MJ2209 21st Annual Clinical Cardiology Pearls for Primary Care

Friday, April 29, 2022, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Online

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (7.00 hours), Non-Physician (7.00 hours)

This course is tailored for a primary care audience and is intended to provide practical, up-to-date information on commonly encountered cardiovascular diseases. World-class faculty from the University of Washington School of Medicine will teach participants using case-based lectures and an audience response system to encourage interactive dialogue. Recent guidelines for hypertension, cholesterol management, primary prevention of heart disease, and heart failure will be reviewed. Everyday primary care topics including diagnosis and treatment of coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, valvular heart disease and supraventricular arrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation, will be covered. Practical issues regarding use of new anticoagulants will be discussed. Appropriateness of cardiac testing will be discussed during lectures on the cardiovascular physical exam and the evaluation of chest pain with stress testing and coronary CT imaging.

Friday, April 29, 2022
Live via Online Webinar

1. Treat and manage high blood pressure based on updated clinical guidelines from 2017.
2. Apply cholesterol guidelines and latest clinical trial data of novel cholesterol treatments to the management of patients with cardiac risk factors and atherosclerotic vascular disease.
3. Evaluate patients with chest pain and order the appropriate stress and imaging tests for your patients based on current guidelines.
4. Evaluate and manage patients with valvular heart disease; identify which heart murmur patients should be referred for an echocardiogram and when patients should be referred for valve repair or replacement.
5. Diagnose and treat patients with palpitations, and understand the appropriate use of heart rhythm monitors and when to refer patients to cardiology.
6. Evaluate and treat atrial fibrillation and learn how to use direct oral anticoagulants to reduce stroke risk from atrial fibrillation, and when to refer to a specialist to consider rhythm control with antiarrhythmics or catheter ablation..
7. Evaluate patients with heart failure and treat with guideline directed medical therapy including novel treatments like angiotensin receptor-neprolysin inhibitors and SGLT2 inhibitors..
8. Utilize novel diabetes drugs that have proven benefit in reducing cardiovascular events.

All Learners	$200.00
*Resident/Fellow/Student	$125.00

*Registration is now closed.

*Resident/Fellow/Student rate requires written confirmation of current status. Failure to provide required documentation may result in an additional balance owed.  

Continuing Medical Education at the University of Washington is a self-sustaining unit and does not depend on or receive public monies in support of its educational efforts. The course fees are estimated to cover transcript of AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, access to online instruction materials, course logistics, faculty planning and salaries.

If you have not received confirmation prior to the course start, please contact the CME office at [email protected]. Continuing Medical Education will not be responsible for expenses incurred by an individual who is not confirmed.

CANCELLATION AND REFUND POLICY
The Office of Continuing Medical Education must receive written notification of your cancellation by April 15, 2022. A $75.00 processing fee will be deducted from refund requests received by this date. No refunds will be issued following April 15, 2022. 

The Office of Continuing Medical Education reserves the right to cancel this course twenty (20) days prior to the course date when a minimum enrollment is not met or for other reasons that prevent the University from holding the course. Each registrant will be notified by written notification and a full refund. The University of Washington is not responsible for any other costs incurred. Contact the CME Office with questions via email: [email protected].

WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Primary care providers – including family medicine physicians, internists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, and others with an interest in heart disease.

ONLINE CONFERENCE SYLLABUS
Instruction materials will be available online at uwcme.org (for conference registrants only) beginning April 22, 2022. Content will be recorded and available to attendees for educational purposes. Attendees will be notified when recordings are available, approximately 4-6 weeks after course completion. CME credit is available only for attending the live webinar; no credit is available for watching the recorded lectures.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR ONLINE LEARNING
Prior to the start, please ensure you have the appropriate system requirements to participate in the webinar. More information about the recommended technical requirements is below. No refunds will be available for technical issues not controlled by UW CME. Reliable internet access is necessary. It is strongly recommended that you test your Zoom connection prior to this activity.

Minimum browser requirements for successful access and completion of this activity are as follows:

• Chrome version 70.0 or newer, or Firefox version 63.0 or newer.
• Internet Explorer and Safari are not recommended with the UW CME website.
• You may use any browser to view the Zoom webinar.

COPYRIGHT
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SPECIAL SERVICES
The University of Washington reaffirms its policy of equal opportunity regardless of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, or status as a disabled veteran or Vietnam era veteran in accordance with University policy and applicable federal and state statutes and regulations. The University of Washington is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation, contact the Disability Services Office at least ten (10) days prior to the start of the conference at 206-543-6450 (voice), 206-543-6452 (TTY), 206-685-7264 (fax), or [email protected].  

Accreditation with Commendation: The University of Washington School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation: The University of Washington School of Medicine designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

University of Washington School of Medicine adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

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The UW School of Medicine gratefully acknowledges receipt of independent educational grants or display fees in support of this Continuing Medical Education activity from:


GRANTS
Boston Scientific