Overview

Cardiovascular Advanced Practice Providers (CV APP) need to be regularly educated about guideline-based therapies that are routinely updated in this specialty. The CV APP Bootcamp aims to fulfill the needs of CV APPs through didactic educational experiences, interactive case studies, and clinical immersion hands on experiences that further clinical and professional development and engagements for CV APPs at CommonSpirit Health. The topics in this series will include progressively complex topics and interactive experiences to broaden the knowledge, competence, and performance of CV APPs.

Time and Location

8:00 am - 4:30 pm CST

SLTW Conference Room, 17400 St. Luke’s Way, The Woodlands, TX 77384 

Course Director

Margaret Cecil - margaret.cecil@commonspirit.org

Target Audience and Needs

This training is for CommonSpirit Health CV APPs.

Educational Methods

Educational methods will include lecture, case study, simulation and skill-based training workshops. 

Objectives

At the conclusion of the sessions, the participants should be able to:

• Apply evidence-based guidelines to patients with hypertension.
• Classify heart failure patients accurately according to symptoms and diagnostic results.
• Identify and diagnose aortic conditions, including aneurysm, dissection, and intramural hematoma.
• Develop a treatment plan and refer patients with aortic conditions as necessary.

Evaluation

Participants may be asked to complete a session evaluation.

Accreditation/Credit Designation

Physicians: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Baylor College of Medicine and CommonSpirit Health. Baylor College of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

Baylor College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Coordinator 

Margaret Cecil

margaret.cecil@commonspirit.org