World’s Largest Online Cardiology Congress, CardioCareLive Presented by Johns Hopkins, to Meet Live Online December 7th and 8th

Panel of Respected Cardiologists to Debate Lipids Guidelines in Advance of the Institute of Medicine at www.CardioCareLive.com Midday December 8th

Baltimore, MD. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine today announced that thousands of cardiologists and cardiovascular disease specialists are expected to login to view twelve interactive Continuing Medical Education (CME) sessions over two days at the annual meeting of the world’s largest online cardiology congress at www.CardioCareLive.com. This year’s congress is titled, “Preventing Crisis in Cardiology Care: Roadmap to the Future” and is being supported by educational grants from Abbott Laboratories, Astellas Pharma, AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Daiichi Sankyo and Lilly USA, St. Jude Medical and Novo Nordisk.

Live streaming video presentations, including the ability for attendees to ask questions virtually, feature some of the nation’s leading cardiologists such as Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, VA Boston Healthcare System, Roger Blumenthal, MD, of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Chris P. Cannon, MD of Harvard Medical School and Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Peter Libby, MD, Harvard Medical School, Brigham & Women’s Hospital and Clyde Yancy, MD of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Live Continuing Medical Education (CME) sessions begin at 9:00 AM Eastern on both Wednesday, December 7th and Thursday, December 8th, with individual presentations beginning on the hour.

For busy cardiology specialists and family physicians alike, logging into www.CardioCareLive.com offers an effective and convenient way to stay current on advances in cardiovascular patient care and earn CME online. For example, a lunchtime session on day two of the congress, “2012 CardioCareLive Proposed Lipids Guidelines: Why Wait for Godot and the IOM?” will offer valuable insight into what the likely recommended treatment guidelines will be and will include a debate between practicing cardiologists from Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Emory University School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. A total of 12 AMA PRA Category I Credits™ will be available during the live programming and all sessions will later be available on demand in enduring format at CardioCareLive. There is no charge to register and watch any session at CardioCareLive.

The complete agenda (all times listed Eastern) includes:

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 7TH LIVE ONLINE AT WWW.CARDIOCARELIVE.COM

9:00 AM, Managing the Impending Cardiovascular Disease Crisis—Can We Prevent Heart Disease?                 

Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, MD, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; Clyde W. Yancy, MD, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (moderator)

10:00 AM                  , Highlights from European Society of Cardiology—Implications for Practice                 

Christopher P. Cannon, MD, Harvard Medical School, Brigham & Women’s Hospital; Clyde W. Yancy, MD, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (moderator)

11:00 AM, Heart Failure—Disease Management to Avoid Re-Hospitalization                 

Michael M. Givertz, MD, Harvard Medical School, Brigham & Women’s Hospital; Christopher P. Cannon, MD, Harvard Medical School, Brigham & Women’s Hospital (moderator)

1:00 PM, Anti-platelet/Anticoagulant Therapy in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes—A Look at the New ACC/AHA Guidelines                 

Christopher P. Cannon, MD, Harvard Medical School, Brigham & Women’s Hospital; Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, VA Boston Healthcare System (moderator)

2:00 PM, Optimal Management of LDL Cholesterol and Triglycerides                 

Michael Miller MD, FACC, FAHA, University of Maryland School of Medicine; Steven Jones, MD, FACC, ABCL, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (moderator)

3:00 PM, Percutaneous versus Surgical Management of Aortic Valvular Stenosis                 

Mary C. Corretti, MD, FACC, FAHA, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; John V. Conte, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (moderator)

THURSDAY DECEMBER 8TH, LIVE ONLINE AT WWW.CARDIOCARELIVE.COM

9:00 AM, Diabetes—Which Drugs Should We Use When, and When to Refer to a Diabetologist?                 

