Join us at The SCAI Annual Scientific Sessions in Partnership with ACC i2 Summit (SCAI-ACCi2) where the focus is on integrating the latest interventional science into practice, and content is designed for the nurses, NPs, PAs, techs, and administrators who care for patients having undergone procedures in the cath lab—both in the inpatient and outpatient settings. Cardiac care professionals can choose from a vast array of interventional sessions including live case transmissions, late-breaking clinical trials, emerging technologies, case reviews, and debates. In addition, programming specifically tailored for the cardiac care team has been expanded to include the more advanced practitioner as well as any cardiovascular practitioner who wants to learn more about what their patients are undergoing when they are treated in the cath lab.

Cardiac Care Team Interventional Spotlight: Basic Track
Cardiac Care Team Interventional Spotlight: Advanced Track
Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals (SICP) Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) Review Course
Cath Lab Management Session

SCAI-ACCi2 attendees also have full access to the ACC.08 Exposition which features an Interventional Pavilion, Knowledge Exchange Center with hands-on simulation, and more. It's all waiting for you at SCAI-ACCi2! 

Cardiac Care Team Interventional Spotlight: Basic Track
Saturday, March 29, noon – 4 p.m.
Limited number of boxed lunches available on a first-come, first-served basis.

 Part I:  Coronary Anatomy

• The Basics: Normal, Variant and Collateral Coronary Arterial Anatomy
• Overview of Disease Pathology
• Assessment of Coronary Artery Lesions: IVUS, FFR, CFR

Part II:  Hemodynamic Waveform Interpretation in the Cath Lab

• Right Heart Cath
• Assessing Valve Disease
• Case Studies

Part III:  Recognition, Prevention and Management of Complications

• Vascular Closure: Manual Pressure vs. Vascular Closure Devices
• Management of Access Site Bleeding
• Nephrotoxity/Contrast Induced Nephropathy

Part IV:  Pharmacology

• Coagulation Cascade: Thrombin and Platelets
• Anthrombotics: Heparinoids, Direct Thrombin Inhibitors, Others
• Antiplatelets: Aspirin, Clopidogrel, IIb/IIIa Inhibitors

Part V:  Point of Care Monitoring: The Evidence

• Platelet Aggregometers
• Clinical Usefulness of Biomarkers

Cardiac Care Team Interventional Spotlight: Advanced Track
Sunday, March 30, 8 a.m. – noon

Part I:  Innovations 2008

• New Stent Design
• Update on Carotid Stenting
• PFO Closure Devices

Part II:  Which Device for Which Patient?

• BMS vs. DES
• When Is POBA Best?
• Other Devices: Atherectomy, Rotablator, Angiojet

Part III: Patient Management

• Anemia: Transfuse or Not?
• Antiplatelet Resistance: Evidence and Alternative Treatment
• Clopidogrel and Surgery

Part IV: Innovations in Health Care Delivery

• Inpatient NP Service for Interventional Cardiology
• Outpatient NP Service
• D2B: Optimizing Systems of Care

Part V: Secondary Prevention

• Evidence for Initiating Therapy
• Behavioral Strategies That Work

Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals (SICP) Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) Review Course
Monday, March 31, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Part I:  Laying the Foundation: Studying the Hearts Structure

• Normal Coronary Artery Anatomy and Angiography
• CV Diseases I: Pathogenesis of Coronary Artery Disease
• Normal Cardiovascular Anatomy and Physiology
• CV Diseases II: Pathogenesis of Structural Heart Disease

Part II:  Hemodynamics of the Heart

• Normal Hemodynamic Waveforms and Values
• Hemodynamic Waveforms of Shunts and Diseased Valves
• Advanced Hemodynamic Calculations

Keynote Presentation: Current and Future Treatments for Structural Heart Defects -- Ziyad M. Hijazi

Part III:  Focusing on the Care and Treatment of the Cardiac Patient

• 12 Lead EKG Identification of Myocardial Infarction
• Patient Care and Assessment
• Radiation Safety in the Cath Lab
• Pharmacology
• Intra Aortic Balloon Pumps
• CV Diseases III: Pathogenesis of Cardiomyopathies and Heart Failure

Part IV:  RCIS Exam Review: Mock Test Question-and-Answer Session

Cath Lab Management Session
Sunday, March 30, 1 – 2:30 p.m.