Ohio-ACC Newsletter, May 2019
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Sanjay Gandhi, MD, MBA, FACC
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Dear Ohio-ACC Colleague,
The Ohio-ACC has been busy in April and May. On April 17, we held our Spring Summit in Cleveland, which attracted more than 130 members. We would like to thank program co-chairs
Jennifer Dicken, BSN, RN-BC, AACC and
Joseph F. Pietrolungo, DO, MS, FACC for organizing an outstanding program. Topics included TAVR, PAD, Acute Chest Pain, and SCAD. Dr. Christopher Cannon presented the 56th Annual Carl J. Wiggers Memorial entitled Lipid Update 2019. Please
take a look at the great photos from the event here. We are pleased to announce that the 2020 Spring Summit will be on a Saturday so even more members will be able to attend. Save the date for April 18, 2020 at the Ritz-Carlton, Cleveland.
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Call for Board Nominations
As our Board of Trustees election approaches, we welcome your active engagement in identifying new board members.
Submit your recommendation(s) or
nominate yourself by
June 7, 2019 for the upcoming Ohio-ACC Board of Trustees election for the positions outlined below. A nominee must be a Fellow, Associate Fellow, Affiliate, Distinguished Fellow or Honorary Fellow of the American College of Cardiology in Ohio.
The board is seeking nominations in the following districts:
- Akron: Practicing community physician nominee
- Columbus: The Ohio State University physician nominee
- Cleveland: CWRU/University Hospitals physician nominee
- Cleveland: Practicing community physician nominee
- Dayton: Practicing community physician nominee
- Cincinnati: Practicing community physician nominee
Responsibilities
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ADVOCACY CORNER
Ohio-ACC at the Ohio Statehouse
The Ohio-ACC held its Legislative Day on May 7. Building relationships with state lawmakers helps to ensure that the Ohio General Assembly remains informed about issues facing clinicians and patients. We were honored to have
Lindsay Davis address our group to share her advocacy story. Special thanks to
Monica Hueckel and
Kelsey Hardin with the OSMA and
Dustin Holfinger with AHA.
We addressed three items in the budget bill,
HB 166: Tobacco to 21, Telemedicine, Task Force on Physician, Nursing, and Allied Health Care Work Force, and SB 14/HB 63 addressing transparency of drug pricing. Subsequently, the Ohio House has retained the basic language from Governor DeWine’s proposed budget (HB 166) that would raise the legal age of sale for tobacco (including e-cigarettes) to 21. The measure is now being considered by the Ohio Senate. The Ohio Legislature has an opportunity to reduce tobacco-use, the No. 1 preventable cause of death–but they need to hear from you!
Take Action
Please take a moment, and send your state senator a personalized letter urging his/her support:
Interested in attending the ACC's Legislative Conference in Washington DC?
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ACC PAC Challenge
The ACC Political Action Committee (ACCPAC) has launched an
ACCPAC State Giving Challenge that will conclude on Sunday, May 26 at 11:59 pm EDT. ACCPAC is the non-partisan political voice of the College, formed by members, for members.
Let's make the Ohio-ACC fully represented as contributors to the ACCPAC. The amount is not the important thing -- but rather being invested. It is easy to contribute at
https://www.accpacweb.org.
Why Contribute?
- Congressional actions impact the delivery of health care in every practice. ACCPAC works to ensure the College remains a major player in legislative discussions important to the cardiovascular care community.
- There’s strength in numbers. Other specialty groups have better-funded PACs, giving them an advantage at the decision-making table. Out of over 35,000 eligible ACC members, only 3 percent contribute to ACCPAC.
Contributing is EASY:
- Go to the ACCPAC website: https://www.accpacweb.org
- Sign in with your http://www.acc.org credentials
- Click on the Contribute button
- Donate
- Encourage colleagues to follow your advocacy lead!
Whether this is your first time giving to ACCPAC or you have already contributed this year, please give now in support of this challenge. Your contribution will help us come out on top and amplify the voice of ACC. Thank you in advance.
Contact Us
If Gwen Goldfarb, our chapter executive, or I can be of assistance to you,
please let us know.
Sincerely,
Sanjay
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Please Approve: Ohio-ACC Bylaws Amendment
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The Ohio ACC Board of Trustees has approved an amendment to the Bylaws simplifying criteria for District Trustee selection
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Please take a moment to indicate if you approve the amendment indicated below; the changes are highlighted in orange.
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Do you approve the proposed change to the bylaws? (see below)
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Summary of Proposed Changes to the Ohio-ACC Bylaws
The intent of the change is to facilitate the goal of maintaining balanced representation among private and academic practice. For context - in 2008 the Board responded to changes in the academic landscape by modifying language in the Bylaws to reference specific academic programs for the Dayton region (District 5). Programs have further evolved since that time. After discussion, it was decided to omit references to specific programs for Districts 2-6, and instead use the criteria of "medical school faculty" for one representative and "from the practicing community" for the other.
ARTICLE II BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Section 2. Composition
. The Board of Trustees shall consist of the officers of the Chapter, The Board of Trustees shall consist of the officers of the Chapter, eighteen (18) District Trustees, which shall be comprised of two (2) District Trustees from Districts II, III, IV,
V
, and VI, and four (4) from District I. In Districts II, III, IV, V, and VI, one trustee shall be elected from a medical school
full-time
faculty and one from the practicing community in that District. In District 1, one trustee will be selected from the
full-time
faculty of Case Western Reserve University/MetroHealth, one from Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals, one from The Cleveland Clinic and one from the practicing community.
