INDIANAPOLIS
– Hundreds of health-care professionals are expected to attend the fifth annual
Franciscan St. Francis Health Cardiovascular Symposium on Friday, Sept. 13.
Participants at the day-long
conference will discuss new treatment options for patients with heart failure,
heart valve disease and atrial fibrillation and discuss recent landmark studies
in cardiovascular care.
Presenters include cardiologists and
an endocrinologist from Franciscan
Physician Network,
along with cardiovascular surgeons from
Cardiac Surgery Associates.
Other topics will include the link
between diabetes and cardiovascular disease; device therapy; and how Franciscan
Alliance Accountable Care Organizations will enhance delivery of care.
Also on deck is a session led by Mary
Starvaggi, a communications and etiquette expert who has worked nationally to
help health-care professionals hone their communications and listening skills
with patients and amongst colleagues.
Held
at The Westin Indianapolis, the symposium offers continuing medical education
credits and will give primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, physician
assistants, nurses and other allied health professionals insight into new
treatments and procedures advancing patient outcomes.
Click
here for a
full listing of presenters, agenda and more details about the 2013 symposium.
