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Coalition of Rheumatology Educators™(CORE) Bolsters Commitment to CME Programming for Rheumatologists

Addition of expert leadership will drive novel educational formats and additional partnerships to meet the ever-changing educational needs of rheumatologists

Millstone Township, NJ (June 18, 2010) – North American Center for Continuing Medical Education, LLC (NACCME) today announced the appointment of Stephen Chavez as Senior Director of Educational Services.

Stephen, who joins NACCME after most recently serving as Senior VP of Educational Strategy with Gullapalli and Associates, LLC, will oversee the continued growth and development of the Coalition of Rheumatology Educators™(CORE) initiative. NACCME’s industry-leading CME program, CORE™ is designed to assist rheumatologists and related healthcare professionals in improving evidence-based practice and optimizing care for patients with rheumatic diseases.

“In 2010, we completed our 100th CORE™ workshop, launched our first performance-improvement initiative, and increased our multi-media presence through a partnership with RealCME,” said Randy Robbin, NACCME’s President. “With 12 years of experience in designing large-scale CME initiatives, Stephen will lead us into the next phase of CORE™ programming, as we expand into new educational platforms and collaborations.”

Since its 2007 inception, the multi-supported CORE™ initiative has been devised to enhance the knowledge, competence, and performance of participants related to the early diagnosis and aggressive management of rheumatoid arthritis and related diseases with the ultimate goal of improving patient outcomes.

CORE™ is also committed to rigorously assessing the real-world impact of its CME curriculum through pre- and post-intervention surveys, long-term follow-up, and a 2010 patient chart audit in partnership with CE Outcomes, LLC.

“Rheumatic diseases are complex,” said Stephen Chavez. “The educational formats our learners expect can be as diverse as the individualized treatment regimens they develop for their patients. CORE™ will build on its base of success to meet the challenges of these complexities and grow with our learners.”

CORE™ is a division of North American Center for Continuing Medical Education, LLC (NACCME), a fully accredited medical education and communications company located in Millstone Township, NJ.

NACCME is committed to developing and disseminating live, print, and web-based CME/CE activities to provide an educational forum through which healthcare practitioners may examine current medical issues, therapies, and technologies. The content of NACCME-sponsored CME/CE activities is designed to bridge the gap between current and best healthcare practices and to improve healthcare quality by strengthening practitioner awareness of evidence-based patient care advances in a broad range of therapeutic areas. NACCME produces CME/CE activities for physicians, pharmacists, podiatrists, nurses, physician assistants, and other allied healthcare professionals. The objective of the NACCME CME/CE program is to increase healthcare practitioner knowledge, competence, and performance, thereby improving patient outcomes.

For more information on the CORE™ initiative, please contact Randy Robbin at 609-371-1137 ext. 6213 or rrobbin@naccme.com.


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North American Center for Continuing Medical Education (NACCME) will present the first LIVE interactive accredited medical education (CME/CE) program for medical professionals on November 16, 2009 on ReachMD’s XM Satellite Channel 160.

Millstone Township, New Jersey (November 13, 2009) - North American Center for Continuing Medical Education (NACCME) is sponsoring a series of four interviews; Deep Vein Thrombosis in Focus:  Expert Perspectives on Reducing the Burden of Venous Thromboembolism. This series will premiere as the first live interactive accredited medical education (CME/CE) program on ReachMD’s network of distribution channels, including ReachMD's national XM Satellite Radio Channel 160.

This new broadcast series is a partnership with ReachMD, one of the nation’s newest and fastest growing media communications platforms for medical professionals, For the first time ever, participants will be able to listen to the CME/CE broadcast live on XM 160, on ReachMD.com, and on ReachMD’s new MedicalRadio iPhone App.  Participation in this activity is FREE.  Following each interview with experts in the field, ReachMD will take questions live from the audience via phone at 888-MD1-REACH (888-631-7322), email at CME@ReachMD.com and via Twitter at CMEonReachMD. 

This series is CME/CE-accredited for physicians, pharmacists, and nurses by NACCME, and is supported by an educational grant from sanofi-aventis U.S. This live program series is designed for hospital-based and other physicians and allied healthcare professionals involved in the management of patients at-risk for VTE.

 “This represents the first national broadcast of it’s kind for continuing medical education where participants can interact with the world renowned faculty that NACCME has lined up for this program.” said Gary Epstein, CEO of ReachMD.  “ReachMD is proud to continue to deliver innovation in the Medical Education media space and we expect this new live programming to generate as much enthusiasm as our iPhone application last year.”