Thomas W. Donner, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Joshua A. Beckman, MD, MS, Harvard Medical School, Brigham & Women’s Hospital (moderator)

10:00 AM, Biomarkers to Improve Risk Prediction: Focusing on Patient Outcomes and Improvement of Care

(pre-recorded earlier)

Paul M. Ridker, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, Harvard Medical School, Brigham & Women’s Hospital; Peter Libby, MD, Harvard Medical School, Brigham & Women’s Hospital (moderator)

12:00 PM                  2012 CardioCareLive Proposed Lipids Guidelines: Why Wait for Godot and the IOM?                 

Panelists: Seth S. Martin, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Thomas S. Metkus, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Laurence S. Sperling, MD, FACC, FAHA, FACP, Emory University School of Medicine; Roger S. Blumenthal, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (moderator)

1:00 PM, When to Refer the Patient with Atrial Fibrillation for an Ablation                 

David D. Spragg, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Roger S. Blumenthal, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (moderator)

2:00 PM, Current and Future Strategies to Raise HDL Cholesterol and Lower CVD Risk

Daniel J. Rader, MD, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine; Roger S. Blumenthal, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (moderator)                 

4:00 PM, Anticoagulation Alternatives in the Person with Atrial Fibrillation                  

Michael D. Ezekowitz, MBChB, DPhil, FACC, FAHP,FRCP, MA, Jefferson Medical College; Ronald D. Berger, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (moderator)

To learn more about supporting these and other educational programs at CardioCareLive presented by Johns Hopkins, please contact info@CardioCareLive.com.

ABOUT CARDIOCARELIVE

CardioCareLive, the world’s largest entirely online cardiology congress, is presented by the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and produced by PlatformQ. CardioCareLive enables cardiologists, internal medicine specialists, family care physicians and other healthcare practitioners interested in understanding and managing patients with cardiovascular disease to learn, connect and interact in real time. Johns Hopkins University offers Continuing Medical Education (CME) with no registration cost at CardioCareLive, which delivers all the benefits of a physical conference, including live keynote presentations, lectures, real-time interactive Q&A and an exhibit floor, all from the convenience of a computer.

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ACCREDITATION STATEMENT

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CREDIT DESIGNATION STATEMENTS

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 12.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

OTHER CREDITS

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME.

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME.

American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 12.0 hours of credit for completing this program.

DATE OF RELEASE/EXPIRATION

Live sessions will be available December 7, 2011 from 9:00 AM-4:00 PM (EST) and December 8, 2011 from 9:00 AM-5:00 PM (EST).

Enduring material will be available from December 7, 2011 through June 7, 2012.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

After participating in this activity, the participant will demonstrate the ability to:

• Develop and implement preventive strategies to avert the future crisis in cardiovascular care.
• Appropriately tailor medical therapies to individual needs, especially anticoagulant agents in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF).
• Identify patients with AF that are candidates for medical procedures such as ablation or left atrial appendage occlusion.
• Apply appropriate treatments to lower LDL cholesterol and high triglyceride levels.
• Evaluate key data on new strategies to raise HDL cholesterol.
• Develop and apply effective algorithms for both medical therapy and specialist referral in the diabetes setting.
• Overcome challenges in the management of patients with heart failure to improve their survival and avoid re-hospitalizations.
• Evaluate the current guidelines on the management of acute coronary syndrome; differentiate among various anti-platelet and anticoagulant agents.
• Use various biomarkers available to predict risk and diagnose certain cardiovascular conditions; evaluate current research on novel biomarkers.

INTENDED AUDIENCE

This virtual congress is planned to meet the CME needs of cardiologists, electro-physiologists, primary care physicians, family and internal medicine practitioners, endocrinologists, nurses and advanced practice nurses, physician assistants, diabetes educators, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals involved in caring for patients across the spectrum of cardiovascular disease (CV).

FULL DISCLOSURE POLICY AFFECTING CME ACTIVITIES

It is the policy of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine that the faculty and provider disclose real or apparent conflicts of interest relating to the topics of this educational activity, and also disclose discussions of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation(s). Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine OCME has established policies in place that will identify and resolve all conflicts of interest prior to this educational activity. Detailed disclosure will be made in the course handout materials.

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