Friday, August 16, 2024 from 07:00am to 05:00pm
Mayo Civic Center
30 Civic Center Drive SE
Well-known experts in each field will give in-depth, engaging lectures on state-of-the-art subjects in cardiovascular medicine. Each lecture will be followed by a question and answer session with an audience response system. Although this course is designed specifically to prepare the cardiovascular specialist for the cardiovascular boards, it will also provide the practicing cardiologist or internist with an update on the latest knowledge and advances in cardiovascular medicine.
WHAT MAKES OUR COURSE DIFFERENT
-Access to the course content through the 2025 ABIM MOC examination dates
-Electronic course syllabus
-Access to 2023 course videos from June 1, 2024 until August 15, 2024
COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
-Describe the etiology and pathophysiology of restrictive and other non-dilated cardiomyopathies and use this information to effectively diagnose and manage patients;
-Recognize and diagnose venous thromboembolism (VTE) and pulmonary embolism, using the appropriate algorithm for VTE diagnosis based on a pretest probability of disease assessment strategy;
-Identify cardiovascular disease risk factors in patients without known CAD and use them to predict the risk of future coronary events;
-Identify the classification and mechanisms of action of antiarrhythmic agents; and,
-Explain the physiologic changes that occur with pregnancy.
