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1 8030 Peters Road, D105 Plantation, Florida (954) Phone (954) Fax Westin Fort Lauderdale 400 Corporate Drive Fort Lauderdale, Florida Program Chair Jose R. Soler, MD Activity Director Alan Goodstat, LCSW Program Evaluation November 29, 2005

2 Introduction In November 2005, NACE sponsored a CME program, First Annual South Florida Cardiovascular Symposium, in Fort Lauderdale, FL. The conference was geared toward physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants caring for patients with cardiovascular disease. The goal of the program was to provide a review of established principles of cardiovascular medicine as well as present new concepts in the advancing field of cardiovascular medicine. The program covered program covered recent advances in coronary artery disease risk factor management, cardiovascular imaging, pharmacological and device management of heart failure, and valvular heart disease. Approximately 65 healthcare providers attended the First Annual South Florida Cardiovascular Symposium in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Each attendee was asked to complete and return a conference satisfaction and needs assessment form prior to the end of the conference. Fifty-nine completed forms were received. The data collected is displayed in this report.

3 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE Saturday, November 19, :30-8:10 Continental Breakfast and Registration 8:10-8:20 Welcome Remarks Jose R. Soler, MD 8:20-9:10 New Trials of Statins Bring New Federal Guidelines and New Clinical Challenges Charles Hennekens, MD 9:10-10:00 Hypertension: Update 2005 Robert A. Phillips, MD, PhD 10:00-10:20 Break 10:20-11:10 Advances in PCI Drug Eluting Stents Harry Phillips, MD 11:10-12:00 Expanding Indications for ICD Therapy in Patients with LV Dysfunction: Painful Lessons from DAVID and Promising New Solutions Thomas A. Burkart, MD, FACC 12:00-1:00 Lunch 1:00-1:50 New Perspectives on the Management of Acutely Decompensated Heart Failure Stuart David Katz, MD 1:50-2:40 Diagnosis and Treatment of Anemia in Heart Failure Stuart David Katz, MD 2:40-3:00 Break 3:00-4:00 Controversies in the Evaluation and Management of Valvular Heart Disease Robert O. Bonow, MD 4:00-5:00 Role of Cardiac CT and CTA in the Evaluation of Coronary Disease Gerald Grubbs, MD 5:00 Closing Remarks Jose R. Soler, MD

4 Participant Information Seventy-four percent of attendees were physicians, the majority specializing in cardiology and internal medicine. Nurse practitioners, nurses, and physician assistants comprised 26% of the attendees. Forty-four percent of attendees heard about the conference through the mailed program, 37% heard about the program from a colleague. The remainder of attendees heard about the program from a pharmaceutical representative (2%) or from another source (17%). Several of the attendees that heard from another source indicated that they saw the program posted in the internet or that they heard about this program at other NACE events.

5 Attendees were asked to rate the importance of the aspects that attracted them to the program as Not At All Important, Somewhat Important, or Very Important. All aspects were rated on average as Very Important.

6 Program Evaluation Attendees were asked to rate aspects of the overall conference on a four-point scale, with one being Unsatisfactory and four being Excellent. Overall, attendees rated the program as Excellent, with an average score of 3.8. Average scores for each aspect are displayed in the charts below.

7 Attendees were also asked to rate the content of each presentation and the presentation skills of each speaker on a four-point scale, with one being Unsatisfactory and four being Excellent. Average scores for each presentation and speaker are displayed in the chart below.

8 Needs Assessment Attendees were asked to complete a needs assessment survey to assist in planning future continuing education activities. Below is a list of the most frequently suggested topics. For a full list, refer to the Appendix. What medical disorders or topics would you like to receive further information about through a continuing education activity? Cardiomyopathy (6) Coronary Heart Failure (4) Cardiology (3) o Preventive cardiology- risk factors Cardiac Imaging (2) Coronary Artery Disease (2) Diabetes (2) Endovascular procedures (2) What diagnostic procedures would you like to learn more about? Imaging (8) Cardiac catherization (2) Echocardiograhy (2) TEE (2) What types of therapies or treatments would you wish courses to be offered about? CHF (4) o IV Inotropics for acute CHF o Novel therapies for CHF Alternative medical treatment (2) o Cancer o Heart disease CAD (2) Chemotherapy for cancer (2)

9 Summary Overall, the First Annual South Florida Cardiovascular Symposium was successful. Attendees were satisfied with the topics, speakers, and overall quality of the conference. One hundred percent of the attendees said that they would attend another conference next year in the same location. Based on the evaluations, attendees were very pleased with the conference. (For specific comments see the Appendix.)

10 Appendix A Suggested Topics What medical disorders or topics would you like to receive further information about through a continuing education activity? A Fib Acute Coronary Syndrome Acute Myocardial Infarction Altered mental states Aortic Stenosis Cardiac Imaging (2) Cardiac Rehabilitation Cardiology (3) Preventive cardiology- risk factors Cardiomyopathy (6) Coronary Heart Failure (4) Chronic pain Coronary Artery Disease (2) Diabetes (2) Diastolic LV Failure Dressler's Syndrome Echo/Doppler Effects of lower blood sugar in relationship to heart attacks Endocarditis Endovascular procedures (2) HIV Hyperlipidemia Hypertension Issues/effects of ACE inhibitors Metabolic syndrome New drugs New topics Pacer's Parkinson s Prostate Cancer Pulmonary Renal disease Renal-cardiac complications Seizures STDs Surgical oncology Syncope Systemic lupus and associated heart disease Vascular disease What diagnostic procedures would you like to learn more about? Cardiac catherization (2) Cardiac CT Cardiac transplant EBT Echocardiograhy (2) EKG Imaging (8) Kidney biopsy Molecular medicine MRA New techniques Practical genetics Stress test examination TEE (2) Use of newer modalities

11 What types of therapies or treatments would you wish courses to be offered about? Alternative medical treatment (2) Cancer Heart disease Arrhythmias ASHD BIVAD's/LVAD's CAD (2) Chemotherapy for cancer (2) CHF (4) IV Inotropics for acute CHF Novel therapies for CHF Chronotropic therapy for HTN Devices Diabetes Hypertension Invasive heart procedures Osteoporosis Pacemakers Radiation therapy for cancer Radiology readings Role of diet/exercise/lifestyle Trasylol vs. Amicar

12 Appendix B Suggested Speakers Gerald Appell Robert O. Bonow Arthur Fass- NY Gerald Grubbs Stuart David Katz (3)

13 Appendix C Overall Comments/Suggestions Should have snacks and sodas at PM break. Colored graphs in the presentation handouts would be beneficial for later referral to program. Excellent! I enjoy NACE. Excellent education! Excellent speakers. Staff very nice. Speakers were very good! Excellent conference. An honor to attend. Thank you. Superb meeting! Your programs are excellent. Good conference. Excellent symposium. Will attend your 2nd symposium next year! Congratulations and thank you to everybody involved in the planning of this activity. Very good selection of speakers and topics.