Cardiology Symposium 2025: Cardiovascular Care for the Non-cardiologist
Overview
The Cardiology Symposium is an educational offering to the primary care community and other interested health care providers. The purpose of this educational activity is to update the primary care community on the latest advances in cardiovascular care and how these advances apply to ongoing patient care. Through a combination of lectures, panel discussions and case broadcast, participants will be better equipped to evaluate patients with cardiac disease and assess treatment options. Lecture sessions are enhanced by panel Q&A. Additionally, scheduled break-out sessions provide an opportunity for specific case Q&A with a dedicated field expert. Faculty include Prisma Health physician leaders in the fields of cardiology, electrophysiology, and lifestyle medicine.
Exhibitors
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ABIM MOC Medical Knowledge Credit
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 7.25 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
Upon completing the activity evaluation and claiming the appropriate AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™, participants will be able to complete quiz questions to earn MOC points.
Registration Pricing
Physician - $125.00
Advanced Practice Providers - $50.00
Residents and Medical Students - $10.00
All other Prisma employees - $10.00
Other attendees - $10.00
Target Audience
- Primary Audience
Practicing Physicians, Fellows, Residents - Secondary Audience
Medical Students, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Registered Nurses, Technicians - Specialty Audience
Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine
Learning Objectives
As a result of participating in this activity, learners will...
- Have a better understanding of updated diagnostics, intervention, and ongoing management of cardiac diagnoses seen by primary care providers in their patients, including how and when to refer these patients to cardiology.
- Know more about updated treatment modalities available through heart and vascular services.
- Have an increased understanding and in-practice application of updated concepts of diagnostics, intervention, and ongoing management of cardiac diagnoses.
- Have an increased understanding and in-practice application of referral to cardiology for continued and new treatment modalities.
Additional Information
Agenda | |
7:00am | Registration, continental breakfast, visit vendor booths |
8:00am | Welcome Dr. Trey Chandler |
Session I Moderator: Dr. Jesse Jorgensen | |
8:10am | Resistant Hypertension - Medical Management and Renal Denervation Dr. Eric Bonno |
8:45am | Heart Failure Therapies: What's New in 2025? Dr. James Ampadu |
9:20am | Contemporary Approach to Cryptogenic Stroke Dr. Christopher Asuzu |
9:55am | Panel Q&A |
10:10am | Break/Visit Vendors |
Session II Moderator: Dr. Eric Bonno | |
10:30am | PAD - New Options for "Unsalvageable" Cases Dr. Tara Holder |
11:15am | Wound Care for Primary Care Dr. Robert Klein |
12:00pm | Q&A |
12:05pm | Lunch Instructions/Lunch Selection/Visit Vendors/Break |
Session III Break Out Sessions | |
12:25pm | A. Case Studies: Heart Failure – Using risk scores and “I Need Help” Mnemonic to know how, when, and to whom to refer patients Dr. Eric Bonno |
12:25pm | B. Case Studies: PFO Closure - Decision making and use of the RoPE score in referral for PFO closure Dr. Jesse Jorgensen |
1:10pm | Visit Vendors/Break |
Session IV Moderator: Dr. Tara Holder | |
1:35pm | The Next Frontier: Artificial Intelligence Guided Plaque Analysis for Primary Prevention Dr. Chris Salmon |
2:05pm | Tricuspid Valve and TriClip Dr. Jesse Jorgensen |
2:40pm | Q&A |
2:45pm | Visit Vendors/Break |
Session V Moderator: Dr. Eric Bonno | |
3:00pm | Updates in Lipid Management: ApoB, Lp(a), Calcium Scores, and More Dr. Devin Haddad |
3:35pm | Evaluation of Lower Extremity Edema Dr. Tara Holder |
4:10pm | Q&A |
4:20pm | Closing Remarks Dr. Jesse Jorgensen |
“The University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville has been reviewed by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME®) and awarded Accreditation with Commendation as a provider of continuing medical education (CME) for physicians. Accreditation in the ACCME System seeks to assure the medical community and the public that the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville delivers education that is relevant to clinicians’ needs, evidence-based, evaluated for its effectiveness, and independent of commercial influence.”
Available Credit
- 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™The University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. - 7.25 Attendance
Price
Registration Pricing
Physician - $125.00
Advanced Practice Providers - $50.00
Residents and Medical Students - $10.00
Other attendees - $10.00
In-Person vs Virtual Attendance
Please select whether you plan to attend the conference in-person or virtual. This will be used by event coordinators to plan accordingly for lunch. You may change your selection at any time by emailing CME@prismahealth.org.