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SIS 2009 Symposia
SIS 2009 Cardiology Nurse/Tech Symposium
Friday, January 23rd, 2009, 7:00 AM - 4:30 PM

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Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Auditorium
7:00 AM Registration & Breakfast

INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY AND CARDIAC SURGERY
Swedish Medical Center Auditorium
7:30 AM Welcome & Introduction
7:35 AM Vascular Medicine: How to prepare for the future
Mark Reisman, MD
8:20 AM NSTEMI vs. STEMI: ACC Guidelines
Susan L. Reed, ARNP, MN
9:05 AM Break / Visit Exhibits

 

Break out into different tracks:
   Interventional Cardiology Track >>
   Cardiovascular Surgery Track >>


Interventional Cardiology Track
Plenary Session

Swedish Medical Center Auditorium

9:30 AM AF Ablation
Darryl Wells, MD
10:00 AM Aortic and Mitral Valvuloplasty: Why, how, and what do nurses need to know
Howard Lewis, MD
10:40 AM

PAD-Leg Ischemia vs. Procedural Pain

Gary Weeks, MD
11:20 AM Update on Stents: What’s with all these new stents?
R. Jeffrey Westcott, MD
12:00 PM Lunch / Visit Exhibits
12:45 PM Report to Seattle Science Foundation to change in to scrubs
Sixth Floor, James Tower

Bioskills Lab Session
Seattle Science Foundation
Mark Reisman, MD, Glenn R. Barnhart, MD, Amish Desai, MD, and SweeLian Tan, MD

1:00 PM Anatomy and Physiology Review
1:30 PM Dissection of Pig Hearts – Demonstration and
Hands-on
2:00 PM Valves Demonstration: Leaflets and Repairs
2:30 PM Device Deployment: Stents, PFO/ASD devices
2:45 PM Break
3:00 PM Presentation of Human Cadaveric Hearts in Various Stages of Cardiovascular Disease
Dennis D. Reichenbach, MD
3:30 PM Break / Visit Exhibits

Case Presentation and Review
Swedish Medical Center Auditorium

3:45 PM

Defend Your Case: Case presentations and review
Case Presentations: Susan L. Reed, ARNP, MN
Moderator: Mark Reisman, MD
Panel: Glenn R. Barnhart, MD; David Gartman, MD; Howard Lewis, MD;; R. Jeffrey Westcott, MD

4:30 PM
Adjourn
Wine & Cheese Reception in Pinard Foyer

Cardiovascular Surgery Track
Bioskills Lab Session

Seattle Science Foundation
Mark Reisman, MD, Glenn R. Barnhart, MD, Amish Desai, MD, and SweeLian Tan, MD

9:20 AM Report to Seattle Science Foundation to change in to scrubs
Sixth Floor, James Tower
 9:30 AM Anatomy and Physiology Review
10:00 AM Dissection of Pig Hearts – Demonstration and
Hands-on
10:30 AM Valves Demonstration: Leaflets and Repairs
11:00 AM Device Deployment: Stents, PFO/ASD devices
11:15 AM Break / Visit Exhibits
11:30 AM Presentation of Human Cadaveric Hearts in Various Stages of Cardiovascular Disease
Dennis D. Reichenbach, MD
12:00 PM
Lunch / Visit Exhibits

Plenary Session
Swedish Medical Center Auditorium

1:00 PM Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation: MAZE Procedure
David Gartman, MD
1:40 Pleural Effusions: Differential and Treatments
Mary Scarlett, ARNP
2:10 Mitral Valve Surgery
  Joseph Teply, MD
2:50 Aortic Valve Surgery
Gabriel Aldea, MD
3:30 Break / Visit Exhibits
3:45

Defend Your Case: Case presentations and review
Case Presentations: Susan L. Reed, ARNP, MN
Moderator: Mark Reisman, MD
Panel:  Glenn R. Barnhart, MD; David Gartman, MD; Howard Lewis, MD; R. Jeffrey Westcott, MD

4:30 Adjourn
Wine & Cheese Reception in Pinard Foyer