Join us for the 2025 Cardiac Symposium! This year's event takes place on Saturday, April 12, from 7 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the Holiday Inn, located at 4821 Oak Street in Quincy.

This year's event is free of charge to attend. Doors open at 7 a.m., with speakers beginning at 8 a.m. Registration is required by simply filling out the form at the bottom of this page. This year's speaker agenda is as follows:

  • 8:00-8:30 ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: MEDICAL MANAGEMENT VS. ABLATION - Dr. John Hammock
  • 8:30-9:00 CODING IN THE CATH LAB - Dr. Jeffrey Cook
  • 9:00-9:30 PATENT FORAMEN OVALE AND VEGETATION ON TEE - Dr. Farooq Junaid
  • 9:30-10:00 LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE CLOSURE DEVICES - Dr. John Hammock
  • 10:00-10:30 BREAK
  • 10:30-11:00 CHEST PAIN, MEDICAL MANAGEMENT VS. PCI (PERCUTANEOUS/CORONARY STENTING) - Dr. Steven Krause
  • 11:00-11:30 TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAM VS. TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAM CRITERIA - Dr. Farooq Junaid
  • 11:30-12:00 AORTIC STENOSIS, ECHO FINDINGS, LOW FLOW, LOW GRADIENT, TAVR - Dr. Jeffrey Cook
  • 12:00-12:15 CLOSING WITH QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS RAFFLE GIVE AWAY--MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN - Closing
  • 12:15-1:00 VENDOR VIEWING
 
The Blessing Hospital CME & Library Committee is accredited by the Illinois State Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Blessing Hospital CME & Library Committee designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 3.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
3.75 contact hour awarded to APRNs, RNs & LPNs -Blessing Health System is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Midwest Multistate Division, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Category A/A+ CE credit is pending approval by the ASRT for 3.75 contact hours.
3.75 hours approved by the State of Illinois for pre-hospital education.
3.75 contact hour awarded to Speech, Occupational and Physical therapists.
No relevant financial relationships were identified for any member of the planning committee or any presenter/author of the program content. The presenter has agreed to present information fairly and without bias. Criteria for successful completion include attendance of the entire event and submission of a completed evaluation form.