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For the thousands of doctors, researchers and other healthcare professionals attending the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions, plotting each day is akin to picking from an all-you-can-eat buffet at a five-star restaurant.
No matter what you like, there’s plenty to choose from — and the quality will be top notch.
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“There’s something for everybody — really, more than you can handle,” said Frank Sellke, M.D., and the chairman of the Committee on Scientific Sessions Program. “It’s a great problem to have.”
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Consider this small sample of options:
- Interested in learning more about the finer points of how clinical trials work, from start to finish? There’s a full-day event organized by Elliott Antman, M.D., and Robert Harrington, M.D., the pair who combined to oversee the last four Sessions.
- Interested in the growing field of vascular medicine? How about arrhythmia? You could delve into either subject so deeply that you might think you’re attending a convention devoted to it.
- Held an artificial heart or an LVAD lately? If not, check out the Simulation Zone, which features everything from those hands-on demonstrations to computerized challenges offering case-based situations for non-scientists and practitioners.
Scientific Sessions is widely regarded as the premier gathering of cardiovascular thought leaders in the United States. Organizers take great pride in upholding that reputation, so they’ve spent countless hours over the last year evolving, improving and refining the program to ensure its depth and breadth. Now comes the fun part: seeing it all play out over the next four days in Orlando.
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“All over the globe, cardiovascular physicians, scientists and other related professionals build their calendars around AHA Scientific Sessions because of its extensive offerings, including programs tailored for every cardiovascular specialty interest, ” said AHA president Mark Creager, M.D. “It is a particular treat to listen to experts discuss the latest developments in their field. The knowledge gained at Scientific Sessions makes us all better at our jobs, whether it’s caring for patients or going back to the laboratory. The innovative programming at this year’s meeting will highlight a great learning experience. I am anticipating another outstanding Scientific Sessions.”
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Plenary sessions and Late-Breaking Clinical Trials are foundational items on the agenda. Those remain among Sellke’s favorites because of the rigorous review required for each speaker and subject to make it to the stage.
He becomes even more enthusiastic in describing the 2015 innovations.
“This is not the same old Sessions,” said Sellke, the chief of cardiothoracic surgery at Brown Medical School and the Lifespan Hospitals in Providence, Rhode Island. “If you haven’t been for five years, I don’t think you’d be able to recognize it.”
For instance, you can now be in two places at once.
Technology makes it possible to virtually attend any session at any time. If you’re coming out of one session and there’s not enough time to get across the convention center, you can still “attend” the next session on your list via mobile phone, tablet or computer. And if you aren’t sure how to hook up such a connection, well, there’s another session that can help solve that problem.
“Some of us are not up to speed on the newest technological advances,” Sellke said. “This will give attendees an opportunity to kind of catch up and to get the most out of the meeting.”
Getting the most out of the meeting is the de facto mission statement behind every tweak the CSSP made.
Using feedback from attendees and presenters, and adding their own observations, these dedicated AHA volunteers focus on making sure everyone who takes the time and effort to be here gets what they need and want.
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That leads to one of the most prominent changes, one that can be described quite bluntly: fewer boring lectures.
“Rather than doze off while someone is talking, you’re actually involved in discussions,” Sellke said.
Oral sessions are going from 10 to 15 minutes with a five-minute discussion to seven minutes or less of oration with the rest of the time going to discussion. The aim is generating more audience involvement, which in turn should yield a greater exchange of information.
A bigger change is that the number of oral presentations is going way down. Going way up is the number of poster presentations — and, in another major shift, they’ll all be moderated.
Novel as this may sound, it’s actually an expansion of an existing concept: the “Poster Professor.”
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This began a few years ago as a way for a presenter of a research poster, usually someone early in their career, to work one-on-one with a senior member of their field. The duo would discuss the science involved in the research featured on the poster, as well as the intricacies of sharing their work in this prestigious setting. The session proved so popular that CSSP expanded it last year. Now it’s growing again, so much that Sellke believes there eventually could be year-round tutorials to train “professors.”
