Ohio-ACC Newsletter, March 2022 |
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Dear Ohio-ACC Colleague,
CardiOhio Podcast
I am delighted to share the brand new Ohio-ACC CardiOhio Podcast with you! This podcast series will provide concise, illuminating interviews with cardiovascular experts from Ohio, addressing practical clinical tips for all cardiovascular clinicians.
Episode 1: Putting the Chest Pain Guidelines into Practice: Practical Tips from Imaging Experts.
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State of the State
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FIT Leadership Series: With the goal of increasing fellow-in-training engagement and retention, Ohio-ACC launched an innovative educational experience for first-year fellows, the FIT Leadership Series. The series covered important topics for FITs that are not traditionally covered within fellowship training, such as considerations for the job search post-training (academics vs private practice, job contracts), financial planning, the path to FACC, specific requirements required by the ACC during fellowship training, and prerequisites for board exams. We had excellent participation, with participants from across Ohio and other states, and outstanding feedback from participants. The series featured early-career faculty from across the state with input from Program Directors. The content was captured and turned into enduring education for our website and will be continued annually. This will ensure increased engagement with the Ohio-ACC among fellows, early-career faculty, and program directors while advancing actionable knowledge for our fellows.
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Transition to Virtual Meetings: Given the pandemic-related challenges to hold live meetings, Ohio-ACC successfully transitioned to virtual meetings, which were able to retain member engagement successfully including participation from fellows in training, CV Team members, and support from industry. The Spring Summit in April 2021 and the Annual Meeting in October 2021 were both conducted on an innovative virtual platform that allowed engagement with faculty from participants, networking and social features (408 discussion messages), breakout sessions for fellows and CVT members, and virtual exhibits from vendors who provided financial support for the meeting. Both meetings had high participation (Spring Summit = 206, Annual Meeting = 215), and had outstanding feedback ratings from participants.
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You're Invited: Ohio-ACC Virtual Spring Summit on April 30th
It is my pleasure to invite you to the Ohio-ACC 2022 Virtual Spring Summit on Saturday, April 30. Our meeting co-chairs Joseph Pietrolungo, DO, FACC, and Andrea Robinson, MSN, RN, CCRN, AACC, along with their planning committee, have designed an excellent agenda that is accredited for CME, CNE, MOC, and CPE. To bring you membership value, the registration is free. Register today! Topics include:
- Session 1 - Heart Failure
- Session 2 - Cardio-Obstetrics
- Session 3 - EP/Interventional
- Session 4 - Long COVID: Cardiac Implications & Top 5 Clinical Trials of 2021
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Carl J. Wiggers Memorial Lecture: Cardiac Amyloid Disease, Mathew Maurer, MD, FACC
We would like to thank our meeting sponsors: Janssen (Gold) as of 3/9/22
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Contact Us
If Gwen Goldfarb, our chapter executive, or I can be of assistance to you, please let us know.
Sincerely,
Kanny
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Ohio-ACC Meet & Greet at ACC.22 |
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Say hello to your colleagues at ACC.22! |
What: Midwest Meet & Greet!
(Ohio, Indiana & Michigan)
When: 1:30-3:00 pm on Sunday, April 3
Where: Member Hub Lounge
Level 2, Lounge & Learn Pavilion
Hall D
Walter E. Washington Convention Center
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Fellow in Training Activities |
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FIT Jeopardy
Ohio-ACC will compete in FIT Jeopardy on Saturday, April 2, at ACC.22 in Washington, DC. FIT Jeopardy is a friendly competition allowing teams of Fellows in Training from state and international chapters to test their clinical knowledge and compete for the title of FIT Jeopardy Champion. The competition promotes a healthy rivalry between ACC Chapters, fosters FIT engagement, and provides educational value to both the contestants and the audience.
Special thanks to the Ohio-ACC team who will be competing:
Jose Aguilera, MD, Cleveland Clinic
Mitchell Stelzer, DO, Doctors Hospital
Anthony Weber, MD, Aultman
Ahmad Jabri, MD, MetroHealth - Alternate
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FIT Leadership Series
The Ohio-ACC Fellow in Training Council continues its FIT Leadership Series. The goal of the series is to educate FITs on how to maximize fellowship time to work towards accomplishing career goals, and to highlight the important considerations of finding a job. So far this year, we have hosted lectures on Negotiating Job Contracts, Placement of VADs in Failing Fontan Circulation & the Use of Virtual Surgical Planning, and The Top 10 Things Young Doctors Should Know About Personal Finance. Our final lecture in the series is on May 3: Diagnosing & Treating Sexism in Cardiology. |
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Recruiting Tomorrow's Cardiologists
The Ohio-ACC Women in Cardiology section will host Recruiting Tomorrow's Cardiologists, a special recruitment event for female internal medicine residents and female medical students on Saturday, April 9, at South Winter Garden at Health Education Campus- Cleveland Clinic/CWRU, 9501 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH.
