Heart Rhythm Society Announces Opening Plenary to Commence Heart Rhythm 2010
Session includes expert panelists who will address tough industry questions
DENVER, May 12, 2010 – Today, the Opening Plenary Session, hosted by Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) President, Richard L. Page, MD, FHRS, and Bruce L. Wilkoff, MD, FHRS, Chair of Scientific Sessions Program Committee, officially kicks off Heart Rhythm 2010, the Heart Rhythm Society’s 31st Annual Scientific Sessions in Denver, Colo. For the first time, the Opening Plenary Session will feature guest panelists who will cover the tough issues facing the medical industry.
“The Society’s Scientific Sessions is a unique opportunity for our industry to come together and share research and expertise that strengthens our profession and improve overall patient care,” stated Richard L. Page, MD, FHRS. “This year we are proud to initiate the 31st annual meeting with an Opening Plenary Session featuring industry experts who will shed light on the current challenges and opportunities facing our field.”
During the Opening Plenary Session, a group of expert panelists will address health care reform and its impact on the field of electrophysiology. The panelists will lead a discussion on how health care reform affects patient care and professional medical education. Panelists will also touch on how medical practices may change as Medicare and Private payers are moving from fee-for-service to quality outcomes based on payment systems, and the question of ethics and industry-physician relationships.
The Heart Rhythm Society and the Heart Rhythm 2010 Program Committee is pleased to present the following renowned Opening Plenary Session panelists:
- Susan Dentzer, Moderator
Editor-in-Chief, Health Affairs and Analyst on Health, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) - Tom Daschle
Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader
Author of Critical: What We Can Do About the Health-Care Crisis - Juan Williams National Political Correspondent for National Public Radio (NPR)
Political Analyst for the Fox News Channel
Panelist for Fox News Sunday and Author - Harlan M. Krumholz, MD
Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology and Public Health
Yale University School of Medicine - Eric N. Prystowsky, MD, FHRS
Director, Clinical Electrophysiology Laboratory at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis, Ind.
Past President, Heart Rhythm Society
Sessions details:
Heart Rhythm 2010 Opening Plenary [May 12, 2010, 4:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. MDT, Four Seasons Ballroom] — learn more
About Heart Rhythm 2010
Heart Rhythm 2010 takes place May 12-15 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. The meeting is the most comprehensive educational event on heart rhythm disorders, offering approximately 250 educational opportunities in multiple formats. The world’s most renowned scientists and physicians will present a wide range of heart rhythm topics including cardiac resynchronization therapy, catheter ablation, cardiac pacing and heart failure as well as the latest technology, including state-of-the-art pacemakers and defibrillators.
