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UK Hosting Advances in Heart Failure 2015 Conference

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 21, 2015) – The University of Kentucky Gill Heart Institute and UK Transplant Center are hosting the Kentucky Advances in Heart Failure 2015 conference on Saturday, Oct. 24 in Pavilion A of the Albert B. Chandler Hospital.

The conference will feature talks from Dr. Rita Jermyn, medical director of Heart Failure at North Shore University in New York; Dr. Maya Guglin, medical director of the UK Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Program; Dr. Navin Rajagopalan, medical director of the UK Cardiac Transplant Program; and other UK faculty.

Designed for cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons, primary care and family care physicians, physician assistants, registered nurses and nurse practitioners, as well as students, residents, fellows and other providers interested in learning more about advanced heart failure and its treatments, the Advances in Heart Failure conference will look at various developments in medical treatment of both acute and chronic heart failure patients.

The conference will begin at 8:15 a.m. and end at 3:30 p.m., followed by a tour of the cardiovascular floor. 

Day-of registration will open at 7:30 a.m. on Oct. 24. You can register online at visit http://www.cecentral.com/live/10732. The cost of the conference is $30 for physicians, nurses and other healthcare providers. There is no charge for University of Kentucky faculty, residents and medical students, Gill Heart Affiliates, and UK HealthCare Organ Failure and Transplant Affiliates.

MEDIA CONTACT: Allison Perry, 859-323-2399 or allison.perry@uky.edu