AHA Cardiovascular Evening Symposium
Please join us in the evening for these accredited evening symposia that are planned by the AHA's Committee on Scientific Sessions Program.Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease: Current Controversies
Heart Failure: Challenges Old and New
Atrial Fibrillation Management: Clinical Challenges
| Date: | Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013 |
Time: | 7–9 p.m. Please note registration will begin at 6:00 p.m. (first come first serve basis) followed by a modest dinner. |
| Location: | Omni Dallas Hotel Dallas Ballroom BC 555 South Lamar Street Dallas, TX 75202 214.744.6664 |
| Overview: | The session comprises of 5 speakers, each with a 24-minute lecture. |
| Target Audience: | Cardiologists, cardiology interventionalists, primary care physicians, nurses and nurse practitioners, diabetes educators, pharmacists, endocrinologists, other cardiovascular specialists. |
| Learning Objectives: | 1. Identify the most appropriate hyperglycemic agent(s) for a variety of patient types based on the drug’s safety, efficacy, tolerability, and potential effects on cardiovascular health. |
Downloadable Agenda and Faculty Itinerary
| Date: | Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013 |
| Time: | 7–9 p.m. Please note registration will begin at 6:00 p.m. (first come first serve basis) followed by a modest dinner. |
| Location: | Omni Dallas Hotel Dallas Ballroom BC 555 South Lamar Street Dallas, TX 75202 214.744.6664 |
| Overview: | The session comprises of 3 case presentations with 6 speakers, each with 15-minute lectures and 5-minute wrap-up in between cases. |
| Target Audience: | Primary care physicians, cardiologists, interventional cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, nurse practitioners and pharmacists. |
| Learning Objectives: | 1. Discuss new data emerging from the STICH trial and the clinical implications of these findings. |
Downloadable Agenda and Faculty Itinerary
Atrial Fibrillation Management: Clinical Challenges
| Date: | Monday, Nov. 18, 2013 |
| Time: | 7–9 p.m. Please note registration will begin at 6:00 p.m. (first come first serve basis) followed by a modest dinner. |
| Location: | Omni Dallas Hotel Dallas Ballroom BC 555 South Lamar Street Dallas, TX 75202 214.744.6664 |
| Overview: | The moderator will present and discuss a preplanned case. The case will represent a patient with mildly symptomatic PAF with a CHADS2 score of 1 to perhaps 2. The type of case represents how a patient is managed differently by various physicians. Three questions will be posed to the learners: (1) Whether and what type of anticoagulation should be used, (2) Rate vs. rhythm, (3) Indications for ablation. An ARS poll will be conducted before each test question to determine the learner’s responses. After each poll the presenters will give their opinion. |
| Target Audience: | Primary care physicians, cardiologists, electrophysiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, cardiovascular nurses, primary care nurse practitioners, and pharmacists. |
| Learning Objectives: | 1. Describe the appropriate workup for patients with suspected AF, and additional tests that may be useful in specific situations. |
