Educational Satellite Symposia
Unofficial educational satellite symposia are held during specified times. These symposia are not part of the official ACC Annual Scientific Session and/or the ACC’s Innovation in Intervention: i2 Summit in Partnership with the Cardiovascular Research Foundation, as planned by their Program Committees.
Titles, times and/or locations are subject to change.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Clinical 411: The Role of Beta-Blockers in Hypertension 2010: Seeking Answers for Clinical Practice
7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Marriott Atlanta Marquis
Sponsor by American Society of Hypertension and Medicor Learning, LLC
Supported by Forest Laboratories, Inc
New Frontiers in Anti-Atherosclerotic Therapies
7:00 a.m. – Noon (Continental Breakfast provided)
Georgia World Congress Center, Room B308
Sponsored by Cleveland Clinic
Supported by AstraZeneca and Roche Laboratories, Inc.
26th Annual International Conference on Recent Advances in Echocardiography and Allied Techniques (MRI, CT Scan, Nuclear)
7:00
a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Embassy Suites Centennial Olympic Park, Legacy E – F
Jointly sponsored by the University of Alabama, School of Medicine, UAB Division of Continuing Medical Education and University of Alabama at Birmingham, Echocardiography Laboratory, Birmingham, Alabama
International Society of Cardiovascular Ultrasound
23rd Annual Scientific Sessions: The 2010 Roadmap to Improve Outcomes in the Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases
7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Omni Hotel at CNN Center, International Ballroom E – F
Sponsored by Association of Black Cardiologists, Inc.
Evolution of the Transcatheter Valve Experience: Selecting Patients and Developing Capacity as a Team
8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Georgia World Congress Center, Room B403
Sponsored by Potomac Center for Medical Education
Supported by Medtronic CardioVascular
Future Direction of Stem Cells in Cardiovascular Disease
9:00 a.m. – Noon
Westin PeachTree Plaza, Vinnings Room
Sponsored by Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital
Interventional Heart Failure: A New Frontier
11:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Georiga World Congress Center, Room A312
Sponsored by Methodist Hospital
Bleeding: Why Does it Matter?
Noon – 1:30 p.m.
Georgia World Congress Center, Room A305
Sponsored by Cardiovascular Research Foundation
Supported by Bristol-Myer Squibb/Sanofi Pharmaceuticals Partnership
Optimizing PCI Outcomes: Evolving Paradigms
5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Omni Hotel, International Ballroom A – D
Sponsored by Cardiovascular Research Foundation
Supported by Cordis Cardiac and Vascular Institute
Preventing Stroke in Atrial Fibrillation: Meeting the Unmet Needs
6:00 p.m. – 8:45 p.m.
Hyatt Regency, Centennial Ballroom
Sponsored by University of Cincinnati
Supported by Ortho-McNeil Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC
New Frontiers and Landmark Advance for Stroke Prevention in the Setting of Atrial Fibrillation: Translating Evidence into the Front Lines of Cardiovascular Care
6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Ritz-Carlton, Atlanta Grand Ballroom
Sponsored by University of Massachusetts Medical School
Supported by Boehringer-Ingelheim
New Frontiers in Thrombosis Reduction for Heart Disease — Focus on Novel Agents Across the ACS and AF Risk Spectrum
6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Westin Peachtree Plaza, Peachtree Ballroom
Sponsored by Postgraduate Institute of Medicine
Supported by Bristol-Myers Squibb
The Evolving Science and Medicine of Venouse Thromboembolism (VTE) in the Setting of Heart Failure, Pulmonary Hypertension and Coronary Artery Disease
6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Hyatt Regency Atlanta
Sponsored by University of Massachusetts Medical School
Supported by sanofi-aventis
Sunday, March 14, 2010
The Cardiology Circle: Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation — Opportunities to Improve Patient Care
6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Atlanta Mariott Marquis, Imperial Ballroom
Sponsored by OptumHealth Education
Supported by Boehringer Ingelheim
When Low Cholesterol Isn’t Enough—Assessing Options for Managing Residual Risk
6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Omni Hotel at CNN Center, International Ballroom E & F
Jointly sponsored by Global Education Group and Consensus Medical Communications
Supported by Roche Laboratories, Inc.
Tips and Pearls: Cardiology for the Clinician Lessons in Heart Failure, Pulmonary Hypertension and Diagnostic Conundrums
6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Marriott Marquis, Atrium A & B
Sponsored by Canadian Heart Research Center
Supported by Actelion
Managing Atherothrombosis with Antiplatelet Therapy: Challenges and Opportunities
6:30 p.m. – 9:15 p.m.
Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Centennial Ballroom
Sponsored by Voxmedia, LLC
Supported by AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
The Ever Changing Landscape of Technology: Understanding the Technology, Regulatory and Healthcare Challenges
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Shearton Atlanta, Salon B
Sponsored by Medscape, LLC
Supported by Boston Scientific
Monday, March 15
Clinical Correlates and Clinical Controversies in Atrial Fibrillation: Has the Balance Shifted?
6:00 p.m. – 8:45 p.m.
Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Centennial Ballroom
Sponsored by University of Cincinnati
Supported by sanofi-aventis
Treatment Goals in PAH: Targets and Tactics
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Omni Hotel at CNN Center, International Ballroom M2
Sponsored by Medical Education Resources
Supported by Actelion
Looking Back, Looking Forward
6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Omni Hotel at CNN Center
Sponsored by University of Chicago
Supported by Abbott
New Directions in the Management of Ischemic Heart Disease — Thinking Outside the Heart-Shaped Box
6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Omni Hotel at CNN Center, Grand Ballroom
Sponsored by MedCases, LLC
Supported by Gilead Sciences, Inc
Drug Eluting Stents: Assessing the Growing Body of Evidence
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Omni Hotel at CNN Center, International Ballroom F – M2
Sponsored by Medscape, LLC
Supported by Abbott Vascular
Antiplatelet Therapy in ACS and PCI: Practical Strategies to Improve Outcomes — A Case-Based Interactive CME Symposium
7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Westin Peachtree Plaza, Peachtree Ballroom
Sponsored by Purdue University and Health Education Alliance, Inc.
Supported by Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. and Lilly USA, LLC