Program Description
This one day conference is designed for nurses, advance practice nurses, non-invasive and invasive cardiovascular-technologists, and other allied health professionals who care for cardiac patients. This program includes topics covering the latest trends in women's heart health, sudden cardiac death in athletes, lipid management, ultrafiltration, apheresis and new frontiers in cardiac surgery. 6.25 PSNA hours will be awarded for this program.

Agenda

0700 - 0745	Registration & Continental Breakfast
0745 - 0800	Welcome and Opening Remarks James O'Connor, RRt, MPA Senior Director Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Services Lancaster General Hospital
0800 - 0930	A Body Shape Approach to Assessing Heart Disease Risk, Hormone Choices and Making Optional Heart Health Decisions Marie Savard, MD
0930 - 1000	Break
1000 - 1100	Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes Douglas Gohn, MD, FACC
1100 - 1200	lipid management in 2008... Can We Do Better in Attaining the Recomended Goals? Michael Miller, MD, FACC, FAHA
1200 - 1300	Lunch
1300 - 1345	Ultrafiltration - A New Treatment for Refractory Heart Failuer James Groff, DO
1345 - 1400	Break
1400 - 1500	Frontiers in Cardiac Surgery Jeffrey Cope, MD, FACS, FACC, FCCP
1500 - 1515	Break
1515 - 1615	Apheresis to Prevent Heart Disease Rolf Andersen, MD, FACC and Joselius Ibarra, MD, FACC
1615 - 1620	Closing Remarks Timothy Zellers, MSN, CRNP VP, Nursing & Operations Lancaster General Hospital
1620 - 1630	Evaluation and Certificate Distribution

Hotel Accommodations
Rooms are available at the Lancaster Host Resort and Conference Center. To reserve a room contact reservations at (717) 299-5500 or 1-800-233-0121 and mention LGH.