An Educational Program

Program Directors:

Peter P. Liu, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C.), F.A.C.C.
Heart and Stroke/Polo Chair Professor of Medicine; Director, Heart and Stroke/ Richard Lewar Centre of Excellence in Cardiovascular Research, University of Toronto and Toronto General Hospital/ University Health Network Toronto

John D. Parker, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C.), F.A.C.C.
Pfizer Chair in Cardiovascular Research, Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Toronto; Head Division of Cardiology, UHN and Mount Sinai Hospitals Toronto

FACULTY:

University of Toronto Faculty

Peter H. Backx, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Professor, Departments of Physiology and Medicine, University of Toronto

Diego H. Delgado, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; Division of Cardiology, Heart Failure and Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital/UHN

Paul Dorian, M.D., M.Sc., F.R.C.P.(C.)
Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto; Director, Electrophysiology Service, Division of Cardiology, St. Michael’s Hospital

Ren-Ke Li, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto; Senior Scientist, Toronto General Research Institute, UHN

Susanna S. S. Mak, M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.P.(C.),
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto; Attending Cardiologist, Mount Sinai Hospital

Gordon W. Moe, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C.), F.A.C.C.
Associate Professor, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine; Attending Cardiologist, St. Michael’s Hospital

Kumaraswamy Nanthakumar, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C.)
Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist, Toronto General Hospital/ UHN

Gary E. Newton, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C.)
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto; Attending Cardiologist, Mount Sinai Hospital

Vivek Rao, M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.S.(C.)
Assistant Professor of Surgery; Surgical Director, Cardiac Transplant and Mechanical Assist, Toronto General Hospital/UHN

Heather Ross, M.D., M.H.Sc., F.R.C.P.(C.)
Associate Professor, Divisions of Cardiology and Transplant, University of Toronto; Medical Director, Cardiac Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital/UHN

Duncan Stewart, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C.), F.A.C.C.
Dexter Hung-Cho Man Chair and Director, Division of Cardiology, University of Toronto, St. Michael’s Hospital

Richard D. Weisel, M.D., F.R.C.S.(C.), F.A.C.C.
Professor and Chair, Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Toronto; Staff Surgeon, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Toronto General Hospital/UHN

E. Douglas Wigle, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C.), F.A.C.C.
Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; Attending Cardiologist, Toronto General Hospital/UHN

Peter W. Zandstra, Ph.D.
L’Anson Associate Professor of Tissue Engineering, Canada Research Chair in Stem Cell Bioengineering, Institute for Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto

Guest Faculty:

Piero Anversa, M.D.
Professor and Vice Chairman, Department of Medicine, Director of Cardiovascular Research Institute, New York Medical College New York

J. Malcolm O. Arnold, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C.), F.A.C.P., F.A.C.C.
Professor of Medicine, Physiology and Toxicology, University of Western Ontario; Program Leader, Circulation Group, Lawson Health Research Institute London, Ontario, Canada

Jay N. Cohn, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Professor of Medicine; Director, Rasmussen Center for Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Minnesota Medical School Minneapolis

Michael S. Ewer, M.D., J.D.
Professor of Medicine, University of Texas; Cardiology Department, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Houston

Thomas Force, M.D.
Investigator, Molecular Cardiology Research Institute, Tufts-New England Medical Center; Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine Boston

Mihai Gheorghiade, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Associate Chief, Division of Cardiology; Chief, Cardiology Clinical Service; Clinical Practice Director and Professor of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago

Anil Gupta, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C.)
Staff Cardiologist, William Olser Health Centre Brampton, Ontario, Canada

Joshua M. Hare, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Professor of Medicine and Biomechanical Engineering; Director, Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation; Director, Cardiovascular Section, Institute for Cell Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore

Sharon Ann Hunt, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University Stanford, Calif.

Silviu M. Itescu, M.D.
Associate Professor, Departments of Surgery and Medicine; Director, Transplantation Immunology, Columbia University New York

Stuart D. Katz, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Yale University, Yale New Haven Hospital New Haven, Conn.

Marvin A. Konstam, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Chief of Cardiology, Professor of Medicine, Tufts-New England Medical Center Boston

Eva Lonn, M.D., M.Sc., F.R.C.P.(C.), F.A.C.C.
Professor of Medicine, McMaster University; Staff Cardiologist, Hamilton Health Sciences-General Site Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Alan S. Maisel, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Professor of Medicine, University of California San Diego; Director CCU and CHF Program, San Diego VA Health Care System San Diego

Douglas L. Mann, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Gordon Cain Chair and Professor of Medicine; Director, Winters Center for Heart Failure Research, Baylor College of Medicine Houston

Kenneth B. Margulies, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Associate Professor of Medicine & Physiology, Temple University School of Medicine Philadelphia

Dennis M. McNamara, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Associate Professor of Medicine; Director, Heart Failure/Transplantation Program, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pittsburgh

Christopher J. O’Donnell, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Associate Director, NHLBI’s Framingham Heart Study Medical Officer, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Attending Cardiologist, Massachusetts General Hospital; Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School Boston

Ileana L. Pina, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Professor of Medicine Case, Western Reserve University; Director of Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation, Division of Cardiology, University Hospitals of Cleveland Cleveland

Richard J. Rodeheffer, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Professor or Medicine, Mayo Medical School Rochester, Minn.

Hani N. Sabbah, Ph.D., F.A.C.C.
Professor of Medicine; Director, Cardiovascular Research, Henry Ford Health Services Detroit

Francis G. Spinale, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.C.
Professor and Vice Chair Department of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, S.C.

