The ACC Cardiovascular Overview and Board Review Course 2019

COURSE OVERVIEW/STATEMENT OF NEED

To help you prepare for the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Cardiovascular Disease certification exam, the American College of Cardiology (ACC) offers an intensive Board certification review course at which attendees receive a broad and in-depth summary of the cardiovascular disease curriculum. This detailed, comprehensive course follows the ABIM examination blueprint and emphasizes pathogenesis, pathophysiology, natural history, epidemiology and evidence-based guidelines for diagnostic assessment and clinical management.

This course includes exam-oriented lectures delivered by expert faculty members, case-based reviews, online practice exam questions for general cardiology, electrophysiology and electrocardiography, as well as an audience response system that allows you to compare answers with peers and faculty experts. By the course’s end, participants have the tools and knowledge necessary to analyze Board-style questions and prepare for the exam.

Attendees not planning to take the Board exam will find the curriculum serves as a thorough review of general cardiology.

Additional Optional Learning Opportunities

• Online access to 100’s of additional study questions
• Optional evening case-based session

The ACC Cardiovascular Overview and Board Review Course

September 2 – 7, 2019
The Swissotel
Chicago
AGENDA
Monday, September 2
4:00 p.m. – Registration
6:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m. – Optional: Personalized Skills Center
8:00 p.m. Simulated ABIM Exam Session
You must sign-up in advance to participate
6:00 p.m. – Welcome Reception for Fellows in Training
7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, September 3
7:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
7:30 a.m. Welcome Introduction and Course Outline
Drs. Eagle and O’Gara
7:45 a.m. Introduction to Heart Songs/ECG Drill and Practice Learning Lab
Dr. Martinez
8:00 a.m. The Latest ABIM Updates: ACC-ABIM Collaborative Maintenance Pathway,
Knowledge Check-in, 10 Year Secure Examination, 100 MOC Points Every 5
Years
Dr. O’Gara
8:15 a.m. Review of ABIM Blueprint and Exam Format
Dr. Yusuf
Arrhythmias and Clinical Electrophysiology
Moderator:
Dr. Marine
8:25 a.m. Basic Electrophysiology
Dr. Indik

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10:10 a.m. Supraventricular Tachycardia
Dr. Indik
10:55 a.m. Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter
Drs. Hundley and Marine
11:55 a.m. Test Your Knowledge: Electrophysiology Cases Part I
Drs. Hundley, Indik and Marine
12:40 p.m. Lunch
1:45 p.m. Brady-arrhythmias, Pacemakers and CRT
Dr. Spragg
2:30 p.m. Ventricular Tachycardia
Dr. Tung
3:15 p.m. Refreshment Break
3:30 p.m. Sudden Cardiac Death and ICD Therapy
Drs. Hundley and Kron
4:20 p.m. Approach to Syncope
Drs. Hundley and Marine
5:00 p.m. Test Your Knowledge: Electrophysiology Cases Part II
Drs. Hundley, Kron, Marine and Spragg
5:45 p.m. Adjournment
6:00 p.m. – Optional Session
7:00 p.m. Additional EP Cases
Drs. Indik and Marine
6:00 p.m. – Optional: Heart Songs Learning Lab/ECG Drill and Practice
7:00 p.m. You must sign-up in advance to participate
6:00 p.m. – Optional: Personalized Skills Center
8:00 p.m. Simulated ABIM Exam Session
You must sign-up in advance to participate
Wednesday, September 4
6:30 a.m. – Optional: Heart Songs Learning Lab/ECG Drill and Practice
7:30 a.m. You must sign-up in advance to participate
7:15 a.m. Continental Breakfast
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Patient Assessment
Moderator: Dr. O’Gara
Non-invasive Testing
7:45 a.m. Electrocardiography Review
Dr. Williams
9:15 a.m. The Physical Examination
Dr. Martinez
10:00 a.m. ECG Exercise Testing: Diagnostic Performance and Prognostic Value
Dr. Bhave
10:30 a.m. Refreshment Break
10:45 a.m. Stress Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
Dr. Ward
11:30 a.m. Basic and Stress Echocardiography
Dr. Bakhos
12:15 p.m. Lunch
Invasive Testing
1:30 p.m. Cardiac CT, Coronary CTA
Dr. Blankstein
2:15 p.m. Invasive Hemodynamics
Dr. O’Gara
2.45 p.m. Invasive Coronary and Vascular Angiography: The Basics
Dr. Sweis
CAD
3:15 p.m. Stable Ischemic Heart Disease
Dr. Eagle
4:00 p.m. Refreshment Break
4:15 p.m. Evaluation and Management of Non-ST Elevation ACS
Dr. de Lemos
5:00 p.m. ACS: STEMI
Dr. de Lemos
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5:30 p.m. PCI in SIHD and ACS: Fundamental Considerations, Approach,
Complications, Outcomes
Dr. Sweis
6:15 p.m. Adjournment
6:30 p.m. – Optional: Heart Songs Learning Lab/ECG Drill and Practice
7:30 p.m. You must sign-up in advance to participate
6:30 p.m. – Optional: Personalized Skills Center
8:30 p.m. Simulated ABIM Exam Session
You must sign-up in advance to participate
Thursday, September 5
6:30 a.m. – Optional: Heart Songs Learning Lab/ECG Drill and Practice Open
7:30 a.m. You must sign-up in advance to participate

