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Primary Prevention Friday morning, September 18, 2015 Saint John Regional Hospital – Amphitheatre, Level 1D Moderator: Lyall Higginson, MD Learning Objectives: • Incorporate current and emerging clinical evidence in the comprehensive assessment, treatment and management of patients with, or at increased risk of, cardiovascular disease • Interpret the impact of contemporary behaviour modification and treatment controversies in obesity • Identify the challenges and management of smoking cessation and diabetes • Debate on the approach to managing the low risk patient with dyslipidemia Target Audience: Family Physicians Nurse Practitioners Internists/Cardiologists Registered Nurses Allied Healthcare 0730 – 0825 Registration – Level 1, Amphitheatre 0825 – 0830 Welcome and Introduction 0830 – 0900 Brian McCrindle, MD Risk Factor Management in the Adolescent Screening For CVD In My Adolescent Patient • The case for primary prevention in youth • Screening and evaluation for lipids, blood pressure, adiposity • Counseling for lifestyle, and when to use meds 0900 – 0930 Michael Vallis, MD 0930 – 1000 Iqbal Bata, MD Behaviour Alternative Therapies “I Cannot Lose Weight!” Successful maintenance of weight loss through behavioural means is illusive. This session will shed light on common factors that reduce the potential benefit of behaviour change regarding weight. Specific strategies that address the barriers of expectations, bias, socialization, self-efficacy, motivation and behaviour modification will be outlined. What Is the Contemporary Role Of Alternative Therapies In Preventing Heart Disease? • ASA in primary prevention – not what it used to be… • Omega 3, Co-Enzyme Q10, vitamins • Diets and supplements 1000 – 1030 Nutrition Break – Please visit our exhibitors in the Light Court. 1030 – 1100 Andrew Pipe, MD 1100 – 1130 Mike Pelkey, MD 1130 – 1200 Moderator: David Bewick, MD PRO: Milan Gupta, MD CON: Simon Jackson, MD Smoking Cessation is Job1! • What are the most effective tools? Smoking • Are e-cigarettes useful? • What are the risks of medical marijuana? How aggressive should I be In the management of hyperglycemia to reduce the risk of CVD? Diabetes • Role of early treatment in pre-diabetes • What is the right balance between high and low glucose levels? • Where do newer meds “fit”? Statins in Primary Prevention & the “The Gray Zone – When the Guidelines Don’t “Guide You” 28 yr active female on vegan diet with low Framingham risk, LDL 4.9 and 48 yr Dad had a recent MI • Statin treatment needed now! • Statin treatment can be deferred! 1200 – 1300 Lunch – Please visit our exhibitors in the Light Court. Please note that 25% question/answer time is included in each lecture/presentation time allotment. 14
Office-Based Cardiology Friday afternoon, September 18, 2015 Saint John Regional Hospital – Amphitheatre, Level 1D Moderator: Simon Jackson, MD • Learning Objectives: • Incorporate current and emerging clinical evidence in the comprehensive assessment, treatment and management of patients with, or at increased risk of, cardiovascular disease • Evaluate and employ contemporary approaches, treatment and management strategies in patients with CAD, statin intolerance and congestive heart failure • Identify the potential issues of anticoagulation and treatment of the elderly • Evaluation of a cardiac murmur in the adolescent Target Audience: Family Physicians Nurse Practitioners Internists/Cardiologists Registered Nurses Allied Healthcare 1200 – 1300 Registration – Level 1, Amphitheatre 1300 – 1320 Robert Teskey, MD 1320 – 1340 Sean Connors, MD 1340 – 1400 Brian McCrindle, MD 1400 – 1420 Chi-Ming Chow, MD Anti-platelets Anticoagulation Pediatrics Technology The use of anti-platelet medications in stable CAD • When to use and stop ASA, Clopidogrel and Ticagrelor Peri-Operative management of my “low and high risk” CHADS Patient on a NOAC • Colonoscopy • Dental work • Hernia repair The Office Evaluation of a Murmur In Children – Practical “Take Home Messages” • Optimizing auscultation • Accurately differentiating innocent from pathologic murmurs • When to echo, when to refer Gadgets, Apps and Other Electronic Tools for Patients and Physicians – “Give Me What Is Useful!” Using apps and technology to improve patient care 1420 – 1445 Nutrition Break – Please visit our exhibitors in the Light Court. 1445 – 1510 Pamela Jarrett, MD 1510 – 1535 Paul Clavette, MD 1535 – 1600 Douglas Keeling, MD Geriatrics Lipids Dermatology The Functional but Frail Elderly Patient and CVD • Role of “primary” prevention in my octogenarian • Adapted medication management approaches for elders with CVD • “De-prescribing” This presentation will discuss an approach to understanding older patients with cardiovascular disease with respect to comorbidities and “frailty”. Which medications should be reviewed and considered for discontinuation will also be discussed. The “Statin-Phobic” Patient • My numbers still aren’t pretty despite a statin – now what? • All my muscles ache – life on a statin is not worth it! • I do not want to get diabetes! While it has been well established that statin therapy is extremely beneficial to reduce morbidity and mortality in the right patients, there are a number of barriers that may arise that will prevent treating some patients appropriately. We will explore some of these issues and discuss possible solutions. Skin Lesions We Should All Recognize As Markers of Vascular Disease Obvious to elusive dermatologic findings indicating probable cardiovascular disease will be reviewed. Please note that 25% question/answer time is included in each lecture/presentation time allotment. 15
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