Course Description
SIS is a comprehensive course focusing on issues related to cardiac, vascular and neurological disease. Presentations by thought leaders, data from recent investigations, discussions of clinical experiences and live-case demonstrations are among the highlights.

Course Goal

New and innovative therapies are being developed at a rapid pace and our goal is to provide a state-of-the-art perspective of the field as well as presentations of evolving, future technologies and treatments in cardiac, vascular and neurological intervention.

Target Audience
This symposium is designed for physicians who specialize in cardiology, neurology and vascular medicine, and healthcare professionals, nurses and cardiovascular technologists who work in catheterization laboratories or manage patients with cardiovascular disease.

Course Objectives
At the conclusion of this conference, the participants will provide better patient care through an improved understanding and increased ability to:

• Compare and contrast the current and evolving drug-eluting stent platforms
• Describe approaches to complex PCI including left main disease and chronic total occlusions
• Explain the concept of vulnerable plaque and discuss potential diagnostic and therapeutic interventions
• Review current percutaneous valve technology
• Discuss percutaneous approaches to structural heart disease
• Prescribe appropriate current adjunctive pharmacotherapy for endovascular intervention
• Describe current data, technologies and techniques of endovascular intervention for carotid and peripheral arterial disease
• Contrast and discuss stroke interventional techniques and other neurovascular therapies
• Differentiate and apply current and evolving noninvasive imaging techniques for vascular disease

Accreditation with Commendation
Swedish Medical Center is accredited with commendation by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

Swedish Medical Center designates the Main Session educational activity on August 2-3, 2007 for a maximum of 13.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.

Swedish Medical Center designates the Noninvasive Imaging educational activity on August 1, 2007 for a maximum of 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.

Swedish Medical Center designates the Neurotherapeutics educational activity on August 3, 2007 for a maximum of 7.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.

Nursing CE Contact Hours

Regarding the Cardiovascular Nurse/Technologist Symposium, this faculty-directed activity is approved for 6.8 contact hours by Swedish Medical Center (PA-57/May/09) an approved provider of continuing education by the Washington State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurse Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Technologist CE Contact Hours

The Cardiovascular Nurse/Technologist activity has been submitted to the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) for the approval of 6.5 Category A continuing education credits; Category A CE credit is pending approval by the ASRT.

Disclosure Statement
It is the policy of Swedish Medical Center and the SIS Course Planning Committee to ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all of its sponsored educational programs. None of the didactic content within SIS — plenary sessions, parallel sessions, or accredited symposia — may be influenced by industry involvement or support in any way. Any relationships between industry vendors and SIS faculty, either perceived or real, will be openly disclosed and disseminated at the SIS meeting. Persons who have not completed a conflict of interest disclosure form will not be allowed to participate as faculty at SIS.

Confidentiality Agreement
Because live-case demonstrations will be presented, you are reminded that any patient information you may receive as a part of this Continuing Medical Education program is considered confidential. Confidential patient information includes all information that could be used to identify the individual patient. By participation in the CME program, you agree to maintain the confidentiality of all patient information and not release that information to any third party.