As in previous years, ACE will participate in major cardiovascular meetings taking place over the next several months. Each of these meetings focuses on achieving optimal patient outcomes in a healthcare environment increasingly driven by cost as well as quality. Be sure to follow our meeting coverage on Twitter (@ACE_CVEXCEL) and stop by the ACE booth at each meeting for the most current information on quality sessions. ACE looks forward to seeing you there!
TCT 2015
The world’s largest meeting specializing in interventional cardiovascular medicine, Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2015 will take place October 11-15, 2015 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California. The meeting, sponsored by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF), provides the latest evidence-based data affecting the practice of interventional cardiology and endovascular medicine. Session highlights include:
Saturday, October 10
- 12:00-6:00 pm: Cardiovascular Professionals (CVP) Course: 24th Annual Cardiovascular Nurse and Technologist Symposium, Part 1 – Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialists (RCIS) Review Course
Sunday, October 11
- 8:00 am – 12:00 pm: SCAI Cath Lab Boot Camp at TCT 2015
- 9:20-10:40 am: Session II. Cath Lab Quality
- 9:35 am: ACE and Quality: Is It Worth It for My Lab? Bonnie Weiner, MD
- 10:40 am – 12:00 pm: Session III. Cath Lab Economics
- 8:00 am – 5:50 pm: Cardiovascular Professionals (CVP) Course: 24th Annual Cardiovascular Nurse and Technologist Symposium, Part 2
Wednesday, October 14
- 1:00-2:00 pm: Hot Topic Lunch: Fellows Session 1: PCI Year-in-Review
- 1:12-1:20 pm: ACS/PCI Guidelines and AUC Update: Hitting the Highlights
Thursday, October 15
- 1:00-2:00 pm: Early Career Development for the New Interventionalist
- 1:15-1:23 pm: Understanding Quality: What Kind of QI Should I Look for in Practice?
- 2:00-6:10 pm: Didactic Symposia: The Left Main and Bifurcation Summit, Part 2: Left Main Intervention
- 2:26-2:34 pm: Who Should Undergo LM PCI Today? US and EU Guidelines and AUC Review
Vascular Interventional Advances (VIVA)
The Vascular Interventional Advances (VIVA) meeting (November 2-5, 2015, at the Wynn Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada) will present timely updates on the care of patients with vascular disease for a multidisciplinary audience of interventional cardiologists, vascular surgeons, and vascular medicine specialists. Session highlights include:
Tuesday, November 3
- 1:30-3:10 pm: SCAI @ VIVA
Wednesday, November 4
- 9:05-9:55 am: Increasing Safety During Peripheral Vascular Interventions
Be sure to visit the ACE exhibit at Booth #7 in the VIVA Exhibit Pavilion!
2016 CV Summit
The American College of Cardiology’s 2016 Cardiovascular Summit: Solutions for Thriving in a Time of Change will take place February 18-20, 2016, at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Intended for physicians of all clinical focus specialties within cardiology regardless of practice setting, the CV Summit will feature small group workshops and utilize dynamic teaching methods to help practitioners achieve operational excellence and financial success while improving high-quality, patient-centered, cost-efficient care.
NCDR 2016
The National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR) Annual Conference is scheduled for March 31 – April 1, 2016, in Chicago, Illinois. Geared toward an audience of registry professionals, quality experts, cardiovascular administrators and practicing physicians, the NCDR 2016 program features registry-specific education focused on data collection skills for increased accuracy, as well as ideas and best practices for achievable quality improvement projects.