Care of Cardiovascular Conditions Edition 4
Online CME
Help stop the #1 killer of adults in America.
As a family physician, you are uniquely positioned to identify patients at risk of developing or further worsening cardiovascular disease due to lifestyle behaviors and social determinants of health. That makes you the best person to educate them about their risks and manage their care.
This on demand course is packed with updated protocols to strengthen your diagnostic knowledge, including interpretation and imaging, and increase awareness of emerging trends and advancements in cardiovascular medicine for such conditions as:
- Heart failure
- Coronary artery disease
- Hypertension
- Lipid disorders
- Cardiomyopathy
- Atrial fibrillation
- Common comorbidities
AAFP Member: $695
Student or Resident: $475
Other Health Care Professional: $695
Nonmember: $875
Advanced Cardiac Imaging
Craig Barstow, MD, FAAFP
Advanced Concepts – Hyperlipidemia: Beyond Statins
Kate Kirley, MD, MS, FAAFP
Advanced Lipid Testing and ASCVD Risk Assessment
Julia Jenkins, MD, FAAFP
Aspirin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
Suraj Achar, MD, FAAFP
Atrial Fibrillation
Jonathon Firnhaber, MD, MAEd, MBA, FAAFP
Cardiomyopathy
Craig Barstow, MD, FAAFP
Cardiovascular Physical Examination
Eddie Needham, MD, FAAFP
Carotid Vessel Disease: Manifestations, Diagnosis and Treatment in 2024
Gaurav Parmar, MD, MPH, FAAFP, FACC, FSVM
Cerebrovascular Aneurysm: Diagnosis and Treatment of Stable Aneurysms and Post-Stroke Care
Craig Barstow, MD, FAAFP
Colchicine in Cardiovascular Disease: It's Not Just for Gout Anymore
Jonathon Firnhaber, MD, MAEd, MBA, FAAFP
Coronary Artery Disease: Fire in the Arteries
David Schneider, MD, FAAFP
ECG Interpretation
Jonathon Firnhaber, MD, MAEd, MBA, FAAFP
Heart Failure: Strategies to Decrease Readmission
Eddie Needham, MD, FAAFP
How Well Do Risk Scores Predict Cardiovascular Events?
Jonathon Firnhaber, MD, MAEd, MBA, FAAFP
Hypertension
Jonathon Firnhaber, MD, MAEd, MBA, FAAFP
Hypertension Emergencies
Darrell Jones, DO, DFPHM, FAAFP
Marvelous Medical Apps
Eddie Needham, MD, FAAFP
Non-Pharmacologic Approach to CV Disease
Kate Kirley, MD, MS, FAAFP; Patient Faculty
Perioperative Evaluation: Not-Too-Risky Business
David M. Schneider, MD
Primary Aldosteronism
Darrell Jones, DO, FAAFP
Reflection Session*
Jonathon Firnhaber, MD, MAEd, MBA, FAAFP
Renovascular Disease: Diagnosis and Management
Gaurav Parmar, MD, MPH, FAAFP, FACC, FSVM
Resistant Hypertension
Darrell Jones, DO, DFPHM, FAAFP
Statin Use and Dietary Management
Kate Kirley, MD, MS, FAAFP
SGLT-2 Inhibitors and GLP-1 Receptor Agonists: Cardiovascular Outcomes
Jonathon Firnhaber, MD, MAEd, MBA, FAAFP
The Abnormal ECG in the Primary Care Setting
Darrell “Edward” Jones, DO, FAAFP
Venous Thromboembolism: Avoiding Delay
Suraj Achar MD
*Enhance your patient care today and earn up to 2 additional AAFP Prescribed credits for when you complete the Translation to Practice® (t2p®) process.
Course Chair:
Jonathon Firnhaber, MD, MAEd, MBA, FAAFP – Course Director
Speakers:
Craig Barstow, MD, FAAFP
Darrell “Edward” Jones, DO, FAAFP
David Schneider, MD, FAAFP
Eddie Needham, MD, FAAFP
Gaurav Parmar, MD, MPH, FAAFP, FACC, FSVM
Jonathon Firnhaber, MD, MAEd, MBA, FAAFP
Julia Jenkins, MD, FAAFP
Kate Kirley, MD, MS, FAAFP
Suraj Achar, MD, FAAFP
Upon completion of this CME activity, you should be able to:
- Apply evidence-based knowledge regarding primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention of cardiovascular disease.
- Assess cardiovascular risk in patients and formulate strategies to educate and counsel patients on behavior modification to reduce the degree of risk.
- Construct evidence-based strategies to diagnose and manage common cardiovascular conditions, including heart failure, coronary artery disease, hypertension and lipid disorders, cardiomyopathy, atrial fibrillation, common comorbidities, and more.
- Improve diagnostic skills, including the interpretation of relevant diagnostic tests and imaging for cardiovascular conditions.
- Recognize when to refer or consult with other specialists to provide optimal patient care as well as increasing awareness of emerging trends and advancements in cardiovascular medicine.
- Work with physicians, nurses, pharmacists, nutritionists, and other health care professionals who care for patients who have common cardiovascular diseases
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The AAFP has reviewed Care of Cardiovascular Conditions Edition 4 and deemed it acceptable for up to 29.25 Enduring Materials, Self-Study AAFP Prescribed credit. Term of Approval is from 3/28/2024 to 3/28/2027. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The AAFP is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American Academy of Family Physicians designates this Enduring Materials for a maximum of 29.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CME activities approved for AAFP credit are recognized by the AOA as equivalent to AOA Category 2 credit.
Following this CME activity, participants will have the opportunity to earn an additional two Prescribed credits for participation in each Translation to Practice® exercise. Information on Translation to Practice® will be shared within the activity.