Come visit ACE at several major cardiovascular meetings during the first few months of 2015 to learn about new standards for PVI and national trends on quality cardiovascular care. Members of the ACE team and Board of Directors will be moderating and presenting at multiple sessions on national trends in high-quality care in the areas of cardiac catheterization, peripheral vascular interventions (PVI), congenital heart disease, and other areas of interventional cardiovascular care. 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!
Cardiovascular Summit 2015 (CV Summit)
The 2015 Cardiovascular Summit will be held January 22-24, 2015, at the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek/Waldorf Astoria in Orlando, Florida. Sponsored by the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the annual Cardiovascular Summit invites all members of the cardiovascular team to discuss and develop strategies to address new challenges in delivering high-quality, cost-effective cardiovascular care.
With the theme of this year's meeting, "Solutions for Thriving in a Time of Change," the 2015 Cardiovascular Summit will focus on 4 key areas:
- Operations and Leadership: Mandatory Strategies for Brutal Times
- Managing to a New Financial Reality: The Unyielding Truth
- Quality and Data: Getting Credit for Doing the Right Thing
- Creating Blueprints for Progress: Combining Operations, Leadership, Data and Quality
Ralph G. Brindis, MD, MPH, MACC, FSCAI, Past President of ACC and ACE Vice Chair, will moderate the special session on quality, "Quality and Data: Getting Credit for Doing the Right Thing." Dr. Brindis will also share his perspective on appropriate use criteria (AUC) in the presentation, "AUC: How Can We Embed This into Our Work Flow?"
Learn more about the 2015 Cardiovascular Summit, and register here:
International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy (ISET) 2015
The 2015 ISET annual meeting will be held January 31-February 4, 2015, at the Diplomat Hotel in Hollywood, Florida. For 27 years, the ISET annual meeting has attracted specialists and support staff trained in vascular surgery, interventional cardiology, and vascular medicine to share new data and best practices related to the delivery of cardiovascular care.
The 2015 ISET annual meeting agenda includes the Nurses and Technologists Symposium: Innovations in Cardiac and Vascular Care, to be held on January 31, 2015. As the first major vascular meeting of the year, ISET provides a forum for cardiovascular team members to plan the business and clinical goals for the year ahead.
Visit the ISET website for the complete scientific program and more information about the ISET 2015 annual meeting here:
Cardiovascular Research Technologies (CRT)
CRT will take place from February 21 - 24, 2015 at the Omni Shoreham hotel in Washington DC. The conference will feature 13 concurrent meetings in six speciatly tracks: Coronary, CRT Valve & Structural, CRT Endovascular, Atherosclerosis & Research, Technology & Innovation, and Nurses & Technologists.
Ralph G. Brindis, MD, MPH, MACC, FSCAI, Past President of ACC and ACE Vice Chair, will moderate and participate in several sessions at CRT:
CRT Valve and Structural II Track - Monday, February 23, 2015
- 3:31 pm Panel Discussion - TAVR Clinical Trials
FDA Town Hall Track Tuesday, February 24, 2015:
- 8:35 am Panel Discussion: What are Priorities for FDA? If These Were Met, Would Sponsors do Their Studies in the U.S?
- 9:51 am Panel Discussion: What has Changed within the FDA and How Will this Impact Clinical Research and Device Evaluation?
- 11:13 am Public Reporting: What You Need to Know
- 11:34 am Panel Discussion: How to Improve the Efficiency of Clinical Trials in the U.S.
- 12:30 pm Lunch Symposium with Industry and Academia - Impact of ACA on Cardiology
- 1:20 pm Panel Discussion with Audience Q&A
- 1:43 pm Session IV: Challenges To Device Innovation: Rapid Fire Hot Topics For FDA
- 1:44 pm Hot Topic I: LAA Closure Lessons From The Pivotal Studies And 3 Advisory Panels
Mary Heisler, RN, BA, ACE Executive Director, will speak and participate as a panelist in the Cardiovascular Professionals' Symposium for Nurses & Technologists
SESSION V - Improving For Today and Tomorrow - Sunday, February 22, 2015
- 4:25 pm Cath Lab Accreditation and Quality
- 4:35 pm Panel Discussion
For more information, click here.
The National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR.15) 2015 Annual Conference
The 2015 NCDR annual conference will be held March 12-13, 2015, at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina in San Diego, California. NCDR.15 is geared toward physicians, administrators, and other staff interested in cardiovascular quality improvement.
The NCDR.15 program agenda will include updates and practical insights from key NCDR registries, including the CathPCI Registry® and the Peripheral Vascular Intervention (PVI) Registry®. NCDR investigators will also present new data from the IMPACT Registry®, which focuses on pediatric and adult congenital heart disease patients. Attendees will discover new tools and techniques for incorporating NCDR registry findings into quality-improvement initiatives within their own hospitals and cardiac catheterization laboratories.
Visit the NCDR website to learn more about the 2015 annual meeting. Of note, hospitals participating in the NCDR will receive one complimentary registration to NCDR.15 for each NCDR registry joined or renewed for 2015.
American College of Cardiology (ACC.15) 2015 Scientific Sessions
ACC.15 will be held March 14-16, 2015, at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Each year, the ACC attracts the world's leading cardiovascular professionals to present state-of-the-art clinical advances with immediate and practice-changing relevance for cardiovascular care. The ACC.15 program includes specialty tracks for all members of the cardiac catheterization team: physicians, nurses, technicians, administrators, and support staff.
Several members of the ACE Board of Directors will moderate sessions and present their own insights on cardiovascular quality at ACC.15.
- Christopher J. White, M.D., FACC, MSCAI, FAHA, FESC, ACE Secretary, will moderate the session, "Appropriate Use and Quality Initiatives in Vascular Medicine and Intervention," on March 14, 2015, at 2:00 pm.
- Dr. Brindis will present the James T. Dove Lecture, "What Will a "Valuable" Cardiologist Have to do by 2020?" on March 14, 2015, at 12:25 pm.
- Gregory J. Dehmer, MD, FACC, FACP, FAHA, MSCAI, ACE Board Chair, will moderate the session on "Appropriate Use Criteria for Ischemic Syndromes," on March 15, 2015, at 3:45 pm.
- Dr. Dehmer will also present "Pitfalls in Assessing Valvular Disease in the Cath Lab," on March 16, 2015, at 12:50 pm.
Other programs of interest at ACC:
March 14, 2015 - 10:00 am: Congenital Heart Disease: Quality & Outcomes
March 15, 2015:
- 8:00 am: Transforming Care: Innovations in Delivery and Payment Systems for Cardiovascular Care
- 12:30 pm: Coming Attractions: Guidelines, Registries and Quality
March 16, 2015 -12:30 pm: Vascular Team Based Care: What Are the Essential Components for Success?
Visit the ACC website to learn more about the ACC.15 program, explore the online program planner, and plan your trip to ACC.15.