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Gitlin Primary Care Update: The Cardiac Patient


Gitlin Primary Care Update: The Cardiac Patient Banner

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Add to Calendar Gitlin Primary Care Update: The Cardiac Patient 5/16/2025 8:00:00 AM 5/16/2025 4:45:00 PM America/New_York For More Details: https://jefferson.cloud-cme.com/GitlinPrimaryCareUpdate2025 Description: The Gitlin Primary Care Update is a bi-annual conference that presents an update on an wide array of health-related topics for the primary care practitioner.The faculty presents concise, evidence based lectures with time to address questions.Successful CompletionTo successfully complete this activity, the required evaluation must be completed no later than Thursday, June 5, 2025. Thereafter, the evalua... Jefferson Abington Hospital-Frobese Conference Center, Zaslow Auditorium false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Friday, May 16, 2025, 8:00 AM - 4:45 PM, Jefferson Abington Hospital-Frobese Conference Center, Zaslow Auditorium, Abington, PA

Target Audience
Specialties - Internal Medicine, Medicine
Professions - Allied Health Professional, Nurse, Physician, Physician (Fellow), Physician (Resident), Physician Assistant, Student

Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (7.00 hours), ABS CC (7.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (7.00 hours)

Overview

The Gitlin Primary Care Update is a bi-annual conference that presents an update on an wide array of health-related topics for the primary care practitioner.

The faculty presents concise, evidence based lectures with time to address questions.

Successful Completion
To successfully complete this activity, the required evaluation must be completed no later than Thursday, June 5, 2025. Thereafter, the evaluation will no longer be available and credits will not be issued. No refunds will be offered for failure to complete the required evaluation by the stated deadline.


Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, healthcare team members will be able to:

  1. Review emerging changes in care of cardiovascular conditions.
  2. Describe emerging diagnostic and therapeutic treatment approaches to cardiovascular disease.
  3. Review primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases.

Registration
Registration is complimentary for this conference.

Accreditation

 

In support of improving patient care, Thomas Jefferson University is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.


Physicians: This educational activity is designated for a maximum of 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM . Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Other Healthcare Professionals: This educational activity is designated for 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit TM. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.


Additional Information

Agenda
Agenda subject to change without notice. 

 Jefferson Release Policy
Jefferson may record/livestream/photograph this educational activity. These images/recordings, along with your name, may be used in Jefferson publications or on the Jefferson website. If you verbally submit any questions for Q&A sessions, you are agreeing to be recorded and to have that recording available in enduring materials. Once photographed, filmed, recorded, or videotaped, you waive the right of inspection or approval to which such images/recordings may be put and Jefferson has the right to use, publish, reproduce, modify, adapt, and distribute at any time in any manner or medium.

Jefferson HIPAA Policy
As an attendee of this educational activity hosted by Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson University Physicians, and Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Inc. (collectively 'Jefferson'), you may gain access to certain proprietary information ('Confidential Information'), including Protected Health Information ('PHI').

By participating in this educational activity, you agree to maintain the confidentiality of all Confidential Information, including all PHI, obtained from any source. You also agree to take all necessary steps to protect such Confidential Information and shall not directly or indirectly disclose or use it in any manner or for any reason, other than as necessary to complete the educational activity. Further, you agree not to take photographs, record in any manner or otherwise reproduce any such Confidential Information. You understand that any unauthorized use or disclosure of Confidential Information may result in possible legal action against you by Jefferson whose confidentiality is breached.

Photography and Recording
Unauthorized recording or photography at a Jefferson-sponsored event is strictly prohibited. Individuals found violating this policy will be asked to vacate the activity. No credits or refund will be issued.

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All rights reserved – Thomas Jefferson University. No part of this program may be used, reproduced, or shared in any manner whatsoever without express written permission, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in articles or reviews.

 
 

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Jefferson Abington Hospital
Frobese Conference Center, Zaslow Auditorium

1200 Old York Road
Abington, PA 19001

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Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships


Thomas Jefferson University adheres to the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education and the policies that supplement the Standards.

All planners, faculty, and others in control of educational content are required to disclose any relevant financial relationships with ACCME defined ineligible companies within the past 24 months. Any conflicts of interests have been mitigated prior to this educational activity. Such disclosures will be available prior to the start of the activity. Jefferson conflict of interest mitigation process may result in changes to the program agenda.

