The Brigham Board Review in Cardiology 2018

The Brigham Board Review in Cardiology 2018

Brigham and Women’s Hospital Board Review

Keep Abreast of the Current Trends in Your Field

This CME program, featuring experts in the practice of cardiology, is a comprehensive review of the core concepts and emerging trends in the field. The Brigham Board Review in Cardiology, with case-based lectures and in-depth discussions, covers a range of topics like stable ischemic disease, peripheral artery disease, diseases of the aorta, heart failure, pacemaker therapy, syncope, etc. It will help you to better:

• Effectively implement the latest cardiology guidelines in clinical practice
• Identify/integrate current treatment options for specific cardiology disorders
• Evaluate and construe up-to-date literature relevant to clinical practice in Cardiovascular Medicine
• Perform differential diagnosis of complex clinical presentations related to cardiology disorders
• Express knowledge of pathophysiology as it applies to management of cardiology disorders
• Pass the ABIM certification/recertification Cardiology examinations

Expand Your Skills

Available online or via audio MP3 CDs, The Brigham Board Review in Cardiology provides a maximum of 30 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™ and 30 MOC points, with access to unbiased, evidence-based content and case-based reviews so you can expand your knowledge and incorporate the latest guidelines into your daily practice.

Accreditation

Oakstone Publishing, LLC is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation

Oakstone Publishing, LLC designates this enduring material for a maximum of 30 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 30 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.

Date of Original Release: October 31, 2018

Date Credits Expire: October 31, 2021

Estimated Time to Complete: 30 hours

Contact Hours: 30 hours

CME credit is awarded upon successful completion of an online course evaluation and post-test.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Apply current/recommended Cardiology guidelines in clinical practice
• Perform differential diagnosis of complex clinical presentations related to Cardiology disorders
• Identify/integrate current therapeutic options for specific Cardiology disorders
• Analyze and interpret up-to-date literature relevant to clinical practice in Cardiovascular Medicine
• Express knowledge of pathophysiology as it applies to management of Cardiology disorders
• Apply knowledge gained to the ABIM certification/MOC Cardiology examinations

Intended Audience

The primary group of learners will be fellows/trainees and practicing cardiology specialists (MDs) and other professional affiliates (internists with an interest in cardiology) who are preparing to become board certified, maintaining their certification, or who seek CME activities to improve patient care in the area of Cardiovascular Medicine.

Topics/Speaker:

Coronary Artery Disease

• Non-ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes – Marc S. Sabatine, MD, MPH

• ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction – Michelle L. O’Donoghue , MD

• Stable Ischemic Heart Disease – Benjamin Scirica, MD, MPH

Peripheral Artery Disease

• Peripheral Artery Disease – Piotr S. Sobieszczyk, MD

• Carotid Disease – Piotr S. Sobieszczyk, MD

• Renovascular and Mesenteric Disease – Piotr S. Sobieszczyk, MD

Diseases of the Aorta

• Thoracic Aortic Disease – Marc P. Bonaca, MD, MPH

• Acute Aortic Syndromes – Marc P. Bonaca, MD, MPH

Venous Thromboembolic Disease

• Venous Thromboembolic Disease – Samuel Z. Goldhaber, MD

Prevention

• Lifestyle Recommendations for Prevention – Ron Blankstein, MD

• Lipid Disorders – Jorge Plutzky, MD

• Hypertension – Naomi D. Fisher , MD

• Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease – Jorge Plutzky, MD

• Obesity – Florencia Halperin, MD

Heart Failure

• Pathophysiology of Heart Failure – Anju Nohria, MD

• Cardiomyopathies – Neal K. Lakdawala, MD

• Management of Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction – Akshay S. Desai MD, MPH

• Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction – Eldrin F. Lewis, MD, MPH

• Mechanical Circulatory Support – Garrick C. Stewart, MD

• Transplantation – Michael M. Givertz, MD

• Pulmonary Hypertension – Aaron B. Waxman, MD

• Cardio-Oncology – John Groarke, MD, MPH

Electrophysiology

• Anti-Arrhythmic Drugs – Amy Leigh Miller, MD, PhD

• Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter – Sunil Kapur, MD

• Supraventricular Tachycardias – Usha B. Tedrow, MD, MS

• Ventricular Tachycardia – Usha B. Tedrow, MD, MS

• Cardiac Conduction Disease – Bruce A. Koplan, MD

• Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators Therapy – Usha B. Tedrow, MD, MS

• Cardiac Syncope – Usha B. Tedrow, MD, MS

Adult Congenital Heart Disease

• Adult Congenital Heart Disease – Keri Shafer, MD

Pregnancy

• Pregnancy and Cardiovascular Disease – Anne Marie Valente, MD

Valvular Heart Disease

• Mitral Valve Disease – Garrick C. Stewart, MD

• Aortic Valve Disease – Peter H. Stone, MD

• Tricuspid and Pulmonic Valve Disease – Akshay S. Desai, MD, MPH

• Aortic Stenosis and TAVR – Pinak Shah, MD, MPH

• Endocarditis – Ann E. Woolley, MD

Pericardial Disease

• Pericardial Disease – Leonard S. Lilly, MD

Non-Invasive Testing

• Nuclear Cardiology and PET Imaging – Marcelo F. DiCarli, MD

• Echocardiography – Judy R. Mangion, MD

• Cardiovascular CT Imaging – Ron Blankstein, MD

• Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging – Raymond Y. Kwong, MD, MPH

Peri-Operative Risk Assessment

• Peri-Operative Risk Assessment – Marc P. Bonaca, MD, MPH

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