Comprehensive Cardiology Seminar and Board Review Course (NYU) 2015 (Videos)

Comprehensive Cardiology Seminar and Board Review Course: Understanding the Unraveling Landscape of Cardiovascular Medicine

Course Overview

Recognizing the ever-evolving nature of cardiovascular medicine, the NYU Comprehensive Cardiology Seminar and Board Review Course has been meticulously crafted to provide healthcare professionals with a comprehensive and up-to-date review of the field. This intensive program delves into the latest guidelines and advancements in various subspecialties within cardiology, empowering attendees with the knowledge and skills necessary to excel in their practice and board exam preparation.

Target Audience

The course is designed for practicing cardiologists seeking continuing medical education and knowledge update. It also caters to those preparing for Board Certification or Recertification and Fellows preparing for the Board Certification Examination.

Educational Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Synthesize updated guidelines pertaining to interventional cardiology
• Describe the latest technological innovations in interventional cardiology and implement them appropriately to optimize patient outcomes
• Evaluate novel medications for the treatment of CHF and prescribe them effectively to ensure patient safety
• Review and utilize the latest therapeutic options, including ablation, atrial closure devices, and anticoagulation regimens, to achieve optimal patient outcomes
• Critically appraise the newer noninvasive tests available for diagnosing and prognosticating patients
• Describe the clinical effects of each class of anticoagulants and prescribe them appropriately to prevent stroke or minimize adverse outcomes

Program Topics

The program encompasses a wide range of topics, including:

• Introduction to the Certifying Examination: Format, Questions, Relevance, and Test-Taking Strategies
• Cardiovascular Physical Examination
• Cardiovascular Physiology
• Peripheral Arterial Disease
• Biostatistics: Interpreting the Medical Literature
• Anticoagulation and Antiplatelet Therapy: Navigating the Complexities
• Chronic Coronary Artery Disease Management: State-of-the-Art Approaches
• Genetics and Heart Disease
• Pericardial Disease
• Diastolic Dysfunction: Diagnosis and Management
• Hypertension and Renovascular Disease
• Hemodynamics in the Catheterization Laboratory
• EKG Interpretation: Essential Knowledge for the Boards
• Board-Type Questions with Detailed Answers
• Cardiomyopathy: Emerging Trends in Diagnosis and Management
• Ventricular Remodeling: Mechanisms and Implications
• Systolic Dysfunction: Advanced Concepts
• Advanced Heart Failure: Device Therapy, Surgery, and Transplant
• Pulmonary Hypertension
• Peripheral Arterial Disease
• Coronary Physiology and Endothelial Function
• Emergency Cardiac Care
• Non-Invasive Testing: Indications, Selection, and Interpretation
• Revascularization: Role of Invasive Testing and Interpretation of Results
• Primary and Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
• Venous Thromboembolic and Lymphatic Disease
• Review of Images Frequently Encountered on Board Examinations
• Board-Type Questions with Detailed Answers
• ACS Management
• NSTEMI: Diagnosis and Management
• Reperfusion Strategies: Tailoring Treatment to Patient Needs
• STEMI: Diagnosis and Management
• Aortic Insufficiency and Stenosis
• Mitral Regurgitation and Stenosis
• Valvular Hemodynamics: Echocardiographic Evaluation
• Prosthetic Heart Valves
• Congenital Heart Disease for Board Preparation
• Electrophysiology and Drug Therapy
• Intracardiac Electrocardiograms: Interpretation and Clinical Significance
• Mini Board Examination: Q&A Panel Discussion
• Channelopathies: Clinical Relevance for Board Preparation
• Pacemakers: Patient Selection and Device Evaluation
• Atrial Arrhythmias
• Atrial Fibrillation
• Ventricular Arrhythmia
• ICD Device Therapy: Patient Selection and Device Evaluation
• Syncope: Guideline-Based Evaluation and Management
• Infective Endocarditis
• Pre-Op Cardiac Assessment and Management for Non-Cardiac Surgery
• Diabetes and the Heart
• Pregnancy and Heart Disease

Faculty

The program is led by an esteemed faculty of experts in cardiovascular medicine, including:

• John T. Coppola, MD, MS (Course Director)
• Glenn I. Fishman, MD (Course Director)
• Steven M. Kobren, MD (Course Director)
• Michael J. Attubato, MD
• Sripal Bangalore, MD, MHA
• Ricardo J. Benenstein, MD
• Jeffrey S. Berger, MD, MS
• Larry A. Chinitz, MD
• Robert Donnino, MD
• Steven J. Fowler, MD
• Judith S. Hochman, MD
• Douglas S. Holmes, MD
• Stuart D. Katz, MD
• Norma M. Keller, MD
• Jeffrey Lorin, MD
• Charles J. Love, MD
• David S. Park, MD, PhD
• Lawrence Phillips, MD
• Louai Razzouk, MD, MPH
• Alex Reyentovich, MD
• Harmony Reynolds, MD
• Barry P. Rosenzweig, MD
• Robert O. Roswell, MD
• Muhamed Saric, MD, PhD, MPA
• Arthur Z. Schwartzbard, MD
• Steven P. Sedlis, MD
• Mark V. Sherrid, MD
• Adam Skolnick, MD
• James Slater, MD
• William R. Slater, MD
• Catherine R. Weinberg, MD
• Howard S. Weintraub, MD

Accreditation

The NYU Post-Graduate Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.