Welcome

Breakfast CE Program, Supported by AstraZeneca: Insights into Oral Antiplatelet Therapies for Acute Coronary Syndromes and Best Practices in Secondary Prevention

Lynne Braun, PhD, CNP, CLS, FAHA, FPCNA, FAAN and Robert Kloner, MD, PhD

Awards, Annual Review, President's Address

New NHLBI Guidelines for Management of Lipids, BP and Obesity: A Vision of How they Will Impact Practice

Prescribing Exercise for Patients with Heart Disease: Keeping it Safe

Barry A Franklin, PhD, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine

Exhibits, Lunch (Lunch Supported by Gilead Sciences, Inc. (non-CE))

A Family- Based Approach to CVD Risk Reduction: A Focus on Children and Adolescents

Laura L. Hayman, PhD, RN, FPCNA, FAAN, University of Massachusetts Boston

3:05 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

4:05 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Clustering of Risk Factors in the Insulin Resistant Patient: A Comprehensive Approach to Management

Cindy Lamendola, MSN, NP-BC, FAHA, FPCNA, Stanford University School of Medicine

Health Coaching:  A Key Role for Cardiovascular Nursing

Jody Hereford, RN, MSN, MS, FAACVPR, Iowa Chronic Care Consortium

The Role of Mobile Technology in Improving Cardiovascular Health

Mary Cain, MPH, HT3

Surgical Approaches to Weight Loss: Role in CVD Risk Reduction

Noel N. Williams, MD, BCh, MCh,FRCSI, FRCS(Gen), Penn Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery Program

Opening: Fellow Recognition, Poster Winners Announced

Exhibits

Winning Abstract Presentations 

Tai Chi Enhances Exercise Self-Efficacy in Older Stroke Survivors

Ruth Taylor-Piliae, PhD, RN, FAHA

Time is Muscle: A Public Awareness Campaign to Help People Recognize Angina Signs and Symptoms, Encourage Them to call 911, and Learn Hands Only CPR

Kim Newlin, RN, CNS, ANP-C, FPCNA

Diastolic Dysfunction: The Other Heart Failure

Mariell Jessup, MD, University of Pennsylvania

Calculating the CVD Risk Score: Which Tool for Which Patient?

Donald Lloyd-Jones, MD, ScM, FACC, FAHA, Northwestern University

3:15 p.m. - 4:10 p.m.

4:15 p.m. - 5:10 p.m.

A practical Approach to the Management of Hypertension: 2013 Update

Barry L. Carter PharmD, University of Iowa

Improving CV Outcomes: Whose Job is Quality Improvement Anyway?

Cheryl Dennison Himmelfarb, PhD, RN, ANP, FAAN, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Time is Brain: Optimal Care of the Stroke Patient in 2013

Anne Leonard, MPH, RN, CCRC, FAHA, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Device-Based Therapy of Cardiac Rhythm Abnormalities: The “Need to-Knows”

Robin J. Trupp, RN, PhD, ACNP-BC, CHFN, FACC, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing

Opening

Palliative Care for the CVD Patient: When the Goal is Care- not Cure

Patricia M. Davidson, RN, BA, Med, PhD, University of Technology Sydney

One Size Does Not Fit All: How Sociocultural factors Impact Preventive Strategies

Eileen Stuart-Shor, PhD, ANP-BC, FAHA, FAAN, University of Massachusetts Boston

Sex Matters: Insights from WISE

Noel Bairey Merz, MD, FACC, FAHA, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Letting Go of What's Holding You Back: Moving Beyond "Yeah, Not Really"

Wayne Sotile, PhD

Closing