7:45 a.m. Peri-operative Risk Assessment for Non-cardiac Surgery
Dr. Eagle
8:30 a.m. Heart Failure: Pathophysiology
Dr. Drazner
9:00 a.m. Heart Failure: Cardiomyopathies
Dr. Russell
10:00 a.m. Refreshment Break
10:15 a.m. Heart Failure: Imaging (Echo, CT, MR)
Dr. Hundley
11:00 a.m. Heart Failure: Treatment
Dr. Fang
12:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. Pulmonary Hypertension
Dr. Mathier
1:30 p.m. Advanced Heart Failure
Dr. Kittleson
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2:00 p.m. Venous Thromboembolism
Dr. Mathier
2:30 p.m. Refreshment Break
2:45 p.m. Panel Discussion: Heart Failure
Audience Questions and Answers
Moderator: Dr. Fang
Panel: Drs. Drazner, Hundley, Kittleson, Mathier and Russell
Pericardial and Miscellaneous CV Disease
Moderator: Dr. O’Gara
3:45 p.m. Pericardial Disease and Cardiac Masses
Drs. Hundley and O’Gara
4:35 p.m. Cardiovascular Manifestations of Systemic Diseases
Dr. Martinez
5:20 p.m. 15 Questions in 45 minutes
Dr. O’Gara
6:05 p.m. Adjournment
6:15 p.m. – Optional: Heart Songs Learning Lab/ECG Drill and Practice
7:15 p.m. You must sign-up in advance to participate
6:15 p.m. – Optional: Personalized Skills Center
8:15 p.m. Simulated ABIM Exam Session
You must sign-up in advance to participate
Friday, September 6
6:30 a.m. – Optional: Heart Songs Learning Lab/ECG Drill and Practice
7:30 a.m. You must sign-up in advance to participate

7:45 a.m. Hypertension
Dr. Eagle
8:45 a.m. Primary and Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
Dr. Khera
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9:30 a.m. Cases in Cardiovascular Disease and Prevention
Dr. Khera
10:15 a.m. Refreshment Break
10:30 a.m. Panel Discussion: Hypertension and Prevention
Audience Questions and Answers
Drs. Eagle and Khera
11:00 a.m. Valvular Heart Disease
Drs. Bakhos and O’Gara
12:30 p.m. Lunch
Aortic and Peripheral Arterial Disease
Moderator: Dr. O’Gara
1:45 p.m. Aortic Disease with Imaging
Drs. Eagle and Hundley
2:45 p.m. Carotid, Peripheral Artery Disease and Stroke
Dr. O’Gara
3:45 p.m. Break
Pregnancy and Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Moderator: Dr. Valente
4:00 p.m. Pregnancy
Dr. Valente
4:30 p.m. Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Dr. Krieger
5:45 p.m. Test Your Knowledge: Pregnancy and Adult Congenital Heart Disease Cases
Drs. Krieger and Valente

8:15 p.m. Simulated ABIM Exam Session
You must sign-up in advance to participate
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Saturday, September 7
7:15 a.m. Continental Breakfast
** Please note Tracks 1 and 2 occur simultaneously on Saturday.
Track 1 – Hot Topics
Moderator: Dr. O’Gara
7:45 a.m. 2018-2019 Clinical Trials that Changed My Practice
Dr. O’Gara
8:45 a.m. 2018-2019 Guideline Updates
Dr. O’Gara
9:45 a.m. Refreshment Break
10:00 a.m. More Cases
Drs. Martinez, O’Gara and Valente
11:00 a.m. Course Adjournment
Track 2 – Boot Camp for Certifiers
Moderator: Dr. Ward
7:45 a.m. ABIM Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Dr. Yusuf
8:15 a.m. ECG and Answer Sheet Review for Certifiers
Dr. Williams
9:15 a.m. Nuclear/PET/CT Review
Dr. Ward
9:45 a.m. Refreshment Break
10:00 a.m. Angiography and Answer Sheet Review
Dr. Yusuf
10:30 a.m. Echo and Answer Sheet Review
Dr. Bhave
11:00 a.m. Multiple Choice Questions: General Review
Dr. Yusuf
12:00 p.m. Course Adjournment