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ForwardMCVI Grand Rounds: The ABCs of Primary and Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
In recent years, improvement in outcomes related to cardiovascular disease has been due in part to the prioritization and progress of primary and secondary prevention efforts. Join us to hear Dr. Roger S. Blumenthal, an expert in the pathogenesis, treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease, compare and contrast the AHA/ACC and European guidelines and discuss the evidence for the changes in cardiovascular risk assessment guidelines.
Dr. Blumenthal was the principal developer of Johns Hopkins’ Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and is an official national spokesperson for the American Heart Association. He has co-written more than 700 articles dealing with many aspects of coronary heart disease and cardiovascular disease management. We are honored to have him speak at Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute’s Grand Rounds.
Target Audience
Cardiologists, interventional cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons, vascular surgeons, interventional radiologists, echocardiographers, pulmonologists, hematologists, general internists, primary care physicians, intensivists, emergency medicine physicians, hospitalists, nurses, pharmacists and techs, respiratory therapists and other interested healthcare providers.
Learning Objectives
- Compare and contrast the AHA/ACC and European guidelines on cholesterol, blood pressure and atherosclerosis management.
- Examine the evidence for the changes in cardiovascular risk assessment guidelines over the past decade.
- Implement a systematic approach to cardiovascular disease prevention, utilizing the most relevant and up-to-date guidelines and recommendations.
Roger S. Blumenthal, M.D., FACC, FAHA, FNLA
Director, Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Heart Disease
Kenneth Jay Pollin Professor of Cardiology, Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland
Roger S. Blumenthal, M.D., faculty for this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose, and has indicated that the presentation or discussion will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.
Barry Katzen, M.D., director of this activity, has indicated that he is a consultant for Boston Scientific, W.L. Gore and Philips.
All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.
Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies.*
*Ineligible Companies - Companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
Baptist Health South Florida is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Baptist Health has been re-surveyed by the ACCME and awarded Commendation for 6 years as a provider of CME for physicians.
Baptist Health South Florida designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This activity has been approved for 1 credit hour, CE Broker Course #20-676407, by the Florida Boards of Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine and by the Florida Council of Physician Assistants.
This activity has also been approved for 1 credit hour for Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Respiratory Therapists(direct delivery) and Pharmacists and techs. Baptist Health South Florida CE Broker Provider #50-182.
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 1.00 General certificate of attendance
- 1.00 Nurse Practitioners
- 1.00 Florida Board of Nursing
- 1.00 Florida Board of Pharmacy
- 1.00 Florida Board of Respiratory Therapy
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