William R. Lewis, MD, FACC

Our annual meeting information is ready for you on our website at http://ohioacc.org/18th_Annual_Meeting.htm.

The meeting will be held at The Conference Center at NorthPointe on Saturday, October 18.  You can review the schedule and register online. Highlights include talks on ventricular arrhythmias, pulmonary hypertension, heart disease and pregnancy, new preoperative cardiac clearance guidelines for non-cardiac surgery, robotic surgery, a look at ACC quality initiatives and more. We will also have the popular oral competition between our fellows-in-training, which has been excellent the past couple of years.   

The meeting has accreditation for both physicians and nurses. Go here for complete details.

We look forward to seeing you at the meeting! 

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All current Ohio fellows in a cardiology training program are invited to present their research (past or present) during the poster session, scheduled for Saturday, October 18th at the Ohio-ACC's Annual Meeting. Eligible posters may present recent data or information that has been presented previously at a local or national meeting. Go here for complete information.

Submission
Download the poster submission form, and submit by email to ohioacc@gmail.com by September 13th. Submission of an abstract constitutes a commitment by the author to be present on October 18th if his/her poster is accepted. NOTE: All fellows MUST also register for the meeting.

Judging
The abstracts will be judged in advance to select the top two abstracts for oral presentation. The rest of the accepted abstracts will be presented as posters and judged at the poster presentation on Saturday, October 18. 

Prizes

• Oral Presentation- First and second place for the oral presentation will be awarded based on a combination of abstract content and oral presentation delivery as judged by a panel of cardiologists from various institutions. 
  First place - $500
  Second place - $300
• Poster Presentation 
  First place - $300
  Second place - $200
  Winners will be announced on Saturday, October 18, at the end of the meeting.

Hotel Reimbursement
For those fellows residing outside of the Columbus area, one night’s hotel room and tax will be reimbursed. Call 866.233.9393 to make your room reservation. Make sure to keep your receipt to turn in for reimbursement.

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The Ohio-ACC Board of Trustees 2008-2010 election is coming up. Ballots will reach your mailbox in the next week or two. You have the opportunity to vote for candidates who represent your membership district. Please make sure to vote!

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Attention administrators of private cardiology practices! We welcome you to be among the founding members of the ACC's cardiac care management team program.  Keep up to date with key issues in the field and succeed at the interface of practice management and quality cardiovascular care.

The Mission of the Practice Administrator membership is to:  

1. Provide practice administrators with clinical guidelines and tools to improve clinical care management.
2. Provide practice administrators information on important advocacy, reimbursement and policy issues affecting cardiovascular practice management.
3. Provide practice administrators the opportunity to shape the future of cardiovascular practice management.
   

Join ACC to advance operational and financial performance while keeping pace with the fast-changing and challenging healthcare environment.  Membership benefits include:

• Cardiovascular medicine’s news and developments through Cardiosource online, the premier clinical resource in the field, the online Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Cardiology magazine, and a dedicated practice management website.
• Cardiology Careers online in partnership with HealtheCareers, the one-stop solution for all your practice’s job recruitment needs.
• Practice guidelines and quality standards for cardiovascular medicine.
• Professional meetings, including the ACC practice management programs; and the Advanced Cardiology Leadership Workshop in partnership with MedAxiom.
• Workforce information on physician supply and demand, and team-based care.
• Advocacy and reimbursement news directly affecting cardiology practices.
• Leadership opportunities to bring practice administrator perspectives to ACC initiatives.
• Online community for practice managers to engage colleagues in discussions pertinent to current practice-based management issues.

More detailed information for practice administrators can be found at the following link: http://www.acc.org/practicemgt/practice_management.htm

Practice Administrator application link:  http://www.acc.org/about/join/practice_admin_app.pdf.

Thank you for your commitment to the Practice Administrator membership category. If you have any questions, please contact Debjani Mukherjee at 202-375-6212 or dmukherj@acc.org.  

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The Ohio State University will hold a celebration of the life of Richard P. Lewis, M.D., M.A.C.C., on Monday, Sept. 8, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. The tribute will take place at the Davis Heart & Lung Research Institute Auditorium in Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Lewis, an Ohio-ACC past governor, ACC past president, and editor in chief of ACCSAP, passed away in May following a brief illness. Fred Bove, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.C., vice president of the ACC, will attend on the ACC’s behalf.

Contributions to a scholarship in Dr. Lewis’ memory may be directed to:

OSU Medical Center Development Affairs
Attn: Richard P. Lewis, M.D., Scholarship Prize Fund
660 Ackerman Rd., 6th Floor
PO Box 183112
Columbus, Ohio   43218-3112

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