Cardiovascular Care Connections: Advancing Primary Prevention & Management

The Division of Cardiology at Women’s College Hospital and the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre at the University Health Network are excited to announce their inaugural joint CME event “Cardiovascular Care Connections: Advancing Primary Prevention & Management” scheduled for Friday May 9th, 2025.

Hosted at Women’s College Hospital, this full day event will feature interactive and engaging talks on the latest clinical updates and guidelines relevant to the practice of primary care physicians and general internists in managing patients with chronic stable cardiac disease, as well as highlight the resources and supports available to them when intervention is required.

Overall educational goals of conference

· To facilitate a collaborative, interactive learning experience among internists, family physicians and other health professionals, to support a team-based approach to gaps in cardiovascular disease (CVD) care.

· To present recent advances and best practices for CVD diagnosis and management.

Learning Objectives

By the end of the conference, participants will be able to:

· Describe the overlapping targets for risk reduction of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and heart failure, including management of key risk factors including hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes mellitus, and obesity.

· Identify local referral pathways for time sensitive cardiac testing, consultation and intervention.

· Integrate and apply evidence-based guidelines for cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) i) risk stratification, ii) lifestyle modification, iii) pharmacologic treatment at the clinical interface.

· Generate a tool kit of recommended guidelines, resources, and referral pathways for cardiac care, relevant to their patient population.

SCIENTIFIC PLANNING COMMITTEE

Husam Abdel-Qadir (Co-Chair), MD, PhD, FRCPC

Jacob Udell (Co-Chair), MD, MPH, FRCPC

Viola Antao, MD, CCFP, MHSc, FCFP

Sean Balmain, MD, MBChB, MRCP

Edward Etchells, MD, M.Sc., FRCPC

Amanda Gin, RPh, PharmD, ACPR

Malini Hu, MD

Tosin Osuntokun, MB BCh BAO, MRCPI

Savita Parmar, RN, MN-NP, RN-EC

Kawalpreet (KP) Singh, MBBS, CCRP