CME Sponsor:
Scripps Cancer Center

Location:
Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines Hotel • San Diego ,California

Course Director:
Paul S. Teirstein, MD
Chief of Cardiology
Director, Interventional Cardiology
Scripps Clinic
La Jolla, CA


Number of Credits:
maximum number of 23 AMA PRA Category 1
Credit(s)™

Registration Fee:

Thru July 15 July 16 - Sept 16 On-site after Sept 16
Physicians $895 $910 $935
Fellows & Residents $595 $610 $635
Nurses, Technicians $350 $365 $390

More Info

After participating in this activity, the attendee should be able to:

• Apply new technical approaches to specific lesion subsets such as bifurcation
lesions, left main lesions, chronic total occlusions and saphenous vein graft disease;

• Integrate the latest guidelines and practice improvements into the management of
myocardial function after heart attack;

• Discuss new techniques under development for percutaneous cardiac valve repair
and replacement;

• Reduce common catheterization laboratory patient complications using new
techniques and technologies;

• Critique the latest evidence and guidelines supporting new cardiac imaging
modalities, such as IVUS guided stent deployment;

• Prescribe the appropriate antithrombotic therapies based on the latest data
and guidelines;

• Analyze how and when to use the new technique of bedside monitoring of
anti-platelet therapies; and

• Communicate to patients the risks and benefits of screening, early detection, and
prevention in the management of coronary artery disease.

Intended Audience:
Interventional cardiologists, cardiologists, vascular surgeons, and internists with an interest in interventional cardiology. No experience in interventional cardiology is required, but a basic understanding of the field is recommended.