Goal: There is a significant discrepancy in gender representation within cardiology, as only 20% of cardiology fellows are females (with much worse rates in procedural subspecialties, only 5% of interventional cardiologists are women). The purpose of this event is to recruit more women into cardiology by inviting female residents and medical students to come and spend a half-day hearing from female cardiologists from different subspecialties (general, interventional, EP, heart failure, prevention, etc.) regarding their career journey, network, and get exposure to the many technologies/devices/therapeutics as demonstrated by different vendors who will be able to set up booths to demo their products.
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Be A Part of It
Take a look look at the Ohio-ACC Women in Cardiology Shine the Spotlight Campaign! This initiative showcases Ohio-ACC female cardiologists to offer networking, mentoring, and research and clinical opportunities. We hope that this campaign will also highlight a cardiology career to our talent pipeline.
To be a part of it, please submit your professional photo (i.e. official faculty or fellow portrait or similar quality) and statement response(s). Brief, bold statements will be most effective. SUBMIT YOUR INFORMATION.
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ACC Message of Support For the Ukrainian People
As the fighting in Ukraine intensifies, the ACC is joining its voice with other global cardiovascular societies and humanitarian organizations urging support for all those caught in the escalating crisis.
In the decades since its founding in 1949, the ACC has evolved into a global leader in transforming cardiovascular care and improving heart health. With more than 54,000 members worldwide, of which more than 25% reside outside the U.S., the College has a long history of working with its partner societies and 42 International Chapters to tangibly reduce the global burden of cardiovascular disease and accelerate advances in heart care regardless of politics and borders.
“ACC’s leaders and staff express our deepest concerns and support for our members and all those on the ground in Ukraine, as well as those in neighboring countries and throughout the world who are helping to provide support and medical care for the ever-growing number of refugees,” says ACC President Dipti Itchhaporia, MD, FACC. “We thank those who are literally on the front lines and continuing to provide care to patients from bomb shelters and basements. Our collective hope is for a resolution that mitigates any further loss of life.”
The ACC has made a donation to the UN Refugee Agency (USA for UNHCR) to provide much-needed emergency aid to families in Ukraine. Their work to provide “Help, Hope and Home” to refugees worldwide is consistent with what each of our members do each day – help and heal. ACC members seeking to make additional donations can access the UNHCR site, here. The International Committee of the Red Cross is also accepting donations for their on-the-ground efforts in the area.
Invest in Yourself with the Collaborative Maintenance Pathway
Invest in yourself with the CMP – the MOC assessment option that meets ALL your education, licensure and certification requirements! With the Collaborative Maintenance Pathway (CMP), you can stay 100% certified by focusing on just 20% of the field each year. Over a span of 5 years, your entire knowledge base is refreshed, but you never feel like you have to learn everything at once. Delivered through ACC's SAPs, the CMP includes comprehensive educational material and annual updates published every February. Each CMP SAP includes text and presentations created by experts, plus hundreds of self-assessment questions and an abundance of CME/MOC credit! With the recent launch of two new MOC assessment options – the ACC/ABIM CMP and the ABIM Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment (LKA) – you may be wondering which option is best for you. View a chart comparing MOC assessment options here.
JACC: CardioOncology Call For Papers: Immune Therapy
Aiming to expand the body of literature on emerging trends related to cardiovascular toxicities caused by immune therapies, JACC: CardioOncology will publish a uniquely themed issue highlighting this important area. Original research manuscripts, research letters and clinical case challenges on topics spanning immune therapy and cardiovascular disease will be considered, including those focusing on epidemiology, screening, diagnosis, risk stratification and clinical management. Basic studies focused on advancing understanding of disease mechanisms and pathophysiology are also of interest. Submissions are due on or before May 1. Learn more.
Catch Up on Hot Topics With ACC Online Courses
ACC Online Courses offer clinicians a collection of resources and newly developed, evidence-based educational activities all in one place for your convenience. Stay up to date on the latest science and guidelines on topics such as arrhythmias, hypertension management, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and more! Learn at your own pace through various learning formats including infographics, expert videos, podcasts, and interactive learning modules. Learn more.
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The Ohio-ACC is committed to promoting the clinical and academic growth of its members across the state and facilitating interaction between members and their hospital systems and practices. To that end, we have set up a Grand Rounds Hub on https://www.ohioacc.org. If you have a lecture that you would be willing to give for grand rounds or other meetings to audiences across Ohio, then we welcome you to be a part of our Grand Rounds Hub. Please respond via this link. |
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