Clinical Training Course: Cardiac Concerns
Drs. Gary F. Pollock and Jeffrey Manko
Distinguish atrial fibrillation from other heart rhythm disturbances; Recognize the indications for cardioversion; Explain
the basic emergency department work-up of a patient in atrial fibrillation; Diagnose pericarditis; and Describe the
electrocardiographic characteristics associated with pericarditis.
Clinical Training Course: Cardiology Update
Drs. Jonathan L. Halperin and Jill Kalman
Apply clinical guidelines to the management of AF; Discuss the relative importance of rate control and rhythm control in
patients with AF; Assess risk for thromboembolic events and determine appropriate prophylactic therapy; Describe the
role of neurohormonal activation in the progression of HF; and Devise management plans to minimize mortality rates
in patients with HF.