2020 Cardiology Update for Primary Care

REGISTER TODAY!   SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2020 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM Ascension Seton Administrative Offices - St. Vincent de Paul Auditorium 1345 Philomena Street Austin, Texas 78723   Seton Heart Institute will present our eighth annual _CARDIOLOGY UPDATE FOR PRIMARY CARE AND MID-LEVEL PRACTITIONERS_ on February 22, 2020 at the Ascension Seton Administrative Offices, 1345 Philomena Street, Austin, Texas 78723. This educational update will provide a comprehensive look at current and emerging strategies for the diagnosis and management of cardiovascular conditions. Physicians, Advanced Practice Nurses and Physicians Assistants are invited to attend.   CME   THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN DELL MEDICAL SCHOOL IS ACCREDITED BY THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (ACCME) TO PROVIDE CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION FOR PHYSICIANS. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN DELL MEDICAL SCHOOL DESIGNATES THIS LIVE ACTIVITY FOR A MAXIMUM OF 6.00 AMA PRA CATEGORY 1 CREDIT(S)™. PHYSICIANS SHOULD CLAIM ONLY THE CREDIT COMMENSURATE WITH THE EXTENT OF THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE ACTIVITY.     AGENDA 7:00 - 7:45 AM WELCOME/BREAKFAST/EXHIBITORS   7:45 - 8:15 AM STRESS TESTING VERSUS CT ANGIOGRAPHY _Tuan Nguyen, MD_ _Matthew Stahlman, MD_ Objectives: * Explain CV risk factors.                                                 * Identify patients at increased risk for cardiovascular events. * Determine which patients would benefit from cholesterol lowering medications. * Review updated lipid and CV risk factor management guidelines.                                 8:15 - 8:45 AM WOMEN'S HEART HEALTH _Caitlin Giesler, MD_ Objectives: * Identify CV disease risk in women based on sex-specific and traditional factors. * Employ optimal diagnostic testing for CV disease in women. * Formulate treatment strategies for CV disease in women.   8:45 - 9:15 AM FOCUS ON POCUS: THE PHYSICAL EXAM OF THE FUTURE. OVERVIEW OF POINT OF CARE ULTRASOUND FOR INTERNAL MEDICINE. _George Rodgers, MD_ Objectives: * Employ POCUS to improved bedside diagnoses in hospital setting. * Utilize POCUS to improve clinical management. * Compare the benefits and limitations of POCUS.    9:15 - 9:30 AM BREAK   9:30 - 10:00 AM ADVANCES IN MEDICAL THERAPY FOR PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE _Peter Monteleone, MD_ Objectives: * Recognize the benefits of medical therapy in the treatment of patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD). * Discuss the benefits of novel anticoagulant and antiplatelet strategies in patients with PAD. * Describe the benefits of novel cholesterol therapies particular to patients with PAD. * Review outcomes and indications for novel diabetic agents in patients with coincident PAD. 10:00 - 10:30 AM BEING SUFFICIENT AT VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY _Sachin Mehta, MD_ Objectives: * Identify venous insufficiency. * Recognizing treatments for venous reflux.   10:30 - 11:00 AM AORTIC PATHOLOGY IN THE PRIMARY CARE SETTING: A PRACTICAL GUIDE _Pedro Teixeira, MD_ Objectives: * Apply different imaging as screening and diagnostic tools for aortic pathologies. * Identify patients with aortic pathologies and provide surgical referrals when appropriate. * Recognize patients with aortic pathologies and provide an ER referral when appropriate.   11:00 - 11:45 AM LUNCH/MEET WITH VENDORS   11:45 AM - 12:15 PM ECG REVIEW _Kristopher Heinzman, MD_ Objectives: * Determine heart rhythm based on ECG evaluations. * Identify patients who may be at increased risk for coronary disease based on ECG characteristics. * Develop differential diagnosis for common ECG findings.   12:15 - 12:45 PM INTERPRETING MOBILE TELEMETRY: HOW MUCH AF IS ENOUGH TO TREAT _Thomas Kurian, MD_ Objectives: * Discuss the detection and management of AFIB using implantable and wearable devices. * Review anticoagulation strategies for patients in AFIB that use implantable and wearable devices.   12:45 - 1:15 PM NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN IMPLANTABLE CARDIAC DEVICES _Mauricio Hong, MD_ Objectives: * Recognize indications for placement of cardiac devices including pacemakers, chronic resynchronization therapy, and cardiac monitor. * Identify new technologies that produce better clinical outcomes. * Debate the advantages and disadvantages of old and new pacing techniques.   1:15 - 1:30 PM BREAK 1:30 - 2:00 PM MORE THAN PILL-PUSHERS: NON-PHARMACOLOGIC MANAGEMENT OF HEART FAILURE _Raymond Bietry, MD_ Objectives: * Discuss the role of dietary modification in the management of heart failure. * Explain the role of exercise and cardiac rehab in the management of heart failure. * Discuss the correlation between weight loss and improved outcomes in patients with heart failure.   2:00 - 2:30 PM DIAGNOSES AND MANAGEMENT OF HEART FAILURE WITH PRESERVED EJECTION FRACTION: 10 KEY LESSONS _Clay Cauthen, MD_ Objectives: * Diagnose Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF). * Describe the prognosis of HFpEF. * Discuss treatment and management of HFpEF.   2:30 - 3:00 PM THE AGING HEART _Ernest Haeusslein, MD_ Objectives: * Review thee basics of aging cardiovascular system. * Recognize age as a cardiovascular factor. * Discuss aging and its relationship to heart failure.