Family Physicians: NCVH Accredited by AAFP, Offers Family Physician Cardiovascular Update

June 1, 2010 - PRLog -- NEW ORLEANS – New Cardiovascular Horizons (NCVH), a multidisciplinary cardiovascular conference taking place June 2 – 5 in New Orleans, has been approved for CME credit by the American Academy of Family Physicians.

NCVH has been approved for up to 39.75 AAFP Prescribed credits. AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association (AMA) as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 Credit TM toward the Physician’s Recognition Award (PRA). When applying the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed credit, not as Category 1.
   
New techniques, screening and patient management for treating peripheral artery disease (PAD) and limb salvage will be areas of focus at NCVH 2010.
   
“We bring all of the specialties that care for patients with peripheral artery disease together to find new ways to treat this common and lethal disease,” said Course Director Craig M. Walker, MD. “It is important to globally assess and provide the best patient care from the very beginning. A high percentage of patients do not need amputation, rather only some type of medical management and wound care.”

Multiple concurrent sessions offer dedicated learning opportunities for each specialty. The two-day Family Physician course will offer attendees a comprehensive overview with leading cardiologists. It will be held from 1:30 – 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 2, and Thursday June 3, allowing attendees to also attend the morning NCVH General Sessions.

Thirty-three presentations are on the course’s agenda, ranging from treating hypertension, deep venous thrombosis and acute chest pain to smoking cessation therapies, screening programs and door to balloon times. The use of implantable defibrillators and cerebral cooling will also be discussed. View the agenda at http://www.ncvhonline.com/site79.php.

View the NCVH complete program at www.ncvhonline.com.

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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.

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.