Grand Rounds Presents, “Million Hearts 2022: A Compelling Call to Action,” on Tuesday, February 20, 2018, at 1:00 p.m. (ET)

We are pleased to announce the next session of Public Health Grand Rounds, “Million Hearts 2022: A Compelling Call to Action” which will be held on Tuesday, February 20, 2018, at 1:00 p.m. (ET). You may watch this session in person or via live webcast from CDC headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. Open captions are provided.

Although heart disease and stroke death rates are leveling off after 40 years of steady decline in the United States, cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the nation’s leading cause of death for men and women of all races and ethnicities. It is the greatest contributor to racial disparities in life expectancy and in some populations, CVD is increasing.

Join us for this session of Grand Rounds to hear what Tennessee is doing to create healthy communities. Learn what practices can do to improve heart health by managing the ABCS, and find out what can be done to prevent a second heart attack. Million Hearts® 2022 will present its actionable priorities to get and keep people healthy.

CDC’s Public Health Grand Rounds Presents:

“Million Hearts 2022: A Compelling Call to Action”

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. (ET)

Global Communications Center (Building 19)

Alexander D. Langmuir Auditorium

Presented By:

Janet S. Wright, MD, FACC

Executive Director, Million Hearts®,

Division of Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

“Million Hearts 2022: Focusing Action for Impact”

Leslie Meehan, MPA, AICP

Director, Office of Primary Prevention

Tennessee Department of Health

“Creating Livable, Prosperous and Healthy Communities”

George S. Schroeder, MD

Family Practitioner

Plymouth Family Physicians

“ABCS Improvement in the Real World"

Kathleen Tong, MD

Associate Professor

Director, Heart Failure Program

Director, Preventive Cardiology and Cardiac Rehabilitation Program

Medical Director, Ventricular Assist Device Program

University of California, Davis

“What Works to Prevent Second Heart Attacks”

Facilitated By:

John Iskander, MD, MPH, Scientific Director, Public Health Grand Rounds

Phoebe Thorpe, MD, MPH, Deputy Scientific Director, Public Health Grand Rounds

Susan Laird, MSN, RN, Communications Director, Public Health Grand Rounds

For non-CDC staff interested in viewing the session:

A live webcast will be available via the Webcast Links section of our website. For individuals who are unable to view the session during the scheduled time, a video of the session will be posted to our On Demand page 2-3 days after the presentation.

For non-CDC staff who want to attend in person:

Non-CDC staff must have prior security clearance. US citizens must submit a request to the Grand Rounds Team.  A US state-issued photo ID (e.g., driver’s license, US passport) is required.

Non-US citizens must submit their requests 20 days prior to the session to the Grand Rounds Team, and additional information will be required.

For individuals requiring reasonable accommodations:

It is the policy of CDC to provide reasonable accommodations (RA) for qualified individuals with disabilities to ensure their full inclusion in CDC-sponsored events. Employees are asked to submit RA requests at least 5 business days prior to the event. Please e-mail the request to grandrounds@cdc.gov.

For questions about this Grand Rounds topic: Feel free to e-mail your questions before or during the session.

Grand Rounds is available for continuing education. 

All continuing education credit for Public Health Grand Rounds (PHGR) is issued online through the CDC/ATSDR Training and Continuing Education Online system. If you have questions, you can email Learner Support . Those who view PHGR and wish to receive continuing education must complete the online seminar evaluation. Continuing education will be available for up to 2 years and 1 month after the initial offering. The course code for all PHGR sessions is PHGR10.

Target audience: physicians, nurses, epidemiologists, pharmacists, veterinarians, certified health education specialists, laboratorians, and others.

Objectives:

1. List key measures of burden of disease involving morbidity, mortality, and/or cost.
2. Describe evidence-based preventive interventions and the status of their implementations.
3. Identify one key prevention science research gap.
4. Name one key indicator by which progress and meeting prevention goals is measured.

CE certificates can be printed from your computer immediately upon completion of your online evaluation. A cumulative transcript of all CDC/ATSDR CE credits obtained through the TCE Online system will be maintained for each user. We hope that this will assist CDC staff and other public health professionals in fulfilling the requirements for their professional licenses and certificates.

Learn more about continuing education on the Grand Rounds website.

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