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ForwardPoint-of-Care Echocardiography: How to Use in Clinical Practice Online CME Course
Access to this online course is available from the date of purchase until the course expires on November 12, 2024. Credit must be claimed within that time period.
Course Director:
Tasneem Z. Naqvi, M.D., FRCP(UK), MMM
Widespread availability and ease of use of hand-held echocardiography (ECHO) devices is changing clinical practice. This online CME course teaches basic to advanced ECHO to physicians and allied health staff, and includes videos on how to perform ECHO imaging with standard and hand-held systems. The goal of the course to assist learners with prompt bedside diagnoses and ordering appropriate tests. Learners can apply the information to clinical practice, and to expedite patient management and discharge.
Course highlights:
- Didactic lectures by Mayo Clinic echocardiography faculty
- Demonstration of how to perform cardiac and major vascular imaging on the state-of-the-art ultrasound systems by trained cardiac sonographers
- Real-life case examples of myocardial, coronary artery, valvular, pericardial, right heart and aortic pathologies from inpatient and outpatient cardiology consultation practice
- Test your knowledge via multiple-choice questions in individual talks and a separate 47-question quiz.
| Welcome and Introduction from Course Director, Tasneem Z. Naqvi, M.D., FRCP(UK), MMM |
Target Audience
General cardiologists, hospitalists, intensivists, emergency room physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and cardiology fellows and residents.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Learn the capabilities, advantages, and pitfalls of currently available hand-held echo devices
- Learn the principles of ultrasound and cardiovascular ultrasound imaging windows
- Understand how to assess significant cardiac, myocardial, valvular, pericardial and vascular pathologies by ultrasound
- Learn how to assimilate information provided by hand-held echo in patient diagnosis and further diagnostic testing needed to assist in patient management
Attendance at any Mayo Clinic course does not indicate or guarantee competence or proficiency in the skills, knowledge or performance of any care or procedure(s) which may be discussed or taught in this course.
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Point-of-Care Echocardiography: How to Use in Clinical Practice Online CME Course
Session 1: | ULTRASOUND DEVICES AND IMAGING TECHNIQUES |
| Current Point-of-Care Ultrasound Devices: |
| Cardiac and Vascular Anatomy and Physiology |
| Ultrasound Physics and Doppler |
| How to Perform Ultrasound Imaging of the Heart |
| How to Perform Imaging of the Cardiac Arterial and Venous Connections |
Session 2: | CARDIOMYOPATHY AND HEART FAILURE |
| Echocardiography in Coronary Artery Disease |
| Coronary Artery Disease - HHE Case Examples |
| Non-Ischemic CMP |
| CMP HHE Case Examples |
Session 3: | ASSESSMENT OF RIGHT HEART |
| Echocardiographic Assessment of Right Heart |
| Lung Ultrasound |
| Hand Held Echo Case Examples |
Session 4: | VALVULAR HEART DISEASE |
| Mitral Regurgitation |
| Aortic Stenosis |
| Hand Held Echo Case Examples in Valvular Heart Disease |
Session 5: | CARDIAC EMERGENCIES |
| Patient with Stroke: Cardiac Thromboembolic Sources |
| Pericardial Effusion and Cardiac Tamponade |
| Aortic Diseases |
| Hand Held Echo Case Examples |
Course Director | |||
| Tasneem Z. Naqvi, M.D., FRCP(UK), MMM Professor of Medicine, College of Medicine Consultant, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases Mayo Clinic in Arizona |
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Faculty | |||
 | William K. Freeman, M.D. Professor of Medicine, College of Medicine Consultant, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases Mayo Clinic in Arizona |  | Bobbi J. Heon, R.D.C.S. Cardiac Sonography Mayo Clinic in Arizona |
 | Carolyn M. Larsen, M.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine, College of Medicine Consultant, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases Mayo Clinic in Arizona |  | David S. Majdalany, M.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine, College of Medicine Senior Associate Consultant, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases Mayo Clinic in Arizona |
 | Deepa R. Mandale, M.B.B.S., M.D. Research Fellow Mayo Clinic in Arizona |  | Hema Narayanasamy, M.B.B.S., M.D. Senior Associate Consultant Department of Cardiovascular Diseases Mayo Clinic in Arizona |
 | David Pacheco, R.D.C.S. Cardiac Sonography Mayo Clinic in Arizona |  | Mace H. Ross, R.D.C.S. Cardiac Sonography Mayo Clinic in Arizona |
 | Oksana I. (Semkiv) Ross, R.D.C.S. Cardiac Sonography Mayo Clinic in Arizona |  | Shaun K. Yang, M.D., M.P.H. Instructor in Medicine, College of Medicine Senior Associate Consultant Department of Hospital Internal Medicine Mayo Clinic in Arizona |
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
AMA
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this enduring material for a maximum of 10.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ABS
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirements of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
AOA
The American Osteopathic Association designates this program for a maximum of 10.25 AOA Category 2-A credits.
Other Healthcare Professionals
A record of attendance will be provided to all registrants for requesting credits in accordance with state nursing boards, specialty societies or other professional associations.
For disclosure information regarding Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development accreditation review committee member(s) and staff, please go here to review disclosures.
Available Credit
- 10.25 ABS
- 10.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 10.25 AOA Category 2-A
- 10.25 Attendance
Price
Access to online streaming course is available from the date of purchase until the course expires on November 12, 2024. Credit must be claimed within that time period.
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