33rd Annual Cardiology Update 2021

December 4, 2021

This course provides a comprehensive review of state-of-the-art practices to diagnose and treat patients with cardiovascular conditions. The 33rd Annual Cardiology Update  ensures attendees are current with recent advances in clinical cardiology and the best ways to incorporate them into daily practice to optimize patient outcomes.

This conference is being held virtually.

 

PDF icon 12.4.2021 AAH 33rd Annual Cardiology Update-Agenda and CME Info-final.pdf

PDF icon Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center at Advocate Heart Institute Downers Grove.pdf

Target Audience

This course is intended for Cardiology, interventional cardiology, pulmonology, cardiac surgery, internal medicine, family medicine, cardiology fellows, residents, Physician Assistants, Advanced Practice Nurses, nurses, cardiac technologists, students and other interested professionals.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this session, learners should be able to describe key elements of treatment protocols for patients at risk of and with heart disease and apply to applicable treatment plans in clinical practice.

 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 4.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    Aurora Health Care is accredited by the Wisconsin Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Aurora Health Care designates this activity for a maximum of 4.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 4.25 Attendance
    Attendance Credit
    • 4.25 Approved AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 4.25 ABIM MOC Part II
    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 4.25 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
Course opens: 
08/31/2021
Course expires: 
01/31/2022
Event starts: 
12/04/2021 - 7:45am CST
Event ends: 
12/04/2021 - 1:00pm CST
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
5

Agenda

7:45-8:05am
Welcome, Opening Remarks, and Invocation
Stephen Rowley, MD – Activity Director
Vincent Bufalino, MD – Chief Medical Officer, Advocate Aurora Medical Group
Reverend Kathie Bender Schwich, FACHE – Advocate Aurora Health, Chief Spiritual Officer

8:05-8:30am
Updates in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)
Dominick Bufalino, MD 
and
Percutaneous Mitral Valve Repair
Joseph Venturini, MD

8:30-8:55am
Cardiac MRI & Cardiomyopathies
Lara Bakhos, MD

8:55-9:00am - Break

9:00-9:25am
Coronary Calcium Score: Do I need a statin? Do I need a stress test?
Jeffrey Ziffra, DO

9:25-9:50am 
Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection
Patrick Fenner, MD

9:50-10:20am - Q&A Panel #1

10:20-10:30am - Break

10:30-10:55am
Advances in Device Based Therapy
Justin Mao, MD

10:55-11:20am
Cardiorenal Syndrome: Management Strategies 
Ali Valika, MD

11:20-11:25am - Break

11:25-11:50am
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM): A Common Condition, Commonly Misdiagnosed
Joseph Marek, MD

11:50am-12:15pm
Emerging Therapies for Dyslipidemia
Alan Brown, MD

12:15-12:45pm - Q&A Panel #2

12:45-12:50pm
Closing
Stephen Rowley, MD

This conference is being held virtually.

PDF icon Claiming CME Credit for 12.4.2021 Cardiology Update meeting.pdf

Faculty

Stephen Rowley, MD, Advocate Medical Group - Activity Director

Lara Bakhos, MD - Advocate Medical Group
Alan Brown, MD - Advocate Medical Group
Dominick Bufalino, MD - Advocate Medical Group
Patrick Fenner, MD - Advocate Medical Group
Justin Mao, MD - Advocate Medical Group
Joseph Marek, MD - Advocate Medical Group
Ali Valika, MD - Advocate Medical Group
Joseph Venturini, MD - Advocate Medical Group
Jeffrey Ziffra, DO - Advocate Medical Group 

Disclosures

The following speakers have disclosed the following:

Faculty NameName of Ineligible CompaniesNature of Relationship
Alan Brown, MDAmarin, Amgen, & RegeneronConsultant/Speaker
Alan Brown, MDIonis & NovartisConsultant
Joseph Marek, MD Bristol Myers SquibbConsultant
Ali Valika, MDAbbott, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Novartis, & Pfizer, Inc. Speaker

The planners and other speakers have indicated that there are no relevant financial relationships with any ineligible companies to disclose. Conflict of interest have been identified and mitigated prior to the activity.

 

 

 

 

Accreditation Statement
Advocate Aurora Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement
Advocate Aurora Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.25 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABIM MOC
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 4.25 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Participation information will be shared with the ABIM through the ACCME Program and Activity Reporting System (PARS).

 

Available Credit

  • 4.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    Aurora Health Care is accredited by the Wisconsin Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Aurora Health Care designates this activity for a maximum of 4.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 4.25 Attendance
    Attendance Credit
    • 4.25 Approved AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 4.25 ABIM MOC Part II
    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 4.25 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

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This conference is being held virtually.  A  link to the meeting will be provided prior to the event.

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