The Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Disease Conference was established to give physicians and clinical staff a unique avenue to come together to discuss various cardiovascular disease cases. This teleconference is jointly hosted by Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute and Carolinas Healthcare System. The target audience consists of cardiologists, thoracic and vascular surgeons, internal medicine, family practice, urgent care, physicians in residency, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, echo technicians and nuclear technicians.

The educational methods consist of lectures, case presentations and journal clubs. The learning objectives or purpose of the group is to provide a consistent format to update the physicians and physician extenders on the innovative changes and advances in the field of cardiovascular disease, as well as understand the diagnosis and management of complex clinical cardiovascular cases that are present in a variety of clinical settings.

Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute encourages guideline implementation at the clinician level. Clinical leaders design educational activities that have leadership support, use multiple strategies and teaching techniques, and engage participants in skill building and problem solving. Sanger practitioners are consistently obtaining information to stay abreast of new technology and practice standards of cardiovascular disease, which in turn leads to better patient care.

The Carolinas Healthcare System designates this continuing medical education activity for a maximum of 1 credit in Category 1 of the Physician's Recognition Award of the American Medical Association.

The group meets weekly on Thursday from 7:15 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. in various locations (outlined below). This teleconference is currently open to Boone, Charlotte, Concord, Lake Norman, Lincolnton, Monroe, Pineville, Rock Hill, Shelby, and University practitioners.

Locations:

Boone: Watauga Medical Center, 1st floor, Dean Classroom

Charlotte: CMC, Telemedicine and Video Conference Room, 2nd floor

Charlotte: CMC-Mercy, Auditorium

Concord: CMC-Northeast, Betty Steele Conference Room

Grace Hospital: Table Rock Conference Room

Lake Norman: SHVI office, Break Room, 134 Medical Park Road, Suite 111, Mooresville, NC

Lincolnton: CMC-Lincoln Community Education Classroom #2

Monroe: CMC-Union, 2nd floor Outpatient Treatment Pavilion, Teleconference Room

Pineville: CMC-Pineville Teleconference Room, Building 400, Suite 126

Rock Hill: SHVI office-Break Room, 197 Piedmont Blvd, Suite 111, Rock Hill, SC

Shelby: Cleveland Regional Medical Center, 1st floor, Classroom 2A

Wadesboro: Anson Community Hospital, 3rd floor, Teleconference Room

Teleconference Schedule:

Date	Format	Speaker	Topic
06.03.10	Lecture	William Downey, MD - Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute	TBA (rescheduled from 5.27.10)
The Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Disease Conference will take a summer hiatus for the next two months, June and July, resuming in August.
08.05.10	Lecture	William Abraham, MD - Chief of Cardiovascular Medicine, Congestive Heart Failure/Cardiac Transplantation, The Ohio State University Medical Center	TBA