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(RACINE, WI) June 20, 2012 – Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare – All Saints physicians participated in the 8th Annual C3 Complex Cardiovascular Catheter Therapeutics Global Summit as a Live Case Transmission site. This international education symposium is taking place in Orlando, Florida, June 19-23, 2012.
Thomas M. Shimshak, MD, an interventional cardiologist and Medical Director of the Cardiovascular Institute – All Saints, and his colleague, cardiologist Louis Kostopoulos, MD, performed live vascular procedures from the cardiovascular laboratory at All Saints. The cases were broadcasted via satellite and shared in real-time to conference participants in Orlando, and was viewed by more than 1,000 physicians and industry sponsors.
“The live case format allows physicians in attendance to observe first – hand contemporary, non-surgical, interventional techniques for treating patients with complex cardiovascular conditions,” said Dr. Shimshak. All Saints was one of six medical centers in the United States, in addition to hospitals in Germany, Peoples Republic of China, India, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Greece who are also scheduled to transmit live cases. Dr. Shimshak is a national and international leader in the interventional cardiology community and serves on the faculty and as Course Co-Director for this international symposium.
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About Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare in Wisconsin
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare (WFH) is a Catholic, not-for-profit organization with more than 100 health and shelter organizations in Wisconsin, Iowa, Colorado, and Illinois. Started by the Wheaton Franciscan Sisters more than 130 years ago and formally incorporated in 1983, WFH has corporate services offices in Wheaton, Illinois and Glendale, Wisconsin. In Southeast Wisconsin, WFH is co-sponsored by the Wheaton Franciscan and Felician Sisters and has nearly 10,000 associates, making it the second largest private employer in the area. Hospitals include All Saints in Racine County; Wheaton Franciscan – St. Joseph and The Wisconsin Heart Hospital Campuses, St. Francis, Franklin Hospital, and Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital in Milwaukee County; and Wheaton Franciscan – Elmbrook Memorial Campus in Waukesha County. The region also includes Wheaton Franciscan Medical Group with more than 350 physicians in more than 50 locations, a network of outpatient centers, three transitional and extended care facilities, Home Health, and Hospice. Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare is also affiliated with United Hospital System in Kenosha.
