ACS Management Forum: 2010

Acute Coronary Syndromes Management:
The Current State of Clinical Practice

The Gaylord National Hotel
and Convention Center

Washington, DC

April 29–30, 2010


Co-sponsored by the Duke University School of Medicine and
the American College of Cardiology Foundation

Duke School of Medicine American College of Cardiology

ACS Forum Brochure & Agenda [pdf]

TARGET AUDIENCE: Interventional and clinical cardiologists.


ACCREDITATION & CREDIT DESIGNATION

The Duke University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Duke University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 10 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

COMMERCIAL SUPPORT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

This CME activity is supported by educational grants from:

  • Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. and Lilly USA, LLC
  • The Medicines Company
  • Abbott Laboratories
  • AstraZeneca LP
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb/Sanofi Pharmaceuticals Partnership
  • Medtronic
A complete list of supporters will be published at the time of the meeting.

FEES

All participants: $495

Fee includes symposium materials and meals (Thursday afternoon break and dinner; Friday breakfast and lunch)

CANCELLATION POLICY

All cancellation requests must be submitted in writing via e-mail to Eva Hill (eva.hill@duke.edu) or by fax (919-668-7114 - Attn: Eva Hill).

Registration cancellations received on or before March 26 will be fully refunded minus a processing fee of 3%. Cancellations from March 27–April 15 will be subject to a $100 charge and processing fee of 3%. Cancellations received after April 15 will not be refunded.

In the unlikely event the program is canceled or postponed, we will not be responsible for any travel costs or expenses, including cancellation/change penalties assessed by airlines, travel agencies or hotels.


SPECIAL REGISTRATION PROMOTION: GROUP REGISTRATION DISCOUNT!

Register 3 persons from the same organization and receive the 4th registration free! The following conditions apply: all registrations must be submitted at the same time and from persons with the same organization. Cancellations are subject to all rules and requirements previously posted. Substitutions from the same organization are allowed with no penalty.

Please download and complete the group registration form [MS Word] and submit with total payment (check or credit card) to:

Duke Office of CME
Attn: ACS Forum
3100 Tower Boulevard, Suite 1300
Durham, NC 27707
cme@mc.duke.edu
FAX: 919-401-1213


INDIVIDUAL REGISTRANTS Register Online       Register for 2010 ACS Management Forum



MEETING DIRECTORS

Sunil V. Rao, MD, FACC
Duke University Medical Center
Robert A. Harrington, MD, FACC
Duke University Medical Center




INVITED FACULTY

Dominick J. Angiolillo, MD, FACC
University of Florida Jacksonville

Subhash Banerjee, MD, FACC
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, FACC
Brigham & Women’s Hospital

Ralph G. Brindis, MD, FACC
Kaiser Oakland Medical Center

C. Michael Gibson, MD, FACC
Harvard Medical School
Paul A. Gurbel, MD, FACC
Mt. Sinai Hospital Baltimore

James G. Jollis, MD, FACC
Duke University Medical Center

E. Magnus Ohman, MD, FACC
Duke University Medical Center

Eric D. Peterson, MD, FACC
Duke University Medical Center




ACCOMMODATIONS

The Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center
201 Waterfront Street
National Harbor, MD 20745

Hotel rooms are available at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center. To reserve your room, please call 301-965-2000. Select extension 2 and identify yourself as a part of the “ACS room block.”

Room Rates
Rooms are $230 a night plus applicable state tax of 16%. The ACS room block will be held until April 15, 2010, but may sell out prior to this date. We advise you to register for the program and reserve your lodging as soon as possible.

When you make your reservation, please be sure to ask about early departure fees or cancellation penalties.

TRANSPORTATION

From Reagan National (DCA)

Shuttle service to Gaylord National is available for $18 per passenger each way (or $32 for round trip). For reservations, call 800-660-8000, or upon arriving at baggage claim follow signs to Super Shuttle, which runs every 20 minutes from 6:00 am–8:00 pm.

From either Dulles International (IAD) or Baltimore/Washington (BWI)

Shuttle service to Gaylord National is $43 per passenger. To reserve a shuttle, call 800-660-8000 or follow signs to Super Shuttle.





For more information

Eva Hill
Clinical Education and Events
Duke Clinical Research Institute
300 West Morgan Street, Suite 800
Durham, NC 27701
1-877-707-2904