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Cardiovascular and Neurovascular Care for the Frontline Clinician

Be Empowered and Equipped to Handle Any Type of Cardiovascular Emergency with The Heart Course Self‑Study Program.

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Learn and Apply Emerging Data, New Guidelines, and Optimal Treatment Strategies for the Management of Cardiac and Vascular Emergencies.

Topics Include:

  • Aspirin or Maalox? The Risky Business of Chest Pain
  • Fatal Attraction: Deadly Rhythms
  • Don’t skip a beat: Transvenous and transcutaneous pacing
  • Fainting Dead Away: Cardiogenic Syncope
  • An ACS to grind: Legal Disasters
  • Pump DOWN the volume: Acute heart failure
  • Ripping my heart out: Aortic dissection
  • Just say no: Cardiotoxic drugs
  • Revealing the truth in mysterious ways: Non-cardiac killers in ECG
  • Irregularly Irregular: Atrial Fibrillation
  • Making my blood curdle: Venous thromboembolism
  • Don’t miss a VASCatastrophe
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Watch or Listen Instantly and Receive up to 15.75 CME Credits!

The Ultimate in Convenience to Meet Your Busy Schedule

  • Don’t miss family / work obligations
  • Avoid the expense and hassles of travel
  • Available in a variety of formats to suit your needs
  • Course content is accessible 24/7
  • No distractions leading to easier concentration

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Sample Lectures

Expand Your Knowledge of ECG Interpretation with the Optional ECG Workshop Presented by Amal Mattu, MD

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Master the Accurate Interpretation of ECGs and the Evidence-Based Care of the Acute Cardiac Patient.

Meet Our Expert Faculty

Our Energetic and Knowledgeable Faculty Will Provide You with State-of-the-Art Updates in Ways to Optimize the Care of the Acute Cardiac Patient.

Peter S. Pang, MD, MS, FACEP, FACC, FAHA

Peter S. Pang, MD, MS, FACEP, FACC, FAHA

Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Chief Science Officer, Indianapolis EMS
Indiana University School of Medicine,
Indianapolis, Indiana

Amer Z. Aldeen, MD, FACEP

Amer Z. Aldeen, MD, FACEP

Chief Medical Officer
US Acute Care Solutions
Director, Chicago Cardiac Arrest
Resuscitation Education Service
Chicago, Illinois

Bart Besinger, MD

Bart Besinger, MD

Associate Professor, Clinical Emergency Medicine
Associate Director, EM Student Clerkship
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, Indiana

Laura J. Bontempo, MD, MEd, FACEP, FAAEM

Laura J. Bontempo, MD, MEd, FACEP, FAAEM

Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland

Jestin Carlson, MD, MSc

Jestin Carlson, MD, MSc

Director of Resident Research
Chair, Institutional Review Board
Saint Vincent Hospital, Allegheny Health Network, Department of Emergency Medicine
Erie, Pennsylvania

Megan Fix, MD

Megan Fix, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery, Emergency Medicine
University of Utah School of Medicine
Salt Lake City, Utah

Amal Mattu, MD, FAAEM, FACEP

Amal Mattu, MD, FAAEM, FACEP

Professor and Vice Chair; Director, Emergency Cardiology Fellowship
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland

Alicia A. Shirakbari, MD, FACEP

Alicia A. Shirakbari, MD, FACEP

Emergency Physician
Marcum and Wallace Hospital, Irvine KY
US Acute Care Solutions

Testimonials

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  • Amazing. The standard in EM education!

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  • Great information to help increase my knowledge and understanding. The ECG workshop was very helpful. I really enjoyed the course.

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  • All instructors were excellent, up-to-date on topics, interesting and kept the course moving along.

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  • Excellent set of speakers. I will be back and will recommend this course to my peers.

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  • Faculty very informative and easy to follow along!

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  • Excellent speakers all around. Definitely one of the better conferences I have been to.

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  • I absolutely loved every lecture.

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  • Will absolutely go to another conference! Wonderful!

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  • All the speakers were magnificent in their knowledge and delivery of information.

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  • Dr. Mattu is an excellent speaker and educator. He presents the material in a way that makes it accessible and easy to follow and understand.

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  • Each lecture was short and to the point.

    - Course Participant

  • Amal Mattu is possibly the best lecturer I have seen in the field of medicine.

    - Course Participant

The Heart Course
Self-Study CME Accreditation

The Center for Emergency Medical Education (CEME) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Center for Emergency Medical Education (CEME) designates this self-study activity for a maximum of 15.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The AOA automatically recognizes AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ as AOA Category 2 credit.

Both PA and NP organizations recognize AMA PRA Category 1 credit™ as approved CME.

Target Audience

The Heart Course is intended for physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and advanced practice professionals that provide care to patients with acute cardiovascular problems.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this self-study program, participants will be able to:

  • Discuss chest pain risk stratification by exploring the ins and outs of the Heart Score
  • Identify the evidence-based strategies for the management of patients with acute coronary syndrome (STEMI, and UA/ NSTEMI), atrial fibrillation, heart failure, transient ischemic attack (TIA), stroke, and cerebral hemorrhage
  • Describe the mechanisms of action and optimal evidence-based use of new and emerging cardiovascular medications, including new oral anticoagulants (NOAC) therapy and reversal agents
  • Demonstrate state-of-the-art resuscitation strategies for patients presenting with cardiovascular emergencies
  • Evaluate and initiate appropriate treatment strategies for high-risk, high-threat electrocardiography (ECG) findings and unusual dysrhythmias
  • Discuss the emerging data on current and novel biomarkers in the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of cardiovascular disease
  • Identify optimal antiplatelet and anticoagulant management strategies for patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), atrial fibrillation (AF), venous thromboembolism (VTE), and stroke
  • Determine evidence-based best practices in the management of device-related emergencies in patients with cardiac disease, including ventricular assist devices (VADs), pacemakers, and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs)