• 09/26/2014

    Upcoming Quality Events in Cardiovascular Medicine

    By Marcia Schallehn ACE Director, Strategic Marketing

    Scripps, VIVA and ISET
    Over the next few months, ACE will participate in educational events and sessions at major cardiovascular meetings focused 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!

    Scripps Cardiovascular Interventions 2014
    Sponsored by the Scripps Clinic, the 25th Annual Cardiovascular Interventions meeting (October 21-24, 2014, Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines in La Jolla, California) will provide practicing clinicians with an overview of the latest advances in interventional cardiology. Session highlights include:

    Tuesday, October 21, 2014
    • 2:30-3:00 pm: Health Economics and Current Trends in Cardiology
    Wednesday, October 22, 2014
    • 11:00-11:30 am: Economics of Radial Angiography and Intervention
    • 12:00-12:30 pm: Developing a Transradial Primary PCI Program
    Friday, October 24, 2014
    • 4:00-6:00 pm: Creating a Cost Containment Program for Interventional Cardiologists
    The Scripps CME App allows meeting participants to browse the conference agenda, build a personal schedule, and access course
    materials.

    Vascular Interventional Advances (VIVA)
    The Vascular Interventional Advances (VIVA) meeting (November 4-7, 2014, 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.

    Earlier this year, ACE announced new accreditation and external-review services for four catheter-based cardiovascular procedures starting with Peripheral Vascular Procedures. ACE is proud to celebrate its entry into the peripheral vascular disease arena by participating in its first VIVA meeting. Session highlights include:

    Monday, November 3, 2014
    • 10:59-11:07 am: What Are the Most Important Measurable Outcomes for Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI) Treatment? How Should Devices and Therapies Be Best Evaluated?
    • 11:15-11:23 am: Knowing the Language: Creating a Common Lexicon for CLI - The First Step Towards Data Harmonization
    • 4:55-5:01 pm: Aggressive CLI Practice Building
    International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy (ISET)
    The 27th Annual Meeting of the International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy (ISET) will be held January 31 to February 4, 2015, at the Westin Diplomat Hotel in Hollywood, Florida. The meeting will provide updates on the latest evidence-based strategies for improving outcomes of endovascular therapy. The program includes a full-day Nurses and Technologists Symposium on Saturday, January 31, 2015, focused on innovations in cardiac and vascular care.

    Keep an eye on the ISET website for updates on sessions focused on quality and patient outcomes during the next annual conference.