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From Pregnancy to Plaque:Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes and Impact on Coronary Atherosclerotic Disease
ACC Webinar Sept 7, 2023
Webinar Overview
During this panel discussion with audience Q&A, experts discuss the association of adverse pregnancy outcomes with significant differences in any coronary atherosclerosis as well as association of adverse pregnancy outcomes with coronary artery stenosis.
Join the ACC Reproductive Health & Cardio-Obstetrics Section for a discussion highlighting the recent article Association between History of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes and Coronary Artery Disease Assessed by Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography.
During this webinar we will discuss:
- methods and findings of the article, including the association of adverse pregnancy outcomes with significant differences in any coronary atherosclerosis, as well as association of adverse pregnancy outcomes with coronary artery stenosis
- article findings in the context of optimizing cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention strategies for individuals with adverse pregnancy outcome history
- implications of this study in assessing the potential mechanisms for increased CVD risk in the population of individuals with adverse pregnancy outcome history
- nuanced decision making about leveraging cardiac imaging in clinical practice for CVD prevention among individuals with adverse pregnancy outcome history from a multidisciplinary perspective.
Urgent #FixPriorAuth
Urge your legislators to sign the #FixPriorAuth “Dear Colleague” letter TODAY
Update: Recently we alerted you that the #FixPriorAuth champions in the House and Senate had introduced “Dear Colleague” letters urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to strengthen and finalize proposed rules to improve the prior authorization process for physicians and patients.
Due to overwhelming action from advocates like you, the sign-on deadline has been extended.
If you’re sick and tired of the unnecessary burden that prior authorization imposes on both physicians and patients, please contact your Representative and Senators and urge them to sign on to this important Dear Colleague today!
Advocacy Alert: HR 2474 and Statewide Maternal Cardiology Referral System
Please urge Congress to support H.R. 2474 by clicking on the link below. It’s very easy and takes less than a minute.
This bill would increase our reimbursement by updating the PFS to reflect the Medicare Economic Index. MEI is a measure of inflation that physicians face through changes in practice expenses and wages. The costs of running a practice have increased 47% and, when adjusted for inflation, Medicare physician payments have decreased by over 20% since 2001. This drastic decrease in reimbursement paired with rising practice costs, record inflation and health care workforce shortages has led to an unsustainable system that limits patients’ access to the care they need. MEI-baselined annual updates are an important step forward in reducing financial uncertainty for practices and improving the delivery of care across the US, particularly for patients in America’s rural, senior and underserved populations.
Please urge your member of Congress to take a step towards improving patient access to care and creating a stable Medicare payment system by cosponsoring H.R. 2474, the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act today.
Action Alerts – American College of Cardiology
Statewide Maternal Cardiology Referral System
GaPQC NEEDS YOUR HELP! To ensure a comprehensive system of cardiac care for pregnant and post-partum people, we would appreciate the support of the Georgia Chapter of the American College of Cardiology with establishing a statewide maternal cardiology referral system.
GA HeartPAC Sweet 16!
Dear Georgia Chapter,
Congratulations! We have advanced to the Sweet Sixteen round of the HeartPAC March Mayhem Challenge. Thank you to all who have contributed thus far this year, and especially to those who have either given for the first time this year during the contest or encouraged your colleagues to do so. We are poised to win it all, including a full scholarship for a Georgia FIT to the annual Legislative Conference when we make the Final Four, and an opportunity for all chapter members to participate in an intimate advocacy discussion with our own members of Congress when we take the final prize.
There is still work to do for us to continue to advance, so please reach out to colleagues and encourage them to join in the competition. As reminder, no giving amount is too small, as advancement to the Elite Eight is based on the number of new contributors for this calendar year rather than dollar amount. Every single dollar contributed supports our advocacy efforts to improve patient access and outcomes and to sustain our practices. Make your contribution today at this link: https://auth.acc.org/ACCFederatedLogin/Login?src=DDC&SP=DDC&targeturl=https://www.heartpac.org/default.aspx#
Go ACC Georgia!
Sincerely,
Pascha E. Schafer, MD, FACC
Vice-Chair, HeartPAC
Secretary-Treasurer and Advocacy Chair, Georgia Chapter
Call for Nominations for 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award
Nominations are now open for the 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award to be presented at our annual meeting at the Ritz Carlton Lodge at Lake Oconee, November 17-19, 2023.
This award honors an adult or pediatric cardiologist or cardiovascular surgeon that has made significant contributions to medicine through patient care, medical education, research or community service as a member of the Georgia Chapter of the American College of Cardiology, and whose lifetime of service deserves special recognition.
If you would like to nominate someone, please send your nomination directly to Jeff Marshall, MD, FACC, Chair, Awards Committee, jeff.marshall@northside.com.
Please explain the basis for your nomination and why you think the person is worthy of this coveted award.
Our committee will then prioritize the nominees and present them to the Chapter’s Council for selection.
The deadline for receipt of nominations for the award is March 1.
Don’t forget to save the date for our annual meeting.
Past Award Recipients
- 2022 Robert M. Campbell, MD
- 2021 Robert A. Guyton, MD, FACC
- 2019 Robert Vincent MD; CM, FACC, MSCAI
- 2018 John Cantwell, MD
- 2017 Jere Lutz, MD
- 2016 Kenneth Dooley, MD
- 2015 Paul L. Douglass, MD
- 2014 Douglas Morris, MD
- 2013 Charles Wickliffe, MD
- 2011 Robert Franch, MD
- 2010 John S. Douglas, Jr., MD
- 2009 Nanette K. Wenger, MD
- 2008 Willis Williams, MD
- 2007 Stephen Clements, MD
- 2006 J. Willis Hurst, MD; Bruce Logue, MD
- 2005 Robert Ellison, MD
- 2004 C. Walker Beeson, MD
- 2003 William Plauth, Jr., MD
- 2002 Spencer King, III, MD
SAVE THE DATE
GA ACC Scientific Meeting
November 17 – 19, 2023
Ritz Carlton Lake Oconee
Greensboro, GA