New Cardiovascular Horizons Receives CME, CPME Accreditation

June 2, 2010 - PRLog -- NEW ORLEANS – New Cardiovascular Horizons (NCVH), a multidisciplinary cardiovascular conference beginning today in New Orleans, has been accredited to offer CME and CPME credits by the Cardiovascular Institute of the South (CIS). NCVH runs through Saturday, June 5 at the Roosevelt Waldorf Astoria Hotel.
   
CIS has designated NCVH 2010 for a maximum of 37.13 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. CIS is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
   
NCVH 2010 has also been approved to offer 37.13 CPME continuing education contact hours. CIS is also approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education (CPME) as a sponsor of continuing education in podiatric medicine.
   
NCVH focuses on the entire team involved in all aspects of cardiovascular interventions including cardiologists, primary care physicians, cath lab technologists, podiatrists, nurses, physical therapists and wound care specialists.  

“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. These include: Family Physician Update, Cath Lab & Nurse Symposium, Neuropathy and its Complications, Wound Care Intensive for Nurses & Specialists, Medical Therapies for PAD and CLI and VA Diabetic Foot Symposium.

Please visit www.ncvhonline.com for the complete program.

About NCVH: New Cardiovascular Horizons (NCVH) is attended by more than 2,000 physicians, scientists, allied health 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.

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New Cardiovascular Horizons (NCVH) is the longest running “head-to-toe” cardiovascular meeting to focus on limb salvage and amputation prevention techniques. NCVH 2010 takes place June 2 - 5 in New Orleans. Visit www.ncvhonline.org to learn more.

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.