General Surgery: Specialist Cardiac Surgery

$770.00

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CPD Points: 10

This course focused on the study of cardiovascular surgery, comparing techniques, equipment, and drugs used in cardiology and describing implications for clinical practice.

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Course Description

There are 6 lectures contained in this course:
  • Aortic Surgery - Mark Song, MD
  • Everything but the Aorta - Rajeev Dayal, MD
  • Physiology and Metabolism in Vascular Diseases - Rajeev Dayal, MD
  • Blood Clotting: Not Enough or Too Much - David L. Diuguid, MD Cardiac Physiology - The Heart is Not a Simple Pump - Warren D. Widmann, MD, FACS
  • Critical Issues in the SICU - Warren D. Widmann, MD, FACS
  • How to Improve Scores on ABS Multiple Choice Examinations - Warren D. Widmann, MD, FACS

What you will learn

Those who complete the entire program should be able to:
  • Discuss recommendations for the post-operative management of AF including rate and rhythm control
  • Analyse the current pharmacotherapy, interventional and surgical management options for patients with cardiac diseases
  • Evaluate secondary prevention strategies to optimise long term health outcomes
  • Diagnose and manage common procedural complications
  • Discuss the need for cardiovascular focused clinical assessment and diagnostic procedures
  • Develop a greater understanding of the anatomy, pathophysiology and treatment options for vascular surgical disorders by open or endovascular means.