Live Streaming Event – December 12 & 13, 2024
Earn up to 27.5 ANCC/ACCME CE hours! Including up to 12.0 Pharmacology CE hours!
Whether you're in primary care or the emergency room, your ability to identify and navigate chronic cardiovascular disease and exacerbations can mean the difference between preventative care or critical interventions.
Join 15 multidisciplinary experts to discover innovative techniques for early detection and diagnosis of life-threatening conditions...
...so you can personalize treatment strategies utilizing the latest cardiovascular medications, research addressing women's heart health, and lifestyle modifications resulting in better patient outcomes.
Topics included in this comprehensive conference:
- New trends and breakthroughs for challenging cardiac diagnostics
- Navigate guideline changes for hypertension, dyslipidemia, and heart failure
- Manage high-risk scenarios like bradycardia, heart block, and other cardiac emergencies
- Address women’s heart health and other underdiagnosed conditions
- Initiate treatment plans with the latest medications, nutraceuticals, and lifestyle interventions
You will have access to 15 outstanding faculty, including MDs, PharmDs, NPs & RDNs, who will elevate your clinical judgment! The faculty have been selected based upon specific areas of expertise, to deliver an unforgettable learning experience. Earn up to 27.5 ANCC/ACCME CE hours, including up to 12.0 Pharmacology CE hours.
Advance your delivery of cardiovascular care with innovative techniques for diagnosis and personalized management strategies. Connect with clinicians nationwide to exchange insights, elevate prescriptive decision making to enrich your prescriptive decisions, and address today’s most critical cardiovascular challenges!
Advanced Cardiovascular Conference for Clinicians
Just $199.99 today – Save Over 80% until December 6th!
$1,789.83 total value
Just $199.99 today – Save Over 80% until December 6th!
REGISTER FOR THE LIVE EVENT
DECEMBER 12 & 13, 2024
DECEMBER 12 & 13, 2024
- Earn up to 27.5 ANCC/ACCME CE hours
- Includes up to 12.0 Pharmacology CE hours
- Get your questions answered by leading experts
- Virtually network with colleagues across the country
- Video access for 30 days afterwards
CAN'T ATTEND
Complete Conference Recording Package
Complete Conference Recording Package
- Earn up to 27.5 ANCC/ACCME CE hours
- Includes up to 12.0 Pharmacology CE hours
- Learn at your own pace
- Unlimited access to live & bonus sessions
- Completely flexible for your busy schedule
Advance Your Cardiovascular Clinical Insights…
Full Speaker Lineup – December 12 & 13, 2024
If you’re ready to learn from the nation’s foremost cardiovascular authorities...
…covering the most pressing patient diagnostic and treatment challenges...
…then this exclusive event is for you!
…covering the most pressing patient diagnostic and treatment challenges...
…then this exclusive event is for you!
Thursday, December 12 | 9:00 am – 10:00 am Central Time
Hypertension: Killing the Silent Killer
0.5 Pharmacology CE hour
0.5 Pharmacology CE hour
Sanul Corrielus, MD, MBA, FACC, is a board-certified cardiologist, best-selling author in heart health, and CEO of Corrielus Cardiology. With over two decades of clinical experience, Dr. Corrielus practices preventive cardiology and provides culturally competent care to address health inequities. After completing his internal medicine residency at Temple University Hospital, Dr. Corrielus worked as a primary care provider before entering a cardiovascular fellowship at Howard University Hospital.
- Determine blood pressure thresholds and goals for pharmacological therapy
- Plan treatment strategies for resistant hypertension
- Evaluate current hypertension interventions for special populations, including African Americans, patients with diabetes, and older adult
Thursday, December 12 | 10:15 am – 12:15 pm Central Time
Nutrition's Role to Promote Cardiovascular Health: Dietary Best Practices for the Heart
Stacey Woodson MS, RD, LDN, is a Registered Dietitian-Nutritionist, Speaker, and Author on the topics of nutrition and wellness, with over twenty years of professional experience. Her mission is to help improve physical and mental well-being through food. Stacey specializes in using food and medicine to fuse nutrition, nature, and cultural foodways into an anti-diet approach to improve health.
