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1st Annual Cardiovascular Care Update
Agenda
1:00 - 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 30, 2008
1st Annual Cardiac Care Associate Cardiovascular Update
A special meeting preceding the Wiggers Lecture
for RNs, APNs, PAs, and Pharmacists
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Overview: This seminar has been established to assist CCAs discover strategies to anticipate research–driven changes in practice, to enhance professional growth, and to demonstrate efficacy in team-based patient care practices as new clinical approaches and technologies emerge.
1:00 p.m.
Registration
1:15 p.m.
Welcome and Introductions
William R. Lewis, MD, FACC
Governor, Ohio Chapter of the ACC
Melanie T. Gura, RN, MSN, CNS, CCDS, FHRS, FAHA
Chair, CCA Committee, Ohio Chapter of the ACC
1:30 p.m.
Identifying The Patient With Atrial Fibrillation For The Primary Care
Provider: When Should Patients Be Referred?
Jennifer Cummings, MD, FACC
2:30 p.m.
Heart Disease: Are Women Tougher Than Men?
Suzanne Hughes, RN, MSN, FAHA
3:30 p.m.
Break
3:45 p.m.
The Ohio Prescription Monitoring Program
Richard J. Kasmer, Pharm.D., J.D.
4:45 p.m.
ACC Advocacy: A CCA Perspective
Melanie T. Gura, RN, MSN, CNS, CCDS, FHRS, FAHA
5:45 p.m.
Evaluation and CEU Certification Distribution
6:00 p.m.
Adjournment
6.00 p.m.
45th Annual Carl J. Wiggers Memorial Lecture