SC & NC Chapters ACC 31st Annual Conference Wrap up

The 31st Annual Joint Conference was held September 27-29 at the Kiawah Island Resort in South Carolina.

We are so grateful and appreciative for our attendees, speakers and exhibitors that were able to make the trip to Kiawah for this conference in light of the recent and heartbreaking events in western North Carolina and surrounding areas due to Hurricane Helene.

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Beth Denny
ACC 2024 Legislative Conference Highlights

ACC Legislative Conference 2024, held September 29-October 1 in Washington, DC, offered cardiovascular clinicians a chance to hear from ACC leaders, staff and other experts on health policy issues affecting patients and the profession.

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SAVE THE DATE: Championing Clinicians and Protecting Patients Through Advocacy

Join ACC President Cathleen Biga, MSN, FACC, along with MedAxiom President and CEO Jerry Blackwell, MD, MBA, FACC, and long-time advocacy leaders Samuel O. Jones IV, MD, MPH, FACC, and Geoffrey A. Rose, MD, FACC, on Wednesday, Sept. 11 at 6 p.m. ET for the next “HeartTalk With Cathie” discussion on the power of advocacy to reduce hurdles that threaten high-quality cardiovascular care.

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Committee Nominations Now Open

Nominations for available positions on ACC, National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR), and Accreditation Services Committees are now being accepted until Friday, September 13.  Interested applicants or nominators are encouraged to review the open positions and may self-nominate or nominate a colleague using the Committee Nominations Portal.

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Stay Certified, Stay Ahead: Secure Your Transition to the Proposed New Board of CV Medicine!

While we wait for a decision from the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) regarding the joint application for the creation of a new, independent American Board of Cardiovascular Medicine, it is critical that all clinicians continue to maintain certification through the existing process using the Collaborative Maintenance Pathway (CMP) , or other approved ABIM options. 

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ACC Members the Voice of Cardiology in SC

ACC's South Carolina Chapter convened in Columbia, SC on February 28 for our state lobby day. ACC members engaged with over 10 state lawmakers and key health care leaders, seizing the opportunity to build relationships with policymakers and position the chapter as the voice of cardiology in South Carolina

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Welcome New Councilor, Chetan Patel

Chetan Patel, MD, grew up in Anderson, SC and always knew he wanted to come back to the upstate of SC. Patel attended the University of South Carolina in Columbia for his undergraduate education and received his medical degree from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.

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ACC 2022 Legislative Conference Wrap Up

ACC welcomed members from across the US to Washington, DC, this past weekend for ACC’s Legislative Conference. SC Chapter members visited Capitol Hill to discuss key health policy issues with members of Congress and their staff.

The key topics for this year’s meeting included: Medicare cuts, prior authorization burdens, health equity and more.

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