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Purpose: Cardiovascular disease continues to be a leading cause of death in America despite many important advances in diagnosis, treatment and prevention. This conference is designed to explore those advances and provide tools and information to primary care physicians and other healthcare providers to equip them with the latest evidence-based approaches to impact patients positively. In addition, this conference will provide opportunities to discuss compare and contrast options available to treating healthcare providers and patients. Objectives: At the end of this program, the participants should be able to: Determine the optimal treatment strategy for risk factor modification in the patient with a history of cardiovascular disease Utilize best practice approaches for the management of atrial fibrillation Identify strategies for early detection of peripheral vascular disease Identify the latest interventional procedures available for treating peripheral vascular disease Discuss emerging techniques for percutaneous valve replacement Outline treatment options and plans of care for patients experiencing continued episodes of syncope Describe the latest approaches for the treatment of congestive heart failure

Education Credit Category 1 Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) TM. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. AAPA accepts AMA category 1 credit for the PRA from organizations accredited by ACCME. Nurses CE Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education designates this activity for 7.5 contact hours for nurses. Nurses should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Nurses licensed in Iowa and California: This activity was planned and developed in accordance with the continuing education standards of the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). The Iowa Board of Nursing and the California Board of Nursing will honor ANCC continuing education credits for face-to-face programs held outside Iowa and California, or for ANCC-approved online recorded courses taken in a self-study format. AAFP Application for CME credit has been filed with the American Academy of Family Physicians. Determination of credit is pending. Accreditation Statement This activity has been planned and implemented by Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education and CHI St. Vincent and Jack Stephens Heart Institute for the advancement of patient care. Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education is accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Guest Speaker Joseph W. Thompson, MD, MPH Director Arkansas Center for Health Improvement Little Rock, Arkansas Faculty F. Michael Bauer, MD Cardiothoracic Surgeon CHI St. Vincent Cardiovascular Surgeons Little Rock, Arkansas Clayton Douglas Borg, MD Course Director Cardiologist CHI St. Vincent Heart Clinic Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas Mangaraju Chakka, MD Director, Electrophysiology Lab CHI St. Vincent Heart Clinic Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas Charles W. Clogston, MD Cardiologist & Medical Director CHI St. Vincent Heart Clinic Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas John A. Colleran, DO Interventional Cardiologist CHI St. Vincent Heart Clinic Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas Debasis Das, MD Interventional Cardiologist Director, Cath Lab CHI St. Vincent Heart Clinic Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas James Lynn Davis, MD Cardiologist CHI St. Vincent Heart Clinic Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas Katherine J. Durham, MD Cardiologist CHI St. Vincent Heart Clinic Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas Forrest D. Glover, MD Interventional Cardiologist CHI St. Vincent Heart Clinic Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas David D. Griffin, MD Cardiologist CHI St. Vincent Heart Clinic Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas Prabhat K. Hebbar, MD Electrophysiologist CHI St. Vincent Heart Clinic Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas Randy A. Jordan, MD Chief Medical Officer Jack Stephens Heart Institute CHI St. Vincent Heart Clinic Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas Morris E. Kelley, MD Interventional Cardiologist CHI St. Vincent Heart Clinic Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas Frederick A. Meadors, MD Cardiothoracic Surgeon CHI St. Vincent Cardiovascular Surgeons Little Rock, Arkansas Aravind N. Rao, MD Interventional Cardiologist CHI St. Vincent Heart Clinic Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas Thomas H. Rayburn, MD Cardiovascular Surgeon CHI St. Vincent Cardiovascular Surgeons Little Rock, Arkansas Eric J. Robinson, MD Cardiologist CHI St. Vincent Heart Clinic Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas Scott W. Rypkema, MD Cardiologist CHI St. Vincent Heart Clinic Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas Sayyadul Siddiqui, MD Interventional Cardiologist CHI St. Vincent Heart Clinic Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas Thomas W. Wallace, MD Electrophysiologist CHI St. Vincent Heart Clinic Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas Speakers

Disclosure Statement The physicians of CHI St. Vincent Heart Clinic Arkansas and CHI St. Vincent Cardiovascular Surgeons have no financial interest/arrangement that would be considered a conflict of interest.

Please use the following link to access todays slide presentations CHIStvincent.com/Heart2015/Presentations

You will find your vendor punch card in your pad folio. Please be sure to have our symposium sponsors punch them as you visit with them. Once all vendors have punched your card, please put your name on it and place it in the container at the registration table after the last break. You will be entered in a drawing for a UE Boom Wireless Speaker Symposium Sponsors Gold Level Abbott Vascular Biosense Webster St. Jude Medical Silver Level AstraZeneca AtriCure Inc. Boehringer Ingelheim Boston Scientific Bristol Myers Squibb Cardiovascular Systems Inc. Janssen Medtronic Merck Pfizer Sanofi The Medicines Company We would like to thank you for attending today’s symposium