The Heart Course (Emergency Cardiology for Front Line Providers)

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Thu, 12 Nov 2015, 00:00

End:

Sun, 15 Nov 2015, 00:00

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Each year, the American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, and other government agencies update the data pertaining to heart disease. The 2015 data shows that cardiovascular disease is the leading global cause of death, accounting for 17.3 million deaths per year, a number that is expected to grow to more than 23.6 million by 2030. Heart disease strikes someone in the U.S. about once every 43 seconds and kills more than 375,000 people each year.

The Heart Course provides an opportunity for front line providers of emergency cardiology to learn, discuss, and apply emerging data, new guidelines, and optimal treatment strategies for the management of cardiac and vascular emergencies.

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Target Audience:

The Heart Course is intended for physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and advanced practice professionals that provide care to patients with acute cardiovascular problems.

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to initiate safe and effective management of a wide variety of patients who present with cardiovascular emergencies including:

Identify optimum treatment strategies and anti-platelet/anticoagulant therapies for patients with acute coronary syndrome (STEMI, and UA/ NSTEMI)
Describe ‘can’t miss’ findings on ECG
Understand emerging and guideline recommended management of the atrial fibrillation patient
Review emerging heart failure management strategies including diagnosis, classification, risk-stratification, prognosis, and optimization of volume status
Understand and apply optimal management strategies for the treatment of stroke and VTE
Describe the mechanisms of action and optimal evidence based use of new oral anticoagulants (NOAC) therapy

Desired Educational Outcomes:

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will demonstrate effective management of cardiovascular emergencies in the acute setting including:

Implementation of state-of-the-art resuscitation strategies
Demonstrate immediate lifesaving actions for high-risk, high-threat electrocardiography (ECG) findings and unusual dysrhythmia
Evaluate and treat patients with complex dysrhythmias
Apply latest evidence for risk-stratification and management of chest pain and acute coronary syndromes
Review the evidence based strategies for the management of transient ischemic attack (TIA), stroke, and cerebral hemorrhage
Discuss the emerging data on current and novel biomarkers in the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease
Identify optimal Emergency Department antiplatelet and anticoagulant management strategies for patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), atrial fibrillation (AF), venous thromboembolism (VTE) and stroke
Implement strategies for effective emergency department management of the acute heart failure patient, including diagnosis, classification, risk-stratification, prognosis, optimization of volume status, hyponatremia management, organ protection, and potential impact on both short and long-term outcomes
Review the indications, contraindications, and applications of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) in the emergency department
Review the new guidelines and emerging management strategies for aortic dissection
Discuss the benefits, limitations, and utilization of novel anticoagulants for stroke prevention in AF
Determine evidence based best practices in the management of device related emergencies in patients with cardiac disease, including ventricular assist devices (VAD, pacemakers, and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (AICD)

	Early registration fees until September 8, 2015	Receive an additional 20% off registration fees when prepaying for your Hotel room(s)*
Doctor	$700.00	$560.00
NP, PA, APRN	$295.00	$236.00
RN, Paramedic	$195.00	$156.00
Resident, Fellow	$100.00	$80.00
Student, Retiree	$35.00	$28.00
Pre-Course ECG Workshop	$250.00	$200.00
Post-Course Echo Workshop	$350.00	$280.00

*Prepay for your hotel room(s) now and receive 20% off your registration fees.
– 20% off registration fees only available at the time of registration.
– UPDATE: We have been able to secure additional rooms offered at the discounted rate at the Vdara Hotel to be offered to The Heart Course conference attendees. We will continue to collect prepayment for hotel rooms and offer the 20% off of registration fees while supplies last.