Program Directors:
Kim A. Eagle, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Albion Walter Hewlett Prof of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI
Patrick T. O'Gara, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Assoc Prof of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Director, Clinical Cardiology, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston
Program Co directors:
Hugh Calkins, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Professor of Medicine, Director of Electrophysiology, Johns Hopkins Hospital Medical Institutions Baltimore
G. William Dec, Jr., M.D., F.A.C.C.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital;
Boston
Eric S. Williams, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Professor of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Indianapolis
Faculty:
John S. Child, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles
Mina K. Chung, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Department of Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland
James A. de Lemos, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
UT Southwestern Medical School
Dallas
James C. Fang, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Director, Heart Transplantation, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston
Peter R. Kowey, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Chief of Cardiology, Lankenau Medical Office Bldg, Wynnewood, PA
Shahbudin H. Rahimtoola, M.D., M.A.C.C.
Distinguished Professor, GC Griffith Professor of Cardiology, Chairman, Griffith Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Sharon C. Reimold, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Texas Southwestern, Medical Center, Dallas
Kenneth M. Stein, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York
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The ACCF Cardiovascular Board Review For Certification and Recertification
Directed by Kim A. Eagle, M.D., F.A.C.C., and Patrick T. O'Gara, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Sept. 6 – 11, 2006
Fairmont Hotel, Dallas
Schedule
| TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY |SUNDAY | MONDAY |
Tuesday, Sept. 5
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Registration
Wednesday, Sept. 6
7:00 a.m. Registration/Continental Breakfast
7:45 a.m. Welcome/Introduction - Dr. Eagle and Dr. O’Gara
8:00 a.m. ABIM FAQs - ABIM Representive
8:30 a.m. Test-Taking Strategies - Dr. Eagle
ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
9:00 a.m. EP 1: The Basics of Electrophysiology/Intracardiac Electrograms/Cases - Dr. Chung
9:45 a.m. EP 2: Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy/Cases - Dr. Kowey
10:30 a.m. Beverage Break
10:45 a.m. EP 3: Supraventricular Arrhythmisa/Cases - Dr. Chung
11:30 a.m. EP 4: Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter/Cases - Dr. Kowey
12:15 p.m. Lunch
1:15 p.m. EP 5: Bradyarrhythmias, Conduction Disorders and Pacemaker Therapy/Cases - Dr. Stein
2:00 p.m. EP 6: Mechanisms and Treatment of VT/Cases - Dr. Calkins
2:45 p.m. Beverage Break
3:30 p.m. EP 7: ICD Therapy and Biventricular Pacers/Cases - Dr. Stein
4:15 p.m. EP 8: Syncope/Cases - Dr. Calkins
5:00 p.m. Adjournment
6:00 p.m. Reception
Thursday, Sept. 7
7:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
7:45 a.m. Introduction - Dr. Eagle and Dr. O’Gara
CARDIAC TESTING
8:00 a.m. Physical Exam - Dr. O’Gara
8:30 a.m. ECG Review - Dr. Williams
9:00 a.m. ECG Review - Dr. Williams
9:45 a.m. ECG Review - Dr. Williams
10:15 a.m. Beverage Break
10:30 a.m. Exercise Treadmill Testing - Dr. Lauer
11:15 a.m. Nuclear/PET - Dr. Tawakol
12:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. Nuclear/PET Cases -
Dr. Tawakol
1:45 p.m. Chest X-ray -
Dr. Kazerooni
2:30 p.m. CT/MR Review/Cases Angiography -
Dr. Kazerooni
3:15 p.m. Beverage Break
3:30 p.m. Cath Lab/Hemodynamics -
Dr. Fifer
4:15 p.m. Cath Lab/Angiography Cases -
Dr. Fifer
