Cardiology for the Practitioner
Virtual Meeting
Saturday, April 29, 2023

Accreditation College of Family Physicians of Canada – Mainpro+: 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, approved by Continuing Professional Development, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. You may claim a maximum of 5.5 hours (credits are automatically calculated).

AGENDA

8:00 am	Welcome and Introduction	Kim Connelly, MD
Session I:
Chair: Howard Leong-Poi, MD
8:10	OMG: When and how to start 15 medications in a post-MI patient with co-morbidities Interactive Learning:10 min Q & A by use of on-line polling	Akshay Bagai, MD
8:35	Lipid lowering should start with knowing the LDL Interactive Learning:10 min Q & A by use of on-line polling	Anatoly Langer, MD
9:00	Arson in the artery: How to douse the flames with anti-inflammatory therapy? Interactive Learning:10 min Q & A by use of on-line polling	Shaun Goodman, MD
9:25	Cardiomyopathies that can be treated Interactive Learning:10 min Q & A by use of on-line polling	Gordon Moe, 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	NUTRITION BREAK
Session II:
Chair: Victoria Korley, MD
10:20	Sports cardiology and arrhythmias Interactive Learning:10 min Q & A by use of on-line polling	Paul Angaran, MD
10:45	Hesitation, vacillation: What should we do with (atrial) fibrillation? Interactive Learning:10 min Q & A by use of on-line polling	Kaja Konieczny, MD
11:10	Obesity and CV disease: The “weight” of evidence is finally in our favor! Interactive Learning:10 min Q & A by use of on-line polling	Kim Connelly, MD
11:35	Hot off the press: Clinical trial results that matter in your practice Interactive Learning:10 min Q & A by use of on-line polling	Andrew Yan, 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	Lunch
Session III:
Chair: Geraldine Ong, MD
12:35	Will we ever have diagnosis and treatment standard of care in hypertension? Interactive Learning:10 min Q & A by use of on-line polling	Juan Carlos Monge, MD
1:00	HF management: “Drowning” in a sea of new therapies Interactive Learning:10 min Q & A by use of on-line polling	Kim Connelly, MD
1:25	Therapy convergence: Treat COPD to reduce CV mortality Interactive Learning:10 min Q & A by use of on-line polling	Jean Bourbeau, 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