William E. Lawson, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Director, Heart Center Outcomes Research,
Director, Preventive Cardiology,
Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program Division of Cardiovascular Medicine,
SUNY-Stony Brook School of Medicine
Our staff can assist you with all your travel arrangements.
Cardiologists, Primary Care Physicians, Internists, Physician Assistants, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners
| Program Purpose / Objectives |
To provide the physician with a working knowledge of clinically relevant and up-to-date topics using a combined lecture and case study approach. This review will provide a practical overview of commonly encountered problems in clinical cardiology, focusing on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. For each topic, cardiology essentials will be reviewed and illustrative cases explored and discussed. Participants will be invited to share their clinical experiences, concerns, and insights.
Objectives: Upon completion of the course, participants should be able
to:
Define treatment objectives of primary and secondary prevention based on clinical
Assessment
Recognize non-traditional markers for coronary artery disease risk
Describe
differences in prevention, diagnosis, treatment in women
Identify the indication, utility, and
findings of non-invasive cardiac testing
Describe the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and
management of chronic and unstable coronary artery disease (including myocardial infarction
and its complications)
Consider the appropriate use of medical treatment, catheterization,
angioplasty and surgical revascularization in the management of coronary artery disease
Interpret basic EKG abnormalities
Recognize and treat common cardiac arrhythmias
Understand the changing objectives of congestive heart failure treatment
Diagnose and treat
valvular heart disease, cardiomyopathies, pericardial disease, and non-cardiac vascular
disease.
Ideal candidates for this seminar include physicians as well as other health care
professionals involved in the daily management of cardiac patients in the office, clinic, or
hospital settings.
The School of Medicine, State University of New
York at Stony Brook, is accredited by the Accreditation
Council for Continuing Medical Education to
sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.
The School of Medicine, State University of New
York at Stony Brook designates this activity for a maximum of 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits
Conference Sessions generally take place during the days at sea (as cruise itinerary allows) to avoid conflicts with Ports of Call or evening entertainment.
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| DATE |
PORT |
ARRIVE |
DEPART |
Tue June 29 |
Dover (London), England |
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5:00pm |
Wed June 30 |
At Sea |
- |
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Thu July 1 |
Kiel, Germany |
8:00am |
8:00pm |
Fri July 2 |
At Sea |
- |
- |
Sat July 3 |
Tallinn, Estonia |
8:00am |
5:00pm |
| Sun July 4 |
St. Petersburg, Russia |
7:00am |
overnight |
Mon July 5 |
St. Petersburg, Russia |
- |
6:00pm |
Tue July 6 |
Helsinki, Finland |
6:00am |
5:00pm |
Wed July 7 |
Stockholm, Sweden |
8:00am |
5:00pm |
Thu July 8 |
At Sea |
- |
- |
Fri July 9 |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
7:00am |
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