Oct. 16-18, 2009 at the Amway Grand Plaza ~ Grand Rapids Join us for a world class, case-based, fast-paced program. Get a glimpse of cardiology's future landscape through the eyes of Michigan's leading cardiologists and guest faculty who are joining us from San Francisco, London and several points between. Your registration fee is the same as last year but is a greater value than ever with new focus sessions, a Maintenance of Certification (MOC) learning session, a leadership strategy seminar, and much more. Click here for the conference brochure. Click here for online registration. Guest Faculty Ralph Brindis, MD, MPH ACC President-elect Stuart D. Russell, MD Johns Hopkins Hospital James E. Tcheng, MD Duke University Medical Center Sir Magdi H. Yacoub, MBChB Imperial College London Focus Sessions Interventional Cardiovascular Care: From Database to Bedside Presentation of BMC2 summary data for PCI and PVI in Michigan plus challenging cases and complications. Cardiology Leadership Strategies: Preparing Your Practice for Tomorrow's Challenges A 'best practice' seminar for physicians and administrative leaders of cardiology practices and departments. Convergence of Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease A seminar to examine the clear correlation between coronary heart disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus and developments in this dynamic field. Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Learning Session Whether or not you are recertifying this in-depth review of the latest in interventional cardiology will enhance the clinical judgment and skills essential for high quality patient care. Cardiac Care Associate (CCA) Meeting: Meet Greet and Get Involved Members of the cardiac care team are invited to learn more about the College and the Chapter. Ambassador Network Strategy Meeting The first meeting of the Chapter's new Ambassador Network. General Session Highlights 5 Things You Need to Know about Cardiovascular MR, CT and Echocardiography New Frontiers in Heart Failure: Cells, Devices and Beyond Clinical Lessons Learned from the NCDR Registries Teamwork for the Evaluation and Management of the Aorta and Aortic Valve Using Mid-Level Providers Effectively: How it Works in the CHF Clinic EP Considerations in CHF: What's New> LVAD-A Bridge to the Future Michigan Cardiology Fellows Society Competitions Oral Case Competition Ten challenging cases. Open to all registrants! Poster Competition Presentation and judges' Q&A of the poster finalists. Open to all registrants! Oral Research Competition New competition this year! Ten oral research presentations. Open to all registrants! For all there is to see and do in Grand Rapids, go to www.visitgrandrapids.org. The historic Amway Grand Plaza Hotel is nestled in a bustling downtown filled with nightclubs, museums, shops and more. The B.O.B. - collection of nightclubs a short walk from the Amway. The Oval Office at the Gerald R. Ford Museum just across the river from the Amway. The da Vinci Horse at the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park The carousel at the Van Andel Museum Center of the Public Museum of Grand Rapids -- just across the river from the Amway. "La Grande Vitesse", sculpture by Alexander Calder.