An Educational Program

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

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


Program Overview and Objectives
Prepare yourself for the ABIM Board exams with a program designed to meet your needs. Faculty members recognized for their teaching skills will orient their lectures to the exams. They’ll offer insights on thinking through Board questions and preparing for the exam. 

Each session will include presentation and discussion of several case management studies with attendee participation. Attendees will be able to attend basic ECG and Echo review sessions, and take simulated Board examinations for general cardiology, EP and ECG.  Consider bringing ECG calipers and calculators to the study sessions.

Upon completion of this program, attendees should be able to: 

  • interpret ECGs and echo studies  
  • interpret nuclear, CT and MR images
  • understand coronary angiographic findings and cath lab hemodynamics
  • diagnose and treat arrhythmias
  • understand the indications for pacing, ICDs 
  • apply evidence-based management strategies for the treatment of ACS, valvular heart disease, hypertension and heart failure 
  • demonstrate an understanding of basic cardiovascular pharmacology
  • demonstrate an understanding of the concepts of CAD risk stratification and prevention
  • recognize the approach to patients with venous thromboembolic disease, pulmonary hypertension, pericardial disease, aortic and peripheral arterial disease
  • review preparation materials for taking the ABIM Cardiovascular Board Exam for certification 

ACCF Interactive Study Session for Maintenance of Certification (MOC)
Attendees seeking ABIM recertification for CV disease are invited to register separately for the optional six-hour MOC course on Saturday, September 9, 2006.  Offered in collaboration with the ABIM, participants will earn 20 knowledge based points required for ABIM recertification.

Sixty (60) multiple-choice questions will be completed through group discussion and the use of an audience response system.  After the course, transfer your answers electronically to receive your ABIM credit.

Receive a discount if your register for both the CV Board and the MOC courses. Separate registration is required.

See www.acc.org for program details and to register.

Who Should Attend

  • Cardiovascular specialists
  • Physicians, FITs or other health care personnel who seek  an in-depth comprehensive review
  • Physicians preparing for initial Board certification
  • Physicians preparing for recertification
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