Cardiology Essentials and Case Studies 2019

Cardiology Essentials and Case Studies 2019 is organized by Continuing Education, Inc and will be held from Nov 08 - 18, 2019 at Celebrity Constellation, Venice, Veneto, Italy.

Target Audience:
Internists, Family Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants , Nurses, Nurse Practitioners

Credits:
12 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
12.0 Contact Hours

Program Purpose:
Ideal candidates for this seminar include physicians as well as other health care professionals involved in the daily management of cardiac patients in the office, clinic, or hospital settings.

Topics:
• Primary Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease
• Secondary Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease
• Emerging Risk Factors for Coronary Artery Disease
• Women and Heart Disease
• Diagnosis & Management of Coronary Heart Disease
• New Strategies in the Diagnosis & Treatment of Acute Coronary Syndromes
• Diagnosis & Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction and its Complications
• Advances in the Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure
• Interventional Cardiology: Indications, Outcomes & New Frontiers
• Changes in Cardiac Surgical Revascularization
• EKG Review and Case Studies
• Diagnosis and Management of Vavular Heart Disease
• Cardiomyopathies & Pericardial Disease
• Diagnosis & Treatment of non-Cardiac Vascular Disease

Objectives:
Participants will be invited to share their clinical experiences, concerns, and insights.
Upon completion of the course, participants should be able to:
• Define treatment objectives of primary and secondary prevention based on clinical assessment
• Recognize non-traditional markers for coronary artery disease risk
• Describe differences in prevention, diagnosis, treatment in women
• Identify the indication, utility, and findings of non-invasive cardiac testing
• Describe the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of chronic and unstable coronary artery disease (including myocardial infarction and its complications)
• Consider the appropriate use of medical treatment, catheterization, angioplasty and surgical revascularization in the management of coronary artery disease
• Interpret basic EKG abnormalities
• Recognize and treat common cardiac arrhythmias
• Understand the changing objectives of congestive heart failure treatment
• Diagnose and treat valvular heart disease, cardiomyopathies, pericardial disease, and non-cardiac vascular disease