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Spotlight Sessions

Dedicated programs with expert instructors cover five key areas:

    . Clinical Cardiology (ClinCard)

    . Electrophysiology

    . Integrated Imaging

    . Vascular Hypertension & Prevention

Topic Tracks Tailored to Your Learning Style

ACC.07 will feature eight topic tracks:

    . Cardiac Arrhythmia

    . Cardiac Function and Heart Failure

    . Imaging and Diagnostic Testing

    . Myocardial Ischemia and Infraction

    . Pediatric Cardiology and Adult Congenital Heart Disease

    . Special Topics

    . Valvular Heart Disease

Every topic track includes a variety of educational formats to fit your learning style. You'll find educational sessions in the form of mini courses, Meet the Experts events, Brown Bag Breakfast and Lunch panels, symposia and core curriculum. Mix and match to meet your educational needs.

Abstract Presentations

Presenters showcase original developments in oral and poster formats throughout the meeting. New abstracts presentation formats include e-abstracts and moderated e-abstracts/poster sessions in addition to featured oral and poster sessions.

Program Goals

    . To facilitate worldwide knowledge acquisition and exchange regarding global issues and challenges related to cardiovascular care and disease prevention

    . To offer education that integrates the best practices of cardiovascular specialists and related health care professionals working in multidisciplinary teams

    . To provide a forum in which scientists and investigators working in cardiovascular disease can exchange new and continuing research

    . To emphasize the translation of evidence-based cardiovascular science and clinical trial data into daily clinical practice

    . To offer needs-based educational programming including the comprehensive review of current established practice patterns as well as state-of-the-art updates and techniques in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease

    . To provide registrants with the opportunity to update their knowledge of available pharmaceuticals, medical devices and literature through interactions with industry representatives

    . To disseminate information related to practice management, quality of care, ethical practices and other non-clinical topics of importance to practicing cardiovascular physicians

    . To foster relationships between and within groups of cardiovascular professionals with similar clinical, geographic and/or educational interests

Target Audience

The Annual Scientific Session is intended for all professionals involved in delivering cardiovascular care, with particular emphasis on physicians, scientists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and nurses. Medical students and trainees, technicians, dietitians, administrators and other health care professionals will also benefit from various sessions and interaction with their cardiovascular colleagues. All registrants will be enriched through the comprehensive programming, stimulating discussions and the Exposition.

Continuing Medical Education Credit

The American College of Cardiology Foundation is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American College of Cardiology Foundation designates this educational activity for a maximum of 35.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Continuing Nurse Education Credit

The American College of Cardiology Foundation is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This activity will offer up to 42 contact hours of nursing education.




ACC.07 Scientific Session
Grant Acknowledgments

The American College of Cardiology Foundation expresses sincere gratitude to the following companies for their educational grant support of ACC.07 Education:

 

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Patron Level
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
AstraZeneca LP
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
CV Therapeutics
Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.
Ethicon, Inc.
Mallinckrodt Inc.
McKesson Provider Technologies & EMC2 Corporation
Merck/Schering-Plough Pharmaceuticals
Reliant Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Schering-Plough Corporation
Scios, Inc.
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. & EMC2 Corporation
Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
The Medicines Company

 

Commitments as of 3/16/2007