Cardiology Update 2009

Presented by: Presbyterian Heart Program & Presbyterian Healthcare Foundation

This program is designed for internists, primary care practitioners, emergency room physicians, advanced nurse clinicians and others involved in the care of patients with cardiac conditions.

At the conclusion of this program, participants should be able to:

• Review the biological action of estrogen in relation to cardiovascular risk factors; summarize and understand the history of hormone replacement therapy and the implications of the current randomized control trials of Hormone Replacement Therapy in primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease; examine the current ACC/AHA guidelines regarding hormone replacement therapy in relationship to cardiovascular disease prevention.
• Integrate Florence Nightingale’s legacy to 21st-century health care; examine the integral and holistic model and its application to relationship-centered care; discuss strategies that will heal healthcare practitioners; and explore healthcare practitioners’ roles for creating healing environments.
• Recognize and have a general understanding of the entity of Tako-tsubo Cardiomyopathy; understand the clinical presentation and diagnosis of Tako-tsubo Cardiomyopathy; review proposed mechanisms involved; and examine the basic treatments used to stabilize and promote recovery.
• What is the most likely cause of syncope in an otherwise healthy teenager? Review three findings on echocardiography that predict for a ventricular tachyarrhythmia as the cause of syncope, and examine the necessary components of a syncope monitoring unit in an ER to replicate the predictive usefulness of the major clinical trials.
• Identify the inter-relationship research between cardiac disease and psychological health; examine treatment outcome studies to improve adjustment to cardiac devices; and define three specific strategies for managing the impact of device-based care on patient quality of life.
• Explain the differences of valvular heart disease in children, including diagnosis, various surgical techniques, new valve prosthesis, and long term consideration.
• Examine the distinction between palliative and definitive procedures; distinguish between post operative sequelae, residua and complications; and explain the lifelong consequences and impact of congenital cardiac disease.

The John N. Wilson, MD Lectureship in Cardiovascular Diseases was established in 1985 in recognition of the extraordinary medical and humanitarian achievements of John N. Wilson, MD. Dr. Wilson, who retired from group practice in cardiovascular surgery in 1989, is closely linked to the success of the cardiac program at Presbyterian Hospital. He is credited with building an extraordinary team of nurses, technicians, cardiologists, and surgeons, and establishing a heart program with exceptional breadth and depth. Dr. Wilson and his wife Barbara currently reside in Taos, New Mexico.

The Presbyterian Healthcare Foundation, Wilson Lectureship Endowment Fund, and corporate grants fund the John N. Wilson, MD, Lectureship in Cardiovascular Diseases.

See the full details in our Wilson Cardiology Update Brochure.