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Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this meeting, participants will have increased ability to:
  1. Recognize the risks and benefits and implement strategies for managing patients with complex cardiovascular disease (CAD) including patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), hypertension, diabetes and heart failure.
  2. Identify co-morbid conditions and their impact on the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD).
  3. Implement strategies for appropriate stroke and systemic embolism prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation.
  4. Evaluate the efficacy of antiplatelet and antithrombotic therapies in preventing adverse cardiovascular outcomes in patients with CAD and AF.
  5. Translate evidence-based strategies for prevention, screening and treatment of cardiometabolic risk factors and their comorbidities to their clinical practice.
  6. Identify evidence-based management of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality among patients with diabetes.
  7. Identify evidence-based management of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality among patients with heart failure.
  8. Identify evidence-based management of lipid lowering among patients with established cardiovascular disease.
  9. Identify and discuss relevant guidelines in the management of CVD.
  10. Identify evidence-based management of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality among patients with hypertension.

 

 


Cardiology for the Practitioner
Virtual Meeting
Saturday, May 4, 2024

 

Accreditation

College of Family Physicians of Canada Mainpro+® - Group Learning (One-credit-per-hour)
This one-credit-per-hour Group Learning program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by Continuing Professional Development, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto for up to 5.5 Mainpro+® credits.

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada – Section 1 This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by Continuing Professional Development, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. You may claim up to a maximum of 5.5 hours (credits are automatically calculated).

AGENDA
8:00 am Welcome and Introduction Kim Connelly, MD
   
Session I:
Chair: Kaja Konieczny, MD
8:10 Primary prevention of CVD to high-risk PAD patients: Role of lipid lowering and antiplatelet therapy
Interactive Learning:10 min Q & A by use of on-line polling
Beth Abramson, MD
   
8:35 New SELECTions and Guideline standards in secondary prevention of ASCVD
Interactive Learning:10 min Q & A by use of on-line polling
Kim Connelly, MD
   
9:00 Expanding the armamentarium in the management of angina
Interactive Learning:10 min Q & A by use of on-line polling
John Graham, MD
   
9:25 Are you following the guidelines in measuring and managing dyslipidemia?
Interactive Learning:10 min Q & A by use of on-line polling
Shaun Goodman, MD
   
9:50 Interactive Learning: Panel Discussion with audience, moderated session, Q&A augmented by use of on-line chat, Q&A or raising of hand Faculty
   
10:10 BREAK  
Session II:
Chair: Howard Leong-Poi, MD
10:20 Diagnosis and management of hypertension and when to consider renal artery denervation
Interactive Learning:10 min Q & A by use of on-line polling
Juan-Carlos Monge , MD
   
10:45

Stroke prevention in AF: OAC for everyone? Forever?
Interactive Learning:10 min Q & A by use of on-line polling

Victoria Korley, MD
   
11:10 New standards in the management of heart failure and cardiomyopathy
Interactive Learning:10 min Q & A by use of on-line polling
Gordon Moe, MD
   
11:35 Reducing CV mortality and morbidity: Beyond glycemic control
Interactive Learning:10 min Q & A by use of on-line polling
Julie Lovshin, MD
   
12:00 Interactive Learning: Panel Discussion with audience, moderated session, Q&A augmented by use of on-line chat, Q&A or raising of hand Faculty
12:20 BREAK  
Session III: Practical tips and pearls
Chair: Sami Alnasser, MD
12:35

Should everyone older than 50 have CTA or other imaging?
Interactive Learning:10 min Q & A by use of on-line polling

Yin Ge, MD
   
1:00 Infection and vaccinations: Connections and impact on CV disease
Interactive Learning:10 min Q & A by use of on-line polling
Jacob A. Udell, MD
   
1:25 Show and tell: from our surgical team: You have to see this!
Interactive Learning:10 min Q & A by use of on-line polling
Gianluigi Bisler, MDi +
Neil Fam, MD
1:50

Interactive Learning: Panel Discussion with audience, moderated session, Q&A augmented by use of on-line chat, Q&A or raising of hand

Faculty
2:15 CLOSE