Cardiology Day 2021

This event will be held online only

Description

Cardiovascular disease continues to be a major disease burden in terms of both mortality and health related quality of life, and is an important source of health inequalities between populations in Canada. This one-day program will provide an overview of controversies and uncertainties in the areas of treatment and intervention of cardiovascular disease.

This event is of interest to Rural and Remote Practicing Family Physicians, Urban Practicing Family Physicians, Academic Family Physicians and Residents.

Objectives

• Learn about several new agents being promoted for the treatment of ischemic heart disease. (Medical
  Expert; Scholar)
• Understand current approaches to coronary artery revascularization and aortic and mitral valve interventions. (Medical Expert; Scholar)
• Enhance skills in EKG interpretation. (Medical Expert)
• Understand why hypoglycemia agents are now recommended for patients without diabetes. (Medical Expert, Communicator)
• Understand when to consider interventions in AFib and PFO closure. (Medical Expert, Collaborator)
• Participate In a choice of workshops regarding AFib, CHF and EKG interpretation. (Medical Expert)

Agenda

0830 Introductions

Panel 1 – New agents for the treatment of coronary artery disease (CAD)

0840 – NOACs for stable CAD – Amir Ravandi, MD, PhD,  FRCP (C)

0900 – Statins for the very elderly – John Ducas, MDCM, FRCPC

0920 – Panel 1 Q&A

Panel 2 – Updates in Cardiology

0940 – Who really needs revascularization? – Kunal Minhas, MD, FRCPC

1000 – Who really needs to have a mitral valve intervention for MR? – Steven Promislow, MD, FRCPC

1020 – Panel 2 Q&A

1040 – Stretch Break

1050 – EKG skills-Emphasizing the Basics –  Andrew Morris, MD, F.A.C.C. 

1130 –  Lunch & Exhibitor Hall

1200 – Special Lecture – Diabetic Pills and CV risk reduction –  Veena Agrawal, MD

Panel 3 – Understanding interventions about which patients ask

1300 – Ablation for AFib. When? How? Risk? Effectiveness? – Clarence Khoo, MD, FRCPC

1320 – Should every PFO be closed? Why wait for symptoms? – Ashish Shah, MD, MD-Research (UK), FRCP

1340 – Panel 3Q&A

1400 – Stretch break

1410 – Workshops (45 minutes in length and repeated once)

You will have the option in Zoom to choose one of the following three breakout sessions for the first set and a second workshop for the repeat set.

1. Atrial fibrillation and flutter – Clarence Khoo, MD, FRCPC
2. Congestive heart failure – Kiran Sidhu, MD, FRCPC
3. EKG-Skill enhancement in EKG interpretation – Liane Arcinas, MD, FRCPC

1540 – Workshop Q&A

1600 – Wrap-up discussion – Open Q&A

Cardiology Day 2021 Agenda

Registration

Physicians: $225
Allied Health Professionals: $95
Residents/Students: $35

This event will be held online. Connection details will be emailed to registered participants 24 hours prior to the event.

As Per CPD Medicine policy, the department requires any refund or cancelation request to be submitted in writing up to fourteen (14) days prior to the program start date . A $50 administrative fee will be withheld to cover transaction and administrative costs. Refund or cancelation requests made less than fourteen (14) days notice may be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Study Credits

This one-credit-per-hour Group Learning program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been approved by the CPD Medicine Program, University of Manitoba for up to 7.0 Mainpro+ credits.

This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by the CPD Medicine Program, University of Manitoba for a maximum of 7.0 hours.

The University of Manitoba CPD Medicine Program is fully accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Continuing Medical Education (CACME).