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2017 North Carolina Cardiovascular Update Conference

September 15, 2017 @ 1:00 pm - September 16, 2017 @ 12:00 pm

This meeting has been an annual event since 2002, and features the Ernest & Hazel Craige Lecture. Course directors are Rick Stouffer, MD, and Matt Cavender, MD.

This year’s lecturer/Keynote Speaker is Dr. Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, Physician in Chief, Mount Sinai Hospital; Director of the Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute; Richard Gorlin, MD/Heart Research Foundation Professor, Icahn School of Medicine; Editor in Chief of JACC.

This conference will be focused on providing updates on advances in the treatment of patients with coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, heart failure, arrhythmias and valvular heart disease. There will be panel discussions among international experts, local opinion leaders, and faculty from UNC. Questions will be solicited from the audience.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this educational activity, the participant will be able to:

  • Identify and integrate various state of-the-art treatments for cardiovascular disease, including percutaneous and surgical therapies, by primary care physicians and cardiologists.
  • Review state-of-the-art diagnostic techniques and imaging options for assessing patients with cardiovascular disease.
  • Review important clinical trials in cardiology that have been completed within the past year, including but not limited to cholesterol-lowering drugs and apply information learned to daily practice.

TARGET AUDIENCE

Cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, internists, family practice and primary care physicians, emergency physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and other health professionals involved in the treatment of cardiovascular disease.

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September 15, 2017 @ 1:00 pm
End:
September 16, 2017 @ 12:00 pm
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