Co-sponsored CME/CE

Preventing Stroke in Atrial Fibrillation: Meeting the Unmet Needs 

Faculty: Stephen E. Kimmel, MD, MSCE; Freek W. A. Verheugt, MD

Sponsored by The University of Cincinnati, The Exeter Group, and the American College of Cardiology Foundation; supported by an educational grant from Ortho–McNeil Inc, Division of Ortho–McNeil–Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., administered by Ortho–McNeil Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC.

Response Variability, Testing, and Treatment: What is the Future of Antiplatelet Therapy? 

Faculty: Paul A. Gurbel, MD; Gilles Montalescot, MD, PhD

Sponsored by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and ACCELMED; supported by Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. and Lilly USA, LLC.

Empowering the Cardiologist in the Smoking Cessation Effort  

Faculty: Thomas E. Kottke, MD, MSPH, FACC; Michael J. Severino, MD, FACC

Sponsored by University of Virginia School of Medicine, CME Enterprise and the American College of Cardiology Foundation; supported by Pfizer Inc.

Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation: Opportunities to Improve Patient Care 

Faculty: Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD; Robert A. Harrington, MD, FACC; Eric N. Prystowsky, MD; Vivek Y. Reddy, MD

Sponsored by OptumHealth Education and the American College of Cardiology Foundation; supported by Boehringer Ingelheim.

9th Annual Diabetes Summit: Linking Science to Medicine   

Faculty: Co-Chairs: Steven P. Marso, MD, Darren K. McGuire, MD, MHSc;  Faculty: Gregory W. Barsness, MD, Robert H. Eckel, MD, David M. Kendall, MD, Mikhail Kosiborod, MD, Jonathan M. McGavock, PhD, Jorge Plutzky, MD, Kausik Ray BSc, MBChB, MRCP, MD, MPhil

Sponsored by The University of Cincinnati, The Exeter Group, and the American College of Cardiology Foundation; supported by sanofi–aventis.

ACS Case Compendium Collection – Mini Case Number 1, 2, and 3       

Faculty: Christopher P. Cannon, MD; William E. Chavey, MD; Suzanne Hughes, MSN, RN; Nanette K. Wenger, MD.

Sponsored by Medscape LLC and the American College of Cardiology Foundation; supported by Bristol-Myers.

Grand Rounds in Cardiology: Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Coronary Syndrome    

Faculty: Christopher P. Cannon, MD, (Course Director), Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FAHA, E. Magnus Ohman, MD, FRCPI, FACC, Joanne Foody, MD

Sponsored by Global Education Group, Carden Jennings Publishing Co., Ltd., and the American College of Cardiology Foundation; supported by Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. and Lilly USA, LLC. and Bristol-Myers Squibb/Sanofi Pharmaceuticals Partnership.

Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: It’s All About the Kidney    

Faculty: Clyde W. Yancy, MD, FACC, Barry M. Massie, MD, James E. Udelson, MD,
Robert W. Schrier, MD, John C. Burnett, MD.

Sponsored by Potomac Center for Medical Education and the American College of Cardiology Foundation; supported by Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.