Indiana-ACC Newsletter, March 2019
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Raymond E. Dusman, MD, FACC
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Dear Indiana-ACC Colleague,
It is hard to believe that my term as Indiana-ACC president draws to an end at the time of ACC.19 on March 18. It has been an honor to serve you and the Chapter.
Donald R. Westerhausen, Jr., MD, FACC, an interventional cardiologist from the Elkhart area, will be our next president and an excellent leader. He has some wonderful ideas that will serve our Chapter well over the next three years.
My work with the Indiana-ACC could not have been accomplished without the hard work and support of our Indiana-ACC Council, CV Team leaders, past presidents, and you, our dedicated members. I want to extend a personal thanks to Gwen Goldfarb, our chapter executive, for her professional expertise and support during my term as president. As anyone close to the operations of the chapter knows well, Gwen is a critical part of our success. Thank you to everyone for giving your time and energy for the Indiana-ACC. It is with the utmost gratitude to all of you that I share some highlights of this past year:
- Comprehensive focus on advocacy, including a greater presence of Indiana-ACC members at the Indiana Statehouse for our Legislative Day, relationship building through multiple legislative practice visits across the state, and engaging a greater number of our members with advocacy imperatives.
- Promoted use of the PARTool, with continued efforts to minimize barriers encountered by our physicians and patients in obtaining appropriate care. Indiana-ACC submitted 214 PARTool entries, the most of any state.
- Continued promotion of ACCPAC membership. The Indiana-ACC ranked 7th nationally in ACCPAC contributions.
- Hosted practice visits at multiple state sites for national and state legislators and/or their staff. We have challenged each council member to host a practice visit.
- Targeted growth in the care team membership (17 added in 2018) from 147 to 202 in years spanning 2016-2018.
- Focus on healthy living through advocacy addressing smoking cessation and healthy food choices.
- Our 22nd Annual Meeting of the Indiana-ACC was held in October with nearly 100 participants, which provided joint presentations from the entire cardiovascular team, including physicians, CV team members and administrative members. FITs competed in oral and poster presentations. We continue to support and emphasize team-based care.
- Partner with American Heart Association, Raise It for Health, Indiana State Medical Society (ISMA), and other organizations to align goals regarding professional and practice health in addition to identifying key public health needs.
- The Indiana-ACC Women in Cardiology held its 2nd annual meeting, which focused on challenges including work-life balance and professional well-being.
- Focusing on diversity and inclusion issues.
Please continue your involvement, and mark your calendar for our
23rd Annual Meeting on Saturday, October 19, at the Westin Indianapolis.
Contact Us
If Gwen Goldfarb, our chapter executive, or I can be of assistance to you,
please let us know.
Sincerely,
Ray
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Indiana-ACC Council Election Results
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The Indiana-ACC Council election results are in. Congratulations to the following members:
NORTHERN DISTRICT
- Andre K. Artis, MD, FACC; Methodist Physician Group; General and Interventional; Merrillville, IN (2nd term)
- Mayank K. Mittal, MBBS, FACC; Beacon Medical Group; Interventional Cardiology; South Bend, IN
- Muzammil Mushtaq, MD; Lutheran Medical Group Cardiology; Interventional Cardiology; Fort Wayne, IN
- Roy W. Robertson, MD, FACC; Parkview Health/Parkview Heart Institute; Interventional Cardiology; Fort Wayne, IN
CENTRAL DISTRICT
- Deepak Bhakta, MD, FACC; Indiana University Health Physicians; Cardiac Electrophysiology; Indianapolis, IN
- Angela G. Brittsan, MD, PhD, FACC; Indiana Heart Physicians; Heart Failure; Indianapolis, IN
- Sunit-Preet Chaudhry, MD, FACC; St. Vincent Medical Group; Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant; Indianapolis, IN (2nd term)
- Michael S. Emery, MD, FACC; Indiana University Health Physicians; Sports Cardiology; Indianapolis, IN (2nd term)
- Abhishek Khemka, MD, FACC; Indiana University Health Physicians; General Cardiology; Indianapolis, IN (2nd term)
- Parin J. Patel, MD, FACC; St. Vincent Medical Group; Electrophysiology; Indianapolis, IN
- Ashwin Ravichandran, MD, FACC; St. Vincent Medical Group; Heart Failure; Indianapolis, IN (2nd term)
- Emily Ruden, MD; St. Vincent Medical Group; Advanced Imaging; Indianapolis, IN
SOUTHERN DISTRICT
- Gabriel Improvola, MD, FACC; Southern Indiana Heart and Vascular;Non-invasive Cardiology; Columbus, IN (2nd term)
- Chandrashekar Kumbar, MBBS, FACC; Deaconess Heart Group; Electrophysiology; Newburgh, IN (2nd term)
- Anthony J. Voelkel, MD, FACC; St. Vincent Medical Group – Cardiology; Interventional Cardiology; Newburgh, IN
Special thanks to our outgoing council members: Sanjiv Aggarwal, MD, FACC, George K. Brodell, MD, FACC, Nandu Gourineni, MD, FACC, Bradley Hardin, MD, FACC, Vijay Rao, MD, PhD, FACC, and Thomas P. Schleeter, MD, FACC.
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Indiana-ACC Legislative Day
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The Indiana-ACC held an impactful
Legislative Day with 23 members on February 6, 2019, at the Statehouse in Indianapolis. We advocated for
House Bill 1565 Cigarette Taxes,
House Bill 1342 Telephone CPR Instruction Training, and
Senate Bill 425 Minimum Age to Purchase Tobacco and e-Liquids (with the removal of the military exemption). Building relationships with state lawmakers helps to ensure that the Indiana Legislature remains informed about issues facing providers and patients.
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Join ACC Members to Honor Richard J. Kovacs, MD, FACC As He Becomes ACC President
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You Are Invited to Honor
RICHARD J. KOVACS, MD, FACC
as he becomes
President of the American College of Cardiology
at the
American College of Cardiology’s 68th Annual Convocation
and the
President’s, New Fellows’ and Associates’ Reception
on
Monday, March 18, 2019
4:00 p.m.
at the
Main Tent, Great Hall
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
900 Convention Center Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70130
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Cardio-Oncology Case Conference
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On February 13,
Vijay Rao, MD, PhD, FACC, Indiana-ACC council member, organized a cardio-oncology case conference held at Franciscan Health Indianapolis.
Two challenging cases were presented: one by a Franciscan Family Medicine intern,
Hira Naqvi, DO, and one by Franciscan cardiologist and Indiana-ACC member,
Ryan Daly, MD, FACC. The cases were presented to a multidisciplinary audience that included cardiologists, oncologists, pharmacists, advance practice providers, and hospital administrators. The conference was also broadcast across the state via WebEx and call in.
"We are excited to increase awareness about one of the fastest growing fields in cardiology and look forward to working with health care teams across the state over the coming years," Dr. Rao commented.
The next case conference is scheduled for
Wednesday, May 22, 2019. Mark your calendars!
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Save the Date!
Indiana-ACC Annual Meeting on Oct. 19, 2019
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Mark your calendar for
Saturday, October 19, 2019! The Indiana-ACC will hold its
23rd Annual Meeting at the Westin Indianapolis.
More details and registration information will be forthcoming.
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