PURPOSE:

The goal of this educational event is to present current information which will help Primary Care Physicians evaluate and manage patients with cardiac problems.

Target Audience:

Primary Care Physicians. In addition, we believe that Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses and other healthcare workers will find the presentations useful.

Course Objectives:

Primary care physicians and others who attend this session will improve their abilities to:

• Evaluate patients with dizziness and syncope.
• Identify patients with atrial fibrillation who can benefit from restoration of sinus rhythm.
• Demonstrate understanding of basic issues for adult patients with congenital heart disease.
• Discuss potential for natural remedies to help and harm patients.
• Identify patients with valvular heart disease who may need therapy beyond medications.
• Analyze common abnormalities in patients' lipid profiles.
• Recognize patients with angina who need more treatment than conventional medical management.
• Demonstrate knowledge regarding current aggressive management of patients with acute myocardial infarction.

Location:

The Westin Charlotte Hotel, 601 S. College Street, Charlotte, North Carolina

Parking:

Discounted parking available in hotel parking lot.

Meals:

Breakfast and lunch will be provided.

Sanger Clinic Cardiology Faculty:

John C. Cedarholm, MD - Interventional Cardiologist
John M. Fedor, MD - Director, Cardiac Rhythm Device Clinic
Sanjeev K. Gulati, MD - Congestive Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist
J. Warren Holshouser, MD - Cardiac Electrophysiologist
Glen J. Kowalchuk, MD - Medical Director, Lipid Clinic
Michael J. Rinaldi, MD - Medical Director, Clinical Research
Geoffrey A. Rose, MD - Medical Director, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Clinic
John D. Symanski, MD - Adult Cardiologist
B. Hadley Wilson, MD - Chief, Cardiology Division
Samuel H. Zimmern, MD - Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology Service

SYMPOSIUM AGENDA: (click on title to download presentation)

7 a.m.	Registration and Breakfast
7:50-8 a.m.	Welcome and Introduction Samuel H. Zimmern, MD
8-8:30 a.m.	Dizziness and Syncope John M. Fedor, MD
8:30-9 a.m.	Restoring Sinus Rhythm in the Patients with Atrial Fibrillation - When and How To Do It J. Warren Holshouser, MDt
9-9:30 a.m.	Adults with Congenital Heart Disease - The Role of the Primary Care Doctor Geoffrey A. Rose, MD
9:30-10 a.m.	"Natural Remedies" for the Prevention and Therapy of Cardiac Disease - Are They Safe and Effective? John D. Symanski, MD
10-10:30 a.m.	Break
10:30-11 a.m.	Valvular Heart Disease for the Primary Care Physician - A Guildelines-based Approach to Evaluation, Treatment and Follow-Up Michael J. Rinaldi, MD
11-11:30 a.m.	Lipid Treatment - The Management of Commonly Encountered Problems Glen J. Kowalchuk, MD
11:30-12 noon	Angina Pectoris - What To Do When Standard Medical Therapy Fails John C. Cedarholm, MD
12-12:30 p.m.	Optimizing Outcomes for Acute Myocardial Infarction in 2008 B. Hadley Wilson, MD
12:30-1:30 p.m.	Lunch Time Case Presentations Sanjeev K. Gulati, MD

 

Accreditation Statement:

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the Carolinas HealthCare System, the Sanger Clinic, and the Carolinas Cardiovascular Foundation. The Carolinas HealthCare System is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement:

The Carolinas HealthCare System designates this educational activity for a maximum of 5.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Other Health Care Professionals: 0.50 Continuing Education units. No partial credit awarded.

Disclosure

The Carolinas HealthCare System adheres to the ACCME standards regarding industry support of continuing medical education. Disclosures of faculty and commercial support relationships, if any, will be made known at the activity.

ADA Statement:

If you need any auxiliary aides or services identified in the Americans with Disabilities Act in order to attend this conference, please contact Norma Wright at 704-444-4037 or by email. This request must be received 7 days prior to the activity.