15th Annual ACT Nurses' Day
Friday, September 26, 2008
Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa
Phoenix, Arizona
Registration forms for Individual or Group
The ACT Program staff established ACT Nurses' Day to recognize nurses statewide who work to improve and save the lives of cardiovascular patients on a daily basis. This full-day program of continuing education is provided by the physicians, nurses and staff of the Arizona Heart Hospital.
- Live Case Presentation
Julio A. Rodriguez-Lopez, MD
- Conquering the Thoracic Aorta
Venkatesh G. Ramaiah, MD
- Aortic-Iliac Occlusive Disease Classification and Treatment
Dawn M. Olsen, PA-C
- Innovative Surgical Strategies for Coronary Revascularization
Hani Shennib, MD
- Personalizing Cardiac Care Modalities
Robert K. Strumpf, MD
- Surgery or Stent? To Be or Not to Be...
Grayson H. Wheatley III, MD
- Live Case Presentation
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardiac Patients in Rural Areas
Kye Evans, DO
- Thromboelastography (TEG): Is Your Antiplatelet Therapy Working?
Phillip Millman, CEO
- Basic Principles of Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Management
Deanna Bevans, RN
- Effective Flow, Sufficient Response: The New Paradigm for Evaluating Coronary Disease
John Sutherland, MD
- Managing Today's Diabetic
Gabriel Hilkovitz, MD
- Making the Change to a Heart Healthy Lifestyle
Chris Powell
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 12789 for 7.5 Contact Hours. Agenda subject to change.
Objectives
- Discuss the benefits of endovascular treatment
- Explain endovascular management of thoracic pathologies
- Name the classifications of aortic-iliac occlusive disease
- Identify different surgical strategies for coronary revascularization
- List the interventional, surgical, and medical treatment options for patients with coronary artery disease
- Describe the differences in the findings of diagnostic tests for coronary artery disease and their possible causes
- Discuss how thromboelastography (TEG) with platelet mapping is used to understand patient hemostasis
- Identify four indications and contraindications for intra-aortic balloon pumping
- Identify the advantages and limitations of CT coronary angiography in the detection of coronary artery disease compared to invasive angiography
- Compare different types of insulin used today
- Describe how to motivate patients toward a heart healthy lifestyle
Registration forms for Individual or Group
Questions about ACT Nurses' Day? Please e-mail Jill Annala-Rogers at jilla.Rogers@azhearthospital.com or call (602) 532-1051.
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