 “Through our partnership with ReachMD, NACCME is excited about this integration of new media and interactive educational design that should be both informative and highly engaging for learners across the continuum of VTE care,” said Randy Robbin, President of NACCME.

Live Schedule

Tune in to hear Dr. Lee Freedman and Dr. Matthew Sorrentino interview key thought leaders Dr. Joseph Caprini, Dr. Thomas DeLoughery, Dr. Franklin Michota and Dr. Ann Wittkowsky.

  • Monday    16-Nov    8PM EDT with Dr. Sorrentino & Dr. DeLoughery
  • Thursday    19-Nov    7PM EDT with Dr. Freedman & Dr. Caprini          
  • Tuesday    24-Nov    9PM EDT with Dr. Freedman & Dr. Caprini          
  • Monday    30-Nov    6PM EDT with Dr. Freedman & Dr. Michota
  • Thursday 3-Dec 8PM EDT with Dr. Freedman & Dr. Michota
  • Wednesday    9-Dec    9PM EDT with Dr. Sorrentino & Dr. DeLoughery
  • Thursday    10-Dec    7PM EDT with Dr. Sorrentino & Dr. Wittkowsky           
  • Tuesday    15-Dec    6PM EDT with Dr. Sorrentino & Dr. Wittkowsky

About NACCME: Committed to excellence in healthcare education, NACCME is dedicated to developing audience-focused CME/CE programming that addresses the educational and clinical care gaps of healthcare professionals nationwide. Each year, thousands of medical practitioners benefit from NACCME-sponsored CME/CE initiatives that expand professional knowledge, examine new technologies, investigate innovative therapies, and explore evidence-based patient care advances in a broad range of medical specialties.

NACCME's experienced clinical and educational development teams provide vital CME/CE programming through a host of media, including conferences, expositions, symposia, teleconferences, webcasts, and more. NACCME is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, Council on Podiatric Medical Education, Pennsylvania State Nurses Association (an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation), and Commission on Dietetic Registration.

For more information on NACCME-sponsored CME/CE programming, please e-mail info@naccme.com, call 609-371-1137, or visit www.naccme.com.

About ReachMD:  ReachMD, headquartered in Northbrook, IL, is a leading provider of advanced healthcare information and education for medical professionals. The company's proprietary technology uses emerging media channels to allow busy professionals to hear the latest in specific healthcare issues in the most convenient ways.

ReachMD's new media platform includes satellite radio, online programming that can be accessed through any XM radio, digital media device, or personal computer, as well as mobile platforms including the Apple iPhone. ReachMD's original programming includes interviews with world-renowned physicians covering professional topics within clinical medicine, treatment, research, executive management, government policies, technology, and global health issues, among others. ReachMD partners with top tier medical societies and accredited educational partners to provide this credible medical content.

Partners include the American Medical Association, American College of Cardiology, American Academy of Neurology, American Medical Directors Association, American Medical Student Association, and American College of Nurse Practitioners, to name just a few. To access ReachMD's original programming 24/7, visit ReachMD at www.reachmd.com or XM Channel 160 or MedicalRadio iPhone App.

CME Accreditation
North American Center for Continuing Medical Education, LLC (NACCME) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

NACCME designates each educational activity for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™.  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CPE Accreditation
North American Center for Continuing Medical Education, LLC (NACCME) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Each activity is approved for 0.5 contact hour (0.05 CEU) of continuing pharmacy education (UAN 276-000-09-034-L01-P, 276-000-09-035-L01-P, 276-000-09-036-L01-P, 276-000-09-037-L01-P).

CNE Accreditation
North American Center for Continuing Medical Education, LLC (NACCME) is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

This continuing nursing education activity was approved for 0.5 contact hour(s). 

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #13255 for 0.5 contact hour(s).


