CREDIT

7.2 CNE contact hours will be awarded for this program.  is approved as a provider of  continuing education in nursing by the Texas Nurses Association, which is accredited as an approver of  continuing education in nursing by the 's Commission on Accreditation.   This approval meets Type I criteria for mandatory continuing education requirements toward relicensure as established by the Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of .

Criteria for successful completion is defined as attendance at the entire activity such as to accomplish the objectives as self-reported upon evaluation.

Approved for 7 hours Direct Credit by TSRT , 7 hours Category A Credit from ARRT,

7 hours Category A Credit byASRT        

For any additional information call:                  Patty Freier, RN       Phone (806) 725-0708

pfreier@covhs.org            

NEXT YEAR = October 8, 2005!