Dates
Thursday, March 8 - Friday, March 9, 2012
Locations
Methodist Institute for Technology, Innovation, & Education (MITIESM)
6670 Bertner
Houston, Texas 77030
Hotel ZaZa
5701 Main Street
Houston, TX 77005
Program Overview
Get your hands on the latest devices and tools in the only lab of its kind in the world and learn and practice the latest MICS and hybrid techniques from an international panel of experts.
Target Audience
Cardiovascular surgeons, interventional cardiologists, fellows, residents, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and nurses in the cardiovascular specialties.
Educational Methods
Didactic College: The Mind
To be held at Hotel ZaZa | 5701 Main Street| Houston, Texas
- Lateral approach to cardiac structures and vessels
- Advanced valve repair techniques
- Hybrid coronary revascularization techniques
- Endovascular management of the aortic valve and the aorta
- Latest advances and devices for ablation of lone atrial fibrillation
- Aortic arch de-branching
Skills Academy: The Hands
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To be held at Methodist Institute for Technology, Innovation & Education (MITIESM) | Houston, Texas
- MICS CABG
- MICS Aortic Valve Replacement
- MICS Mitral Valve Repair
- Anastomotic Devices
- OP Simulator
- Robotics
- TAVR
- MICS cannulation
- Hybrid strategies
NOTICE: REGISTRATION FULL
Evaluation
Evaluation by questionnaire will address program content, presentation, possible bias and intent to change current practice.
Accreditation and Credit Designation Statements
The Methodist Hospital provides up to 6.0 contact hours for this activity. Participants must attend selected sessions in their entirety, and complete the corresponding items on the evaluation tool.
Physicians
The Methodist Hospital System® is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Methodist Hospital System designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses
The Methodist Hospital is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Texas Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
The Methodist Hospital provides up to 6.0 contact hours for this activity. Participants must attend selected sessions in their entirety, and complete the corresponding items on the online evaluation tool.
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