2011 Chapter Meeting Presentations 2010 Chapter Meeting Presentations 2009 Chapter Meeting Presentations Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus - Learn more about Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus since long-term complications of diabetes include CVD. In fact, two out of three people with diabetes die from CVD.   2011 Chapter Meeting Presentations: 2011 Chapter Meeting Presentations: The 2011 PaACC Chapter Meeting was held October 22, 2011 at ACE Conference Center in Lafayette Hill, PA.  Presentations from the meeting are listed here in an easy-to-use Adobe PDF format. After clicking on a file, click "open" to view the presentation, or save to your computer. Collaborative Cardiovascular Care: Hybrid Procedures by Amr Bannan, MD Understanding New Health Care Delivery Systems: Accountable Care Organizations by Frederick J. Bloom, Jr., MD Communications and Shared Decision Making in HF Management by Alfred A. Bove, MD, PhD, MACC Present Day Challenges and Threats in the Practice of Cardiovascular Medicine: ACC’s NCDR Registry Transforms These into Opportunities by Ralph Brindis, MD, MPH, MACC, FSCAI Cardiology Practice Trends 2011: The Importance of Advocacy by John U. Doherty, MD, FACC The Team Approach to Heart Failure by Mariell Jessup, MD, FACC, FAHA Anticoagulants: The New Frontier by Mitchell Laskin, R.Ph The Emerging Role of Mechanical Devices in Heart Failure by Paul Mather, MD Hospital to Home – H2H by Denise A. Rhodes, BSN, MS, CRNP Patient Assessment for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement by Lynda Tobin, CRNP The Fundamentals of a Transcatheter Valve Program by Elizabeth K. Walsh, RN Electronic Health Record (EHR) Meaningful Use by Jeffrey L. Williams, MD, MS, FACC, FHRS   2011 Fellow in Training Educational Conference Presentations: The FIT Educational Conference was held October 21, 2011 at ACE Conference Center in Lafayette Hill, PA. Presentations from the meeting are listed here in an easy-to-use Adobe PDF format. After clicking on a file, click "open" to view the presentation, or save to your computer. Introduction to Electrophysiology by William W. Barrington, MD, FACC Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) by Daniel Frisch, MD Syncope and Noninvasive EP Testing by Ralph J. Verdino, MD Pacemaker and Defibrillator Troubleshooting by Jeffrey L. Williams, MD, MS, FACC, FHRS   2010 Chapter Meeting Presentations: 2010 Chapter Meeting Presentations:  The 2010 PaACC Chapter Meeting was held October 15-17, 2010 at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Farmington, PA.  Presentations from the meeting are listed here in an easy-to-use Adobe PDF format. After clicking on a file, click "open" to view the presentation, or save to your computer. Practice Survival Strategies 2010: Impact of Healthcare Reform, CMS Rules, and a Sustainable Growth Rate by John U. Doherty, MD Meaningful Use Regulation for Electronic Medical Record (EMR) by John U. Doherty, MD, FACC Should We Merge? Advice from the Field by Albert R. Riviezzo Financial Performance in an Uncertain Environment by Kenneth T. Hertz, CMPE Practice Survival: ACC Update - The DC Effect by James Fasules, MD The Italian Network of Cardiac Care Units and the STEMI System of Care by Leonardo De Luca, MD, PhD - Italian Federation of Cardiology Debate: Surgical vs. Catheter-based MAZE for Afib by David Callans, MD and Giovanni Speziali, MD Health Care Reform – View from Pennsylvania Avenue and Main Street by Alfred A. Bove, MD, PhD Peripheral and Renal Artery Stenting – State of Art by Robert L. Wilensky, MD Stress Nuclear vs. Coronary CTA Imaging for the Symptomatic Moderate Risk Patient by Kim Williams, MD and Gilbert Raff, MD Cardiovascular Imaging: Focus on Stress Testing, Echocardiography, MRI, and CT by Caroline Doherty, CRNP ACC and the Role of CCA’s by Kay Blum, PhD, CRNP