The Pulse of ACC | Experts Named to Board of Directors, Proposed New CV Board; Eye on London For ESC; More
Leading Experts Named to Board of Directors of the Proposed New CV Board
The final five at-large directors of the proposed independent Board of Cardiovascular Medicine were announced in July, completing the 15-member Board of Directors.
The five new directors join those previously announced in April and include Kathryn "Katie" Berlacher, MD; Renee Bullock-Palmer, MD; Esther Kim, MD; William Roach Jr.; and Karen Stout, MD. They bring with them a diverse range of competencies and perspectives, including adult congenital cardiology, multimodality imaging, training program expertise, and more.
Together, the full Board of Directors includes expertise across the cardiovascular profession and will be responsible for solidifying bylaws that outline the new Board of Cardiovascular Medicine's structure and decision-making processes; establishing committees to manage specific Board processes and subspecialties; and defining and implementing tailored policies and procedures for attaining and maintaining cardiovascular certification.
The 15 members of the Board of Directors are:
- Jeffrey T. Kuvin, MD (President and Chair)
- Mark H. Drazner, MD (Treasurer)
- Jodie L. Hurwitz, MD (Secretary)
- Kathryn "Katie" Berlacher, MD
- Renee Bullock-Palmer, MD
- Peter L. Duffy, MD
- David P. Faxon, MD
- Edward T. A. Fry, MD
- Judith S. Hochman, MD
- Esther Kim, MD
- Michelle Maya Kittleson, MD
- Daniel M. Kolansky, MD
- Gregory F. Michaud, MD
- William Roach Jr.
- Karen Stout, MD
Learn more about the new Board at CVBoard.org.
Eye on London For ESC Congress 2024
The ACC will be onsite in London at ESC Congress 2024, taking place Aug. 30 through Sept. 2. Look for live coverage of the hottest science from across the 12 Hot Line sessions, JACC Journals simultaneous publications, and more.
For those attending the Congress, look for a joint ESC/ACC/AHA session looking at "fixing the obesity crisis," co-chaired by ACC President Cathleen Biga, MSN, FACC. Panel discussions featuring ACC Immediate Past President B. Hadley Wilson, MD, MACC, and Vice President Christopher Kramer, MD, FACC, will discuss the origins and economics of the crisis and explore potential solutions.
In another joint session with JACC, experts will address "innovations and future frontiers in aortic, mitral and tricuspid valve therapies," exploring firsthand perspectives on challenges, opportunities and future directions.
As always, the ACC Central Booth will be the home to several meet-and-greet opportunities with JACC Journal editors and feature the latest information on ACC education and science initiatives, as well as membership.
Stay tuned to ACC.org/ESC2024 for journal scans, trial updates and news, as well as videos and visual abstracts. Also, follow along with @ACCinTouch and @JACCJournals on social media using #ESCCongress and #ACCIntl.
Teaming Up to Transform Care Delivery
"As a renewed sense of urgency for efficient and effective delivery of cardiovascular care is felt throughout our health care environment, it is imperative that we envision and implement transformational care delivery," write ACC President Cathleen Biga, MSN, FACC, and Andrea L. Price, MS, RCIS, AACC, CPHQ, in the latest JACC Leadership Page.
Biga and Price highlight six major benefits of team-based care that include comprehensive expertise, patient-centeredness, optimized resource utilization and care coordination, and more. They also outline key structures and processes necessary to support and foster a physician-led, team-based culture centered around quality improvement.
Click here to read the full Leadership Page. Visit ACC.org/ACCPresident to watch presidential discussions exploring team-based care topics like dyad leadership, patient access and more.
Click here to read an Expert Panel Perspective published in JACC: Advances on best practices for integrating shared decision-making as part of multidisciplinary team-based care delivery.
Among their recommendations: use of a dyad leadership model, setting a process for defining quality initiatives and benchmarking criteria; and carving out time to celebrate achievements.
"At a time when urgent solutions are needed, the CV team has the right people in the right roles at the right time, and it may just hold the keys to optimizing patient care and outcomes around the world," they write.
Save These Dates
Where will you be this fall? Mark your calendars and save the dates for the following ACC-related events:
ACC Quality Summit 2024 (Sept. 17-19; San Antonio, TX): Deep dive into the NCDR registries, discover the value of accreditation, and gain useful insights regarding the development and implementation of quality programs. Click here for more.
ACC Legislative Conference 2024 (Sept. 29-Oct. 1; Washington, DC.): Don't miss your chance to network with fellow ACC members, learn about health policy issues impacting cardiovascular patients and the profession, and meet with lawmakers and staff on Capitol Hill. Visit ACC.org/LegislativeConference to register.
Call For Applications
The ACC is seeking applications through Aug. 28 for both the Hani Najm Global Scholar Award Observership Program and the William A. Zoghbi International Research Award.
Click here to learn more about the Hani Najm Global Scholar Award.
Click here to learn more about the William A. Zoghbi International Research Award.
Cardio-Obstetrics Essentials: Team-Based Management of Cardiovascular Disease and Pregnancy (Nov. 1-3; Washington, DC, and Virtually): Explore current recommendations for the evaluation, clinical management, treatment and risk stratification of people with, or at risk for, cardiovascular disease during pregnancy. Click here to learn more.
MedAxiom's CV Transforum Fall'24 (Oct. 17-19; Denver, CO): Join cardiovascular thought leaders for interactive, industry-leading education focused on operations, finance, strategy, innovation and clinical care. Learn more at MedAxiom.com.
Also, find ACC in Delhi, India, for ACC Asia 2024 from Aug. 16-18, and in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic for ACC Latin America 2024 from Sept. 19-21. And, just announced, ACC Middle East 2024 will take place virtually from Oct. 16-18. Click here for information on all three meetings.
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