Public Invited April 17 to UAMS ‘Mini Medical School’
| LITTLE ROCK – When a seemingly healthy athlete dies unexpectedly, it raises concerns about how heart conditions can go undetected. A program by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine will bring experts together to address this topic at its Mini Medical School on April 17.
The program titled “The Athlete and the Heart” costs $10 and is scheduled from 6-8 p.m. in the Sam Walton Auditorium on the 10th floor of the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. Dinner is included. To register, call (501) 526-4232 or email minimedschool@uams.edu. The registration deadline is April 10.
The two-hour program will include presentations from three UAMS College of Medicine doctors who treat patients and teach medical school students. They will provide the latest scientific news in their fields to help participants make informed decisions about their own health and the health of loved ones.
Presenters and topic include:
Congenital Heart Problems in Athlete – What to Know Prior to Participation
R. Thomas Collins II, M.D., assistant professor, Division of Cardiology and Department of Pediatrics in the UAMS College of Medicine and director of the Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program
What Do You Know About Weak Heart Muscle?
Ibrahim Elias Fadhi, M.D., associate professor, Department of Internal Medicine in the UAMS College of Medicine, and director of Cardiac Telemedicine and the Cardiac Noninvasive Laboratory
Sudden Death in the Athlete and the Role of Automatic Defibrillators
Hakan Paydak, M.D., associate professor, Department of Internal Medicine in the UAMS College of Medicine and director of the Electrophysiology Program and Laboratory
David Rutlen, M.D., professor and director, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine in the UAMS College of Medicine, will serve as moderator.
UAMS is the state’s only comprehensive academic health center, with colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health Related Professions and Public Health; a graduate school; a hospital; a statewide network of regional centers; and seven institutes: the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute, the Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy, the Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute, the Psychiatric Research Institute, the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging and the Translational Research Institute. Named best Little Rock metropolitan area hospital by U.S. News & World Report, it is the only adult Level 1 trauma center in the state. UAMS has more than 2,800 students and 775 medical residents. It is the state’s largest public employer with more than 10,000 employees, including about 1,000 physicians and other professionals who provide care to patients at UAMS, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, the VA Medical Center and UAMS’ Area Health Education Centers throughout the state. Visit www.uams.edu or uamshealth.com.