St. Ritas Health Partners presents 2016 Cardiovascular Symposium

(Lima, April 4, 2016) St. Ritas Health Partners 2016 Cardiovascular Symposium will take place on Thursday, April 7 at the UNOH Event Center. With sessions scheduled from 7:20 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., the event is open to physicians, nurses and healthcare professionals.

The symposium will provide cardiovascular knowledge and skills to all clinicians who care for patients with heart conditions. The curriculum fosters discussion among physicians and other healthcare professionals, and will allow care providers to discover whats new in cardiovascular care.

Below is the agenda for the event:

6:30 a.m. Registration, continental breakfast and visit exhibits

7:20 a.m.Welcome Mark Winerman, MD, St. Ritas Center for Continuing Education, Director of Education

7:30 a.m. Catching up with the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation Randy Lieberman, MD

8:35 a.m. Potpourri of Cardiovascular Medications Kristi Ziegenbusch, BCPS, PharmD

9:05 a.m. Break, visit exhibits and poster presentations

9:35 a.m. Clinical Integration Network News Deborah Roegge De Vita, RN, BSN, MBA

10:25 a.m. Engineering a High-quality Approach to Structural Heart Disease Dan Eckert, MD

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11:15 a.m. If its a STEMI, Who You Gonna Call? 911 Brian Anderson, Paramedic

12:15 p.m. Lunch, visit exhibits and poster presentationsPhysician Only Breakout: Coronary Artery Disease: PCI vs. Cardiothoracic Surgery (Cardiologists Tackle the CV Surgeons) Farzin Fotouhi, MD, FACS

1 p.m. Research and Evidence-based Practice Linda Pierce, PhD, RN, CNS, CRRN, FAHA, FAAN

1:50 p.m. An Interventional Neurologists Inside Look into Modern Stroke Management Mouhammad Jumaa, MD

2:40 p.m. Recognition and Stabilization of Critical Congenital Heart Disease Carl Nackes, Jr., MD, and Molly Ball, MD

3:30 p.m. Adjournment


###For more information, please contact:
Katee Fenimore
Communications Coordinator
St. Ritas Health Partners
O: 419-226-9802
C: 567-242-4078
KNFenimore@Mercy.com