4th Annual Conference for Community Health Professionals
October 7, 2010
17th Annual Cardiology Update Clinical Management of Heart Disease 2010
October 24, 2010
3rd Annual Echocardiography Update 2011
January 16, 2011
7th Annual Update in Nuclear Cardiology 2011
March 22, 2011
PA, NJ, DE – all rank worse than the national mean.
32% of cardiovascular death occur prematurely, on average 15 years earlier than life expectancy.
Sudden cardiac death occurs in 166,000 people yearly in the United States.
Upcoming Events
October 7, 2010 – 4th Annual CVI Conference for Community Health Professionals
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM at the Sheet Metal Workers' Union Local 19 (1301 South Columbus Blvd., Philadelphia)
A conference for Community Health Professionals and Educators on Exercise as a Prescription for Health – A Multidimensional Approach. Learn how to decipher an exercise prescription, some absolutely free ways to track exercise, and how to tailor your exercise message to your audience. Registration begins at 7:30am and the program concludes at 4PM. For more information contact Shannon Jones at 215.389.2300 or via email at cvi.shannonjones@verizon.net.
October 24, 2010 – Annual Clinical Management of Heart Disease
7:45 AM - 5:00 PM at the Hyatt Regency Philadelphia at Penn's Landing
The program provides updates and new directions in the identification, management and prevention of cardiovascular disease.
A diverse faculty of thought leaders from academic centers and hospitals around the Delaware Valley join visiting lecturers, Dr. Valavanur Subramanian, Chairman, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital (NY), and Dr. Sunil Rao, Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories, Durham VA Medical Center.
Focus topics include catheter, surgical and medical therapies for patients with CAD; genomics and other biomarkers for diagnosis of lipid disorders; CV risk in diabetic patients; updates on recent lipid – hypertension – diabetes trials; atrial fibrillation; devices for treatment of sudden cardiac death & heart failure (ICD, CRT-D, LVAD); and aldosterone in heart failure and CVD.
Recent EventsJune 12 , 2010 – CVI 2010
To benefit the CVI 2010-2011 Cardiovascular Campaign. Honoring Stephanie Stahl, Medical Reporter, CBS3.
May 11, 2010 – 6th Annual CVI Update in Nuclear Cardiology
CVI's Update in Nuclear Cardiology 2010 is Philadelphia's premiere nuclear
cardiologyprogram now in its 6th consecutive year. It offers 7 hours of quality
nuclear cardiology-specific education, all in one convenient day during the
week, including delicious lunch and dinner selections! Tuesday, May 11, 2010,
12:00 noon - 7:30PM at the Hyatt Regency at Penns Landing. For more information, please contact Shannon Jones at 215.389.2300 or via email at cvi.shannonjones@verizon.net.
May 1, 2010 – 17th Annual Carlos J. Finlay, MD Symposium
CVI is proud to co-sponsor this event along with Temple University School of Medicine and the Society of Ibero Latin American Medical Professionals. This event is for physicians and other healthcare professionals treating or with an interest in healthcare for the Latino Community. This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Aras and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). Registration begins at 7:30 and the program ends at 2:30. Location is Temple University Health Science Center Student Faculty Conference Center, 4th Floor Auditorium. For more information, please contact Mark Hartnett at 215.389.2300 or via email at cvi.markhartnett@verizon.net.
January 10, 2010 – 2nd Annual Echo Update Continuing Medical Education Program
CVI's 2nd Annual Echo Update is designed to further the skills of those who perform and interpret echocardiograms. Sunday, January 10, 2010 7:30am –3:30PM, Loews Hotel Philadelphia, 1200 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA. For more information, please contact Mark Hartnett at 215.389.2300 or via email at cvi.markhartnett@verizon.net. Click here for the full brochure.
October 25, 2009 – Clinical Management of Heart Disease Conference
Cardiology Update 2009 featuring Dr. Valentin Fuster. Hyatt Regency Penns Landing. For more information, please contact Mark Hartnett at 215.389.2300 or via email at cvi.markhartnett@verizon.net. Click here for the full brochure.
October 7, 2009 – Rethinking Childhood Obesity
For the 3rd year, CVI will hold this conference for community educators on the environmental & Psychosocial effects, familial implications and changing policy on childhood obesity. For more information, please contact Shannon at 215.389.2300 or via email at cvi.shannonjones@verizon.net. Click here for the full brochure.