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AAFP Care of Cardiovascular Conditions Edition 4 2024

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As a family physician, you are uniquely positioned to identify patients at risk of developing or further worsening cardiovascular disease due to lifestyle behaviors and social determinants of health. That makes you the best person to educate them about their risks and manage their care.

AAFP Care of Cardiovascular Conditions Edition 4 course is packed with updated protocols to strengthen your diagnostic knowledge, including interpretation and imaging, and increase awareness of emerging trends and advancements in cardiovascular medicine for such conditions as:

  • Heart failure
  • Coronary artery disease
  • Hypertension
  • Lipid disorders
  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Atrial fibrillation
  • Common comorbidities

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:

  • Apply evidence-based knowledge regarding primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention of cardiovascular disease.
  • Assess cardiovascular risk in patients and formulate strategies to educate and counsel patients on behavior modification to reduce the degree of risk.
  • Construct evidence-based strategies to diagnose and manage common cardiovascular conditions, including heart failure, coronary artery disease, hypertension and lipid disorders, cardiomyopathy, atrial fibrillation, common comorbidities, and more.
  • Improve diagnostic skills, including the interpretation of relevant diagnostic tests and imaging for cardiovascular conditions.
  • Recognize when to refer or consult with other specialists to provide optimal patient care as well as increasing awareness of emerging trends and advancements in cardiovascular medicine.
  • Work with physicians, nurses, pharmacists, nutritionists, and other health care professionals who care for patients who have common cardiovascular diseases

AAFP CARE OF CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITIONS EDITION 4

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AAFP CARE OF CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITIONS EDITION 4 TOPICS

1. Advanced Cardiac Imaging – Craig Barstow, MD, FAAFP

2. Advanced Concepts – Hyperlipidemia: Beyond Statins – Kate Kirley, MD, MS, FAAFP

3. Advanced Lipid Testing and ASCVD Risk Assessment – Julia Jenkins, MD, FAAFP

4. Aspirin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease – Suraj Achar, MD, FAAFP

5. Atrial Fibrillation – Jonathon Firnhaber, MD, MAEd, MBA, FAAFP

6. Cardiomyopathy – Craig Barstow, MD, FAAFP

7. Cardiovascular Physical Examination – Eddie Needham, MD, FAAFP

8. Carotid Vessel Disease: Manifestations, Diagnosis and Treatment in 2024 – Gaurav Parmar, MD, MPH, FAAFP, FACC, FSVM

9. Cerebrovascular Aneurysm: Diagnosis and Treatment of Stable Aneurysms and Post-Stroke Care – Craig Barstow, MD, FAAFP

10. Colchicine in Cardiovascular Disease: It’s Not Just for Gout Anymore – Jonathon Firnhaber, MD, MAEd, MBA, FAAFP

11. Coronary Artery Disease: Fire in the Arteries – David Schneider, MD, FAAFP

12. ECG Interpretation – Jonathon Firnhaber, MD, MAEd, MBA, FAAFP

13. Heart Failure: Strategies to Decrease Readmission – Eddie Needham, MD, FAAFP

14. How Well Do Risk Scores Predict Cardiovascular Events? – Jonathon Firnhaber, MD, MAEd, MBA, FAAFP

15. Hypertension – Jonathon Firnhaber, MD, MAEd, MBA, FAAFP

16. Hypertension Emergencies – Darrell Jones, DO, DFPHM, FAAFP

17. Marvelous Medical Apps – Eddie Needham, MD, FAAFP

18. Non-Pharmacologic Approach to CV Disease – Kate Kirley, MD, MS, FAAFP; Patient Faculty

19. Perioperative Evaluation: Not-Too-Risky Business – David M. Schneider, MD

20. Primary Aldosteronism – Darrell Jones, DO, FAAFP

21. Reflection Session* – Jonathon Firnhaber, MD, MAEd, MBA, FAAFP

22. Renovascular Disease: Diagnosis and Management – Gaurav Parmar, MD, MPH, FAAFP, FACC, FSVM

23. Resistant Hypertension – Darrell Jones, DO, DFPHM, FAAFP

24. Statin Use and Dietary Management – Kate Kirley, MD, MS, FAAFP

25. SGLT-2 Inhibitors and GLP-1 Receptor Agonists: Cardiovascular Outcomes – Jonathon Firnhaber, MD, MAEd, MBA, FAAFP

26. The Abnormal ECG in the Primary Care Setting – Darrell “Edward” Jones, DO, FAAFP

27. Venous Thromboembolism: Avoiding Delay – Suraj Achar, MD

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