FRIDAY 2:00 - 6:00

Fellows Oral Research and Case Competition
Michigan's cardiology fellows will present their research and challenging cases in this fourteenth annual competition. Winners to be announced at the Welcome Reception.

FRIDAY 4:00 - 6:00

Fellows Poster Competition

Michigan's cardiology fellows will defend their posters for conferees and judges. Winners to be announced at the Welcome Reception.

 

 

FRIDAY 1:00 - 6:00

Practice Management: Thriving in a Changing World

 

Presented by Jim Palazzo, President of Paragon Health, in concert with Michigan's practice executives and cardiologists.

Hospital Alignment: What to Consider
Put your practice and patients in the optimum position. Take home specifics on employee models, lease models, clinical co-management, and equipment lease models, and alignment toward quality.

Point: Counterpoint: Counterpoint
Why my practice is not considering integration.
Why my practice is in the middle of the fray.
Why my practice integrated.

The Nitty Gritty: Maximizing Efficiencies
Reduce cost, improve revenue, and increase efficiency by benchmarking your practice to national data and sharing successful strategies with your peers.

The Big Picture: Market Forces and You
Can private practice thrive or is it headed for extinction? Examine the market forces that impact cardiology group practices across the country and current dynamics in Michigan. Explore national and regional initiatives that shape how we will do business in the future such as Meaningful Use, Global Reimbursement, Hospital to Home (H2H), Accountable Care Organizations (ACO), and the Medical Home.

 

 

FRIDAY 3:00 - 6:00

CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK REDUCTION THROUGH WEIGHT MANAGEMENT

A CME CERTIFIED PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

OVERVIEW

This newly designed National Lipid Association (NLA) program focuses on the practical aspects of office based weight management for patients with cardiometabolic risk. The role and benefits of weight loss approaches in cardiometabolic risk reduction will be reviewed, and expert insight regarding their clinical implementation will be provided. This course incorporates case studies and basic quality improvement strategies to assist you in setting standards-based performance goals for managing various patient populations. Program tools will support patient education, outcomes measurement and practice improvement.

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of the educational activity, participants should be able to:

• Integrate established evaluation criteria into practice for the accurate classification of overweight and obese patients with cardiometabolic risk
  
  
• Recognize the importance of lifestyle modification in the reduction of cardiometabolic risk and encourage such changes in their patients
  
  
• Apply more effective physician/patient communication techniques to support patients' efforts at self-management
  
  
• Appropriately utilize pharmaceutical and surgical weight management strategies to assist patients in achieving and maintaining a healthy body weight
  
  
• Implement a team-based approach to the clinical management of overweight and obesity, effectively involving nurses, pharmacists, dietitians, lifestyle educators, and other healthcare professionals

Faculty:
Alan S. Brown, MD, FACC, FAHA, FNLA
Lynn Cofer-Chase, MSN, RN

AGENDA

3:00-3:10 Welcome

3:10-3:30 Caloric Restriction -- The Cornerstone of Weight Loss

3:30-3:50 Physical Activity -- Importance and Implementation

3:50-4:10 Pharmacotherapy for Weight Management -- Current Agents and Emerging Options

4:10-4:20 Weight Loss Recidivism -- Biological Determinants and Effective Management Techniques

4:20-4:30 Question and Answer

4:30-4:45 Clinical Management of the Patient with Type 2 Diabetes

4:45-5:00 Bariatric Surgery -- Indications, Procedures and Outcomes

5:00-5:30 Case Studies

5:30-5:45 Recommended Patient and Healthcare Provider Tools

5:45-6:00 Question and Answer

The course is supported by a grant from Sanofi-Aventis.

 

 

SATURDAY 7:00 - 12:20

 

Continental Breakfast

Welcome
Simon Dixon, MBChB, Conference Chair

Important Advances in Atrial Fibrillation Management: Drugs, Devices and More!
Hakan Oral, MD, University of Michigan

 

Beyond Statins: What Therapies Really Work?
Peter McCullough, MD, MPH, William Beaumont Hospital

 

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: The Next 50 Years
Barry Maron, MD, Minneapolis Heart Institute

 

Tips for Treating Resistant Hypertension
John Flack, MD, MPH, Detroit Medical Center

AMI: Optimizing Care
Thomas LaLonde, MD, St. John Hospital

Case presenter: Ramamanohara Pai, MD, St. John Hospital

Panelists:
Shukri David, MD, St. John Providence Health System
Gaurav Dhar, MBBS, Thoracic & Cardiovascular Institute

Cardiac Imaging in 2010 and Beyond: What Lies Ahead?
William Zoghbi, MD, Vice President, American College of Cardiology

 

Timing of Surgery in Mitral Regurgitation -- Early Intervention or Watchful Waiting
George Hanzel, MD, Willam Beaumont Hospital

 

The Heart Failure Epidemic: Strategies to Improve Outcomes and Prevent Re-Hospitalization

Jennifer Cowger, MD, MS, University of Michigan

Case Presenter: Marian Meduna, MS, PA-C

Panelists:
Mayar Jundi, MD, Covenant Heart Specialists
Barry K. Lewis, DO, FACC, Advanced Cardiovascular Health Specialists

Debate: Optimal Treatment of Left Main Disease

CABG is the ONLY Option
Louis Cannon, MD, Northern Michigan Hospital

PCI: Plenty of Data and Here to Stay!
Francis Shannon, MD, William Beaumont Hospital

Fellows Oral Case Competition Winner
Presenter to be determined at the competition on Friday.

