Magical, is how outgoing ACC President B. Hadley Wilson, MD, FACC, describes his past year as the College's 72nd president. A year that had him literally traveling around the world on behalf of the College and brought with it a number of critical opportunities to leave a lasting impact on the ACC's future.
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Read Moren 2021, the NC Chapter awarded Cone Health a grant to address the hypertension rate in our state.
Update March 2024:
Read MoreJoin ACC with code HEART2024 and they willl waive your application fee. Offer applicable to all member types – including FACC and AACC. Valid through Feb. 29.
Read MoreThe newest clinical guideline released by the ACC and the American Heart Association (AHA) provides new and updated recommendations for preventing and optimally managing atrial fibrillation (AFib).
Read More350 attendees enjoyed a gorgeous weekend in the mountains and informative educational sessions.
Read MoreACC/NC Chapter Grant to Reduce Cardiovascular Health Disparities in North Carolina
Project Title:
Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Prevent Disparities in Percutaneous Coronary Interventional Outcomes in a Diverse, High-Risk North Carolina County
Read MoreOur second virtual WIC seminar, hosted by the NC & SC Chapters ACC. A discussion on leadership, power, and three hacks to becoming a better leader.
Read MoreGovernor Cooper signed into law a bill that may greatly impact our patients and our practices. NC House Bill 76 expands access to Medicaid and changes the CON law
Read MoreDriven by his deep-rooted passion for service and leadership, B. Hadley Wilson, MD, FACC, is starting a new chapter, this time as the ACC's 72nd President. Wilson's term officially began during ACC's annual Convocation ceremony closing out ACC.23/WCC in New Orleans, with the passing of the presidential chain from Edward T.A. Fry, MD, MACC.
Read MoreFellowship in the American College of Cardiology identifies individuals to peers and patients alike as a cardiovascular professional at the very top of your field. Election to Fellowship is based on training and specialty board certification in cardiology. Members are expected to conform to high moral standards.
In addition, Winiger was recently appointed to serve as a Member of the ACC Cardiovascular Team Section Leadership Council for a three year term. As an incoming committee member, she is a leader in the College.
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Read MoreThe NC Chapter is excited to announce the appointment of Chapter CVT Liaison, Amy Winiger to serve as a Member of the Cardiovascular Team Section Leadership Council for a three year term. As an incoming committee member, Winiger is a leader in the College.
Read MoreDr. B. Hadley Wilson, executive vice chair for Atrium Health Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute, was recently elected to serve as the 2023-2024 president of The American College of Cardiology (ACC), a prestigious professional organization representing 56,000 cardiologists and other professionals in cardiovascular care.
Read MoreACC welcomed members from across the US to Washington, DC, this past weekend for ACC’s Legislative Conference. SC Chapter members visited Capitol Hill to discuss key health policy issues with members of Congress and their staff.
The key topics for this year’s meeting included: Medicare cuts, prior authorization burdens, health equity and more.
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In the coming weeks, you may receive a RUC survey requesting your input on the relative value of either newly created or existing CPT codes. RUC surveys play an important role in setting Medicare rates. These are sent to a subset of physicians in the subspecialty to which the codes are relevant (eg. interventionalists for PCI).
We have 2 asks:
Read MoreYour ACC looks forward to welcoming members to Washington, DC, this weekend for ACC’s Legislative Conference 2022. Attendees will take to Capitol Hill to discuss key health policy issues with members of Congress and their staff. The key topics for this year’s meeting include:
Read MoreThe ACC Board of Trustees has approved the College's newest slate of officers and trustees put forth by the ACC Nominating Committee
Read MoreThere's still time to enroll in the Collaborative Maintenance Pathway (CMP) and ensure that you have two chances to pass this year. Depending on your specialty, the first Performance Assessment window for the year will be Aug. 13-21 or Oct. 8-16.
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