Welcome to the 2024 Annual Scientific Conference of the Georgia Chapter of the American College of Cardiology! We are delighted to be back at the Ritz-Carlton on Lake Oconee. In our 19th year, our tradition continues!
The Program Committee has worked hard to develop a curriculum encompassing relevant topics for your enjoyment.
This year’s conference will include sessions on Adjusting the Autonomic Nervous System, Pulmonary Embolism, Trends in Delivering Cardiovascular Care, Advances in Tricuspid Valve Therapies AI in Cardiology, and various Case Presentations.
Saturday will begin with a business session, followed by an update from the National ACC by Ms. Cathleen Biga who plans to spend the weekend with us. There will be time to interact for a National perspective of the challenges facing Cardiovascular Medicine, and the approach our American College is taking. After that, we’ll hear an update from the Medical Association of Georgia by Dr. Charles Wilmer.
Saturday afternoon, join us for wine and cheese and learn about new products with 6 different Product Theaters.
Saturday evening, several awards will be given: the Lifetime Achievement Award, the Dr. Nanette Kass Wenger Award for Excellence in Research and Scholarship, the Dr. Robert M. Nerem Award for Excellence in Biomedical Research, and the GA ACC Governor’s Awards for Excellence in Research.
Sunday morning breakfast will br the combined FIT to Fellow and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Meet and Greet. Sunday’s session concludes with a a lively game of Kahoot, where fellows and audience can all participate.
As always, our goals for the weekend remain:
• Provide information that is relevant and practical to the care of our patients.
• Create a forum for dialog between fellow ACC members regarding the practice issues we face every day.
• Develop communication and relationships between our members and our industry partners.
• Explore the challenges facing us in the new era of healthcare delivery, as we march along the road from volume
to value-based services, and understand what the ACC is doing nationally, and what we might be doing locally and state-wide.
• Relax with family and friends.
I want to welcome each of you back to our Chapter’s fabulous Annual Conference and I hope to see as many of you as the Ritz-Carlton can accommodate.
Sincerely,
Arthur B. Reitman, MD, FACC | President / Governor, GA Chapter American College of Cardiology