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North American Center for Continuing Medical Education, LLC Signs
Five-Year Agreements with the Wound Healing Society (WHS) and the Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC)
Both to offer member benefits at the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care & Wound Healing Society (SAWC/WHS) Spring Conference and AAWC to Endorse New SAWC Fall Program

Millstone Township, NJ (April 9, 2009) – North American Center for Continuing Medical Education, LLC (NACCME), a leading accredited medical education and communications company, which sponsors the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care and Wound Healing Society (SAWC/WHS) Spring conference and the soon-to-launch SAWC Fall program, announced today it has signed new five-year agreements with WHS and the Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC).  The WHS agreement continues the partnership and co-location with the annual SAWC/WHS Spring meeting through 2013. The partnership with the AAWC also includes SAWC/WHS Spring and extends it to include the upcoming SAWC Fall meeting, launching in September 2009 in Washington, DC.

“WHS and AAWC have both been important partners for SAWC,” says Rosemary Hodgson, President, Communications, NACCME.  “The WHS is recognized as the leading scientific organization focused in the area of wound healing, and AAWC is a leader in building an integrated community of patients and caregivers focused exclusively on optimal care and healing for wound care. Both of these organizations’ participation at SAWC/WHS Spring and AAWC’s participation in SAWC Fall brings expertise and experience that enhance program discussions and networking opportunities among this important group of clinicians.”

The WHS membership consists of about 500 physicians, residents, practitioners, students, and researchers from the United States and other countries. The Society provides a forum for interaction among clinicians, industry, and government agencies. The AAWC's membership of over 1,600 is composed of clinicians, patients and their lay caregivers, facilities, industry, students, and others interested in the care of wounds. Members benefit from programs, information, and events that provide greater knowledge on techniques, care, and new technologies for treating wounds.

 “The WHS is pleased to sign this new five-year agreement with NACCME to continue co-locating our Society meeting with the SAWC/WHS Spring program,” said Allen Holloway, MD, and President of WHS. “The WHS’s expertise in the science of wound care combined with the SAWC’s clinical interests has created a very successful wound care conference that provides the latest information on the science and practice of wound care. This collaboration offers tremendous synergies between the researchers developing the next generation of wound care products and clinical practitioners caring for patients with wounds.”

“The AAWC feels fortunate and enthusiastic about our continued partnership with the SAWC,” says William Ennis, DO, MBA, FACOS, and President of AAWC. “With our new five-year agreement in place, the AAWC will continue to use the SAWC/WHS Spring conference for our annual Board of Directors’ meeting, but now we can offer our members two choices of dates and locations each year to attend – SAWC/WHS Spring or SAWC Fall. AAWC endorses both meetings, and we are confident that the AAWC will help drive growth at the annual fall meeting as it joins SAWC/WHS Spring as the best and largest multidisciplinary wound care meeting in the United States.”

For more than two decades, the SAWCandWHS have hosted thousands of physicians, podiatrists, nurses, physical therapists, researchers, dieticians, and medical professionals involved in wound care and wound healing to discuss the scientific breakthroughs, advances, and treatments in the field.  Conference objectives are to recognize the scientific basis of wound care and apply this understanding to patient care; employ advanced therapeutic approaches in wound care; and appreciate the multiple disciplines involved in the total care of patients with wound problems.

In addition to its involvement with SAWC/WHS Spring and SAWC  Fall, NACCME also sponsors CME/CE activities that reach medical professionals—physicians, pharmacists, podiatrists, nurses, physician assistants, and other allied healthcare professionals—in many different formats. Through meetings, publications, and web-based programming, thousands of healthcare practitioners participate in these accredited activities, expanding their clinical knowledge and competence by examining current medical issues, trends, therapies, and technologies. CME/CE activities sponsored by NACCME are produced to strengthen practitioner awareness of evidence-based patient care advances in a broad range of therapeutic areas, illustrating NACCME’s commitment to improving healthcare practitioner knowledge, competence, and performance, ultimately to improve patient care.

For information about attending the 2009 SAWC/WHS Spring meeting, April 26 - 29 in Dallas, Texas at the Gaylord Texan Hotel and Convention Center or the SAWC Fall meeting, September 16 - 18 in Washington, DC at the Gaylord NATIONAL Hotel and Convention Center, please visit www.sawc.net or call (800) 237-7285 x 233 to request a brochure.

For information on grant support opportunities, please contact Tiffney Oliver, NACCME, at 609-371-1137.

HMP Communications, LLC is the marketing and management company for SAWC/WHS Spring and SAWC Fall.  HMP Communications’ Wound Care Division has experienced tremendous growth and success over the past 24 months, adding Today’s Wound Clinic to its portfolio. The Wound Care Division also includes WOUNDS, the most widely read, peer-reviewed journal focusing on wound care and research; Ostomy Wound Management (OWM), the only peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary publication specifically dedicated to the advanced wound care practitioner; and Podiatry Today, the only BPA-audited journal that reaches every practicing podiatrist in the United States. WOUNDS and OWM are official organization journals of the AAWC.

