Saturday, September 10, 2011
Conference Agenda
Continental Breakfast
7:00 – 7:45 a.m.
Educational Sessions
8:00 - 11:25 a.m.
- Update on Percutaneous Coronary Revascularization
- Atrial Fibrillation-Contemporary Management
- Anticoagulation in Cardiovascular Disease
- Acute Management of Venous Thromboembolic disease
- Non-invasive diagnosis of peripheral vascular disease
- Updates for healing difficult wounds
Lunch and Keynote Speaker
11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Ziad R. Haydar, MD, MBA
VP Clinical Excellence - Physician Integration, Ascension Health
Accountable Care Organizations-Medical Care Homes-What the heck are they and how will they impact my life in healthcare?
Educational Sessions
1:00 - 4:45 p.m.
- Minimally invasive coronary revascularization
- New Techniques in Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Surgery
- Surgical management of mitral valve disease and arrhythmias
- Future directions in the surgical management of heart disease
- Contemporary management of heart failure-minimizing hospitalizations
- Management of PAD, Carotid disease and Aortic Aneurysms

Closing Comments
4:45 p.m.
Cocktail Reception
5:00- 6:00 p.m.
Carondelet Heart and Vascular Conference
Education for Medical Professionals
Scott S. Berman, MD - Conference Program Director