324 - YEAR IN REVIEW FOR THE CLINICAL CARDIOLOGIST: CONTROVERSIES IN PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF ASCVD

Saturday, October 26, 2024

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM PT

Room:211

Target Audience: Community cardiologists, Clinical cardiologists, General: All cardiovascular (clinical and research) health professionals, Researchers, Trainee (clinical), Trainee (research)

Co-Chair(s)

David Bewick, MD, FRCP,FACP,FACC

Presenter
NB Heart Center, Horizon Health Network, Saint John, New Brunswick
Dalhousie University
Grace Chua, MD,FRCPC,FACC

Staff Cardiologist
Mackenzie Health

Session Description: The “Year in Review” program is a comprehensive and timely update for community-based and academic cardiologists requiring contemporary information on key cardiology topics to apply to their daily practice. The objective of this session will be to integrate recent clinical trials into context, review practice changing guidelines, in addition to discussing latest management recommendations and evolving concepts in cardiology.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this session participants will be able to:

integrate recent clinical trials into context;
review practice changing guidelines; and
discuss latest management recommendations and evolving concepts in cardiology.

Presentations:

9:45 AM – 10:00 AM PT

ASCVD “GLOBAL” RISK ASSESSMENT & IMPROVING PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS.
Presenter: Liam R. Brunham, MD PhD FRCPC – CCS
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM PT

CHEST PAIN, CAD, AND PCI CONTROVERSIES
Presenter: Samer Mansour, MD (he/him/his) – CHUM
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM PT

MISSED OPPORTUNITY FOR MISSED OPPORTUNITIES” PREVENTING RECURRENT EVENTS IN MY 46 YR. OBESE FEMALE ASCVD PATIENT (BMI 42) AND A1C 6.5
Presenter: Subodh Verma, MD PhD FRCSC FAHA FCCS FCAHS (he/him/his) – St. Michael's Hospital
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM PT

PANEL DISCUSSION AND Q&A