Saturday, May 11, 2019 | 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Norton Center for the Arts | 600 West Walnut Street Danville, KY

Join us for the second annual Kentucky Cardiovascular & Limb Preservation Symposium (KCLP) at Norton Center for the Arts on the Centre College campus in historic Danville, Kentucky.
This event will bring together national level academic speakers and a diverse group of health care providers for an exchange on the cutting edge of management in both cardiac and vascular disease. It will be comprised of a full-day session of speakers with corresponding CME’s and CEU’s for attendees. In addition, there will be an industry sponsored vendor fair with some of the latest technologies available.
The care provided by professionals and institutions in this region of the country is comparable to anywhere in the nation. This event will be a great opportunity to further the dialogue regarding the future of cardiac and vascular care in the area.
Objectives
- Understanding of the physiology and management of aortic valve disease
- Understanding of the mechanism and treatment of cardiac ischemia
- General medical management of adult congenital heart disease
- Diagnosis and treatment of acute limb ischemia
- Evaluation and medical management of venous disease
- Evaluation of unilateral leg swelling
Who should attend?
Family practice physicians, internists, cardiologists, emergency medicine physicians, wound care specialists, podiatrists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, vascular specialists, cardiac/vascular/surgical nurses and ultrasonographers will benefit from attending this symposium.
Agenda
Saturday, May 11, 2019, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. | Registration and continental breakfast |
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | Aortic Stenosis for the Primary Physician Shawn Flynn, M.D. |
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | The Future of Ischemic Heart Disease Ahmed Abdel-Latif, M.D. |
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Navigating the Rising Tide of Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD): When to Swim on Your Own and When to Call for a Life Raft! Walter Sobcyzk, M.D. |
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Lunch/Vendor Fair |
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Acute Limb Ischemia: Presentation, Recognition, Management Patricio Rosa Sierra, M.D. |
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | Venous Disease 101 Sam Tyagi, M.D. |
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | I Got a Swollen Leg, Doc! Sharat Koul, D.O. |
3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Closing and Evaluations |
Course Director
Sharat Koul, D.O., FACC, FSCAI
Director, Limb Preservation Program
Director, Chest Pain Center
Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center
Invited Faculty
Shawn Flynn, M.D.
Interventional Cardiology
Structural Heart Disease
Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center, University of Kentucky
Ahmed Abdel-Latif, M.D.
Associate Professor Division of Cardiology
Department of Medicine, University of Kentucky
Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Lexington VA Medical Center
Walter L. Sobczyk, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Cardiology
Divisional Director of Clinical Operations
Co-Director of Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program
Past Director of Non-invasive Imaging University of Louisville and Norton Children’s Hospital
Patrico Rosa Sierrra, M.D., FACS
Vascular Surgeon
Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center
Sam C. Tyagi, M.D., FSVS
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Department of Surgery
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Continuing Medical Education
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Kentucky Medical Association and Ephraim McDowell Health. The Kentucky Medical Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Kentucky Medical Association designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
All meeting planners and faculty disclose that they have nothing to disclose.
Continuing Education Units
Six CEU hours will be provided by the Kentucky Board of Nursing.
Vendor Fair
While you are at our Symposium, please take time to visit our Vendor Fair.
Registration fee of $50 will include continental breakfast, lunch and refreshment breaks. Ephraim McDowell Health Associates must register through HealthStream.
