CONFERENCE FACULTY Paul Fenster, MD, FACC
Conference Chair Associate Professor of Medicine The University of Arizona College of Medicine Tucson, Arizona
Sophia Airhart, MD, FACC
Assistant Professor of Medicine The University of Arizona College of Medicine Tucson, Arizona
Lillian Hansen, NP
Pulmonary Hypertension Nurse Practitioner and Program Manager Banner University Medical Center Tucson, Arizona
Raj Janardhanan, MD, MRCP, FACC, FASE Professor of Medicine and Medical Imaging Medical Director, Non-invasive Cardiac Imaging Banner University Medical Center Tucson, Arizona
Elizabeth Juneman, MD, FACC
Associate Professor of Medicine The University of Arizona College of Medicine Tucson Arizona
Sharon Morgan, NP
Banner University Medical Center Tucson, Arizona
Peter Ott, MD, FACC
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine The University of Arizona College of Medicine Tucson, Arizona
Kris Vijay, MD, MS, FACC, FACP, FNLA, FHFSA Medical Director, CHF Program Abrazo Arizona Heart Hospital Phoenix, Arizona
Sylvia Ortega-Jones
Program and Conference Manager Contemporary Forums
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EXHIBITS
To enhance your educational experience, we are inviting representatives from professionally relevant companies, organizations and hospitals to exhibit equipment, supplies, services and career opportunities. The schedule provides participants time for one-on-one discussion with exhibitors.
ATTENTION EXHIBITORS
Our attentive audiences are looking for you! For exhibit space information and current availability, contact Adriana LeBer with Contemporary Forums at: Phone: (949) 398-2363 Email: exhibits@cforums.com Visit: http://contemporaryforums.com/exhibitors
NEW! SPANISH MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS!
Contemporary Forums has developed an interactive, self-paced online course to help teach the novice or native speaker Spanish medical terminology. You earn a Certificate of Completion and Continuing Education credit when all modules are completed. Even if you are fluent in Spanish, you would learn the appropriate vocabulary for human anatomy and medical terminology. Visit contemporaryforumsonline.com/cf/ for more information or call (925) 361-4822.
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ACCREDITATION In support of improving patient care, Contemporary Forums is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive up to 14.25 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change. MAIN CONFERENCE NURSES and NURSE PRACTITIONERS 1
ANCC CERTIFIED NPs and CNSs
14.25 ANCC/ 17.10 CA BRN contact hours This course provides a maximum 8.25 pharmacotherapeutic hours toward the required 25 hours needed for ANCC recertification.
NURSE-MIDWIVES
14.25 hours
2
PHARMACOLOGY CREDIT FOR PRESCRIPTIVE AUTHORITY
3
Up to 9 hours available
PHYSICIANS
14.25 credits
4
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS
14.25 hours
OTHER PROFESSIONALS
14.25 hours
5 6
Contemporary Forums is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #04516. (CA BRN contact hour = 50 minutes) 2 The Continuing Education Committee of the American College of Nurse-Midwives grants reciprocity status to the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) for Category 1 offerings, providing the program is relevant to nurse-midwifery. Nurse-Midwives may report up to the listed hours of credit. 3 Rx indicates pharmacology content. Because states’ requirements vary, contact your Board of Nursing and certifying agency for the specifics of individual Rx requirements. 4 Contemporary Forums designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 14.25 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Application for CME credit has been filed with the American Academy of Family Physicians. Determination of credit is pending. 1
AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician Assistants may receive a maximum of the listed hours of Category I credit for completing this program. 6 You will receive a Certificate of Completion verifying your attendance at this course. Please comply with the guidelines of the appropriate boards, organizations or agencies in registering your credit. 5
Joint accreditation is the leading model of interprofessional collaboration that helps improve healthcare through continuing education for the team by the team. FOR MORE ACCREDITATION INFORMATION, CLICK HERE
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2018 7:30 A.M. Continental Breakfast, Registration and Exhibits 8:30
Welcome and Course Overview
P. Fenster
8:35
Primary Prevention of Atherosclerosis: P. Fenster Latest Guidelines on Lifestyle, Hypertension, Lipids, Aspirin (Rx = 1.25 hrs.) Discussion and Q&A (Rx = .25 hr.)
