“PMC has organized a superb program with an impressive lineup of speakers and topics.  The discussions and exchange of ideas should help catapult individualized cardiovascular medicine forward – which is desperately needed!”

-Eric J. Topol, M.D., Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute and Chief Academic Officer, Scripps Health

Cardiovascular disease remains the number one cause of death in the U.S., and will likely become the number one cause of death globally. At the same time, new understandings of individual variations are increasingly re-shaping our ability to treat various aspects of the disease.

A special report in Nature noted that, after oncology, cardiology holds the most promise in personalizing, and therefore improving, therapies.

• Discuss personalized medicine's current and potential impact on patient outcomes
• Review emerging technologies and applications that may shape the field in the future
• Learn the results of an ACC survey examining personalized medicine adoption rates among U.S. cardiologists
• Identify barriers to adoption
• Develop recommendations for next steps with an emphasis on actions and evidence that are needed for adoption and improved quality of patient care

A full program agenda is available here.

Conference registration may be paid by credit card or check.  A link to pay by credit card will be included in the conference registration confirmation email.

General Registration: $750

PMC, ACC and AMA Member Registration: $500

Conference Speaker, DC and Baltimore-area Medical Students and Faculty, Federal Government Employee and Press Registration: Free