Legendary FBI figure, John Douglas, will be the keynote speaker at Profiling: Stories of the Heart, the 2002 annual Cardiovascular Symposium held Oct. 4-5 at the Adelphia Centre at Millennium Park Special Agent Douglas served as chief of the FBI’s Investigated Support Unit and spent 25 years aiding police departments and prosecutors from around the world.
Douglas has confronted, interviewed and studied the motives and motivations of dozens of serial killers and assassins including Charles Manson, David Berkowitz (Son of Sam) and James Earl Ray.
He is also the author of several books, numerous articles, and has delivered countless presentations on criminology.
The most recent of Douglas’ books is The Anatomy of Motive which analyzes such notorious criminal minds as Lee Harvey Oswald, Theodore Kaczynski and Timothy McVeigh, and it draws insight on how to anticipate violent behavior before it is too late.
Douglas is regarded as one of the most dynamic personalities to emerge in modern law enforcement, and has also dealt with the disease deep vein thrombosis. His address will include how to effectively deal with DVT diagnosis.
“Dr.Douglas’ career was cut short by a catastrophic illness,” said Dr. Jack Whitaker, a cardiologist with ETSU Heart and VA Medical Center who is also serving as the conference director.
“In his attempt to cope with this event, he began to draw a parallel between his work and the work of health care providers treating him.
“His ability to characterize the enemy among us and ‘the enemy inside us’ is a unique and compelling story,” Whitaker said.
Douglas’s keynote address, The Importance of Patient Profiling: From the FBI to DVT, will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 4.
Topics to be addressed include thromboembolic disease, strategies for optimal myocardial and cerebral protection during open-heart surgery, acute coronary syndrome, advances in the treatment of heart failure, and a discussion of devices for treating congestive heart failure.
The conference is sponsored by ETSU’s James H. Quillen College of Medicine and the VA Medical Center.
Health care professionals, medical students, and area residents are invited to attend, especially those with an interest in cardiology.
To register, request special assistance, or for more information, contact ETSU’s office of continuing medical education at (423) 439-8081.

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