10:05
Refreshment Break/ Exhibits
10:30
Secondary Prevention of Atherosclerotic Complications: Reducing Risk in High Risk Patients (Rx = 1.25 hrs.)
P. Fenster
Discussion and Q&A (Rx = .25 hr.) 12:00 P.M. Lunch on Your Own 1:15
Evaluation of Chest Pain and Management of Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease (Rx = .50 hr.) Clinical Evaluation of Chest Pain
P. Fenster
Is Seeing Believing?: Echo, Nuclear, CT Angio, MRI
R. Janardhanan
Medical Therapy, Coronary Angiography and Revascularization
P. Fenster
Discussion and Q&A (Rx = .25 hr.) 3:30
Adjourn/Exhibits
Rx = Pharmacology Credit for Prescriptive Authority
Faculty Panel
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2018 6:30 A.M. Continental Breakfast, Registration and Exhibits 8:00
Syncope; Cardioembolic Stroke: Atrial Fibrillation, Patent Foramen Ovale (Rx = 1.25 hr.) Syncope: An Effective Diagnostic Approach
P. Ott
Choosing the Right Anticoagulant and Rate Controlling Drugs
S. Morgan
Atrial Fibrillation: Non-pharmacological Therapy Options; When to Refer to an Electrophysiologist
P. Ott
Does Patent Foramen Ovale Closure Prevent Stroke Recurrence? P. Fenster 10:30
Refreshment Break/ Exhibits
11:00
Discussion and Q&A (Rx = .25 hr.)
Faculty Panel
11:30
How to Interpret a Clinical Trial, Part 1: What You Should Know About Statistics
P. Fenster
12:15 P.M. Lunch on Your Own 1:30
Diabetes and Heart Disease; Heart Disease in Women (Rx = 1.25 hr.) K. Vijay Diabetes and Heart Disease: Have We Reached Punto Dolce in Maximizing Treatment Benefit? Pharmacotherapeutics in Diabetes Management: Extracting the Elixir from the Evidence
K. Vijay
Heart Disease in Women: Not Your Father’s Disease (Rx = .25 hr.)
E. Juneman
Discussion and Q&A (Rx = .25 hr.) 3:45
Faculty Panel
Adjourn/Exhibits
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2018 6:30 A.M.
Continental Breakfast, Registration and Exhibits
8:30
Evaluation of Dyspnea: Cardiac or Pulmonary? Management of Systolic Heart Failure: Don’t Miss a Beat
S. Airhart
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: It’s Complicated (Rx = .5 hr.)
E. Juneman
The Imperfect Marriage of Heart and Lungs: Pulmonary Hypertension, Chronic Lung Disease and Sleep Apnea
L. Hansen
10:30
Refreshment Break/ Exhibits
11:00
Discussion and Q&A (Rx = .25 hr.)
Faculty Panel
11:30
How to Interpret a Clinical Trial, Part 2: The Placebo Effect in Everyday Practice
P. Fenster
12:30 P.M.
