The Fifth Annual Scottsdale Interventional Forum strives to provide attendees with leading techniques and trends for today's interventional professional.  SIF 2009 promises an innovative educational symposium, case-based learning and live case transmissions.

Set amongst the backdrop of the breathtaking Sonoran Desert and home to nearly 200 golf courses, numerous spas, and over 600 area restaurants, Scottsdale is the perfect place to learn and relax!

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The Scottsdale Interventional Forum has been designed to update participants on the latest techniques being utilized in advanced coronary, vascular and cardiac intervention. After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:

• Define those unresolved issues in percutaneous and surgical intervention of coronary artery disease.
• Develop a practical understanding of newer treatment strategies applied to the most complex coronary lesion subsets, including left main disease, bifurcations, chronic total occlusions and acute myocardial infarction.
• Formulate a practical understanding of those modalities utilized in the detection of vulnerable plaque.
• Explain the role of newer imaging technologies which include MRI, MRA and CT angiography in the diagnosis and management of heart and blood vessel disease.
• Illustrate the emerging technologies used to treat structural heart disease including valvular disorders and congenital abnormalities.
• Apply advanced strategies for surveillance, diagnosis and management of carotid and peripheral arterial disease.
• Analyze the relevant issues in the diagnosis and treatment of acute myocardial infarction, including emerging technologies for myocardial salvage, emerging pharmacologic strategies and the role of biomarkers.

This program is designed to meet the educational needs of interventional cardiologists, nurses and other medical professionals with an interest in interventional cardiology.

SIF2009 strives to provide a comprehensive knowledge of the leading trends and best practices in cardiovascular disease therapies for cardiologists, industry professionals, nurses, technologists and other health professionals with specific interests in interventional cardiology.

This activity is jointly sponsored by Global Education Group and Moceri Management.