| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| OPTIONAL PRE-COURSE SESSION Special Board Review Session Moderator: Steve R. Ommen, M.D. |
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| 7:00 a.m. | Continental Breakfast |
| 7:45 a.m. | How to Ace the Cardiovascular Boards Joseph G. Murphy, M.D. |
| 8:40 a.m. | Multiple Choice Questions – Pre-Test Steve R. Ommen, M.D. |
| 9:35 a.m. | Refreshment Break |
| 10:05 a.m. | Statistics for the Cardiovascular Boards Charanjit S. Rihal M.D. |
| 11:00 a.m. | Basic Principles of Cardiovascular Pharmacology Garvan C. Kane, M.D., Ph.D. |
| 11:55 a.m. | Luncheon |
| OFFICIAL START OF THE COURSE | |
| 12:40 p.m. | Welcome Charanjit S. Rihal, M.D., Rick A. Nishimura, M.D. and Steve R. Ommen, M.D. |
| 12:50 p.m. | Introduction to the Course Rick A. Nishimura, M.D. and Steve R. Ommen, M.D. |
| Myocardial, Pericardial and Vascular Disease Moderators: Rick A. Nishimura, M.D. and Steve R. Ommen, M.D. |
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| 1:00 p.m. | The Cardiomyopathies Steve R. Ommen, M.D. |
| 1:35 p.m. | Test Questions: The Cardiomyopathies |
| 1:55 p.m. | Diseases of the Aorta and Peripheral Arteries Iftikhar J. Kullo, M.D. |
| 2:30 p.m. | Test Questions: Diseases of the Aorta and Peripheral Arteries |
| 2:50 p.m. | Refreshment Break |
| 3:20 p.m. | Veins and Lymphatics Robert D. McBane, M.D. |
| 3:55 p.m. | Test Questions: Veins and Lymphatics |
| 4:15 p.m. | Pericardial Disease Steve R. Ommen, M.D. |
| 4:50 p.m. | Test Questions: Pericardial Disease |
| 5:10 p.m. | Dinner Break |
| 6:30 p.m. | Special Evening Session: Cardiology Basics for Boards: Ventricular Function Rick A. Nishimura, M.D. |
| 7:30 p.m. | Day Adjourns |