Enduring Activity: Clinical Case Review: Cardiovascular Health in Women

Target Audience
This activity is targeted towards primary care providers (internists, IM/P, and family practitioners).

Statement of Need
Many clinicians do not routinely follow clinical practice guidelines or are unaware of new treatment modalities which will result in improved health outcomes. Providing education opportunities in targeted areas as well as adult specialty areas should improve a physician’s knowledge base and patient outcomes.

Objectives
At the conclusion of this offering, the participant will be able to:
• Review women's atypical presentation of coronary artery disease.
• Discuss pregnancyassociated CVDs.

Faculty
Li Zhou, M.D., Ph.D.
Medical Director
Norton Heart & Vascular Institute
Women’s Heart Program

Faculty Disclosure
The speaker, Li Zhou, M.D., Ph.D., has no relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

Planner & Moderator Disclosure
The planners and moderator for this course have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Commercial Support
This activity has not received commercial support.
Accreditation
Norton Healthcare is accredited by the Kentucky Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation
Norton Healthcare designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing Credits
Norton Healthcare Institute for Education and Development is approved with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the South Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This continuing professional development activity has been approved for 1.0 contact hours. In order for nursing participants to obtain credits, they must claim attendance by attesting to the number of hours in attendance. For more information related to nursing credits, contact Sally Sturgeon, DNP, RN, SANEA, AFNBC at (502) 4465889 or [email protected].

Date of Original Release | April 10, 2024
Course Termination Date | April 2026
Contact Information | Center for Continuing Medical Education; (502) 4465955 or [email protected]

Evaluation
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Additional Resources

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Cho L, Davis M, Elgendy I, Epps K, Lindley KJ, Mehta PK, Michos ED, Minissian M, Pepine C, Vaccarino V, Volgman AS; ACC CVD Womens Committee Members. Summary of Updated Recommendations for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Women: JACC StateoftheArt Review. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020 May 26;75(20):26022618. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.03.060. PMID: 32439010; PMCID: PMC8328156. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32439...