Overview

A Heart Team is now a standard treatment approach for complex cardiovascular patients. The Heart Team consists of cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, nurses and other health care specialists. This includes regular meetings to make consensus treatment recommendations for conditions including obstructive coronary artery disease and valvular heart conditions. This series will provide expert lectures and case presentations geared toward health care professionals who may be part of a Heart Team. Included with be the latest innovations as well as standard treatments, including transcatheter valvular heart therapies and coronary revascularization strategies.

Learning Objectives

1. Describe the concept of the Heart Team, including the key components and functionality.
2. Describe the differences in outcomes in valvular and coronary pathology as it refers to men and women
3. List transcatheter options to address heart valve pathology including aortic, mitral, tricuspid and pulmonic stenosis and regurgitation.
4. Describe the latest interventional techniques and therapies for structural heart disease and congenital heart disease
5. Recognize patient selection and appropriate patient referral for surgical versus percutaneous/transcatheter mitral and aortic valve intervention
6. Apply various diagnostic technologies including transthoracic echocardiography, intracardiac echocardiography, TEE, CT, and CMR to guide management of valvular heart disease
7. Describe the racial disparities encountered in cardiovascular health
8. Utilize the various hemodynamic support and interventional/surgical tools to assist in the management of cardiogenic shock
9. Identify the indications for LA appendage closure and the available and emerging technologies to manage the left atrial appendage and how it can mitigate stroke
10. Summarize the latest developments and the current guidelines on the appropriate use of surgical and percutaneous coronary revascularization

Target Audience

Specialties - Cardiothoracic Surgery

Professions - Nurse, Physician, Physician Assistant, Student

Accreditation

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 12.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABIM MOC Points
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 12.5 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

American Board of Surgery Continuous Certification Program
Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.

ABIM MOC and ABS CME credits will be submitted to the boards within 3 months of the conclusion of the activity.

Credits

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (12.50 hours), ABIM MOC Part 2 (12.50 hours), ABS CC (12.50 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (12.50 hours)

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