 

SATURDAY 12:30 - 4:45

Collaborative Quality Initiatives
David Share, MD, BCBSM

Contemporary Practice and Outcomes of PVI in Michigan: BMC2 Results
P. Michael Grossman, MD, University of Michigan

Challenging Cases: PVI
Presenters and Panelists:

Herbert Aronow, MD, MPH, Michigan Heart
Robert F. Cali, MD, FACS, Spectrum Health Medical Group
Roberto Corpus, MD, Great Lakes Cardiology
Jon Eliason, MD, University of Michigan
James Fox, MD, Grand Traverse Heart Associates
Eugene Laveroni, DO, Botsford Hospital
Cyril Ruewende, MD, Michigan Heart
S. Yellayi, MD, Oakwood Healthcare System

Contemporary Practice and Outcomes of PCI in Michigan: BMC2 Results
Hitinder Gurm, MBBS, University of Michigan

Challenging Cases: PCI
Presenters and Panelists:

Louis Cannon, MD, Northern Michigan Regional Hospital
Stanley Chetcuti, MD, University of Michigan
Dennis Dunning, MD, Meijer Heart Center
Thomas LaLonde, MD, St. John Hospital
Steven Timmis, MD, Northpointe Heart Center
Majed Nounou, MD, McLaren Regional Medical Center
Kevin Clayton, DO, Grand Traverse Heart Associates

Closing Comments

 

SUNDAY 8:30 - 11:30

Welcome
Mike Gallagher, MD, President, Michigan Society of Echocardiography

1. Multi-Modality

Acute Chest Pain Evaluation in the Emergency Department: Which test, which patient?

Coronary CTA
Gilbert Raff, MD, William Beaumont Hospital

Nuclear
Karthik Ananthasubramaniam, MD, Henry Ford Hospital

Viability: What is the best imaging technique in patients with ischemic heart disease?

MRI
Ali Mahajerin, MD, West Michigan Heart

Nuclear and PET
Kim Williams, MD, Detroit Medical Center

 

2. Cardiac CTA-Advanced CV Imaging Consortium

Cardiac CTA Radiation Dose: Risk, Risk Perception, and Reduction Techniques
Kavitha Chinnaiyan, MD, William Beaumont Hospital

Appropriateness Criteria for Cardiac CTA: Call to Action
Tauqir Goraya, MD, PhD, Michigan Heart

3. Hot Echo Topics

Prosthetic Valves: Integrating the New ASE Guidelines into Daily Practice
William Zoghbi, MD, The Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center

Imaging the Aorta: Thoracic Aortic Disease 2010 Guideline Update
William Armstrong, MD, University of Michigan

Surgical Echocardiography: Time to Think in Three Dimensions
Karthik Ananthasubramaniam, MD, Henry Ford Hospital

SUNDAY 8:30 - 11:30

Welcome and Introduction
Tom Forbes, MD, Childrens Hospital
George Hanzel, MD, William Beaumont Hospital

Debate: Coarctation Stenting vs Surgical Repair in Patients > 4 Years of Age

Pro Stent
Ronald Grifka, MD, Helen DeVos Childrens Hospital

Pro Surgery
Richard Ohye, MD, University of Michigan

Left Atrial Appendage Closure for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation

Pro LAA Closure
George Hanzel, MD, William Beaumont Hospital

Pro Med RX
Scott Kaatz, DO, MSc, Henry Ford Hospital

Case Presentations and Panel Discussion

Post Infarct VSD's, Rare But Painful - Tips and Tricks
Tom Forbes, MD, Childrens Hospital

When and Who is a Candidate for a Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve?
Aimee Armstrong, MD, University of Michigan

Complex Percutaneous ASD Closure
Srinath T. Gowdagere, MD, Children's Hospital of Michigan

SUNDAY 8:30 - 10:30

Overview of Mission: Lifeline and New Developments in STEMI Care
Eric Bates, MD and Stuart Winston, DO, Mission Lifeline Co-chairs

Identifying Gaps in the Michigan System of Care
Denise Busman, CNS, Spectrum Health

Activities to Fill Gaps and Resources Available to Assist
Sarah Poole, American Heart Association

Sharing of Regional Solutions and Best Practices
James Fox, MD, Grand Traverse Heart