- Evaluate the connection between nutrition, cardiovascular health, and trauma-informed care
- Analyze current research regarding nutrition and cardiovascular health
- Create trauma-sensitive nutrition guidance that promotes cardiovascular health
Thursday, December 12 | 12:45 pm – 1:45 pm pm Central Time
Subtle and High Risk Signs on 12 Lead EKG
Cheryl Herrmann, RN, MS, APRN, CCRN, CCNS-CSC/CMC, has 40+ years of nursing experience with 15 years as a bedside nurse in various ICU settings and 25 years as a cardiac clinical nurse specialist. As a cardiac CNS, she cares for patients in cardiac prep and recovery, cardiac catheterization, surgery, ICU, and telemetry/progressive units. Cheryl has been honored with the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Circle of Excellence - Excellent Clinical Nurse Specialist Award.
- Develop critical thinking skills to quickly intervene for dangerous EKGs
- Analyze the pathophysiology behind EKG change
- Discern high-risk signs for cardiac arrest and time-sensitive signs on EKG
Thursday, December 12 | 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Central Time
Lipid Logic: An Update on Current and Future Pharmacologic Approaches to Dyslipidemia Management
2.0 Pharmacology CE Hours
2.0 Pharmacology CE Hours
Joseph Saseen, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, CLS, FASHP, FCCP, FAPhA, MNLA, is a clinical pharmacist, associate dean, and professor who focuses on cardiovascular risk reduction and population health. Dr. Saseen’s scholarly work includes over 200 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters. He is a Past President of the National Lipid Association (NLA), is a Master of the NLA, and is certified as a Clinical Lipid Specialist. He was an author of the 2018 AHA/ACC/Multisociety cholesterol management guideline, the 2022 NLA Statin Intolerance Scientific Statement, and the 2024 NLA/American Geriatrics Society Managing Hypercholesterolemia in Adults Aged 75 Years and Older Without a History of ASCVD Expert Consensus Statement.
- Evaluate the 2018 AHA/ACC/Multisociety cholesterol guideline and 2022 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on nonstatin therapy recommendations
- Compare the mechanisms of action, efficacy, and outcomes data for currently approved and emerging drug therapies for LDL-C lowering
- Determine recommended treatments for patients with elevated triglycerides according to the 2021 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on hypertriglyceridemia
- Analyze novel and emerging medications for LDL-C lowering and Lp(a) lowering
Thursday, December 12 | 4:15 pm – 5:15 pm Central Time
Practical Tips to Integrate Nutraceuticals for Cardiovascular Health into Clinical Practice
0.5 Pharmacology CE Hour
0.5 Pharmacology CE Hour
Melody Hartzler, PharmD, BCACP, has a passion for functional medicine to treat the underlying causes of disease. She is a Board-Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Specialist and Board Certified in Advanced Diabetes Management. Dr. Hartzler is the owner of PharmToTable, LLC, where she provides a platform for functional medicine telehealth visits. She also practices as a clinical pharmacist at Western Medicine Family Physicians, a collaborative practice to provide functional medicine services and management of chronic conditions.
- Interpret advanced cardiovascular risk markers and understand how these tests can guide nutraceutical interventions.
- Evaluate the cardioprotective properties of key nutraceuticals and how to incorporate them into patient care.
- Examine the relationship between insulin resistance and cardiovascular disease to determine how certain nutraceuticals and dietary interventions can support insulin sensitivity and overall cardiovascular health
Friday, December 13 | 9:00 am - 10:00 am Central Time
Advanced Cardiovascular Assessments ― With Evidence-Based Examination Techniques
Lydia Bertschi, DNP, ACNP-BC, APRN, works as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner within the Intensive Care Unit Team at Carle Health ― Methodist in Peoria, Illinois, and teaches at Illinois Wesleyan University School of Nursing as an Adjunct Clinical Instructor. Additionally, Dr. Bertschi has joined the writing team for Jarvis: Physical Examination and Health Assessment (8th, 9th, and 10th editions).
