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 TRANSAORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT (TAVR) - 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.
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.