5:00 p.m. Adjournment (Dinner on your own)
7:00 p.m. Concurrent Optional Simulation Exams:
EP Board Simulation & General Board Simulation #1 -
Dr. Calkins (EP) and Dr. O’Gara (General)
8:30 p.m. Adjournment
Friday, Sept. 8
7:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
7:45 a.m. Introduction - Dr. Eagle and Dr. O’Gara
MISCELLAENOUS
8:00 a.m. Congenital Heart Disease 1 - Dr. Child
9:00 a.m. Congenital Heart Disease 2 - Dr. Child
9:45 a.m. Pregnancy and Heart Disease-
Dr. Child
10:15 a.m. Beverage Break
10:30 a.m. Venous Thrombosis, Pulmonary Embolism, Pulmonary Hypertension-
Dr. McLaughlin
11:15 a.m. Congenital, Pulmonary Hypertension Cases-
Drs. Child and McLaughlin
12:00 p.m. Lunch
Valvular Heart Disease
1:00 p.m. Valve 1: Aortic Valve Disease-
Dr. Rahimtoola
1:45 p.m. Valve 2: Mitral Valve Disease-
Dr. Rahimtoola
2:30 p.m. Valve 3: Prosthetic Heart Valves/Anticoagulation-
Dr. Rahimtoola
3:15 p.m. Beverage Break
3:30 p.m. Pericardial Cases-
Dr. O’Gara
4:15 p.m. Valve/Pericardial Cases-
Dr. Rahimtoola and Dr. O’Gara
5:00 p.m. Adjournment (Dinner on your own)
7:00 p.m. Concurrent Optional Simulation Exam Review:
EP Board Simulation & General Board Simulation #1-
Dr. Calkins (EP) and Dr. O’Gara (General)
8:30 p.m. Adjournment
Saturday, Sept. 9
7:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
7:45 a.m. Introduction-
Dr. Eagle and Dr. O’Gara
ECHO
8:00 a.m. Echo Review- Dr. Reimold
9:00 a.m. Echo Review-
Dr. Reimold
10:00 a.m. Beverage Break
RISK FACTORS
10:15 a.m. Lipids-
Dr. Jackson
11:15 a.m. Hypertension- Dr. Eagle
12:00 p.m.. Lunch
1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Optional: Echo Review-
Dr. Reimold
4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Optional: ECG Review-
Dr. Williams
6:00 p.m. Adjournment (Dinner on your own)
Optional program for attendees recertifying for ABIM
1:00 p.m. - ACCF Interactive Study Session for Maintenance of Certification (MOC)
This independent recertification course is being provided at an addional charge and requires separate registration and purchase of ABIM Module 21-R.
Participants taking this course you will earn 20 knowledge based points required for ABIM recertification.
See www.acc.org for program details and registration information. Special discount rates available to attendees registering for both programs.
Drs. Nishimura and O’Gara
7:30 pm - Adjournment |
Sunday, Sept. 10
7:00 a.m Continental Breakfast
7:45 a.m. Introduction—Drs. Eagle and O’Gara
8:00 a.m. Diabetes/Metabolic Syndrome—TBD
8:45 a.m. CV Disease in Women—Dr. Redberg
9:30 a.m. Lipids, Hypertension, Diabetes Cases—Dr. Eagle, Dr. Jackson, and TBD
10:15 a.m. Beverage Break
CAD
10:30 a.m. Acute Coronary Syndrome 1—Dr. de Lemos
11:15 a.m. Acute Coronary Syndrome 2—Dr. O’Gara
12:00 p.m. Lunch
MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS
1:00 p.m. Anti-thrombotic Agents, Pharmacology—Dr. de Lemos
1:45 p.m. Chronic CAD—Dr. Eagle
2:30 p.m. Acute Coronary Syndrome Cases—Dr. O’Gara
3:15 p.m. Beverage Break
3:30 p.m. Non-cardiac Surgery—Dr. Eagle
4:15 p.m. CAD Cases—Drs. Eagle and O’Gara
5:00 p.m. Adjournment/Dinner (on your own)
7:00 p.m. Concurrent General Board Simulation Exams: ECG Board Simulation & General Board Simulation #2—Dr. Williams (ECG) and Dr. Eagle (General)
8:30 p.m. Adjournment
Monday, Sept. 11
7:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
7:15 a.m. Concurrent Optional Simulation Exam Review: ECG Board Simulation & General Board Simulation #2—Dr. Williams (ECG) and Dr. Eagle (General)
7:55 a.m. Introduction—Drs. Eagle and O’Gara
HEART FAILURE
8:00 a.m. Heart Failure 1: Pathophysiology—Dr. Dec
9:00 a.m. Heart Failure 2: Cardiomyopathies—Dr. Dec
10:00 a.m. Beverage Break
10:15 a.m. Heart Failure 3: Treatment—Dr. Fang
11:15 a.m. Heart Failure 4: Cases—Dr. Dec
12:00 p.m. Program Adjournment — CME credit statements and evaluations will be collected at this time.
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