- Analyze the cardiovascular physical exam, including examination techniques (inspection, palpation, and auscultation) and their clinical significance
- Evaluate evidence-based recommendations for and against select examination techniques
- Synthesize relevant subjective and objective data from patient case studies, along with corresponding assessment findings
Friday, December 13 | 10:15 am – 12:15 pm Central Time
Heart Failure: Diagnosis and Current Treatment Guidelines
0.5 Pharmacology CE Hour
0.5 Pharmacology CE Hour
Cyndi Zarbano, MSN-Ed, CCRN, CMSRN, LNC, has been a nurse for 29 years working in the intensive care, emergency department and flight nursing settings. For much of her career she has also served as an open-heart nurse working with both valve replacements and coronary artery bypass graft patients. She has been a legal nurse consultant since 2008 and currently works as an intensive care nurse for Mayo in Minnesota.
- Explore current medication regimens and when each is appropriate for patients
- Recognize the strengths and limitations of laboratory findings in patients with heart failure
- Determine the clues on an EKG that could identify acute changes in cardiac long-term function
Friday, December 13 | 12:45 pm – 1:45 pm Central Time
Management of Atrial Fibrillation
1.0 Pharmacology CE Hour
1.0 Pharmacology CE Hour
Rebecca Bierle, MSN, APRN, ANP-BC, is an electrophysiology nurse practitioner at Monument Health Heart and Vascular Institute in Rapid City, South Dakota. Rebecca has been recognized for her clinical excellence and leadership in heart failure and electrophysiology.
- Incorporate the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association/American College of Clinical Pharmacy/Heart Rhythm Society updated guidelines for the diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation
- Determine thromboembolism prevention strategies.
- Evaluate pharmacology and non-pharmacology options for a rate and rhythm control
Friday, December 13 | 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Central Time
Cardiovascular Diagnostics and Labs: Diagnostic Test Results & Laboratory Test Implications
0.5 Pharmacology CE Hours
0.5 Pharmacology CE Hours
John Lunde, DNP, AGACNP/FNP-BC, RN, CCRN, TCRN, FCCM, works as a critical care nurse practitioner, is a journal reviewer for a nursing trauma journal, and holds multiple national certifications in emergency flight, critical care and trauma. Dr. Lunde is a Fellow in the American College of Critical Care Medicine, member of the Fundamental Critical Care Support Course Committee Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), and serves on the Critical Care Pharmacology Committee.
- Laboratory test indications for the cardiovascular patient, based on presenting signs and symptoms
- Contrast decisions for imaging studies
- Analyze ultrasound results in the diagnostic workup, with a focus on echocardiography and bedside Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)
Click here for more information about John Lunde.
Advanced Cardiovascular Conference for Clinicians
Just $199.99 today – Save Over 80% until December 6th!
$1,789.83 total value
Just $199.99 today – Save Over 80% until December 6th!
REGISTER FOR THE LIVE EVENT
DECEMBER 12 & 13, 2024
DECEMBER 12 & 13, 2024
- Earn up to 27.5 ANCC/ACCME CE hours
- Includes up to 12.0 Pharmacology CE hours
- Get your questions answered by leading experts
- Virtually network with colleagues across the country
- Video access for 30 days afterward
CAN'T ATTEND
Complete Conference Recording Package
Complete Conference Recording Package
- Earn up to 27.5 ANCC/ACCME CE hours
- Includes up to 12.0 Pharmacology CE hours
- Learn at your own pace
- Unlimited access to live & bonus sessions
- Completely flexible for your busy schedule
PLUS, with registration today,
you'll receive….
8 FREE video bonus sessions!
you'll receive….
8 FREE video bonus sessions!
A $919 value! Includes CE!
The advanced knowledge needed to deliver the best care to patients with cardiac conditions can be complex. To further equip you for the challenges ahead, we are including even more content from the experts!
1. Tailoring Cardiovascular Care for Women
0.5 Pharmacology CE Hour
0.5 Pharmacology CE Hour
Nieca Goldberg, MD, a board-certified cardiologist, educator, author, and advocate for women’s health, who is passionate about changing the narrative around heart health, from prevention to treatment. Dr. Nieca is a national spokesperson for the American Heart Association and started the “Go Red for Women” campaign. She also currently serves as Board Member of HealthyWomen, was previously medical director of NYU Women’s Heart Program, and hosts the podcast Beyond the Heart™. Dr. Nieca is the author of award-winning and highly acclaimed books and has made numerous appearances on programs such as The Today Show, The View, Good Morning America, CNN, and CBS Evening News to raise awareness of heart health best practices.
