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Wiggers Lecture
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Update
45th
Annual Carl J. Wiggers Memorial Lecture
Progress in the Treatment of Heart Failure:
From Lamentable to Limitless in Only Two Decades
Accreditation
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Ohio State Medical Association (OSMA) through the joint sponsorship of The MetroHealth System and Ohio Chapter of the American College of Cardiology. The MetroHealth System is accredited by the OSMA to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The MetroHealth System designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Educational Objectives
- Discuss the pathophysiologic insights that have served as a foundation for advances in heart failure therapy.
- Explore the present and future of heart failure therapeutics.
Target
Audience
Cardiologists, Cardiovascular Trainees and Cardiovascular Nurses
1st Annual Cardiac Care Associate Cardiovascular Update
Accreditation
The MetroHealth System (OH-087/050109) is an approved provider of
continuing nursing education by the Ohio Nurses Association (OBN-001-91),
and accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's
Commission on Accreditation.
Educational Objectives
- Identify patients with atrial fibrillation who are candidates for more aggressive therapies and should be referred to a specialist for care
- Describe the trends in women's awareness of CVD risk over the past 10 years and identify the evidence of gender differences in risk factors, presentation, and care of patients with cardiovascular disease
- Discuss the issues, the implications of the law(s) and rule(s) relating to Chemical Dependency and the Impaired Professional, and the issues and implications relating to Prescription Monitoring Programs
- Define the ACC's mission in advocacy and the implications for CCAs