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Brain and Heart Attack 2008
April 10-12, 2008

Prevention and Management of Stroke and Heart Attack New Location Hilton Oceanfront Hotel, Hilton Head Island, SC

Purpose
Review the current best practice to treat and prevent stroke and heart attack.

The stroke portion of the program will prepare participants to:

• Articulate an approach to treat acute stroke in the 21st century.
• Discuss intra-arterial thrombolytics for acute stroke.
• Review appropriate management/treatment plans for patients in the first week after stroke.
• Optimize uses of anti-thrombotics and heparinoids in stroke patients.
• Review treatment protocols and needs for neurosurgical involvement in intracranial hemorrhage.
• Discuss trends in stroke prevention.
• Learn how telestroke can improve care at every hospital.

The heart attack section of the program will prepare participants to:

• Use the electrocardiogram to predict high-risk heart attack.
• Review the role of echocardiography to detect cardiac sources of emboli.
• Discuss trends and management of congestive heart failure.
• Review findings and treatment protocols for acute myocardial infarction in
  2007.
• Discuss how to optimize blood pressure treatments to prevent heart attack and stroke.

Target Audience
This course is designed for primary care physicians, emergency physicians, neurologists, family physicians and physician assistants.

Location
All sessions will be held in the Hilton Oceanfront Hotel on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.

Presented By

Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine and Division of Continuing Education

Accreditation
The Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation
The Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 12.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Application for CME credit has been filed with the American Academy of Family Physicians. Determination of credit is pending.

Program Schedule

Course Director
David C. Hess, M.D., Professor and Chairman of Neurology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia

Medical College of Georgia Faculty
Cargill H. Alleyne, M.D., Associate Professor and Chairman of Neurosurgery

Adam E. Berman, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)

Christiana E. Hall, M.D., Assistant Professor of Neurology

Mahendra Mandawat, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiology);

Chief of Cardiology, Charlie Norwood Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Fenwick T. Nichols III, M.D., Professor of Neurology and Radiology

L. Michael Prisant, M.D., Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine)

Jeffrey A. Switzer, D.O., Assistant Professor of Neurology

John W. Thornton, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)

Registration Information
The $395 registration includes continental breakfasts, breaks and a course syllabus. The registration fee, less a $75 administrative charge, is refundable if notification of your cancellation is received by March 27, 2008.

Send Registration Form to:
Division of Continuing Education
Medical College of Georgia
Augusta, Georgia 30912

Phone: 800-221-6437 or 706-721-3967

You may fax registrations with payment by credit card to 706-21-4642

Lodging Information

The conference will be held at the Hilton Oceanfront Hotel, 23 Ocean Lane, Hilton Head Island, SC, 29938. Phone: (843) 842-8000 or Toll Free: (800) 845-8001.

Reservations deadline: March 17, 2008. After this date, rooms may be reserved
on a space-and-rate availability basis only. Please call the Hilton Oceanfront Hotel at 1-866-625-2496. When requesting reservations, specify that you are  with the Brain and Heart Conference (group code MED) to get the special group rate.

Room Rates: $199 per day single or double occupancy, plus 11% tax and a daily parking fee of $6/day/vehicle/unit. Reservations must be guaranteed by a check for one night’s lodging or by major credit card.

Comfort Zone
Although every effort is made to have a comfortable temperature in the meeting room, we realize everyone’s comfort zone is different. Please bring a jacket or light wrap in case the room is too cool for your comfort.

Special Needs
The Division of Continuing Education of the Medical College of Georgia complies with the Americans With Disabilities Act. If you require special services, facilities or dietary considerations (vegetarian or otherwise) to support your participation in this continuing education program, contact the conference coordinator at 800-221-6437 or 706-721-3967.