Course Description

The Heart Team Summit joins Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery faculty at Washington University, St. Louis, Ascension/St. Vincent in Indianapolis, and Northwestern University. This educational initiative was developed to provide a forum for discussing and presenting laboratory and clinical research concerning the care of patients through case based coronary and structural heart intervention cases. This initiative strives to help those treating cardiology patients with the latest updates.

Registration information

Registration is OPEN!

Click Here to register for the 5th Annual Heart Team Summit.

Brochure

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Course Directors

Ralph Damiano, MD
Evarts A. Graham Professor,
Surgery Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Washington University School of Medicine

Charles Davidson, MD
Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs, Department of Medicine
Professor of Medicine Division of Cardiology
Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine

James Flaherty, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiology
Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine

David Heimansohn, MD
Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery
St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana

James Hermiller, MD
Director, Interventional Cardiology
Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship
St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana

Nishath Quader, MD
Assistant Professor, Medicine Cardiovascular Division
Washington University School of Medicine

Alan Zajarias, MD
Professor, Medicine Division of Cardiovascular Diseases
Washington University School of Medicine

Learning Objectives

Describe the concept of the Heart Team, including the key components and functionality;

  1. Describe the concept of the Heart Team, including the key components and functionality

  2. List transcatheter options to address heart valve pathology including aortic, mitral, tricuspid and pulmonic stenosis and regurgitation

  3. Describe the latest interventional and surgical techniques and therapies for structural heart disease and congenital heart disease

  4. Implement appropriate patient selection and referral for surgical versus percutaneous/transcatheter mitral and aortic valve intervention

  5. Incorporate various diagnostic technologies including transthoracic echocardiography, intracardiac echocardiography, TEE, CT, and CMR to guide management of valvular heart disease

  6. Describe the differences in outcomes in valvular and coronary pathology in men and women 

  7. Describe the racial disparities encountered in cardiovascular health.

  8. Choose and utilize appropriately the various hemodynamic support and interventional/surgical tools to assist in the management of cardiogenic shock

  9. Identify for LA appendage closure the appropriate indications, the pre-procedural evaluation, the available and emerging technologies to manage the left atrial appendage. and the impact on mitigating stroke risk

  10. Summarize the latest developments and the current guidelines on the appropriate use of surgical and percutaneous coronary revascularization

  11.  Identify how to evaluate, follow, refer and treat patients with thoracic aneurysms.

  12. Implement the latest guidelines when evaluating/imaging the patient with suspected coronary artery disease

Target Audience

This continuing medical education program is designed to meet the educational needs of interventional cardiologists, general cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, cardiology and cardiac surgery fellows, cardiac catheterization laboratory nurses, and technical staff.

Accreditation statement

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit designation statement

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 11.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABIM MOC RECOGNITION STATEMENT

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 10 MOC points and patient safety MOC credit in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Heart Team Summit COVID-19 Town Halls

The Heart Team Summit Team hosted one hour complimentary webinars on COVID-19. They feature Cardiology faculty from Ascension St. Vincent, Northwestern Medicine and Barnes Jewish Hospital/Washington University School of Medicine. Below you will find the links to watch and claim CME credit for all five webinars.

Townhall 5

To claim CME for the fifth Town Hall please click here and then click "Tests" to complete the evaluation and claim credit.

You can claim credit until October 29, 2020.

Disclosures: There are no relevant financial relationships.
Accreditation Statement: The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation Statement: The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Townhall 4

To claim CME for the fourth Town Hall please click here and then click "Tests" to complete the evaluation and claim credit.

You can claim credit until October 29, 2020.

Disclosures: There are no relevant financial relationships.
Accreditation Statement: The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation Statement: The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

TownHall 3

To claim CME for the third Town Hall please click here and then click "Tests" to complete the evaluation and claim credit.
You can claim credit until October 29, 2020.

Disclosures:  There are no relevant financial relationships.
Accreditation Statement
The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation Statement
The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this enduring activity for a maximum of  1.5  AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Townhall 2

To claim CME for the second Town Hall please click here. Participants can claim CME until Friday July 31st, 2020.

Disclosures:  There are no relevant financial relationships.
Accreditation StatementThe Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation Statement

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this enduring activity for a maximum of  1.5  AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Townhall 1

To claim CME for the first Town Hall please click here. Participants can claim CME until Friday July 31st, 2020.

Disclosures:  There are no relevant financial relationships.
Accreditation StatementThe Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation StatementThe Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this enduring activity for a maximum of  1.5  AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Past Content

Check out some discussions from previous meetings!