Cardiovascular Essentials for Advanced Practice Providers-Download the Syllabus

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This document is a syllabus for a Cardiovascular Advanced Practice Providers (APP) course. The 12-week course is designed for new cardiovascular APPs and those who want to refresh their knowledge. Led by MedAxiom's APP expert Ginger Biesbrock, the course covers various topics such as CV Medicine and Decision Making, EKG Review, Ischemic Heart Disease, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Hypertension and Hyperlipidemia, Cardiomyopathy, Congestive Heart Failure, Structural Heart Disease, Electrophysiology, and Healthcare Economics. The course incorporates video, textbook, and online learning.<br /><br />The course goals are to help new APPs understand clinical cardiology and provide a review of pathophysiology, symptoms, diagnosis, therapies, and clinical decision making. For employers of APPs, this curriculum aims to jump-start and support their on-the-job learning and prove their competency.<br /><br />The required materials for the course include textbooks such as Braunwald's Heart Disease - A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine and EKGs for the Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant. Optional resources include subscriptions to UpToDate for additional readings.<br /><br />The course methodology includes weekly lessons with a didactic video, assigned readings, and a quiz. The course is graded on a pass/fail basis, where students must pass every weekly quiz with a score of 80% or above and complete a final course evaluation feedback survey to receive the CME credits and certificate of completion.<br /><br />The course offers a total of 30 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits, with weekly breakdowns of hours allocated to each topic.<br /><br />The document also provides a schedule of topics, learning objectives, required readings, and quizzes for each week of the course.<br /><br />Please note that modifications to the course material can be made by the instructors if needed.

Keywords

Cardiovascular Advanced Practice Providers

CV Medicine

Decision Making

EKG Review

Ischemic Heart Disease

Peripheral Vascular Disease

Hypertension

Hyperlipidemia

Cardiomyopathy

Congestive Heart Failure