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Vermont Cardiac Network
2009 NG
Fall STRO
Conference ING
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3rd in a SERIES of 3
PRESENTERS:
Arnold M. Katz, MD, MPH
Dartmouth & Harvard Medical Schools
William Hopkins, MD
Fletcher Allen Health Care | University of Vermont
Karen Kuligowski, RN
Accredo Therapeutics Cardiopulmonary Programs
Great value - just $50 for the entire day!
Thursday, October 8
Doubletree Hotel So. Burlington, VT
Join us at the Quechee Club as we continue
the celebration of the Vermont Cardiac Network’s
25th anniversary.
VCN’s Fall Conference concludes the 2009 3-part Series. Attendees of all three ‘09 conferences will be
recognized for their commitment to VCN and their continued pursuit of cardiac continuing education.
9:15-9:45am Registration, Continental Breakfast
9:45-10:00am Welcome, Nurses’ Meeting
10:00-11:30am The Gap Between Bench and Bedside, Is It Widening or Narrowing?
Lessons from the History of Heart Failure
PROGRAM
Arnold M. Katz, MD
Visiting Professor of Medicine & Physiology Dartmouth Medical School
Visiting Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School
Dr. Arnold Katz has a long-standing interest in medical history and has written extensively on the subject. Although he lists
his employer as ‘Retired’, Dr. Katz appears to be anything but. Over the years, Katz had published more than 400 articles,
reviews and book chapters, edited several books and written two single-authored texts: Physiology of the Heart (a 4th Ed.
published in 2006), and Heart Failure: Pathophysiology, Molecular Biology, Clinical Management (a 2nd Ed. in progress).
In 1995 the American Heart Association joined his name to that of his father in the "Louis N. & Arnold M. Katz Prize"
for outstanding basic science research by a young investigator.
11:30-12:30pm Lunch
12:30-1:30pm Pathophysiology and Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension
William Hopkins, MD
Director, Pulmonary Hypertension & Adult Congenital
Heart Disease Programs Fletcher Allen Health Care
Associate Professor of Medicine UVM College of Medicine
Pulmonary hypertension is a cause of right heart failure and death. It can be idiopathic or associated with other cardiovascular
and noncardiovascular illnesses. Long-time Vermont Cardiac Network supporter and frequent presenter, Dr. Hopkins will discuss
the pathophysiology, clinical manifestations and treatment of pulmonary hypertension.
1:30-3:30pm Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Disease with Increasing Hope
Karen Kuligowski, RN
CardioPulmonary Nurse Specialist
Accredo Therapeutics Cardiopulmonary Programs
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) is a rare and complex disease in which the pulmonary vasculature undergoes extensive injury
to the endothelial cells lining the small blood vessels of the lungs. Often misdiagnosed, most patients do not seek medical attention
for two years after its onset. Treatment is aimed at relieving symptoms, improving quality of life, and improving longevity. A chronic,
complex disease process requiring specialized knowledge and skill to manage, there is no cure for PAH, but increasing hope. This
session will educate medical professionals on the disease process, symptoms, diagnosis process, and treatment options currently
available and in the pipeline for pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Doubletree Hotel Burlington
LOGISTICS
1117 Williston Road South Burlington, Vermont
CONFERENCE SITE, ACCOMMODATIONS: hotel. For further driving directions, visit www.randmcnally.com
The Vermont Cardiac Network 2009 Fall Conference will be or Google: Doubletree Hotel Burlington.
held at the Doubletree Hotel Burlington in South Burlington
Thursday, October 8. PAYMENT:
Please return the completed registration form with a check
REGISTRATION, CONTINUING EDUCATION: made payable to Vermont Cardiac Network by Thursday,
The registration fee for the Vermont Cardiac Network 2009 October 1.
Fall Conference is $50 and includes continental breakfast, lunch, Mail your payment and form to:
and materials. An application has been submitted to the Ver-
mont State Nurses’ Association, Inc.; please contact Julie Basol, Vermont Cardiac Network
Director of the Vermont Cardiac Network, for more information PO Box 123
about contact hours. No. Ferrisburgh, Vermont 05473
For more information call: 802.425.3936
DIRECTIONS TO THE CONFERENCE:
Fax: 802.425.5507 Email: jnb@gmavt.net
Take Exit 14E just off Interstate 89. The Doubletree Hotel is
located less than a ½ mile east on Williston Road (on the right
Registration form on the following page.
hand side). Conference parking is located in the back of the
REGISTRATION FORM
(One registration form per person; photocopies welcome)
Vermont Cardiac Network
2009 Fall Conference
Thursday, October 8
DOUBLETREE HOTEL BURLINGTON | SO. BURLINGTON, VT
Registration fee of $50 includes continental breakfast, lunch, & materials.
Make check payable to Vermont Cardiac Network and return form by Thursday, October 1 to:
Vermont Cardiac Network
PO Box 123
No. Ferrisburgh, VT 05473
Please contact Julie Basol if you plan to attend and have not registered
by October 1. For more information:
Email: jnb@gmavt.net Phone: 802.425.3936 Fax: 802.425.5507
Date of Registration: ______________
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Organization Address
City / State / Zip
Telephone
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Amount Enclosed: $_____________ Check #: _____________
About the Network
The Vermont Cardiac Network (VCN) is an independent group of physicians and nurses who meet three times per year in conference
venue, to provide continuing education, disseminate knowledge, and exchange ideas about cardiac care.
The organization grew out of a task force assembled in 1981 by the Vermont Department of Health and the Vermont Health Policy
Corporation to study cardiac care in the state.
Vermont Cardiac Network was incorporated into a 501(c)(3) organization in 1984 to assure the cardiac health status of Vermonters
and other nearby residents. VCN has been able to keep registration fees at a low cost due to the generous, continued support from
Vermont Association of Hospitals & Health Systems, Fletcher Allen Health Care, and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
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The Vermont Cardiac Network is committed to creating a quality program that is accessible to all. Please communicate any special
services or assistance you may need, including dietary, in writing with your registration form.
If you require special accommodations or have additional needs in order to participate,
please check this box. Indicate your requests in writing and include with your registration form.
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