2023 Annual Chattanooga Cardiovascular Symposium

Saturday, February 4, 2023, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM, Other, Chattanooga, TN

2023 Annual Chattanooga Cardiovascular Symposium

Zoom Link for Virtual Attendees:

https://etsu.zoom.us/j/4234398000?pwd=TjRxcEpZL0ZrbHpkUmJwODVRZ1VkZz09

CHI Memorial and The Chattanooga Heart Institute will present the 2023 Annual Chattanooga Cardiovascular Symposium on Saturday, February 4, 2023, at The Westin, 801 Pine Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402.

 

Leaders from the Chattanooga Heart Institute and CHI Memorial will address the latest recommendations in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of cardiovascular disease. The symposium will be hosted as a hybrid, with options to attend in-person or virtually.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (6.25 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (6.25 hours), ANCC Contact Hour(s) (6.50 hours), Pharmacology (0.66 hours)

1. Prepare patient care plans to include appropriate screenings and evaluations to identify patients with cardiovascular risks and disease.
2. Describe and apply up-to-date evidenced-based diagnostic tools and criteria to help identify appropriate patients requiring timely referral to a specialist.
3. Review and describe current evidence-based outpatient medical management guidelines and treatment options/strategies for patients with common/chronic cardiovascular risk factors and diseases.
4. Identify new and emerging clinical treatment and technological advances for medically managing a variety of cardiovascular diseases both in outpatient setting and in coordination with other specialists as appropriate.

1. Prepare patient care plans to include appropriate screenings and evaluations to identify patients with cardiovascular risks and disease.
2. Describe and apply up-to-date evidenced-based diagnostic tools and criteria to help identify appropriate patients requiring timely referral to a specialist.
3. Review and describe current evidence-based outpatient medical management guidelines and treatment options/strategies for patients with common/chronic cardiovascular risk factors and diseases.
4. Identify new and emerging clinical treatment and technological advances for medically managing a variety of cardiovascular diseases both in outpatient setting and in coordination with other specialists as appropriate.

 

Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, designates this activity for a maximum of 6.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM . Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing Credit: Up to 6.50 (6.50 CH) continuing nursing education hours have been approved for this session of the program. East Tennessee State University College of Nursing is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the North Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Social Work Credit: In order to claim NASW credits, the attendee will be provided an attendance certificate to submit to NASW along with a copy of the activity syllabus.

Nutrition Credit: In order to claim Nutrition credits, participants should retain documentation of their course attendance/participation for meeting their professional development requirements.

ASRT Credit: This activity is approved for 4.25 Category A CEU’s by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists.

TN EMS Credit: Approved by the TN Office of EMS for Continuing Education Hours for a total of 6.50 CEUs in the Cardiac/Medical/Trauma category.

GA EMS Credit: Georgia accepts reciprocity from other states for EMS credit.

Pharmacy Credit: Pharmacists will have access to 6.50 ACPE Credits (6.5 Contact Hours or 0.65 CEUs) accredited by The Tennessee Pharmacists Consortium for Education (TPCE) for Saturday, February 4, 2023. TPCE is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education (0575-0000-23-007-L01-P), to those who participate in all sessions and complete the online activities required to claim credit. A participant code will be made available at the completion of the day for submission of ACPE credits. 

Applying for additional credits. Information will be updated as available.

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations received in writing no less than 20 days before the course will be refunded, less a 20% administrative fee. No refunds will be made on cancellations received after that date. Please send cancellation requests to East Tennessee State [email protected]

East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine Department of Continuing Education for Health Professionals reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs incurred such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties.

Accessibility Statement
 
East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine Department of Continuing Education for Health Professionals is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008.  If you have needs that require special accommodations, including dietary concerns, please contact the CME Conference Coordinator.

The East Tennessee State Quillen College of Medicine Department of Continuing Education for Health Professionals adheres to ACCME Criteria, Standards and Policies regarding industry support of continuing medical education. Disclosure of faculty and their commercial relationships will be made prior to the activity.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

East Tennessee State University Continuing Medical Education adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Saturday, February 4, 2023

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