We had terrific submissions from FITs, CV Team, and Residents in our ePoster Showcase. You can view videos and poster pdf's of these outstanding cases and research presentations via this link.

Join your colleagues for Improving Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Outcomes: Early Diagnosis, Management, and Targeted Agents on the Horizon at 7:00 pm ET on Tuesday, December 7.

Register here.

Mark your calendars for two in-person (as of now) ACC meetings!

February 17-19, 2022

Washington, DC

April 2-4, 2022

Washington, DC

If Gwen Goldfarb, our chapter executive, or I can be of assistance to you, please let us know.

Sincerely,

As cardiovascular professionals, we are charged with trying to improve the health of our patients across Indiana. The COVID pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges to our health institutions, patients, and to us as providers. We must advocate and counsel our cardiovascular patients regarding the importance of getting vaccinated. You have a unique relationship with your patients; they trust you as health advisors. Our cardiovascular patients have some of the highest risks with respect to poor outcomes with COVID infection.

We have put together a guide for you to address some common myths and rebuttals about the COVID vaccine. It is our hope that you will be able to use this information to counsel your patients and help us all put an end to this pandemic.

JACC and JACC: Case Reports have launched JACC Patient Pathways, a new, interactive case report experience that illustrates the cross-specialty decision-making in an acute care setting. Geared toward cardiovascular professionals in all career stages, JACC Patient Pathways provide the personal, collegial feel of Grand Rounds in an interactive patient timeline format. Images, video and expert discussion clips are incorporated, detailing the teamwork and evidence-based decision-making that led to optimal patient outcomes. In the first JACC Patient Pathway, "A Young Female Patient in Extremis," Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, MACC; Y.S. Chandrashekhar, MD, DM, FACC; Blair D. Erb, MD, FACC; Julia Grapsa, MD, PhD, FACC; Michael J. Mack, MD, MACC; and Bernard Prendergast, MD, provide an expert-led journey through admission, diagnostic assessment, treatment and follow-up. Begin the patient journey and find related materials at JACC.org/JACC-Patient-Pathways.

Did you miss the Nov. 13 Coffee With the ACC President focused on change and risk communication through the lens of vaccine hesitancy and cardiovascular disease patients? The recording is now available on YouTube! Experience the entire conversation between ACC President Dipti Itchhaporia, MD, FACC, and guests Randall N. Hyer, MD, PhD, MPH, VP, Medical Affairs at Moderna, and Vincent Covella, founder and director of the Center for Risk Communication, and get tips on how to use a message map to communicate with patients on difficult topics like vaccinations. The final Coffee of 2021 will be held on Saturday, Dec. 4 at 10 a.m. ET where guests Michelle A. Albert, MD, MPH, FACC, and Ed W. Childs, MD, FACS, will discuss health equity and social determinants of health. View the recent recording here and RSVP for the next chat at ACC.org/ACCCoffeeTable.

A new JACC Chest Pain Interactive Tool is now available to help clinicians in determining risk and appropriate testing in patients presenting with chest pain by quickly walking through multiple scenarios based on recommendations from the newly released AHA/ACC 2021 Chest Pain Guideline. The web-based tool easily connects clinicians to the recommendations, tables and figures from the new guideline and outlines the path forward for low- to high-risk patients with acute and stable chest pain. Access the tool, along with additional clinician and patient Chest Pain Guideline resources, on the JACC Chest Pain Guideline Hub.

Your ACC now offers text alerts to make it easier for members to take grassroots action on key issues. Take a minute to text ACC to 50457 to receive alerts that will help you communicate with lawmakers when key issues arise in your state or in Washington, DC.

For those of you looking for an alternative to the traditional 10-year board certification exam, please consider the ACC’s new product, the Collaborative Maintenance Pathway (CMP). The CMP is about learning and refreshing your knowledge on a yearly basis. It's delivered through ACC's SAPs, so it includes comprehensive educational material and annual updates. You'll get text and presentations created by experts, plus hundreds of self-assessment questions. Learn in whatever format suits your needs – reading, watching, and/or listening. Find out more here.