Advances in Cardiovascular Medicine 2018 by UC Davis Conference and Event Services
In-Person Event
Oct 03 - 06, 2018
Maui, Hawaii, USASpeakers
OVERVIEW
Advances in Cardiovascular Medicine is organized by UC Davis Conference and Event Services (CES) and will be held from Oct 03 - 06, 2018 at Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America.
The target audience for this medical event is Primary care clinicians including family physicians, internists, general cardiologists, cardiovascular subspecialists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, pharmacists, fellows, residents, and students in the health sciences. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 17 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.
Course Description:
Based on the evaluations of attendees at previous conferences, community physician annual needs assessment, and faculty and staff input, the necessity for contemporary evidence-based primary care cardiology is recognized. The goal of this conference is to enhance clinician performance consistent with new clinical guidelines, upgrades in diagnosis, medical and interventional approaches, management of the most common cardiovascular diseases, consideration of less common cardiovascular conditions, and approaches to clinical challenges and utility of innovative methods. This year’s Conference will provide practitioners with state-of-the-art methods to help improve their skills in all the aforementioned fields of diagnosis, treatment and preventive clinical options. Faculty for this Conference are selected for their clinical expertise, academic excellence, communication skills and rapport with learners in and outside of the classroom.
Course Objectives:
At the end of the activity, participants should be able to:
• Perform state-of-the-art contemporary treatment of atrial fibrillation
• Identify need for referral in patients with cardiac valvular disease
• Apply new therapies for systolic and diastolic heart failure
• Utilize guide-line recommended preventive approaches to manage cardiac risk factors
• Recognize the utility and limiations of the new high sensitivity cardiac troponins
• Recognize benefits and limitations of medical and interventional therapy for CAD
• Clarify symptoms, prognosis and management of heart disease in women
• Choose the proper noninvasive test for detection and prognosis of cardiac disease
• Comprehend the echocardiography report
• Appraise advances in nonsurgical cardiac valve interventions
• Interpret important ECG abnormalities
• Apply the latest approaches to manage low risk patients with chest pain
The target audience for this medical event is Primary care clinicians including family physicians, internists, general cardiologists, cardiovascular subspecialists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, pharmacists, fellows, residents, and students in the health sciences. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 17 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.
Course Description:
Based on the evaluations of attendees at previous conferences, community physician annual needs assessment, and faculty and staff input, the necessity for contemporary evidence-based primary care cardiology is recognized. The goal of this conference is to enhance clinician performance consistent with new clinical guidelines, upgrades in diagnosis, medical and interventional approaches, management of the most common cardiovascular diseases, consideration of less common cardiovascular conditions, and approaches to clinical challenges and utility of innovative methods. This year’s Conference will provide practitioners with state-of-the-art methods to help improve their skills in all the aforementioned fields of diagnosis, treatment and preventive clinical options. Faculty for this Conference are selected for their clinical expertise, academic excellence, communication skills and rapport with learners in and outside of the classroom.
Course Objectives:
At the end of the activity, participants should be able to:
• Perform state-of-the-art contemporary treatment of atrial fibrillation
• Identify need for referral in patients with cardiac valvular disease
• Apply new therapies for systolic and diastolic heart failure
• Utilize guide-line recommended preventive approaches to manage cardiac risk factors
• Recognize the utility and limiations of the new high sensitivity cardiac troponins
• Recognize benefits and limitations of medical and interventional therapy for CAD
• Clarify symptoms, prognosis and management of heart disease in women
• Choose the proper noninvasive test for detection and prognosis of cardiac disease
• Comprehend the echocardiography report
• Appraise advances in nonsurgical cardiac valve interventions
• Interpret important ECG abnormalities
• Apply the latest approaches to manage low risk patients with chest pain
KEY DATES
03 Oct, 2018
Event Start Date
06 Oct, 2018
Event End Date
SPECIALITIES
CardiologyVascular MedicineSUGGESTED HOTELS
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