2006 Oregon Cardiovascular Symposium Highlights Portland Art Museum May 5, 2006 Special thanks to an outstanding lineup of presenters who shared latebreaking news on critical cardiovascular care issues and stimulated conversation during the "Point-Counterpoint" sessions that followed each presentation. The Symposium drew attendees from throughout Oregon and SW Washington, representing the medical profession of cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons, primary care physicians, NPs, PAs, cardiac care associates and cardiopulmonary rehab specialists. Matt Budoff, MD, FACC and Bruce Brundage, MD, MACC "CT Angiography: Alternative Imaging Modalities in 2006: Are You Ready for Primetime" James Forrester, MD, FACC and Sandy Lewis, MD, MACC "Advanced Lipid Therapy:Apo-1-Milano, CETP Inhibitors and Beyond" Governor John Kitzhaber, MD "On the Road to Revolution....Fear and Loathing in the US Healthcare System" Stan Rowe and Albert Starr, MD, FACS, FACC "Percutaneous Valve Therapy: How Long Should I Wait?" Doris Taylor, Ph.D. and Kenton Gregory, MD, FACC "Stem Cell Therapy for Congestive Heart Failure - Is this the Future, and if so, When?" E. Havvi Morreim, Ph.D. "The Socioeconomic Ethics of Treating End-Stage Heart Disease" The 2006 Oregon Cardiovascular Symposium was generously co-sponsored by the following: ............... ................. ............. fwLoadMenus();