Achieving Successful Outcomes in STEMI Patients: Keys to Optimizing Results

Complimentary Accredited Live Dinner Symposium -
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Friday, February 26, 2010
6:00 pm - 9:00pm
Loews Miami Beach Hotel
Miami Beach, Florida
Room: Americana Salon 3

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There is no registration fee for participating in this program.

Faculty:
Sameer Mehta, MD, Chair
Voluntary Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
President, Indo American Society of Interventional Cardiology
Miami, Florida

Roxana Mehran, MD
Columbia University Medical Center
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director of Outcomes Research
Data Coordination & Analysis for the Center for Interventional Vascular Therapies
Cardiovascular Research Foundation
Director of Data Coordinating & Analysis Center
New York, New York

Greg W. Stone, MD, FACC
Professor of Medicine
Director Research and Education
Center for Interventional Vascular Therapy
New York Presbyterian Hospital
Columbia University Medical Center
Vice Chairman of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation
New York, New York

Dean Kereiakes, MD, FACC
Medical Director
The Christ Hospital
Heart and Vascular Center / The Linder Center
Professor of Medicine, Ohio State University
Cincinnati, Ohio

Agenda:

6:00 pm - 7:00pm - Dinner

7:00 pm - Welcome and Introduction of Speakers- Sameer Mehta, MD

7:00 pm - 7:30pm - Anti Platelet Therapy for PCI – What is new in 2010! - Gregg Stone, MD, FACC

7:30 pm - 8:00 pm - Dual Anti-platelet Therapy and Primary PCI - Roxana Mehran, MD

8:00 pm - 8:30 pm - STEMI Medication Protocols for Inter-Hospital Transfer - Dean Kereiakes, MD, FACC

8:30 pm - 8:55 pm - Panel Discussion & Q&A

8:55 pm - 9:00pm – Wrap Up - Sameer Mehta, MD

Target Audience: This activity is designed for interventional cardiologists, emergency physicians, clinical cardiologists, cardiac and vascular surgeons, emergency department staff, critical care nurses, cardiovascular laboratory technologists and nurses, first responders, and hospital administrators.

Learning Objectives:
After completing this activity, participants should be able to:

• Discuss the role of a dual antiplatelet therapeutic approach in patients with acute coronary syndromes
• Apply STEMI medication protocols for inter-hospital transfer
• Compare the safety and efficacy of dual antiplatelet therapy and primary PCI for STEMI
• Review limitations and potential adverse clinical events of dual-antiplatelet therapy in a variety of patient subsets
• Review and apply the latest study results in determining the best available options of antithrombotic therapy within the clinical practice
• Compare and contrast the net clinical findings within the high risk patient population

Activity Overview
This dinner symposia will be held on Friday, February 26, 2010 at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel from 6:00-9:00pm.

CME Accreditation:

North American Center for Continuing Medical Education, LLC (NACCME) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

NACCME designates this educational activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CNE Accreditation:

North American Center for Continuing Medical Education, LLC (NACCME) is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association. Provider #: 110-3-E-06.

This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the PA State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

This continuing nursing education activity was approved for 2 contact hour(s).

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #13255 for 2 contact hour(s).

AHRA Accreditation Statement:

Approved for 2 Category A, ARRT continuing education credit(s).

Sponsored by North American Center for Continuing Medical Education, LLC
Supported by an educational grant from Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. and Lilly USA, LLC.

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