Anthony S.L. Tang, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C.), F.A.C.C.
Professor of Medicine, Director of Electrophysiology, Director of Cardiology Research, University of Ottawa Heart Institute Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Robin J. Trupp, M.S.N., A.C.N.P., C.C.R.N., C.C.R.C.
Heart Failure Program Director, Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio

Michel White, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C.), F.A.C.C.
Director, Heart Failure Research Program, Montreal Heart Institute, University of Montreal Montreal

Michael R. Zile, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Charles Ezra Daniel Professor of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, S.C.

The Eighth Annual
Toronto International Heart Failure Summit: From Pathophysiology to Clinical Practice —2005

Directed by Peter P. Liu, M.D., F.R.C.P. (C.), F.A.C.C., and John D. Parker, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C.), F.A.C.C.

Offered in cooperation with the Heart & Stroke/Richard Lewar Centre for Cardiovascular Research at the University of Toronto, focusing on novel advances in pathophysiology and therapeutics in the post-genome era.

June 5-7, 2005
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Accreditation
TAccreditation
The American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The ACCF takes responsibility for the content, quality and scientific integrity of this CME activity.

The ACCF designates this activity for a maximum of 22 hours in Category 1 credit toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

The American Medical Association has determined that physicians not licensed in the United States who participate in this CME activity are eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 credit.

This program is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

This program has been reviewed and approved by the Canadian Cardiovascular Society. Note: Participants can claim up to 25.0 hours of Section 1 Credits for this program.

While offering CME credit hours noted above, the program is not intended to provide extensive training or certification in the field.

Fee
Early registration saves $100 in each member category. See the application for details. Your registration fee will be confirmed by mail. The registration fee includes continental breakfasts, refreshment breaks, lunches, the Friday evening event and the syllabus. The deadline to register in advance is May 20, 2005. After this date, you must register on site, and a $100 processing fee will apply. Please be aware that date of postmark does not indicate date of receipt.

Travel Information
LOCATION

Toronto is a unique city that combines the best of Europe and America, with a downtown that is alive and safe at any hour. Discriminating art and music lovers will find many of our top theaters and concert halls to be most satisfying, whether they enjoy recent Broadway hits, shows that are Broadway bound or top billing musicians. Toronto also boasts art galleries, museums, sporting events, over 5,000 ethnically diverse restaurants and a fabulous waterfront. It also has the landmarks of CN Tower (tallest free-standing structure in the world), SkyDome (baseball), Hockey Hall of Fame and the Air Canada Centre (basketball and hockey). Toronto has easy access to nearby attractions such as the Stratford Shakespearean Festival, Canada’s Wonderland, Shaw Festival, Niagara Falls and the Niagara wine region.

Offering elegance without pretension, Four Seasons Hotel Toronto is in the heart of Toronto's fashionable Yorkville neighborhood, just minutes from exclusive boutiques, exciting nightlife, the financial district and cultural activities including art galleries, museums and theaters. Recent awards and accolades include: Condé Nast Traveler 's 2003 Top 50 North American Hotels, Institutional Investor 2003: Top 75 World's Best Hotels; #1 Hotel in Toronto. Meetings & Incentive Travel 2004: Reader's Choice award for "Best Meeting Facility in Canada."

June is an extremely popular month in Toronto, so please reserve early.

All sessions will be held at the Four Seasons Hotel, 21 Avenue Road, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Meeting room locations will be provided on site. Meeting site telephone: (416)964-0411.

At the time of this printing, the following travel requirements were accurate. This information is updated frequently. Please check with your airline for the most current information or go to the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency Web site: www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca.

United States citizens traveling to Canada will be required to show one of the following documents:

U.S. passport
Original birth certificate
Baptismal certificate
A certified copy of a U.S. birth certificate with photo ID (driver’s license)

Children under 16 traveling with one parent will need a notarized letter from the other parent to enter the country. Children under 16 will need identification and one of the following documents:

U.S. passport
Birth certificate
Original baptismal certificate with identification

If you are a naturalized United States citizen, you should bring your naturalization certificate. If you are a permanent resident of the United States (i.e., you have a green card), you should bring it.

Be sure to call your airline to ask which documents are needed by them to prove your U.S. citizenship.

Please note: voter registration cards are no longer accepted as proof of U.S. citizenship nor is a U.S. driver’s license.

Accommodations
To secure your room at the Four Seasons Hotel, please call (416) 964-0411 and state that you will be attending the American College of Cardiology Foundation Heart Failure Summit.

ACCF Room Rate
The room rate in Canadian currency is $275 for superior/deluxe per night. A 5 percent Provincial Sales tax and a 7 percent Goods and Services tax (GST) will be applied to these rates. The hotel room block will be held until May 5, 2005, but may be sold out before this date. Therefore, we advise you to register for the program and reserve your lodging as soon as possible. When you make your reservations, please be sure to ask about any early departure fees or cancellation penalties.

June is a popular month for conventions and travelers to Toronto, so we encourage you to take advantage of the special prices offered for the reserved rooms as soon as possible. Room availability after the cut-off date is on a first-come, first-served basis.

Special Airfares
Information regarding special airfares for United will be sent to all registrants with the acknowledgment of enrollment. Discounted travel arrangements may be made also with New Wave Travel. In North America, please e-mail jhing@newwavetravel.net and give this code: CV 053564.

For information on airline discounts, call the Resource Center at (800) 253-4636, ext. 694 (outside the United States and Canada call (301) 897-2694). Otherwise, information will be sent along with the confirmation of registration after we receive your registration fee.

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