Adjourn
Rx = Pharmacology Credit for Prescriptive Authority
CONFERENCE INFORMATION Dazzling Location Viva Las Vegas! It’s impossible to resist the excitement of the neon lights, the shrieks of delight from jackpot winners, and the glitz and glamour of the hotels on the strip. A Disneyland for adults? You bet … and Las Vegas is so much more and constantly evolving -- check out the Lucky Dragon, Vegas’ newest casino on the strip. Dine at restaurants inspired by the world’s greatest collection of chefs– Wolfgang Puck, Guy Fieri, Gordon Ramsey, Bobby Flay and Nobu Matsuhisa , just to name a few. Treat yourself to a world-class show, including a choice of Cirque du Soleil productions, Absinthe, a can’t-miss circus-style spectacular, the Blue Man Group or an ever-changing variety of celebrity performers at Caesars Palace, Hard Rock Café, Pearl Concert Theater and T-Mobile Arena. Discover a transformative experience at the Westin Las Vegas Hotel & Spa, a nongaming, non-smoking hotel. The outstanding location, just one block from the famous strip in Las Vegas, Nevada, enables you to be as close to (or as far from) the action as you’d like to be. Settle in to your refined, intuitively designed guest room, which offers modern amenities and the signature Westin Heavenly® Bed. Enjoy a delicious meal at Jake & Eli, maintain your healthy lifestyle with a visit to the WestinWORKOUT® fitness studio, a treatment at Hibiscus Spa and Salon, or take time to explore the strip and the surrounding area; the hotel is steps away from some of the most exciting things to do in Las Vegas! You’ll want to take in Las Vegas’ newest attraction, the LINQ Promenade. This dining, shopping and entertainment complex features a 550 foot observation wheel right in the heart of the Strip. The views of the Las Vegas valley are spectacular! The LINQ is the first Las Vegas destination resort designed to appeal to the socially motivated traveler, with direct access to unique and authentic attractions, shopping and dining experiences all encompassed in one urban entertainment district. Highlights include the famed restaurants Guy Fieri’s Vegas Kitchen & Bar, Hash House A-Go-Go and the Nook Café. The LINQ has the largest and finest collection of antique, classic, muscle, race, exotic and special interest automobiles in the world—$100 million worth—and most are for sale! World-class dining, internationally-known boutiques, award-winning golf courses, savvy nightclubs and European-style spas are calling you to this glittering city, known as “Vegas!” Join your colleagues for our Heart Disease conference and enjoy all of the fun in the city that never sleeps. For more information, call the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority at (702) 892-7575 or go online to www.visitlasvegas.com.
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TUITION
Registration must include full tuition payment or a $75 deposit to be accepted. Your tuition includes continental breakfasts, refreshment breaks, Certificate of Completion and online access to posted presentation handouts before and after the conference.
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REGULAR REGISTRATION (AFTER 9/12/18)
NURSES, PAs, RESIDENTS^, OTHERS
$649
$749
Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm, Pacific Time
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$749
$849
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$425
$425
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CONFERENCE INFORMATION HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS HOTEL
SPECIAL GROUP RATES/DATES
RESERVATIONS
The Westin Las Vegas Hotel & Spa 160 East Flamingo Road Las Vegas, NV, 89109 (702) 836-5900
$139 single/double November 7 - November 11, 2018
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Rates are per room and subject to prevailing state and local taxes.
All reservations made via the Telephone Call Center will be assessed a fee of $15 per reservation. This fee will NOT apply to reservations made via the internet.
Book by October 11, 2018
PHONE: (866) 837-4215 RESORT FEE Daily Resort fee of $29 – see Hotel website for what this includes. Attendees will make reservations directly with the Hotel via a direct web link or the telephone call center. Attendees may call the Hotel at 866-837-4215 on or before the cut-off date. Individuals must identify themselves as part of the Contemporary Forums Heart Disease Conference to receive the special Group rate. If reservation is guaranteed to a credit card, the first night’s guestroom and tax charge, per guestroom, will be billed immediately to the cardholder’s account.
2018 TRAVEL DISCOUNTS Contemporary Forums has a special discount agreement with United Airlines unavailable to the general public. To obtain these special conference fares visit www.united.com or (800) 426-1122 insert Offer Code ZEFA851558. Ticketing and payment can be done directly by you or through your travel agent. To ensure the best flights and times, since seats are limited, make your reservations early. Fares are guaranteed at the time of the ticket purchase. Hertz is the official car rental agency for the conference. Special rates will be in effect throughout the conference as well as one week before and after. For special rates and reservations, call HERTZ at (800) 654-2240 or (405) 749-4434, or go online at www.hertz.com and refer to Contemporary Forums plus the conference discount code CV#03000265.
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Reserve your spot now! Only a $75 refundable deposit necessary* ONLINE: To register go to www.HeartDiseaseConference.com PHONE: (800) 377-7707
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