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Cardiac Auscultation for the Generalist in Office Practice
Start Date: 5/10/2017Start Time: 8:30 AM
End Date: 5/10/2017End Time: 4:00 PM

Event Description

Program director: Paulina Gorodin Kiliddar, MD
Co-directors: Howard Eisen, MD; Pasquale Procacci, MD

Program includes innovative teaching techniques:

  • Actual patient presentations
  • Electronic stethophone audio headsets
  • Coordinated instruction with echocardiography

Who should attend:
All physicians, including general internists, medical subspecialists, family medicine, emergency medicine, PAs, CRNPs, fellows in training, medical residents, medical students, all medical specialties

Learning objectives:
After attending this seminar, the participant will be able to:

  • Coordinate cardiac historical information
  • Differentiate normal and abnormal heart sounds and murmurs
  • Utilize the stethoscope with advanced confidence
  • Assess the indications for echocardiography and color flow doppler diagnostic techniques
  • Recognize the clinical and bedside findings of acquired and congenital heart disease
  • Improve case management by determining medical versus surgical approach

Accreditation Statement

Drexel University College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement:
The Drexel University College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AOA:
This program is eligible for 6.5 credits in Category 2A of the American Osteopathic Association.

Faculty Disclosure Statement

It is the policy of Drexel University College of Medicine to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its sponsored educational programs. Speakers at continuing medical education activities are required to disclose to the audience, any relevant commercial interest (which is any entity producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients). Any conflicts of interest must be resolved prior to the presentation and announced to the audience. The intent of this disclosure is to allow participants to form their own judgments about the educational content of this activity and determine whether the speaker's commercial interests influenced the presentation. In addition, speakers are required to openly disclose any off-label, experimental, or investigational use of drugs or devices discussed in their presentation.

Acknowledgments

Faculty disclosures, educational grants and exhibit support will be acknowledged prior to the beginning of the program.

Download the brochure [PDF] to view full program schedule and speaker information, and to register for the program.

Contact Information:
Name: Robin Borlandoe
Phone: 215.762.7610
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Location:
New College Building
Geary Auditorium B
245 N. 15th Street
Audience:
  • Graduate Students
  • Faculty
  • Staff
  • Medical Residents/Fellows
  • Special Features:
  • CEU Available

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