Program Description: 

Froedtert South offers community members of southeast Wisconsin access to outstanding heart disease care. Froedtert South is aligning with Froedtert with their best evidence-based medicine practices. Froedtert South utilizes robotic surgery and established a team to provide the latest improvements in the medical care for this population, and will update physicians to these services via this CE activity to ensure access to advanced care. This series offers a comfortable environment for learning via case discussions, along with peer access, and guidance as to processes to fast track questions and provide efficient patient care.

Cardiovascular disease remains one of the leading causes of death and morbidity in the US, despite substantial gains in diagnostics, prevention and treatment.  The conference provides educational opportunities through interaction and collaboration among cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons and clinical staff on cardiac cases.

Keywords: Diseases, Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiovascular Abnormalities, Heart Diseases, Vascular Diseases

Target audience: 
  • Physicians                                             
  • Physician Assistants
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Nurses                   
  • Pharmacists
  • Cardiovascular Technicians
Learning objectives: 

Participants who engage in this educational intervention will be able to:

  • Discuss current practice guidelines in the evaluation and treatment of heart disease and to be able to discern how practice guidelines derived from large population groups will apply to specific individual patient groups
  • Identify barriers for the implementation of best practice guidelines in heart disease to daily current practice and discuss means of overcoming these barriers
  • List cost-effective strategies to diagnose and treat heart disease
  • Define potential advantages and potential applications of promising new advances emerging from the research laboratory into clinical practice or cardiology
Faculty & credentials: 

In accordance with the ACCME® Standards for Commercial Support Six, all in control of content must disclose any relevant financial relationships. The following in control of content had no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Activity Director:
Timothy Sanborn, MD
Cardiology, Froedtert South, Kenosha Medical Center

Conference Planners:
Kevin Fullin, MD
Cardiology, Froedtert South, Kenosha Medical Center

Michael Rosenberg, MD
Cardiology, Froedtert South, Kenosha Medical Center

Contact

Name: 
Emily Maccari
Phone number: 
+1 (262) 656-2120
Series date: 
11/02/2020 - 12:00pm CST to 12/31/2021 - 1:00pm CST

ACCME Accreditation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Hours of Participation for Allied Health Care Professionals:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this activity for up to 1.0 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.

Group description: 
Froedtert South Cardiothoracic Conference 2021
Series location: 
Froedtert South
9555 76th St / 6308 8th Ave.
Garden Atrium Dining Room
Pleasant Prairie / Kenosha, WI 53158
United States

Sessions

Session Datesort descending
Cardiothoracic Conference - November 4, 2020 11/04/2020 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm CST
Cardiothoracic Conference - December 2, 2020 12/02/2020 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm CST
Cardiothoracic Conference - January 13, 2021 01/13/2021 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm CST
Cardiothoracic Conference - February 3, 2021 02/03/2021 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm CST
Cardiothoracic Conference - March 3, 2021 03/03/2021 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm CST
Cardiothoracic Conference - May 5, 2021 05/05/2021 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm CDT
Cardiothoracic Conference - June 2, 2021 06/02/2021 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm CDT
Cardiothoracic Conference - July 7, 2021 07/07/2021 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm CDT
Cardiothoracic Conference, August 4, 2021 08/04/2021 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm CDT
Cardiothoracic Conference, September 1, 2021 09/01/2021 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm CDT