2025 Cardiology Lectures

These sessions are included in the on-demand 2025 Virtual Winter Conference package.  This bundle includes four lectures (4 CME total):

  • Critical Cardiology Cases
  • Principles of Pulmonary Hypertension for the Primary Care Provider
  • Outpatient Management of Congestive Heart Failure
  • EKG Refresher Course

 

NCAPA is unable to refund or credit learners for expired courses.  Be sure to pay close attention to the expiration date for each course.  

 

All CME lectures within this bundle must be completed by their EXPIRATION DATE of March 2, 2026.  CME is not accessible after this date, which is one year from the conference dates not the purchase date.  

Seminar Information
Seminar Date:
February 28, 2025
Critical Cardiology Cases

This is a lecture that covers real cases of heart failure, Afib with RVR, Torsades de points and ACS.  Objectives include: 

  1. Review the risks that can lead to torsades.
  2. Review Afib with RVR and what drugs to give and which ones to avoid.
  3. Review the 4 pillars of heart failure management via cases and how to choose a drug.
  4. Discuss why access may be limited to certain patient populations who are unable to afford 2 of the drugs.
Speaker Information
Jennifer Carlquist  [ view bio ]
Principles of Pulmonary Hypertension for the Primary Care Provider

Discuss pulmonary hypertension epidemiology, diagnosis, and management for the primary care provider.  Objectives inlcude: 

  1. Discuss the incidence and prevalence of pulmonary hypertension.
  2. Define the 5 sub-groups of pulmonary hypertension.
  3. Discuss then diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension.
  4. Identify barriers to treatment of pulmonary hypertension and the importance of multidisciplinary care.
Speaker Information
Brian Rose  [ view bio ]
Outpatient Management of Congestive Heart Failure

The Heart Failure Society of America estimates more than 6.5 million Americans over the age of twenty have heart failure with nearly a million new cases of heart failure diagnosed annually. Primary care providers are integral to the treatment of heart failure patients. Guideline-directed medical therapies in 2024 are complex and require a strong understanding of implementing therapies and mitigating barriers to care. This session will review current medical treatments and strategies for success.  Objectives inlcude: 

  1. Recall guideline-directed medical therapy for the treatment of heart failure according to the American College of Cardiology 2022 guidelines. 
  2. Discuss strategies for initiation and titration of guideline-directed medical therapy.
  3. Describe laboratory and radiologic studies used to assess response to therapy and disease progression.
  4. Identify barriers to care and mitigation strategies for heart failure patients
Speaker Information
Jaan Kelly  [ view bio ]
EKG Refresher Course

This is a refresher course focused on the following objectives:

  1. Review the contiguous leads and reciprocal changes.
  2. Review basic arrhythmias.
  3. Discuss STEMI and review examples.
  4. Review a 10 step systematic approach to reading a 12 lead.
  5. Discuss why women do worse with ACS and why.
Speaker Information
Jennifer Carlquist  [ view bio ]
Individual topic purchase: Selected
American Academy of Physician Assistants
Category 1 CME : 4.00
Products
2025 Cariology Lectures
NCAPA Price:$80.00