APPNA Academy

DESCRIPTION

The purpose of this online course is to provide an overview of a cardiologist's approach to common problems seen in the primary care office. The course will discuss recommendations on management by general practitioners (primary care physicians), based on current guidelines and evidence-based medicine. We will use an active learning approach through live interactive sessions, assignments, and discussions. Faculty includes experts from the US, UK, Australia, and globally, including Pakistan local experts, especially those in family medicine. This program will complement basic training and short courses offered in Pakistan for general practitioners to bridge the gap of specialty care, especially in underserved areas.  

OBJECTIVES

At the end of this enduring material, participants should be better able to:

1. Understand the underlying basic pathophysiology of common cardiac conditions
2. Be able to recognize and differentiate serious from non serious common cardiac conditions seen in their daily practice
3. Improve on primary and secondary preventive cardiac care.
4. Be able to understand the rationale for further workup of cardiac conditions by general practitioner vs cardiologist.
5. Improve upon their knowledge of risk, determine prognosis and be able to handle common cardiac problems vs need for specialty care.

TARGET AUDIENCE

This enduring material is intended for a broad audience including general physicians, primary care providers, specialty physicians, physicians in training (residents and fellows), and medical students.