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12th Annual Update on Pediatric Cardiovascular
Disease
New and Evolving Practices
February 4-8, 2009
Atlantis Paradise Island, Bahamas™
The deadline for abstract submission has passed and the online submission system is now closed.
The conference will be held Wednesday, Feb. 4, through Sunday, Feb.
8, 2009 at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas. Set amidst the lush, tropical
splendor of the Caribbean, Atlantis is an exhilarating adventure of thrills
and discoveries. Interact with the sea ’s most playful inhabitants.
Plunge from great heights into an azure pool. Experience culinary delights
surrounded by nature ’s most beautiful wonders. Visit Atlantis
online at www.atlantis.com.
Room reservations are now available. Participants are required to make
their own hotel accommodations by calling 1-800-386-4786 and referencing
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, or by visiting www.atlantis.com
and entering the group code GCHILF9
New Format!
Course material will be divided in a.m. and p.m. sessions, with ample afternoon breaks to allow attendees the opportunity to enjoy this spectacular resort, while still providing more than 32 contact hours and continuing education credits.
Plenary Sessions
- Advances in Congenital Cardiac Surgery and Perioperative Care
- Transposition of the Great Arteries: State-of-the-Art Care in 2009
- New Strategies to Improve Inpatient Management and Bedside Care
- Interactive Audience Response System for Difficult Case Management
Scenarios
- Unique Perspectives from CHD Care Providers
- Featured Plenary Lectures in Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular
Nursing and Critical Care/Anesthesia
- Debates on Current Controversies in Management
Discipline-specific Breakout Sessions
- Cardiac Nursing
- Imaging
- Interventional Catheterization
- Electrophysiology
- Perfusion
- Cardiac Intensive Care
- Basic Science
- Fetal Cardiology
- Administration
- CHD in Adults
Hands-on Interactive Sessions
- Near Infrared Spectroscopy
- Three Dimensional Echocardiography
- Live Imaging of Complex CHD
- Temporary and Permanent Pacemakers
- Heart Specimens of Complex CHD
Additional Features
Special Session for Trainees and Junior Faculty on Work-Life Balance,
Academic Tracks, Private Practice and Career Planning with Senior Course
Faculty
- Cardiology Jeopardy
- Continuing Education Credits for Physicians, Nurses, Perfusionists,
Respiratory Therapists and Pharmacists
- An Expanded Session for Oral Presentations of Original Material
Optional Pre-conferences
- In-depth Review of Cardiac Anatomy and Physiology
- Mock Codes
- Pulmonary Hypertension in Children
- Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: State-of-the-Art in 2009
- Challenges for Adolescents with CHD
Timeline:
- Abstract Submission Deadline - Nov. 17, 2008; 6 a.m. EST
- Notification of Acceptance - Nov. 24, 2008
- Oral Presentations - Feb. 6, 2009
- Poster Presentations - Feb. 5 - 7, 2009
- Award Presentations - Feb. 7, 2009
Hotel Information
The Conference will be held Wednesday, Feb. 4, through Sunday, Feb. 8, at the Atlantis Resort and Casino, Nassau, Bahamas. Set amidst the lush tropical splendor of the Caribbean, Atlantis is an exhilarating adventure of thrills and discoveries. Interact with the sea’s most playful inhabitants. Plunge from great heights into an azure pool. Experience culinary delights surrounded by nature’s most beautiful wonders. Visit Atlantis online at www.atlantis.com.
Room reservations are now available. Participants are required to make their
own hotel accommodations by calling 1-800-386-4786 and referencing The Children's
Hospital of Philadelphia, or by visiting www.atlantis.com and
entering the group code GCHILF9.
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