In response to a groundswell of interest from ACC members the Geriatric Cardiology Section successfully acquired a grant from the Research Retirement Foundation, to promote and disseminate the online curriculum through the ACC Chapters – to leverage the original curriculum in order to train the approximately 38,000 ACC Chapter members in the United States in geriatric care standards.

This initiative targets the nine (9) states where over half (51%) of persons 65+ live: California (3.5 million); Florida (3.3 million); Illinois (1.6 million); Michigan (1.4 million); New York (1.4 million); Ohio (1.6 million); Pennsylvania (2.0 million); Texas (2.6 million); West Virginia (17.3% of the population or 297,000); and Wisconsin (770,000).

The primary goal of this project is to have 1,000 cardiovascular care providers in the pilot states to complete the online curriculum by July 2017. Other goals include:

• creating of a key group of stakeholders (BOG State Chapter leadership) who can advance the cause of geriatric cardiology at a local level, not only through the current educational process outlined in this proposal, but also through additional legislative and advocacy efforts,
• develop and provide a downloadable slide decks that can be employed at every geriatric and cardiology fellowship training program in the country as a readily available curriculum even in the absence of local expertise,
• develop a mechanism for recognizing providers that complete the online curriculum – as providers with advanced training and expertise in the area of geriatric cardiology. This registry could be utilized by patients and care-givers via CardioSmart. To date, over 300 providers have completed the curriculum.

ECCOA for Chapters Overview Presentation	Click here to download
AAA,PAD, and VTE Disease in Older Adults	Click here to download
ACS in Older Adults	Click here to download
Care of Older Adults with CVD	Click here to download
Decision Making & Older Adults with CVD	Click here to download
Heart Failure in the Older Adult	Click here to download
Hypertension in Older Adults	Click here to download
Palliative Care in Older Adults	Click here to download
Perioperative Care in Older Adults	Click here to download
Pharmacology in Older Adults	Click here to download
Prevention in Older Adults	Click here to download
Syncope in Older Adults	Click here to download
Valvular Disease in the Older Adult	Click here to download

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• Illinois/Wisconsin: Click here
• Michigan: Click here
• New York: Click here
• Ohio: Click here
• Pennsylvania: Click here
• Florida: More information to come!
• Texas: More information to come!

Past ECCOA Chapter Events

• West Virginia: Click here