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March 17 , 2001
President
Bush to Speak at ACC 2001 in Orlando
Will Address 'Patients' Bill of Rights,'
Other Health Care Proposals
(ORLANDO,
FLA.)—The American College of Cardiology 50th Annual
Scientific Session (ACC 2001) will include an appearance
by President George W. Bush on March 21, 2001. The president
will open the meeting's "Highlights" session with a
speech that will cover important issues facing the health
care community today. The speech is tentatively scheduled
for 10:30 a.m.
It
is expected that President Bush will use the speech
as an opportunity to talk about the patients' bill of
rights and to promote the health care proposals included
in his fiscal year 2002 budget blueprint released in
February.
"We're
very excited that President Bush has decided to use
ACC 2001 to discuss issues that are important not only
to cardiovascular specialists but also to physicians
and patients across the country," said ACC President
Dr. George Beller. "The ACC believes we can work with
the Bush administration and Republican and Democratic
leaders in Congress to forge compromise on legislation
related to issues like Medicare reform, patients' rights,
and the uninsured that will ultimately benefit physicians
and patients alike."
President
Bush's address comes on the final day of the meeting,
which runs from March 18-21. During ACC 2001, there
will be more than 2,300 research presentations that
cover all areas of cardiovascular medicine, including
the newest advances in coronary intervention and heart
attack treatment, growing blood vessels in the heart
and legs, the effect of Viagra® on heart function,
alternative therapies for heart treatment, and the importance
of diet, including a debate between diet gurus Drs.
Dean Ornish and Robert Atkins. The meeting is expected
to draw 32,000 attendees.
The
American College of Cardiology, a 25,000 member nonprofit
professional medical society and teaching institution,
is dedicated to fostering optimal cardiovascular care
and disease prevention through professional education,
promotion of research, leadership in the development
of standards and guidelines, and the formulation of
health care policy.
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