New Directions in Heart Failure Management

PROGRAM AGENDA

8:00 AM	American Buffet Breakfast, Registration, Exhibits
8:50 AM	Welcome and Introductions Todd Florin, MD
9:00 AM	Advanced Heart Failure Therapies 2007: Genetics, Stem Cells, Drugs, Devices, and Transplantation Ray E. Hershberger, MD
9:50 AM	Update on Atrial Fibriallation: Drugs, Catheter Ablation, and other New Developments Fred Morady, MD
10:40 AM	Coffee Break and Exhibits
11:00 AM	Robo-EP: The use of Robotic Devices in Complex Ablation Todd Florin, MD
11:15 AM	Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: Patient Selection and Hemodynamic Optimization Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD, FACC
12:05 PM	Life-Threatening Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction Alan W. Heldman, MD
1:05 PM	Final Questions, Answers and Conclusions

DISTINGUISHED FACULTY

Moderator

Todd J. Florin, M.D.

Director of Electrophysiology

South Florida Electrophysiology

Mt. Sinai Medical Office Building

Miami Beach, FL

Faculty

Ray E Hershberger, MD
Professor of Medicine/Cardiology (pending)
Associate Chief, Division of Cardiology
Director, Advanced Heart Failure Therapies Programs
Director, Translational Cardiovascular Genetic Medicine
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine/Jackson Memorial Hospital

Fred Morady, MD

Professor, Dept. of Internal Medicine

McKay Professor of Cardiovascular Disease

University Hospital

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD, FACC

Chief of Cardiology and Medical Director

Heart and Vascular Center

Medical University of South Carolina

President, American College of Cardiologists

South Carolina Chapter

Alan W. Heldman, MD

Pending Rank Professor of Cardiology

Division of Cardiology

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Miami, FL