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 The Sanger Clinic, P.A. 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.

The Sanger Clinic, P.A. 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, Monroe, Shelby and University practitioners with Gastonia, South Charlotte, Lake Norman and Rock Hill locations to have access at a later date.

Locations:

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

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

Monroe: Union Regional Medical Center, 2nd floor Outpatient Treatment Pavilion, Teleconference Room

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

University: CMC-University, 2nd floor, Teleconference Room

Teleconference Schedule:

Date	Format	Speaker	Topic
11/04/04	Lecture	Sanjeev K. Gulati, MD	Cardiac CT
11/11/04	Case Presentation	Sanjay R. Patel, MD	Aortic Valve Papilloma
11/18/04	Case Presentation	Richard Browne, MD and John Symanski, MD	Coronary Anomaly
11/25/04	No Conference	Thanksgiving Day	.
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12/02/04	Lecture	J.Warren Holshouser, MD	Atrial Fibrillation
12/09/04	Lecture	John D. Symanski, MD	Changes in Reimbursement & Indications for AICD's
12/16/04	Journal Club	Samuel H. Zimmern, MD	EP
12/23/04	No Conference	Holiday	.
12/30/04	No Conference	Holiday	.
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1/6/05	No Conference	CMC construction	.
1/13/05	No Conference	CMC construction	.
1/20/05	No Conference	CMC construction	.
1/27/05	Journal Club	William M. Herndon, M.D.	Nuclear
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2/3/05	Lecture	Charles A. Simonton, M.D.	Acute Coronary Syndromes
2/10/05	Case Presentation	Christopher G. Stephenson, M.D.	Update on Mitral Valve Prolapse Syndrome
2/17/05	Journal Club	.	.
2/24/05	Case Presentation	.	.