HMP Communications has spent the past two decades focusing on advances in the clinical care and treatment in some of the world’s most debilitating diseases and medical conditions. Today, healthcare professionals consider HMP Communications’ medical journals, websites, meetings, and symposia as authoritative sources for comprehensive information in the fields of wound care, dermatology, podiatry, cardiovascular care, electrophysiology, long term care, managed care, diabetes, arthritis, and specialized primary care. HMP Communications’ journals are both peer-reviewed and non-peer-reviewed to best disseminate critical content in the most effective manner for readers. In addition to online and print media, the company produces and manages tradeshows, conferences, symposia, digital programs, and customized programs.

For information on sponsorship and exhibit opportunities at SAWC/WHS Spring or SAWC Fall, please contact HMP Communications at 610-560-0500 x 203 and ask for Kristi Shelly.

HMP Communications Holdings, LLC is the parent company of wholly-owned subsidiaries HMP Communications and NACCME.  Both companies serve the vital needs of the medical community through various business models.


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Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC) Adds Fall Meeting
Largest gathering of multidisciplinary wound care clinicians to meet in spring and fall

Millstone Township, NJ (October 10, 2008) – For more than 2 decades, the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care and Wound Healing Society (SAWC/WHS) have hosted thousands of physicians, podiatrists, nurses, physical therapists, researchers, dieticians, and medical professionals involved in wound care and wound healing to discuss the scientific breakthroughs, advances and treatments in the field. As the meeting has grown, so have the American population and its aging community, making proper wound care a challenge in all care settings. To more effectively provide education and information to this growing group of clinicians, nurses and other allied healthcare professionals, SAWC will host 2 events starting in 2009, one in the spring and one in the fall.

SAWC Spring is scheduled for April 26-29, 2009, in Grapevine, Texas, and SAWC Fall is scheduled for September 16-18, 2009, at the Gaylord Hotel and Convention Center in Washington, D.C. Both symposia will offer the largest clinical educational program and exhibition of products and services for wound care professionals anywhere in the U.S.

“The annual success of SAWC/WHS each spring is a strong testament to the increasing need of medical professionals to use evidence-based protocols to care for patients with, or who are at risk of developing, wounds,” says Randy Robbin, President, Medical Education, NACCME, LLC (North American Center for Continuing Medical Education, LLC). NACCME, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of HMP Communications Holdings, LLC, is the owner of SAWC and ACCME-accredited sponsor of the SAWC CME/CE program.

“Internal surveys have shown that many facilities can send only a limited number of people to attend SAWC/WHS each spring without overburdening their patient load and staffing needs. Adding SAWC Fall to the well established SAWC/WHS Spring meeting will provide twice the opportunity, on a more regional basis, for clinicians to earn CME/CE credits and gain invaluable training from world-class wound care professionals who present at the meetings.”

Wound care has recently become a larger issue in hospitals nationwide. Currently the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) is speaking out about hospital-acquired infections, including the need for more vigilant treatment of pressure ulcer wounds that costs approximately 60,000 patients their lives each year in the U.S. Improper wound care can also cause a financial burden. In October, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will no longer reimburse hospitals for the treatment of preventable errors, injuries and infections that occur in facilities. Stage III and IV pressure ulcers are among the preventable conditions the CMS cites. According to the IHI, more than 2.5 million patients are treated for pressure ulcers in acute care facilities annually at a cost of $11 billion.

“The success of SAWC/WHS is based on a very simple formula – targeted session topics designed to address audience practice gaps, leading faculty, the largest display of wound care products and services and the most comprehensive marketing campaign available to promote the value of the event to attendees and exhibitors alike,” adds Robbin. “NACCME plans to apply this same formula to the new SAWC Fall edition.”

HMP Communications, LLC, a sister company to NACCME, LLC, has been contracted to manage logistics for both the SAWC Spring and Fall events, including audience generation through its Wound Care division and acquisition and management of all corporate sponsorships and exhibits.

