WHO: The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) 

WHAT: The 42nd annual SCAI Scientific Sessions will take place May 19-22, 2019 at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. SCAI 2019 will attract 2,000 leading physicians, cardiovascular professional, hospital administrators, academia, and industry professionals from around the world for a dynamic four-day program featuring case exchanges, lectures, prolific speakers, interactive discussions, abstract presentations, and much more.  

WHEN: May 19–22, 2019 

WHERE: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas 
                  3708 S Las Vegas Blvd.
                  Las Vegas, NV 89109 

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: SCAI 2019 is excited to announce that Abraham Verghese, MD, will provide the keynote address for this year's annual meeting. Dr. Verghese is a national bestselling author and a prominent voice in medicine with a uniquely humanistic view of the future of healthcare. He received the National Humanities Medal from President Barack Obama for “reminding us that the patient is the center of the medical enterprise.” His memoirs and novels on medical themes have sold millions of copies, topped bestseller lists, while his New York Times articles arguing for greater focus on the physical patient have made waves in the medical community.  

KEY HIGHLIGHTS:  

• SCAI Innovation & Technology Summit  
• Live Cases 
• SCAI Global Summit 
• Best Cases From Around the World 
• Cath Lab Team Leadership Boot Camp 
• SCAI Sessions on Advanced Techniques 
• SCAI Women in Innovations 
• SCAI Fellow Summit for Complex Cases  

Join us as we come together, to strengthen our connections and collaborations, with our colleagues from multiple specialty societies. Watch for joint programs with the Cardiovascular Research Foundation, Heart Failure Society of America, and more! 

For the most up-to-date program information, and to register and book your hotel please visit http://www.scai.org/SCAI2019.   

For media registration, please contact Kimberly Brown at [email protected] or at 202-644-8561. 

Join the conversation online by using the official meeting hashtag, #SCAI2019, and follow SCAI on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn for the latest updates.