Dyspnea in High CV Risk Patient – Practical Approach for Family Physicians

CAN-eng

$0

free

Mainpro+

1 hr

Cardiovascular, Medication Management

1 Credits

Course Description

Dyspnea is a common condition seen in primary care. Although clear guidance has been developed on the management of these patients, many have a delayed diagnosis or are not optimally managed according to current guidelines. Primary care clinicians play a crucial role in the assessment, referral, and monitoring of this patient population. This program focuses on providing primary care clinicians with guidance at the different stages of managing patients with heart failure. It will provide expert insight on key clinical issues at these stages. This should provide clinicians with the information and tools to improve outcomes in this patient population.


This program has received an unrestricted educational grant or in-kind support from Boehinger Ingelheim Eli Lilly.

Course Details

Expiry Date: 2024-02-09

Professions: Physician, Nursing, Allied Health

Faculty

Chandi Chandrasena, MD, CCFP, FCFP

Kim Connelly, MBBS, PhD, FCCS, FSCMR

Akshay Jain, MD, FRCPC, FACE, CCD, ECNU, DABIM, DABOM 

Elizabeth Swiggum, MD, FRCPC, FCCS

Naomi Pliamm, MD, CCFP

James Kim, MBBCh, PgDip, MScCH

Accreditation

This Self-Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for up to 1.0 Mainpro+ Credit(s).
Cert+ Program ID#: 198959

This program is developed in collaboration with Partners in Progressive Medical Education (PPME).

Learning Objective(s)

Upon completion of this continuing education program participants will be better able to:

  • Explain
    the necessary screening (and prevention) for high CV risk patients with dyspnea
  • Discuss
    the current guideline-directed medical therapy for the management of heart
    failure
  • Summarize
    the importance of follow-up in this patient population
  • Appraise
    the clinical presentation and differential diagnosis of patients presenting
    with suspected heart failure (HF) in primary care, including the necessary
    investigations