American College of Cardiology

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Dear Colleagues,

Below are a few noteworthy items.

STEMI Illinois Care Program: May 29

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Each year, thousands of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) fail to receive critical reperfusion therapy for their infarct artery in a timely fashion. Even worse, nearly 30 percent of patients with STEMI do not receive any reperfusion treatment. The Illinois Chapter the American College of Cardiology (IL-ACC) in it’s continued efforts to ensure leadership for quality healthcare in Illinois is partnering with American Heart Association’s Mission (AHA): Lifeline Initiative to address this problem. This initiative’s goal is to advance systems of care for STEMI patients and seeks to reduce mortality, morbidity, and improve the overall quality of care for STEMI patients. The IL-ACC and AHA are co-sponsoring the Mission Lifeline; Illinois Advances in STEMI Systems of Care Program on May 29, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare from 6:30-8:30 pm. This program will feature an overview of STEMI systems by Dr. Paul Jones of Mercy Medical Center and hospital perspectives from around the state. A panel representing Carle Clinic in Champaign, Swedish American Hospital in Rockford, and Rush University Hospital in Chicago will be fielding questions from attendees.

Join the IL-ACC, AHA, and other Mission Lifeline Partners for an informative dinner and learn how you will have the chance to advance STEMI Systems in your community!

Registration is free, but RSVPs are required to attend. To discover more information about Mission lifeline and to register for the program on May 29 click here or go to the IL-ACC or Mission Lifeline website.

In addition to this program, the IL-ACC is pleased to announce the formation of the IL-ACC STEMI Taskforce. The task force is comprised any Illinois ACC members serving as cardiovascular champion in each emergency medical system (EMS) region and chaired by Dr. Jerome Hines, Governor, IL-ACC. The IL-ACC task force members are:

EMS Region

City

Cardiology Champ

1

Rockford

Ken Brin, MD

1

Rockford

Jan Skowronski, MD

2

Peoria

Darrel Gumm, MD

3

Springfield

Frank Aguirre, MD

4

Belleville

Atul Shah, MD

5

Carbondale

Cesar Coello, MD

6

Champaign

Matt Gibb, MD

7

South Suburbs

Paul Silverman, MD

8

West Suburbs

Peter Kerwin, MD

8

West Suburbs

Frank Saltiel, MD

9

Northwest Suburbs

Jack Chamberlain, MD

10

Northshore

Shahriar Dadkhah, MD

10

Northshore

Timothy McDonough, MD

11

City of Chicago

Gary Schaer, MD

11

City of Chicago

Paul Jones, MD

11

City of Chicago

John Kao, MD

Don’t know what EMS region you are in? Click here to search by your county to find your EMS region.

The IL-ACC Chapter and American Heart Association Mission: Lifeline are hosting the second STEMI Illinois Care Program in conjunction with the ACC Emergency Cardiovascular Care 2009: Building STEMI Systems of Care.

ACC Emergency Cardiovascular Care 2009: Building STEMI Systems of Care

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To learn more about and register for this two day ACC educational symposium held in Chicago on May 29 – 30, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare, Chicago click here.

Best regards,

Jerome Hines, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.C.
Governor, Illinois Chapter of the ACC