- Evaluate how traditional and non-traditional cardiovascular (CV) risk factors impact women's CV risk across the life span
- Unlock a current understanding of the presentations and mechanisms of ischemia in women
- Examine how we can tailor cardiovascular practice to incorporate sex-specific considerations to enhance women’s CV health and well-being
2. Wearable Digital Health Technologies: Remote Monitoring of Your Patients with Cardiovascular Conditions
Paul Langlois, APN, PhD, CCRN, CCNS, a critical care clinical specialist in the surgical, medical, neurologic, burn, CCU, and trauma ICUs of Cook County Hospital, Chicago. Drawing on over 40 years of experience assessing and managing patients with complicated diseases, Dr. Langlois provides advanced-level training to physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and physicians.
- Wearable DHT falls under a broad spectrum of usability, including smartwatches, fitness trackers such as the Fitbit Charge, virtual reality headsets, smart jewelry, web-enabled glasses and Bluetooth headsets
- Devices can take many different forms, including jewelry, headbands, rings, watches, electronic tattoos, medical devices, and clothing, such as T-shirts and socks
- Built-in sensors keep track of bodily functions such as heart rate, blood pressure, electrocardiogram rhythms, oxygen saturation, blood sugar, seizure activity and depressive symptoms
3. Anti-Obesity Medication Treatments: Clinical Pearls for Prescribers
2.0 Pharmacology CE Hour
2.0 Pharmacology CE Hour
Ahunna Freeman, PharmD, BCGP, is the clinical pharmacist for a seven-provider medical practice. Dr. Freeman has successfully implemented a remote patient monitoring program, a chronic care management program, and a pharmacist-led weight management program. She is passionate about pharmacist-provider collaborations that provide real patient care solutions.
- AOMs: Initiating dose and formulations, therapeutic strength, monitoring plans, treatment based on comorbidities, use with other medications/potential interactions, cost considerations
- Study trial results for the newest class of AOMs for clinical significance
- Highlights from current research on AOMs
4. Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease: An Intricate Relationship to Diagnose, Prevent, & Pharmacologically Manage
0.5 Pharmacology CE Hour
0.5 Pharmacology CE Hour
Tracey Long, PhD, MS, MSN, RN, APRN-BC, CCRN, CDCES, CNE, has worked in endocrinology, critical care, and primary care, earning degrees from Brigham Young University, Purdue University, and UNLV. Dr. Long is a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist, has developed diabetes education programs, and teaches a diabetes educator certification course.
- Implement evidence-based interventions to manage cardiovascular disease in diabetic patients
- Key risk factors that contribute to the development of cardiovascular complications in patients with diabetes
- Incorporate the latest pharmacological strategies to manage the combination of CVD and diabetes
5. Bradycardia and Heart Block
1.0 Pharmacology CE Hour
1.0 Pharmacology CE Hour
Terri Townsend, MA, RN, CCRN-CMC, has over 45 years of critical care nursing experience, with specialty certifications in critical care and cardiovascular nursing. She also has over 20 years of teaching experience, both in academic and clinical settings. She has been a frequent speaker at the American Association of Critical Care Nurses' National Teaching Institute, as well as regional, national, and international conferences. In addition, she has authored and co-authored several articles in peer-reviewed nursing journals on various clinical and healthy work environment topics.
- Determine the pathological conditions that can result in slow dysrhythmias
- Decide pharmacological treatments for symptomatic bradycardia due to sinus node dysfunction
- Characteristics and current management strategies of various types of heart block
6. Deciphering Challenging Cardiac Cases to Prevent a Crisis
1.0 Pharmacology CE Hour
1.0 Pharmacology CE Hour
Cheryl Herrmann, RN, MS, APRN, CCRN, CCNS-CSC/CMC, is a cardiac clinical nurse specialist, who has been honored with the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Circle of Excellence Award. She cares for patients in cardiac prep and recovery, cardiac catheterization, surgery, ICU, telemetry/progressive units, and at discharge.
