24th Annual Clinical Cardiology Pearls for Primary Care (MJ2510)

Friday, May 2, 2025, 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Zoom

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (7.25 hours), Non-Physician (7.25 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, atrial fibrillation, 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 cardiovascular imaging will be discussed during lectures on valvular heart disease, primary prevention of CVD, and the evaluation of chest pain with stress testing and coronary CT imaging. The day will conclude with a comprehensive multiple-choice question review session lead by the course chairs.

1. Assess treatment strategies and manage high blood pressure based on updated clinical practice guidelines from 2017 (ACC/AHA) and 2020 (ISH)
2. Apply cholesterol guidelines and the latest clinical trial data of novel cholesterol treatments to the management of patients with cardiac risk factors and atherosclerotic vascular disease
3. Classify patients with chest pain and order the appropriate stress and imaging tests for your patients based on current guidelines
4. Provide patients with evidence-based prescriptions for diet and exercise to lower risk of cardiovascular disease
5. 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
6. Support and treat patients with palpitations, and understand the appropriate use of heart rhythm monitors and when to refer patients to cardiology
7. Interpret 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 or left atrial appendage occlusion.
8. Treat heart failure patients with the 4 pillars of guideline-directed medical therapy including novel treatments like angiotensin receptor-neprolysin inhibitors and SGLT2 inhibitors.
9. Utilize novel diabetes drugs that have proven benefit in reducing cardiovascular events

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED

 

	Virtual
All Learners	$200.00
Resident/Fellow/Student*	$125.00
*Resident/Fellow/Student rates require written confirmation of current status. Failure to provide required documentation may result in an additional balance owed.

Beginning April 18, 2025, the registration rate will increase by $25.

The Office of Continuing Medical Education reserves the right to cancel this course 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 email and offered a full refund or virtual registration. The University of Washington is not responsible for any other costs incurred. Contact the CME Office with questions via email: [email protected].

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. Fees for this course are estimated to cover the costs of conducting this course. These costs include salaries, registration and credit recording, instructional materials, transcript of credit, record keeping, faculty planning, evaluation, food and beverage during the conference, alcohol during the reception, and printed materials. 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.

IMPORTANT PAYMENT INFORMATION

Per UW CME policy, you are not considered registered for the course until full payment has been received. Unpaid orders do not "reserve" spots for conferences. If you have an unpaid order when registration rates increase, your order will automatically increase to the higher late registration rate.

REFUND & CANCELLATION POLICY

The Office of Continuing Medical Education must receive written notification of your cancellation by April 18, 2025. A $75 processing fee will be deducted from refund requests received by this date. No refunds will be issued following April 18, 2025.

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 7.25 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 an accredited activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others in control of content are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the start of the activity.

Friday, May 2, 2025