Join the Community Discussions: 1) Getting Involved in Health Reform or 2) Statins in ESRD Patients

by Richard Kovacs August 25, 2010 07:26

With the launch of the re-designed CardioSource.org, the ACC launched a social network for site members, called CardioSource Communities. Several of my Board of Governors’ colleagues have started interesting discussions in the forums that I wanted to share.

Former Governor of Colorado Gene Sherman, M.D., F.A.C.C., (and current ACC PAC Vice Chair) talks about the ACC PAC in his post “Getting Involved in Health Care Reform is Easier Than You Think!!” He writes: “Since discussions of health care reform heated up before the 2008 Elections, health care professionals have become increasingly nervous and frustrated.  At times, it is easy to feel marginalized and to feel that physicians and other members of our care team are not respected for our experiences and opinions.” Read the rest of his post and continue the discussion.

Thad Waites, governor of the Mississippi Chapter, writes about statins and ESRD: “The nephrologists in our center have requested that the cardiologists stop prescribing statins for dialysis patients.  This request is based on two studies that indicated there is no benefit in this group.  As cardiologists, my group is uncomfortable with this request.  And, as I ‘google’ the subject, there are mixed opinions in the published studies, but no forums discussing it.” What do you think?

The forums are a great way to ask questions of your peers in a more un-structured way. Check out all the forums, and leave your thoughts.

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The ACC in Touch blog is co-authored by ACC CEO Jack Lewin, MD, current ACC President David Holmes, MD, FACC, and Board of Governors Chair Thad Waites, MD, FACC.

Jack Lewin Jack Lewin, MD, has been chief executive officer of the ACC since November 2006. Under his leadership the College has continued to build upon its standing as a national leader in advocacy, with a particular focus on reforming Medicare, Medicaid, and the financing and delivery of quality health care.

David Holmes

David Holmes, MD, FACC, became ACC president in April 2011. Dr. Holmes is the Edward W. and Betty Knight Scripps Professor in Cardiovascular Medicine at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and an interventional cardiologist in the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and the Department of Internal Medicine at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.

Thad Waites

Thad Waites, MD, FACC, began as Board of Governors chair in April 2011, and currently practices clinical cardiology with emphasis on interventional cardiology at Hattiesburg Clinic in Hattiesburg, Miss. He is also a board member of the Mississippi State Board of Health, and director of the cardiac cath lab at Forrest General Hospital.

Learn more about Drs. Lewin, Holmes and Waites.



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