“It used to be that poster presenters sat around and hoped that people came to see them,” Sellke said. “Now there’s going to be an active exchange of information. First the presenter gives a couple-minute presentation of his poster, followed by a Q&A led by the professor and others in the audience. It’s great for the effectiveness of exchanging information, and also for networking. This is a major change for the better.”
Digital posters also will be more common. Some will be presented on big-screen TVs, accommodating — or perhaps luring — bigger crowds while also expanding the discussion accessible to someone who prefers to sit or stand outside the cluster around the presenters.
The Simulation Zone is brand new, and might be worth a look for even the most knowledgeable veteran for the simple reason that there’s likely to be a lot of people there having fun.
Lines may form around the machines offering activities that test diagnosis skills. A cousin, of sorts, to the popular “Case Theater” series — which features real cases on video that are started and stopped for discussion and debate — these are made for one person at a computer.
“You might see a picture of a diseased organ and lab data, and you have to come up with a diagnosis or conclusion or a treatment paradigm,” Sellke said. “Residents and medical students can benefit. It can also be used for postgraduate education for practicing physicians.”
Then there are the hands-on activities, which could take on a show-and-tell vibe, even among experienced cardiologists. As Sellke notes, it’s rare for anyone other than a surgeon to actually hold these devices and get a feel for them, to look inside and study all the various components.
“You don’t pass around an LVAD or artificial heart in the ER before you put it in,” Sellke said. “It’s sterile and packaged, so even the people who are there see it but don’t touch it. Our concern is we may have more interest than the space allotted can handle.”
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Frequent Sessions attendees may have become accustomed to plotting their calendars around seven “cores.” Even that has received a makeover.
Groupings are now based on science types: Basic Science, Clinical Science and Population. There are also groupings for “Frontiers in Science” and “Special Focus.” All told, there are 30 tracks you can follow under these various umbrellas.
“Frontiers in Science” — separate ones for vascular medicine and arrhythmias — are the deep dives that could feel like a meeting within the meeting. Sellke describes these offerings as a way of “getting a large amount of information in a very consolidated amount of time.”
“Special Focus” areas include Nursing Research Science and the Resuscitation Science Symposium, events that have long piggybacked with Sessions. Newcomers are “Lifelong CHD and Heart Health in the Young” and the Antman-and-Harrington-led event called “Clinical Trialists.”
“If you want to know about every aspect of clinical trials — from setup to executing, monitoring, working with the Food & Drug Administration, analysis and more — then go to this session,” Sellke said. “You can’t cover everything in four hours, but I’m sure it’s going to cover as much as possible, with input from international experts.
“It’s not just for young members. I think they’ll have an interest, but I would love to be there for this entire event, too. I’ve been involved in these my whole career, so I’m no novice, and I know I can learn a lot from these panelists.”
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Sellke attended his first Sessions in 1988. He was a cardiac surgery resident, and his boss recommended that he attend to present his work. He enjoyed it so much that he’s returned every year since, usually presenting multiple abstracts. In fact, his lab at Brown is making six presentations this year.
Two years ago, Sellke joined CSSP as an at-large member. A few months later, an illness forced the vice chair to step aside and Sellke took over that spot. He spent about 10 months watching Harrington prepare for 2014 Sessions, and has spent the last year preparing for this weekend, along with help from the rest of the CSSP team, his predecessors and AHA staff.
“It’s really been a high point in my career,” said Sellke, who also will oversee planning of the 2016 Sessions in New Orleans.
Considering how many hours he’s carved from his life, personally and professionally, there must be something special about Sessions that drives Sellke.
“What I love is that there’s so much going on,” Sellke said. “You’ve got the best clinical information, the best basic science, the best opportunities for networking, amazing plenary sessions and excellent Late-Breaking Clinical Trials. Now we’re trying to make it the best for education and maintenance of certification and simulation training.”