May 29, 2008 General Meeting

8:00 am to 12:15 pm
American Heart Association
20 Speen Street, Framingham, MA

Agenda

Complimentary meeting for MACVPR members
$75 for non-members
CEU’s Provided for a $20 fee

8:00-8:30am             Registration (Coffee, Tea and Breakfast Bars will be served)

8:30-9:00am             Co-President's Address
                                    Kathy Bowers M. Ed, RNC, BSN and Ann Marie Sadlowski, BSN

9:00-10:00am           Diabesity: Diabetes and Obesity Management
                                    Lois Maurer, MS, RD, LD, CDE, Lahey Medical Center, Burlington, MA
                                               
10:00-10:15am         Break & Informal Networking

10:15-11:00am         Networking/Panel Presentation

11:00-12:15pm         Organizational, Systemic and Patient Characteristics Influencing Participation in Cardiac                                     Rehabilitation
                                    Sarita Bhalotra, MD, PhD, The Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis                                     University, Waltham, MA.

DIRECTIONS:

From the Mass Pike:  Take exit 13 off the Mass Pike, (Rt 30, Natick/Framingham).  After tollbooths follow Rt 30 East. At the intersection of Rt 30 & Speen St, take a left onto Speen St.  Immediately after the next set of lights, take a right turn into the parking lot of 20-30 Speen St. The AHA is to the left, the second from the left of four identical buildings.

From Route 30:  Follow to Intersection of Rt 30 & Speen St. From the west, take a left; from the east take a right onto Speen St.  Immediately after the next set of lights, take a right into the parking lot of 20-30 Speen St.  The AHA is to the left, the second from the left of four identical buildings.

From Route 9:  Take the Speen St/Mass Pike exit.  Follow Speen St/Mass Pike signs through the Rt 30 intersection.  Immediately after the next set of lights, take a right into the parking lot of 20-30 Speen St.  The AHA is to the left, the second from the left of four identical buildings.