October 14 - 16, 2024
Yosemite Valley Lodge • Yosemite, CA
Course# MFR25001 - Department: Fresno MEP/Medicine
Registration Fees
Early Bird 7/1/2024
$650.00 Physicians
$550.00 Allied Health Professionals
$450.00 Residents/Fellows
Regular Fee After 7/1/2024
$700.00 Physicians
$600.00 Allied Health Professionals
$500.00 Residents/Fellows
On Site Fee
$700.00 Physicians
$600.00 Allied Health Professionals
$500.00 Residents/Fellows
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations received in writing before Sept 16, 2024 will be refunded, less a $100 administrative fee. No refunds will be made on cancellations received after that date.
Please email your requests to [email protected]
Overview
This three-day symposium is an intensive course designed for internists, primary care physicians, family practitioners, cardiologists, and other health care providers who encounter patients with various heart diseases. During the last few years tremendous amount of new research has become available regarding the role of newer drugs in the treatment of various cardiovascular conditions highlighting the importance of newer drugs in patients with diabetes, CVD, & heart failure as well as newer approaches for treatment of various lipid disorders and common arrhythmias (including the role of multiple newer drugs in these settings). During the 3 days of the meeting, all these new developments will be discussed in detail with special emphasis on the action of these newer therapeutic strategies on the underlying pathophysiology of disorders. The clinical relevance of common cardiovascular disorders in everyday clinical practice will be discussed. Emphasis will be placed on the recent practice guidelines and updates for common cardiovascular conditions. The entire course will focus on frequently encountered clinical problems in cardiac patients by practicing physicians. There will be state-of-the-art and comprehensive reviews on the evaluation and management of coronary risk factors, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease, as well as cardiac manifestations of COVID-19. Special focus will be placed on a review of traditional and emerging cardiac risk factors, highlighting primary and secondary prevention strategies. In addition, we will discuss updates and critical reviews of newer diagnostic imaging modalities, the use of newer therapeutic strategies based on recent clinical trials, and emerging interventional techniques for CVD. Lastly, topics will be discussed pertaining to reviews on recent clinical trials and practice guidelines in the management of hypertension, CAD, dyslipidemia, diabetes mellitus, heart failure, valvular heart disease, and the role of device therapy in arrhythmias and HF.
Objectives
Upon completion of this course, the attendees will be better able to:
- Incorporate the most reasonable cost-effective diagnostic evaluation of common cardiovascular disorders.
- Determine the appropriate goals as recommended by the guidelines to be achieved in the care of their cardiac patients with commonly encountered clinical problems.
- Understand and incorporate the new primary and secondary prevention guidelines.
- Recognize the latest advances in the screening and management of patients with hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus, CAD, heart failure, and valvular heart diseases.
- Understand the development of various diagnostic and therapeutic modalities in CVD.
- Understand the screening, work up, and management of patients with structural heart disorders.
- Evaluate the uses and limitations of various cardiac imaging modalities in cardiac patients.
- Incorporate the role of newer and emerging Anti-diabetic and lipid lowering drugs in clinical practice.
- Understand the role of various interventions to prevent heart disease in the population.
- Understand the role of diagnostic methods, and emerging therapeutic approaches for valvular heart conditions.
- Understand the evaluation & management of heart disease in women.
- Evaluate and manage patients with Cardiac amyloidosis.
- Incorporate the role of newer devices in patients with cardiac arrhythmias and heart failure.
- Identify various cardiac sounds, murmurs, and related disorders.
- Interpret electrocardiography to identify common EKG abnormalities.
- Apply newly acquired knowledge of guidelines-based evaluation and management of cardiac patients.
Accreditation
In support of improving patient care, the University of California, San Francisco is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
UCSF designates this live activity for a maximum of 16.50 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This CME activity meets the requirements under California Assembly Bill 1195, continuing education and cultural and linguistic competency.
Nurses
For the purpose of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME.
ABIM MOC
Successful completion of this CME activity enables the participant to earn up to 16.50 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 points. Attendees must complete the course evaluation within 30 days of the activity completion in order to receive MOC credit.
Pharmacists
The California Board of Pharmacy accepts as continuing professional education those courses that meet the standard of relevance to pharmacy practice and have been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM.
Course Outline
Course Chair
Prakash C. Deedwania, MD, FACC
Professor of Medicine
UCSF School of Medicine
San Francisco, CA
Faculty
(University of California, San Francisco unless indicated)
John Ambrose, MD, FACC
Professor, Cardiology – Fresno
UCSF School of Medicine
San Francisco, CA
Mandar Aras, MD, FACC
Assistant Professor of Medicine
UCSF School of Medicine
San Francisco, CA
Michael Crawford, MD, FACC
Professor of Medicine and Chief of Cardiology for Clinical Services
UCSF School of Medicine
San Francisco, CA
Teresa Daniele, MD, FACC
Division Director, Cardiology Section, CRMC Fresno
Associate Clinical Professor
UCSF School of Medicine
San Francisco, CA
Priscilla Hsue, MD, FACC
Professor of Medicine
UCSF School of Medicine
San Francisco, CA
Liviu Klein, MD, FACC
Professor of Medicine
UCSF School of Medicine
San Francisco, CA
Byron Lee, MD, FACC
Professor of Medicine
Samuel T. and Elizabeth Webb Reeves Endowed Chair in Arrhythmia Research
Director of Electrophysiology Laboratories and Clinics
UCSF School of Medicine
San Francisco, CA
Ankit Rathod, MD, FACC
Assistant Professor, Cardiology – Fresno
UCSF School of Medicine
San Francisco, CA
Nathan Wong, PhD, FACC, FAHA
Professor and Director
Heart Disease Prevention Program
Division of Cardiology, UC Irvine
Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology, UC Irvine and UCLA and
Population Health and Disease Prevention, UC Irvine
Past President, American Society for Preventive Cardiology
Travel & Lodging
Yosemite Valley Lodge
9006 Yosemite Lodge Drive, Yosemite CA 95389
Hotel Phone: 888.413.8869 / Reservations: 888.413.8869
Cutoff Date: August 28, 2024
Rates:
Yosemite Valley Lodge - $313
The Ahwahnee - $599
Guests may make reservations online at www.travelyosemite.com or via phone 888-413-8869 option 1 from 9AM – 5:30P. Group code 1588LT. Please mention that you are an attendee for the UCSF Cardiology Conference for the preferred rate.
Online Reservation Instructions (Necessary to find available rooms)
- Visit www.travelyosemite.com
- On the home page where it states Plan Your Trip Now, click on the down arrow.
- Select your hotel choice
- Yosemite Valley Lodge - $313 per night
- The Ahwahnee - $599 per night
- Once you have selected the lodging, select the number of adults and/or children.
- IMPORTANT: When selecting “Check-in” & “Check-out” dates DO NOT select dates from the calendar, instead type the date directly into the field in this format: example check-in “10/13/2024” check-out “10/16/2024”
- After entering the desired dates, right below the Check-in box a question will state “Have a Promo Code?”
- Enter group code: 1588LT
- Once you’ve entered the Group Code and selected/clicked on “CHECK AVAILABILITY,” the reservation system will show you the available lodging for the specific property and the rate.
To complete the reservation, select “ADD TO CART” and follow the prompts to book your reservation.
UNITED AIRLINES
UCSF has negotiated special fares with United Airlines for our course attendees.
Download Online Booking Instructions (.pdf)
Code ZPSR573928
Exhibitors
Exhibit Fee: $2,500
Email Contact for Exhibits [email protected]
Exhibit Description
Exhibitor options are available. Please contact Rob Corbett at [email protected] to arrange the details.
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