Jeremy Bowden, Vice President & Group Publisher of the Wound Care division at HMP says, “No other company serving the wound care industry has the audience reach that HMP Communications, LLC brings to bear, reaching more than 175,000 readers through our medical journals that have an interest in wound care including: WOUNDS, Ostomy Wound Management (OWM), Today’s Wound Clinic, Podiatry Today, Skin & Aging, Annals of Long Term Care, Clinical Geriatrics and Managed Care: First Report, and we welcome the opportunity to help NACCME, LLC in continuing to attract the largest wound care audience to SAWC/WHS Spring and building SAWC Fall into an equally dominant meeting.

SAWC/WHS is the largest gathering of multidisciplinary wound care clinicians in the United States. CME/CE credits are offered for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, podiatrists, physical therapists and dieticians. The Symposium provides comprehensive dissemination of state-of-the art reviews of clinical problems and research information along with the latest information on technological advances and products.

For information about attending the 2009 SAWC/WHS Spring meeting, please visit www.sawc.net or call (800) 237-7285 x 233 to request a brochure. Information regarding the SAWC Fall meeting will follow.

For information on sponsorship and exhibit opportunities, please contact HMP Communications, LLC directly at 610-560-0500 x 203 and ask for Kristi Shelly.

NACCME, LLC is a leading accredited medical education and communications company. CME/CE activities sponsored by NACCME, LLC reach medical professionals in many different formats. Through meetings, publications, and web-based programming, thousands of healthcare practitioners participate in NACCME, LLC activities, expanding their clinical knowledge and competence by examining current medical issues, trends, therapies, and technologies. CME/CE activities sponsored by NACCME, LLC are produced to strengthen practitioner awareness of evidence-based patient care advances in a broad range of therapeutic areas. NACCME, LLC sponsors CME/CE activities for physicians, pharmacists, podiatrists, nurses, physician assistants, and other allied healthcare professionals. NACCME, LLC is committed to improving healthcare practitioner knowledge, competence, and performance, ultimately to improve patient care.

HMP Communications, LLC has spent the past 2 decades focusing on advances in the clinical care and treatment in some of the world’s most debilitating diseases and medical conditions. Today, healthcare professionals consider HMP Communications, LLC medical journals, websites, meetings and symposia as authoritative sources for comprehensive information in the fields of wound care, dermatology, podiatry, cardiovascular care, electrophysiology, long term care, managed care, diabetes, arthritis, and specialized primary care. HMP Communications, LLC journals are both peer-reviewed and non-peer-reviewed to best disseminate educational content in the most effective manner for readers. In addition to online and print media, the company produces and manages tradeshows, conferences, symposia, digital programs and customized programs.


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Stopping a Killer: LUMEN 2009 Looks to Establish National Protocol for Treating Heart Attack Patients

Number one killer of men and women can exist unchecked by local municipalities

Millstone Township, NJ (July 28, 2008) – It is the very early hours of the morning and you awake with a tightness in your chest. This uncomfortable pressure is making it difficult to breathe, and you feel lightheaded and nauseous. Your first instinct is to shrug off the fear that you might be having a heart attack and attribute your pain to heartburn from overindulging the night before or even food poisoning. Yet if you continue to avoid taking your pain and symptoms seriously, your life is at risk —and the clock is ticking.

According to the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the majority of deaths from STEMI (ST elevation myocardial infarction), a heart attack caused by complete obstruction of a coronary artery, occurs within the first 1 to 2 hours after symptom onset. And, although heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, there is still no protocol in place for an integrated STEMI system and national STEMI policy.

LUMEN 2009: The Symposium on Optimal Treatments for Acute MI launches February 26-28, 2009 in Miami Beach to address the need for establishing protocols nationwide for the appropriate care of acute heart attack patients.

In the scenario above, time is of the essence. Call 9-1-1. Do not drive or have someone drive you. Transportation by EMS is a better option than self-transport because you can be immediately evaluated and have treatment initiated by paramedics prior to arriving at the hospital. The appropriate staff can be called in while you are still in transport.

But even as skilled staff is en route to the hospital and EMS is working to save your life, in most American communities, you are not going to receive the critical care you need. For patients experiencing a heart attack, where time is absolutely critical, there is no established national protocol to treat STEMI patients, one that would ensure patients are routed to a STEMI-certified hospital equipped to not only save the life of the patient, but to make sure minimal damage is done to the heart muscle. Instead, EMS has only one guideline set out by local municipalities — transport the critical care heart attack patient to the closest hospital, often a facility that lacks the equipment and expertise to save the heart attack victim.