Off-Label/Investigational Use
All faculty/presenters/authors at Thomas Jefferson University sponsored events are required to disclose whether or not their content contains information of commercial products/devices that are unlabeled for use or investigational uses of products not yet approved. Product(s) is/are not included in the labeling approved by the U.S. FDA for the treatment of disease(s).

Content Disclaimer
The views expressed in this activity are those of the faculty. It should not be inferred or assumed that they are expressing the views of any manufacturer of pharmaceuticals or devices or Thomas Jefferson University.

It should be noted that the recommendations made herein with regard to the use of therapeutic agents, varying disease states, and assessments of risk, are based upon a combination of clinical trials, current guidelines, and the clinical practice experience of the participating presenters. The drug selection and dosage information presented in this activity are believed to be accurate. However, participants are urged to consult all available data on products and procedures before using them in clinical practice.



Member Information
Role in activity
Nature of Relationship(s) / Name of Ineligible Company(s)
Faculty Photos
John J Russell, MD
Clinical Professor & Chair of Family Medicine
Jefferson Abington Hospital
Abington, PA
Activity/Course Director, Faculty
Advisor-sanofi|Speakers Bureau-Sanofi Pasteur|Advisor-Pfizer (Any division)|Advisor-GSK
Faculty Photos
Robert A Watson III, MD
Chief of Cardiology
Jefferson Abington Hospital
Abington, PA
Co-Director
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Mauricio Garrido, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Jefferson Abington Hospital
Abington, PA
Co-Director, Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Kevin Hagan, MSN, CRNP
Clinical Director
Jefferson Abington Hospital
Abington, PA
Co-Director, Faculty
Consulting Fee-Abbott (Any division)
Faculty Photos
Adam M Cohen, MD
Cardiologist
Jefferson Abington Hospital
Abington, PA
Faculty
Faculty Photos
Adam Guss, DO
Jefferson Abington Hospital
Abington, PA
Faculty
Faculty Photos
Vamshi Mallavarapu, MD, MD
Cardiologist
Jefferson Abington Hospital
Warrington, PA
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Hamza Z Muhammadzai, MD
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Abhinav Nair, MD
Non-invasive Cardiologist
AMS Cardiology
Plymouth Meeting, PA
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Dominic J Pinciotti, DO
Jefferson Abington Hospital
Abington, PA
Faculty
Faculty Photos
Alexander Shpilman, MD
Cardiologist
Jefferson Abington Hospital
Abington, PA
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
James West, MD
Jefferson Abington Hospital
Abington, PA
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Dina R Yazmajian, MD
Physician
Jefferson Abington Hospital
Abington, PA
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Christina Jackson, MHA
Abington Family Medicine
Jenkintown, PA
Other Planning Committee Member
Nothing to disclose

Friday, May 16, 2025

Welcoming & Opening Remarks
8:00AM - 8:15AM
John J Russell, MD (Presenter)

Morning Moderator
Mauricio J. Garrido, MD
Division Chief, Cardiac Surgery
Jefferson Abington Hospital
Cardiac Surgery Update 2025
8:15AM - 9:00AM
James West, MD (Presenter)
Lipids: Beyond Statins and LDL
9:00AM - 9:45AM
Adam M Cohen, MD (Presenter)
Palliative Care in Heart Failure
9:45AM - 10:30AM
Dina R Yazmajian, MD (Presenter)
Break
10:30AM - 11:00AM
Hypertension Update 2025
11:00AM - 11:45AM
Vamshi Mallavarapu, MD, MD (Presenter)
Stress Testing: The Right Test for the Right Patient
11:45AM - 12:30PM
Abhinav Nair, MD (Presenter)
Lunch Break
12:30PM - 1:30PM

Afternoon Moderators
Kevin Hagan, MSN, CRNP
Clinical Director, Heart & Vascular

Robert A. Watson, III, MD
Division Chief, Cardiology


Pre-Op Cardiac Clearance
1:30PM - 2:15PM
Hamza Z Muhammadzai, MD (Presenter)
Updates in Atrial Fibrillation Management: More Rhythm Control
2:15PM - 3:00PM
Adam Guss, DO (Presenter)
Break
3:00PM - 3:15PM
Coronary Artery Disease: Medical Versus Interventional Therapy
3:15PM - 4:00PM
Dominic J Pinciotti, DO (Presenter)
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF): New Approaches
4:00PM - 4:45PM
Alexander Shpilman, MD (Presenter)

Conference Concludes
4:45PM

 

This educational activity received no commercial or in-kind support.

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