Cardiovascular Emergencies: Recognizing the Common, Uncommon, and Silent Symptoms of Heart Attacks
Course Overview
This CME course enhances knowledge and skills in cardiovascular care, focusing on the latest evidence-based guidelines. Participants will learn essential strategies for the timely diagnosis and management of patients showing signs of a heart attack. The course aims to boost confidence in recognizing heart attack warning signs and delivering high-quality, effective care to improve patient outcomes and optimize treatment approaches in acute cardiovascular events.
Course Objectives
Improve knowledge, competence, and utilization of the most recent evidence-based clinical practice guidelines
Apply strategies in the timely diagnosis and management of patients exhibiting heart attack signs
Improve confidence in the ability to recognize heart attack warning signs and providing optimal quality of care
Target Audience
This course is physicians, physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, first responders, emergency medicine technicians, and other clinicians who treat heart attack patients.
Credit Information
Credit Type
* AMA PRA Category 1™
Number of Credits
0.75
* AMA PRA Category 1 ™ credits are used by physicians and other groups like PAs and certain nurses. Category 1 credits are accepted by the ARDMS, CCI, ACCME, and Sonography Canada.
Faculty
Kathleen Benson, MD; Sarah Sarich, BS-RRT, Christopher Dobson
None of the speakers, planners, or moderators for this educational activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing products used by or on patients.
Disclosure
This activity was developed without any financial support, influence, or involvement from any ineligible companies.
Estimated Time for Completion
0.75 hour
Date of Release
January 9th, 2025
Date of Most Recent Review
January 9th, 2025
Expiration Date
January 9th, 2028