Ohio-ACC 21st Annual Meeting
Saturday, October 15, 2011 
The Conference Center at NorthPointe  |  Lewis Center, OH

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Agenda

7:00-7:55 a.m.
Registration, Exhibits, Posters, and Continental Breakfast

7:55-8:00 a.m.
Welcoming Remarks
Robert E. Hobbs, MD, FACC

8:00-8:45 a.m.
Health Care Legislation: What’s in Store for You? – Report from the ACC
Richard J. Kovacs, MD, FACC

8:45-9:30 a.m.
New Therapies for Resistant Hypertension
Sanjay Gandhi, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI

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8:45 a.m.-10:15 a.m
Fellow-in-Training Session: Next Steps in a Cardiology Career
A special session for fellows-in-training. You will not want to miss important information about taking the next step in your cardiology career. Find out how to evaluate practice culture, clinical practice style, financial and business aspects of the practice, employment agreements, practice governance, management, risk management, partnership opportunities, how to select a geographical location, private practice vs. academe, what is the right salary, what to include in your CV, what questions to ask in an interview, what benefits to expect, and more.

Christopher J. Cooper, MD, FACC
Kanny S. Grewal, MD, FACC
Richard J. Kovacs, MD, FACC
Daniel W. Mudrick, MD, MPH
Florence G. Rothenberg, MS, MD, FACC
Scott Simmons, MBA, Discussion Leader

Attention Fellows-in-training! Take part in the poster competition also.

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9:30-10:15 a.m.
An Interactive Tutorial on Cardiac Oncology
Guilherme H. Oliveira, MD

10:15-11:00 a.m.
Break, Exhibits, Poster Competition

11:00-11:30 a.m.
Fellows-in-Training Oral Competition
Shikhar Agarwal, MD & J. Emanuel Finet, MD 

11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
What Do You Know About Cardiac Hemodynamics?
James C. Fang, MD, FACC

12:15-1:00 p.m.
Lunch

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12:15-1:00 p.m.
Special Networking Luncheon for
Women in Cardiology

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1:00-1:45 p.m.
A Practical Guide to the New Anticoagulants
DP Suresh, MD, FACC, FSCAI

1:45-2:00 p.m.
Break

2:00-2:45 p.m.
Name That Image! Cardiac Imaging to Guide Decision Making for Heart Valve Disease
Kanny S. Grewal, MD, FACC and Richard A. Grimm, DO, FACC
Moderator: Thomas John Ryan, MD, MBA, FACC

2:45-3:30 p.m.
How to Manage Heart Failure & Cardio-Renal Syndrome
William T. Abraham, MD, FACC

3:30 p.m.
Poster Winner and Oral Competition Winner Announcements & Adjournment

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Registration

The registration fee for the meeting includes educational materials, breakfast, and lunch.

* Physician: Member – $90; Non-Member Physician – $100
* Cardiac Care Associate: Member – $60; Non-Member – $70
* Practice Manager: $35
* Fellows, Residents and Students: FREE with pre-registration

Cancellations

Cancellation requests must be received by October 7, 2011. No refunds will be made after that date.

Meeting Location

The Conference Center at NorthPointe
9243 Columbus Pike
Lewis Center, Ohio 43035
Phone: 866.233.9393 Fax: 614.880.4167

Hotel Reservations

Call the hotel at 866.233.9393 by September 19, 2011, to book your room. Room reservation rates INCLUDE dinner on Friday, October 14, in the dining room from 5:30-8:00 pm (or boxed dinner for late arrival with prior notification), and overnight accommodations. The special discounted rates are as follows:

• Meeting attendee single occupancy is $199 + tax
• Meeting attendee double occupancy is $175 + tax per meeting attendee

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