In District V, one trustee will be selected from either the Dayton Kettering or Grandview academic programs and one from the practicing community in that District.
The Pediatric, Cardiovascular Surgical, Active Duty Military, and VA Trustees are Statewide, rather than District, representatives and will be voted into office by the entire membership. It is understood that the Active Duty Military Trustee may be deployed and could identify an alternate to serve while deployed. The chairs of the Cardiovascular Team Committee, the Fellow-in-Training Committee, and the Cardiovascular Administrator Committee will be voting members of the Board of Trustees. The chair of the Government Relations Committee and the chair of the Medicare Carrier Liaison Committee will serve as ex-officio, non-voting members of the Board of Trustees.
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Special Rates for Nurses to Show Our Appreciation
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Realizing the ACC’s vision – a world where innovation and knowledge optimize cardiovascular care and outcomes – isn’t possible without nurses. This May, the College is celebrating the important role nurses play at the ACC and in cardiology with a special membership discount. Nurses who join as new members through the end of the month save 40% on 2019 membership. Encourage nonmember nurses to visit
ACC.org/Nurse19
to learn more about this special offer.
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Ohio-ACC 2019-2020 FIT Council Announced
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The Ohio-ACC is pleased to announce the 2019-2020 Fellow in Training Council
:
Marissa Edmiston, MD, MetroHealth Medical Center – Co-Chair
Salvatore Savona, MD, The Ohio State University – Co-Chair
Ahmad Abdin, MD, Summa
Salima Bhimani, MD, Cleveland Clinic, Pediatric Cardiology
Christina Fink, MD, Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Subramanian Gnanaguruparan, MD, Aultman Hospital/ Canton Medical Education Foundation
Paul Harnish, MD, University of Toledo
Owais Idris, MD, Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center
Scott Janus, MD, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Erik Poldemann, MD, Kettering Medical Center
David Pratt, MD, University of Cincinnati
Ankur Shah, MD, OhioHealth Doctors Hospital
Zarina Sharalaya, MD, Cleveland Clinic
Jeremy Slivnick, MD, The Ohio State University
Enrique Soltero Mariscal, MD, MetroHealth Medical Center
Peter Unkovic, DO, The Ohio State University, Advanced Heart Failure Representative
We thank our outgoing 2018-19 Fellow in Training Council:
Sravya Chirumamilla, MD, Kettering Medical Center – Co-Chair
Jered Cook, MD, University of Toledo – Co-Chair
Ahmad Abdin, MD, Summa
Paul Critser, MD, PhD, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Marissa Edmiston, MD, Metrohealth Medical Center
Jonathan Hansen, MD, MPH, Cleveland Clinic
Imad Hariri, MD, Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center
Atif Hassan, MD, University of Cincinnati
Anudeep Jassal, MD, Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Simone Jhaveri, MD, Cleveland Clinic, Pediatric Cardiology
Theresa Ratajczak, MD, Wright State University
Salvatore Savona, MD, The Ohio State University
Peter Unkovic, DO, OhioHealth Doctors Hospital
Ahmad Younes, MD, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
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Early Bird Discount for Annual Meeting
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Congratulations to New AACC & FACCs
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Congratulations to our members who attained their AACC and FACC designations recently!
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Rosalyn Pawlak, NP, AACC
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Kamel Addo, MD, FACC
Muhammad Afzal, MBBS, FACC
Mohammed Ali, MD,FACC
Tarek Alsaied, MBBS, FACC
Muhanad Al-Zubaidi, MB, ChB, FACC
Shahnawaz Amdani, MD, FACC
Gaby Aoun, MD, FACC
Vikram Bisen, MD, FACC
Christopher Bugnitz, MD, FACC
Pradeepkumar Charla, MD,MS, FACC
James Cireddu, MD, FACC
Erica Del Grippo, DO, FACC
Justin Dunn, MD, FACC
Mohamed Elamin, MBBS, FACC
Prabhakaran Gopalakrishnan, MD, FACC
Avirup Guha, MBBS, FACC
Chetan Hampole, MD, FACC
Serge Harb, MD, FACC
Wes Holiday, DO, FACC
Abiodun Ishola, MD , FACC
Haseeb Jafri, MD, FACC
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Amrita Karve, MD, FACC
Zenab Laiq, MD, FACC
Sapna Legha, MD, FACC
Jun Li, MD, FACC
Francisco Lopez Menendez, MD, FACC
M. Wesley Milks, MD , FACC
Elizabeth Mitchell, MD, FACC
George Moukarbel, MD, FACC
Daniel Mudrick, MD, FACC
Sunday Olatunde, MBBS, MPH, FACC
Gabriela Orasanu, MD, FACC
Antonio Perez, MD, FACC
Penelope Rampersad, MD,MSC, FACC
Grant Reed, MD , FACC
Kunal Shah, MBBS, FACC
Pankaj Sharma, MD, FACC
Zakaria Sheikhaden, DO , FACC
Kamal Shemisa, MD, FACC
Jianbin Shen, MD, FACC
Tamanna Singh, MD, FACC
Carolyn Wilhelm, MD, FACC
Samuel Wittekind, MD, FACC
Bo Xu, MBBS, FACC
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Member Hub - Sign up Today
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Midwest Women in Cardiology Symposium
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Attention all Women in Cardiology Physicians! Join your colleagues in Louisville, KY, on Saturday, June 1, 2019, for an exciting
Midwest WIC Symposium.
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