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Current Trends in Cardiovascular Disease XIII
Creating a Better Primary Approach
March 13, 2010
7:30 am – Registration, Continental Breakfast, Visit Exhibitors
8:10 am - Welcome and Introductory Remarks
Guy E Katz MD FACC, Program Director
8:15 am - Pericarditis – Pearls and Pitfalls
Darren C. Hollenbaugh, MD, FACC, Spokane Cardiology, Spokane, WA
- Recognize usual presenting symptoms and exam findings
- Review ECG criteria and differential diagnosis
- Discuss treatment options
8:45 am – Atrial Fibrillation – New Algorithms for a Growing Epidemic
Janice D. Christensen, MD, FACC, Spokane Cardiology, Spokane, WA
- Recognizing the risks and pitfalls of early cardioversion
- Rate control vs Rhythm management
- Clinical data – What's “clear” and what's “not”!
9:15 am – Antiplatelet Treatment for CV Diseases – New Therapies for Continued Challenges
Dieter F. Lubbe, MD, FACC, Spokane Cardiology, Spokane, WA
- Evolution of antiplatelet medications– new agents
- Responders and Non-Responders – Can we identify them?
- Practical guidelines for primary care and surgeons
9:45 am - Pacemakers and ICDs - What's new besides device recalls?
Michael A. Kwasman, MD, FACC, Spokane Cardiology, Spokane, WA
- Identify indications for AICD/Pacemakers
- Understand response to manufacturer recall
- Develop approaches to the assessment of AICD shocks
- Understand MRI and device interactions
10:15-10:45 am Break and Refreshments - Visit Exhibitors
10:45 am – Psychiatric Issues for the Cardiac Patient
Eugene “Tad” Patterson, MD, Deaconess Behavioral Medicine, Spokane, WA
- Cardiac symptoms or Anxiety/Depression?
- Post MI and Cardiac Surgery Depression – Recognition and Treatment
11:15 am - Cardiac Level 1 Activation – Challenges in Regional Health Care
Philip R. Huber, MD, FACC, Spokane Cardiology, Spokane, WA
- Making the right diagnosis of MI – Pitfalls
- Initiating prescriptions in Rural settings – Guidelines and Controversies
- Are changing treatment algorithms changing outcomes?
11:45 am - Malignant Hypertension: An Interactive Workup
Susan J. Alexander, MD, FACC, Spokane Cardiology, Spokane, WA
- Participate in a systematic approach to evaluating the patient with malignant hypertension.
- Review some of the less common etiologies.
12:15 pm Lunch Break – Visit Exhibitors
1:00 – Obesity - A Modifiable Risk Factor
Harold R. Goldberg, MD, FACC, Spokane Cardiology, Spokane, WA
- What are the current epidemics trends, and why?
- What are the cardiovascular implications
- Weight loss – Impact on morbidity and mortality
- What programs work and what don't
1:30 – The Abnormal Pre-Operative ECG
John G. Peterson, MD, FACC, Spokane Cardiology, Spokane, WA
- Why do we get them?
- What is their diagnostic and prognostic value? (Anesthesia and Surgical concerns)
- When is cardiology referral appropriate for preoperative clearance?
2:00 – Keynote Address - Healthcare in the Inland NW – New Challenges Under Health Care Reform
Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Washington State 5th District
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Growing health care expenditures- Defining the government problem.
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Expanding access to health care coverage - How will it be accomplished?
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Training and retaining healthcare providers - Solutions for the evolving shortages in physician, midlevel, and allied healthcare providers in rural areas.
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Challenges to the future of providing primary and specialty care under challenging reimbursements.
3:00 – Questions and Answers, Submit Course Evaluations, Pick up CME certificates.
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