STEMI expert Dr. Sameer Mehta and many of his colleagues argue that the U.S. is well behind some of its international counterparts in establishing STEMI protocols to effectively treat these patients in ways that parallel our current national trauma system.

“Level one trauma centers are set up for catastrophic events like car accidents with emergency medical personnel assessing the immediate need of a patient at the scene and then transporting that patient to the closest trauma center equipped to handle that patient’s needs, not the closest hospital. Such patients are also often transported by helicopter to ensure quick, immediate access to quality care,” says Dr. Mehta, Lumen 2009 Program Director and author of the Textbook of STEMI Interventions.

A national initiative to establish STEMI Receiving Centers within hospitals is the backbone of LUMEN 2009: The Symposium on Optimal Treatments for Acute MI. In various European countries, such as Denmark, integrated centers for STEMI care have been operational for several years. In Ottawa, Canada, a program exists under which 800,000 residents of the city have been triaged to receive angioplasty for the occluded artery.

In limited areas of the United States, some integrated systems of triage and transfer for STEMI patients have been created by local emergency service operations. These include the Mayo Clinic, Minneapolis Heart Institute, SOCAL system in Southern California and RACE system in North Carolina. Yet the majority of Americans, even those in large, metropolitan cities, will not be treated successfully for their STEMI. LUMEN 2009 brings together international leaders to discuss needed protocols vital to establishing a national system to combat the number one killer of men and women in the U.S.

“Time = heart muscle,” adds Dr. Mehta, who advocates angioplasty for STEMI patients instead of thrombolytic therapy (drugs), whenever possible. “The longer the time to treatment, the greater the amount of heart muscle affected by deprivation of oxygenated blood and the likelihood that the patient will die or be unable to fully recover.”

The time from the patient’s arrival at the hospital to the opening of their blocked artery, often referred to as door-to-balloon (D2B) time, should be no more than 90 minutes, as recommended by the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Associations (ACC/AHA) Clinical Guidelines for STEMI care; any longer than 90 minutes can mean irreversible damage to the heart muscle. Of the 500,000 reported STEMI patients in the U.S. annually, only half find themselves in hospitals capable of performing immediate angioplasty. Although thrombolytics offer relief of symptoms and have the advantage of being administered early and even in the ambulance, a very high proportion of patients do not achieve complete clearing of the blockage and a majority end up also needing angioplasty. The long-term recovery of the heart muscle is better with angioplasty and the risk of stroke is less.

“Establishing a national protocol is vital, and possible. STEMI treatment is not just the domain of the interventional cardiologist; it is a matter of public health policy,” says Dr. Mehta.

LUMEN 2009, the world’s premier STEMI meeting, is expected to draw international experts discussing issues related to STEMI interventions, and key areas of interventional cardiology and vascular interventions. Dr. Sameer Mehta serves as the Director of LUMEN 2009. The four Co-Directors for the CME program include world experts Dr. Samin Sharma (Complex Coronary Interventions), Dr. Brahmajee Nallamothu (D2B Processes), Dr. William Hoekstra (Emergency Medicine Pathways for STEMI) and Barbara Unger, RN (STEMI Systems & Cardiovascular Nursing). The innovative CME agenda will include lectures, debates, workshops, certification courses and industry satellite programs. The meeting will be held February 26-28, 2009 at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida. According to a Centers for Disease Control (CDC) study, “Prevalence of Heart Disease – United States,” Florida residents rank in the top 10 for high prevalence of heart disease.

LUMEN 2009 will become the one-stop, STEMI educational rendezvous for Clinical and Interventional Cardiologists, Cardiac and Vascular Surgeons, Emergency Department staff, Critical Care Nurses, Cardiovascular Laboratory Technicians and Nurses, Paramedics, and Hospital Administrators who are all invested in optimal outcomes for heart attack patients.To learn more, visit www.LUMENami.com.

LUMEN 2009 is sponsored by the North American Center for Continuing Medical Education (NACCME), awholly-owned subsidiary of HMP Communications Holdings, LLC. NACCME provides a wide array of accredited CME offerings, with industry thought leaders participating inround table meetings, webcasts, symposia, conferences, seminars, podcasts, and satellite programs.


Please contact NACCMEat 609-371-1137 or visit www.naccme.com if you have questions or need additional information.


   

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