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The Wisconsin Heart Hospital - To Host Major Educational Conference On Cardiac Ct Angiography 400 Cardiologists Nationwide To Converge on Milwaukee for Unique Learning Experience Milwaukee, WI - CT (Computerized Tomography) Angiography, an exciting, non-invasive technology for use in detecting cardiovascular disease will be the focus of a major educational conference for cardiologists in Milwaukee on April 29-30, 2005. The conference, entitled "CT Angiography for the Cardiologist," is sponsored by The Wisconsin Heart Hospital and co-sponsored by the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, and the Wisconsin and Illinois Chapters of the ACC. It will take place at the Hilton City Center, 509 West Wisconsin Avenue in Milwaukee from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. "We will have 15 faculty members from around the country who are all cardiologists, all leaders in their field at major academic and private practice institutions, coast-to-coast and from Canada to Mexico," said Samuel Wann, M.D., M.A.C.C., Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of Wisconsin and Chairman, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at The Wisconsin Heart Hospital. "They’re coming to Milwaukee to help us put on this course and we will learn from others as well. We’ll pick up pointers from other people who have done as much or more cardiac work as we have. In doing that, as you are learning you teach and as you teach, you learn. We need to learn from others who are working in the same field and we are happy to share what we might know with other people. It’s a very good for spirit, morale and excellence in every way to have this kind of a conference. We’re ahead of the game, at least in this part of the country in terms of doing CT coronary angiography and we’d like to share our enthusiasm with others in our community." Dr. Wann is equal co-director of the conference with Gregory S. Thomas, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.C., Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of California, Irvine. Among the other key faculty members presenting at the conference will be: · Daniel S. Berman, M.D., Director of Cardiac Imaging, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Professor of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California - Los Angeles · Joao AC Lima, M.D., F.A.C.C., Associate Professor of Medicine & Director of Cardiovascular Imaging, Johns Hopkins Hospital · Michael Poon, M.D., Director of Cardiovascular Medicine and Integrated Imaging, Cabrini Medical Center, Associate Professor of Medicine, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine · Randall C. Thompson, M.D., F.A.C.C., Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Missouri-Kansas School of Medicine, Consulting Cardiologist, Mid-America Heart Institute · Kim A. Williams, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.C.C.P., F.A.H.A., Professor of Medicine and Radiology, Sections of Cardiology and Nuclear Medicine, Director of Cardiology, University of Chicago "This is the first conference co-sponsored by ACC and ASNC instead of being sponsored by individual CT equipment vendors," said Dr. Thomas. "This moves the technique into the mainstream and the objective of the conference is to help physicians determine where this fits in how they are taking care of the patient. This is more of a conference to evaluate the techniques and what they currently add. With any new technique, doctors have to start using it for the advantages it has over other techniques and what new information it can give to the cardiologist in helping the patient. Now that the technique is diffused enough so that enough doctors around the world are using it, we can evaluate where it fits within the medical spectrum for how we take care of patients." "We are among the very first conferences to involve all of the major vendors (CT makers) focused on cardiology (GE, Philips, Siemens and Toshiba)," added Dr. Wann. "All four vendors are sponsors of the conference and all four will be bringing their equipment here to show our 400 cardiologists what their machines can do. To get all of them in the same place at the same time is truly unique. This helps us all be a little more objective in terms the applications and the commonalities between machines." CT Angiography (CTA) is an exam that uses X-Rays to visualize blood flow in arterial vessels throughout the body, from arteries serving the brain, to those bringing blood to the lungs, kidneys, arms and legs. CT combines the use of X-Rays with a computerized analysis of the images. CT has many uses including the examination of the coronary arteries to detect and quantify obstructive lesions. This yields similar results to cardiac catheterization with conventional invasive coronary angioplasty. Coronary heart disease is the most common form of heart disease, the leading cause of death for Americans. According to the American Heart Association, about 1.1 million people suffer heart attacks in the United States every year. Of these, about 515,000 will die including approximately 250,000 who will die before they can reach a hospital. About The Wisconsin Heart Hospital The partnership between cardiovascular, specialty physicians, the community, investors and Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare. has produced a 60-bed specialized care hospital dedicated to providing advanced and innovative cardiovascular medical and surgical services delivered in a unique acute-care and ambulatory setting. Offering a true patient and family-centered experience, TWHH’s facility design complements the evolving future of ambulatory cardiovascular care. The model was designed to improve upon conventional treatment paradigms and deliver a highly focused process resulting in: · Shortened treatment times ( # # # ) Note: To make arrangements to cover all or portions of the CT Angiography conference or to interview and photograph participants, please contact Tom Andrews as noted above. The Wisconsin Heart Hospital - The New Standard in Heart Care |
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