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Presenters:
- Kenneth Civello, MD, MPH, FACC, Louisiana Cardiology, FMOL Health
- Vicki Miller, DNP, RN, CPHQ, Director, System Advanced Heart Failure, Lee Health
- Sunthosh V. Parvathaneni, MD, FACC, FHRS, Section Lead of Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Regional Section Lead of Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Mercy Central Communities Assistant Professor in Clinical Medicine, University of Missouri/Mercy Hospital - Springfield
- Roy Davis, Group Director, Operations, Medical Cardiovascular, Mercy Health