
COURSE CREDITS & HOURS
16 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™16 ACPE Credits
16 (part II) MOC points in medical knowledge in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program
16.0 Contact Hours
COURSE FEES
$995 for Physicians, Attorneys, Psychologists, Pharmacists, & Dentists$750 for Physician Assistants & Nurse Practitioners
$595 for Nurses, Students & Others
TARGET AUDIENCE
PROGRAM PURPOSE
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Provide modern treatment for atrial fibrillation including when to treat rate, when to consider conversion, and the role of ablation
- Identify when to anticoagulant patients and what is the role of a left atrium device
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Identify the difference between systolic and diastolic CHF
- When to consider referring a patient for implantation of a CardioMEMS CHF device
- Place an emphasis is on reducing readmissions for CHF and improve the overall quality of life of the patient
- DVT and PE
- Identify when to consider catheter directed lysis for DVT and PE
- Review strategies to treat PE including thrombectomy
- Emphasis on dot management is to prevent the postphlebitic syndrome
- Abdominal aneurysms and EVAR
- Learn minimally invasive technologies to treat AA in the hospital
- Screen for AA in your clinical practice
- Realize that failure to screen and early diagnosis can result in death in young patients
- Peripheral Vascular Disease
- identify PAD risk factors
- Learn interventional technologies to treat this disorder
- Recognize that in its early stages, PAD can be a marker for advanced heart disease
- Pre-operative Cardiac Testing
- Identify which patients need pre-op testing
- Discuss how to lower the risk for perioperative complications through testing and recommendations
- Vvaricose Veins
- Review current techniques to include minimally invasive techniques including laser, phlebectomy, and other options
- Consider that varicose veins are not just a a cosmetic issue and can become quite disabling to patients
- Endocarditis
- Discuss treatment regimens and when to refer for valve surgery
- Update on Guidelines for Coronary Artery Revascularization
- ACC Guidelines on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Conference Sessions generally take place on days at sea (as itinerary allows), giving you plenty of time to enjoy your meals, evenings and ports of call with your companion, family and friends.