Optimizing Treatment of Atherosclerosis: A Personalized Approach to Disease Identification and Treatment
Saturday, November 15, 2008 from 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM (CT)
Background:
Heart attack and stroke remain two of the most significant and costly healthcare issues in this country and the developing world. The need for effective prevention is becoming more evident and evidence is mounting that avoidance of these devastating events is possible. The Bale/Doneen Method has a track record of excellence in this regard. Efforts are needed to educate the medical community and public of their successful techniques.
Goal/Purpose:
To educate the medical community in best practice for cardiovascular disease prevention, established through the Bale/Doneen Method.
Objectives:
- Explain the dynamic nature of atherosclerosis
- Employ a practical technique for identifying and monitoring atherosclerosis
- Diagnose the common core causes of atherosclerosis
- Validate the benefi t of optimizing goals of therapy
- Describe how to personalize care through genetics
- Discuss the four revolutionary features of the Bale/Doneen Method
Target Audience:
Physicians, Physician Assistants, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Nurses
7:30 – 8:00 Registration/Exhibits/Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 9:00 M. Gene Bond, Ph.D.
Sound of Arterial Silence: Ancient Egypt to ACS
9:00 – 10:00 Amy Doneen, M.S.N., A.R.N.P.
Identifying and Monitoring Atherosclerosis in the Clinical Arena
10:00 – 10:15 Break
10:15 – 11:15 Bradley F. Bale, M.D.
Root Causes of Atherosclerosis: IR, lipo(a), MPO
11:15 – 12:15 Dale Faulkner
Optimizing Goals of Therapy
12:15 – 12:45 Lunch
12:45 – 1:00 Patty Freier, BSN, RN, RCIS
Laughter Yoga
1:00 – 2:00 Phyllis Cox, BSN, RN
Personalized Lifestyle Approach
2:00 - 3:00 Dennis Cryer, M.D., S.A.H.A.
Moving Towards Personalized Care: A Genetic Look
3:00 – 3:15 Break
3:15 – 3:30 Bradley F. Bale, M.D. and
Amy Doneen, M.S.N., A.R.N.P.
Putting It All Together
3:30 – 4:15 Round Table Discussion with Case Study Analysis
4:15 – 4:30 Wrap Up & Evaluation
Credit:
Physicians
Covenant Health System is accredited by the Texas Medical Association (TMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Covenant Health System designates this educational activity for a maximum of 7.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses
7.5 CNE contact hours will be awarded for this program. Covenant Health System is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Texas Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Accommodations:
The following special room rates are available at Staybridge Suites - Lubbock
Queen Suite: $89.99, King Suite: $109.99
Call 806-765-8600 Event Name: Bale/Doneen 2008
Contact us if you have any questions:
Patty Freier, BSN, RN, RCIS Education Nurse Specialist 806-725-0708 or pfreier@covhs.org
Shannon Grissom, CME Coordinator 806-725-0776 or slgrissom@covhs.org
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Bradley F. Bale, M.D.
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Amy Doneen, M.S.N., A.R.N.P.
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Covenant Heart & Vascular Institute
Presented by the Covenant Advanced Center for Prevention of Heart Attack, Stroke, and Diabetes and Covenant Health System Continuing Medical Education
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