Peripheral artery disease (PAD) continues to be a leading cause of death in the United States. New Cardiovascular Horizons will look at the creation of a hospital-based PAD program, and the role it can play in a community, during the Hospital Administrator Forum, to be held on Thursday, June, 3, 2010. NCVH is a four-day multidisciplinary cardiovascular conference taking place June 2 – 5 at the Roosevelt Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New Orleans, La.
The Hospital Administrator Forum will offer a wealth of information to healthcare professionals weighing the pros and cons of a PAD program. The targeted audience includes hospital CEOs, COOs and CFOs, as well as cardiovascular product line managers, cath lab directors, cardiologists, vascular surgeons, podiatrists and nurse managers.
This session is designed to offer insight for hospital administrators on the financial impact of a successful PAD program as well as the community impact of preventing amputations. Key learning objectives will include information on how to set up a PAD program; maximizing reimbursements;
David Konur, MHA, CEO, Cardiovascular Institute of the South, will chair the program. He will be joined by Joey Fontenot, COO, Cardiovascular Institute of the South; Desmond P. Bell, Jr., DPM, Save A Leg, Save A Life Foundation; Tim Attebery, Cardiovascular Associates, Jeff Fulkerson, Senior Certified Coder, Emory Healthcare; and William Abbatt, Esq., Brooks & Kushman, P.C.
View the Hospital Administrator Forum’s program at www.ncvhonline.com/
About NCVH: New Cardiovascular Horizons (NCVH) is attended by more than 2,000 physicians, scientists, allied professionals and industry professional from around the world. The meeting takes a multidisciplinary approach to limb salvage and amputation prevention techniques, offering comprehensive educational programs for each specialty. Live limb-salvage case demonstrations are an integral part of the meeting. NCVH is presented by the South Louisiana Clinical Research Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization. The meeting will be held June 2 – 5, 2010, at the Roosevelt Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New Orleans, LA. For more information, visit www.ncvhonline.com. NCVH offers Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit for physicians, CPME credits for podiatrists, CNE credits for nurses, AAFP prescribed credits for family practice physicians, ASRT credits for cath lab technologists, PT credits for physical therapists and CEU credits for allied health professionals.
Please contact Jenn Hess, jenn.hess@slcrf.org, to receive complimentary press registration for NCVH 2010 or arrange interviews with presenters. High-resolution photographs will be available after the conference. Please visit the NCVH Press Room for additional press releases, http://www.ncvhonline.com/
