The Connecticut Chapter of the American College of Cardiology (CCACC) 2017 Mid-Session Legislative Update This is a mid-session update, as the General Assembly prepares to wrap-up the committee (27) process and move to action on pending legislation reported respectively to the house or senate for consideration and final action by both chambers. The judiciary committee, a
Kim Allan Williams Sr., M.D., FACC, Immediate past president of The American College of Cardiology will speak at the Connecticut Chapter of the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Meeting (CCACC) at the Waterview in Monroe Connecticut on Wednesday, April 26th, 2017 . Williams, chief of cardiology and James B. Herrick Professor at Rush University Medical
ACC Past President Sylvan Lee Weinberg, MD, MACC, a renowned cardiologist, educator and writer passed away on Jan. 17, 2017 in Dayton, OH. He was 93 years old. “Sylvan Weinberg was a role model for an entire generation of clinical cardiologists,” said ACC President Richard A. Chazal, MD, FACC. “I first met him when he
In a recent Editor’s Page published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), ACC President Richard A. Chazal, MD, FACC, discusses the implications of the presidential and congressional elections. The results will likely have an effect not only on the future of the Affordable Care Act, but on other health care issues
The cover story in the latest issue of Cardiology magazine looks at the trends some leading experts anticipate will affect cardiovascular medicine in the year ahead. The sidebar features the Top 10 Trials of 2016, as selected by Kim A. Eagle, MD, MACC, and Deepak Bhatt, MD, FACC. Readers are asked to share their top
Your Blueprint For Navigating MACRA and the Quality Payment Program Implementation of the Quality Payment Program, created by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA), is officially underway. As the Quality Payment Program kicks into gear, it’s important for clinicians to have updated and cardiovascular-specific information at their fingertips. The ACC’s new
Find out which articles were most widely read and shared from across all six JACC Journals in 2016 on OnlineJACC.org. The JACC Journals team has compiled lists for each journal based on Altmetric data that tracks what received the most media and social media attention throughout the world. View the top articles lists and learn
Dear CCACC Members: There is indeed a lot of turmoil and misinformation that surrounds the issue of MOC. A fellow ACC Governor, Dr. Allen Seals, has put together a tremendously informative piece on the issue. Please take a few minutes of your time to read this comprehensive summary of what actions have been taken and
Just two weeks remain in the 2015 regular session of the Connecticut General Assembly. Among the tasks at hand are the completion of a budget and tax increases for the next two years and the outline and funding for a transportation infrastructure plan for the next 30 years. For our part we are tracking 13
Click on the links below to access the documents. Curriculum Part 1 Curriculum Part 2 Curriculum Part 3 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Guide