- Initial intervention skills for a patient complaining of chest pain or dyspnea
- Diagnostics and vital analysis on a deteriorating cardiac patient
- Management strategies for life-threatening cardiac scenarios
7. Prescribing Heart Failure Medications: The Latest Updates for Life-Saving Clinical Decisions
2.0 Pharmacology CE Hours
2.0 Pharmacology CE Hours
Stacie R. Ward-Santangelo, RN, MS, APN, CHFN, CCN, as an advanced practice nurse in a cardiac and heart failure physician group, is board-certified in advanced heart failure and cardiology, and developed “skilled heart units” across the Chicagoland area.
- The relationship between neurohormonal dysregulation and the decline of patients with heart failure
- Clarification of guideline-directed medical therapies
- Prescriptive tips to up-titrate heart failure medications based upon clinical criteria
8. Prevent a Cardiac Patient Crisis: Explore Five Cardiac Emergencies, Assessment Clues, & Rapid Interventions
0.5 Pharmacology CE Hour
0.5 Pharmacology CE Hour
Cyndi Zarbano, MSN-Ed, CCRN, CMSRN, LNC, has been a nurse for 29 years working in the intensive care, emergency department and flight nursing settings. For much of her career she has also served as an open-heart nurse working with both valve replacements and coronary artery bypass graft patients. She has been a legal nurse consultant since 2008 and currently works as an intensive care nurse for Mayo in Minnesota.
- Realize the post-STEMI timeline involving the AV valves and how that puts post-hospital patients at a higher risk of developing flail valve
- Recognize the flash pulmonary edema risk with certain types of STEMI’s and the requirements for rapid interventions
- Explore five cardiac emergencies, assessment clues, and rapid interventions
Advanced Cardiovascular Conference for Clinicians
Just $199.99 today – Save Over 80% until December 6th!
$1,789.83 total value
Just $199.99 today – Save Over 80% until December 6th!
REGISTER FOR THE LIVE EVENT
DECEMBER 12 & 13, 2024
DECEMBER 12 & 13, 2024
- Earn up to 27.5 ANCC/ACCME CE hours
- Includes up to 12.0 Pharmacology CE hours
- Get your questions answered by leading experts
- Virtually network with colleagues across the country
- Video access for 30 days afterward
CAN'T ATTEND
Complete Conference Recording Package
Complete Conference Recording Package
- Earn up to 27.5 ANCC/ACCME CE hours
- Includes up to 12.0 Pharmacology CE hours
- Learn at your own pace
- Unlimited access to live & bonus sessions
- Completely flexible for your busy schedule
Conference Highlights
- Live Streaming Event: December 12 & 13, 2024 -or- Access the Complete Conference Recording Package afterward to watch on your own schedule
- Featuring 15 Outstanding Cardiovascular Authorities who will advance and update your clinical decision-making! The hand-selected premier faculty includes MDs, PharmDs, NPs and RDNs!
- Earn up to 27.5 CE hours, including up to 12.0 pharmacology CE hours!
- Includes a total of 8 FREE pre-recorded bonus videos — to watch at your convenience
- Must-know topics include: Hypertension, Dyslipidemia, Heart Failure, Cardiac Nutraceuticals, Heart Disease in Women, CV Diagnostics & Labs, Bradycardia and Heartblock, Cardiac Emergencies, Diabetes and CVD, EKG Interpretation, Advanced Assessments, Wearable Digital Technologies, Anti-Obesity Medications
- Take away the very latest evidence-based practice guidelines to immediately impact the care for your patients with cardiovascular diagnoses
- Designed for: NPs, APRNs, PAs, PharmDs, MDs, RNs, DOs
A Few Colleague Reviews of Your Conference Speakers
"The best course on 12 lead EKG interpretation I've ever had, really! Really, really great!! Thank you!"
— Matthew, NP (on Cheryl Herrmann)
"Tracey (Long) was so engaging and fun to listen to! This information will hep us in caring for our diabetic patients, who tend to be a challenge for us."
— Kristin, RN
"Cyndi (Zarbano) is an excellent presenter and clearly very experienced. After this training, I will more confidently select appropriate pressors for my patients and think through the 'why'."
— Brenda, PA
"Dr. Langlois was excellent! I learned so much more than I expected, and it was very interesting."
— Janice, NP
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