UW Medicine 24th Annual Clinical Cardiology Pearls for Primary Care 2025

Date & Location Friday, May 2, 2025, 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Zoom

Target Audience: Professions – Naturopathic Physician, Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Pharmacist, Physician, Physician Associate, Psychologist, Student

Overview
This course is tailored for a primary care audience and is intended to provide practical, up-to-date information on commonly encountered cardiovascular diseases. World-class faculty from the University of Washington School of Medicine will teach participants using case-based lectures and an audience response system to encourage interactive dialogue. Recent guidelines for hypertension, cholesterol management, primary prevention of heart disease, atrial fibrillation, and heart failure will be reviewed. Everyday primary care topics including diagnosis and treatment of coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, valvular heart disease and supraventricular arrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation, will be covered. Practical issues regarding use of new anticoagulants will be discussed. Appropriateness of cardiovascular imaging will be discussed during lectures on valvular heart disease, primary prevention of CVD, and the evaluation of chest pain with stress testing and coronary CT imaging. The day will conclude with a comprehensive multiple-choice question review session lead by the course chairs.
Objectives

Assess treatment strategies and manage high blood pressure based on updated clinical practice guidelines from 2017 (ACC/AHA) and 2020 (ISH)
Apply cholesterol guidelines and the latest clinical trial data of novel cholesterol treatments to the management of patients with cardiac risk factors and atherosclerotic vascular disease
Classify patients with chest pain and order the appropriate stress and imaging tests for your patients based on current guidelines
Provide patients with evidence-based prescriptions for diet and exercise to lower risk of cardiovascular disease
Evaluate and manage patients with valvular heart disease; identify which heart murmur patients should be referred for an echocardiogram and when patients should be referred for valve repair or replacement
Support and treat patients with palpitations, and understand the appropriate use of heart rhythm monitors and when to refer patients to cardiology
Interpret and treat atrial fibrillation and learn how to use direct oral anticoagulants to reduce stroke risk from atrial fibrillation, and when to refer to a specialist to consider rhythm control with antiarrhythmics or catheter ablation or left atrial appendage occlusion.
Treat heart failure patients with the 4 pillars of guideline-directed medical therapy including novel treatments like angiotensin receptor-neprolysin inhibitors and SGLT2 inhibitors.
Utilize novel diabetes drugs that have proven benefit in reducing cardiovascular events

The 24th Annual Clinical Cardiology Pearls for Primary Care (2025) by UW Medicine is designed for primary care physicians and healthcare professionals who manage cardiovascular diseases in everyday practice.
This course is particularly beneficial for:

Primary Care Physicians seeking updates on hypertension, cholesterol management, atrial fibrillation, and heart failure.
Nurse Practitioners & Physician Assistants involved in cardiovascular patient care.
Cardiologists & Internal Medicine Physicians looking for practical strategies in coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, and arrhythmias.
Pharmacists & Psychologists interested in cardiovascular risk management and patient counseling.

The event features case-based lectures, interactive discussions, and expert faculty from the University of Washington School of Medicine
 
+ Topics:
ADJOURN.pdf
Atrial Fibrillation.mp4
Atrial Fibrillation.pdf
Contemporary Cholesterol Management.mp4
Contemporary Cholesterol Management.pdf
Evaluating Heart Murmurs.mp4
Evaluating Heart Murmurs.pdf
Evaluating the Patient with Chest Pain.mp4
Evaluating the Patient with Chest Pain.pdf
Heart Failure for Primary Care.mp4
Heart Failure for Primary Care.pdf
Hypertension Guidelines and Updates.mp4
Hypertension Guidelines and Updates.pdf
MJ2510 Cardio Brochure (2).pdf
Palpitations and Monitors.mp4
Palpitations and Monitors.pdf
Prevention Pearls.mp4
Prevention Pearls.pdf
Q&A Review Session.mp4
Q&A Review Session.pdf
Welcome and Introduction.pdf