Cardiovascular, Medication Management
Dyspnea in High CV Risk Patient – Practical Approach for Family Physicians
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.
DURATION
1 hr
PROFESSION
Physician, Nursing, Allied Health
# OF CREDITS
1
ACCREDITATION
Mainpro+
EXPIRY DATE
2024-02-09
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.
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, MD, CCFP
Learning objectives
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
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).