2013 Heart & Soul Cardiology Conference

SMMC’s FIfth Annual Heart & Soul Cardiology Conference

Download the presentations here.
To Bleed or Not to Bleed: A Look at the New Anticoagulants
Alan P. Agins, PhD

Heart "Flash": How Estrogen Impacts Your Heart
Rajya Malay, MD, FACC

Diabesity: A National Crisis
Fran Kaufman, MD, Pediatric Endocrinologist

Holistic Approach to a Healthy Heart
Jane Murray, MD, FACC, Cardiologist

Friday, April 12, 2013 • 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Overland Park Convention Center
6000 College Boulevard
Overland Park, KS 66221

 Registration:
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For more information about the conference, or to register, contact Debbie Lawrence at 913-676-2034 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .Space is limited. Register early to secure your spot. $45 for SMMC physicians and associates $65 for other physicians and health care professionals SMMC associates can register through NetLearning. 

Educational Objectives
At the conclusion of the symposium, the participant will be able to:

Compare and contrast current oral anticoagulants
Describe the effect of menopause on the cardiovascular system
Identify the impact of the diabesity epidemic on society
Integrate a holistic approach on cardiovascular health
Identify assessment factors to determine cause and strategies to stabilize vicitims of sudden cardiac death
Debate cardiac verses pulmonary causes of dyspnea.


7:30-8 a.m. Registration and Exhibitor Fair
8-8:15 a.m. Prayer of Blessing
8:15-9:15 a.m. To Bleed or Not to Bleed: A Look at the New Oral Anticoagulants
9:15-10:15 a.m. Heart "Flash": How Estrogen Impacts Your Heart
10:30-11:30 a.m. Diabesity: A National Crisis
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch & Exhibitor Fair
12:30-1:30 p.m. Holistic Approach to a Healthy Heart
1:30-2:30 p.m.              Sudden Cardiac Death
2:30-2:45 p.m. Break
2:45-3:30 p.m. Panel Discussion - Dyspnea: Is it the Heart or the Lungs?
3:30-3:40 p.m. Evaluations
4 p.m. Seminar concludes
   
   
   

Accreditation Physician: Shawnee Mission Medical Center is accredited by the Kansas MedicalSociety to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Shawnee MissionMedical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 6 AMA PRACategory 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing: Shawnee Mission Medical Center is approved as a provider of continuingnursing education by the Kansas State Board of Nursing. This program is approvedfor 7.0 contact hours applicable for RN and LPN relicensure. Kansas State Board ofNursing Approved Provider Number: LT0068-0727