This course will provide an overview of many aspects of cardiovascular medicine. Faculty will give in-depth, engaging lectures on state-of-the-art subjects in cardiovascular medicine with interactive audience response system and questions and answers with expert Mayo Clinic faculty. This comprehensive program will be a valuable educational opportunity to review highlights for clinical evaluation and management of patients encountered in daily practice.
The program format will cover topics in:
general cardiology
coronary artery disease
cardiovascular risk factors
arrhythmias
valvular heart disease
heart failure
congenital heart disease
vascular disease
rhythm disorders.
Personal Learning Portal - Included in registration fee (Value $1200)
This course offers a blended learning experience, including access to a personalized Learning Portal that is available for 6 months after the live course. Through an objective self-assessment, the Learning Portal will identify your personal knowledge gaps and will create your personalized study tools as you gain mastery. The result…expedited subject mastery and increased knowledge.
The learning portal will be available December 1, 2017, to maximize your learning experience, we recommend you take your pre-test at this time. Once your pre-test is complete, your personalized study guide will automatically populate with links to content in areas in which you have the most room for improvement. As you progress through the live course and post-test later on, the study guide will automatically adapt to the mastery you achieve by adjusting your study tools to the areas needing your attention. This portal will provide a very valuable extended learning opportunity when you return home.
Additional Online Study Tools:
- video tapes lectures on a wide variety of cardiovascular topics
- concise relevant chalk talks with Dr. Nishimura
- ECG refresher
- Key lectures on hot topics in cardiovascular disease
COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
Evaluate and manage patients with valvular heart disease
Diagnose and treat the patient with ischemic heart disease
Develop a comprehensive approach to the clinical evaluation of patients with systolic and/or diastolic heart failure
Interpret common ECG tracings and cardiac arrhythmias
Describe treatment options for rhythm control in atrial fibrillation
Recognize common problems adults with congenital heart disease might face
INTENDED AUDIENCE
This course will provide cardiologists, internists, fellows-in-training, and cardiovascular care associates with an overview of all aspects of cardiovascular medicine.
