Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in
Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes:
Understanding the Need for credo and How It Can Work for You
A Free Meeting on Demand
The esteemed faculty in this webcast discuss the following topic areas:
- The Case for Addressing Cardiovascular Disease Disparities
- Reversing Cardiovascular Disease Disparities with Data: ACS
- Reversing Cardiovascular Disease Disparities with Data: Heart Failure
- Hypertension, Diabetes, Dyslipidemia and Disparities
- Cultural Competency and Provider Education
- Putting it all Together: Panel Discussion on Barriers, Role of Quality Improvement, What Approaches Work
Additionally, participants in the webcast will also learn about credo – the Coalition to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Disparities in CV Outcomes – which was launched by the American College of Cardiology in 2009 to provide cardiologists and other healthcare providers on the frontlines of providing cardiovascular disease care with evidence-based tools to better serve their diverse patient populations and improve overall patient satisfaction and outcomes in their hospital and practice.
Faculty
Keith C. Ferdinand, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.A.H.A.
Ileana L. Piña, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.C., F.A.H.A.
Joanna D. Sikkema, M.S.N., A.R.N.P. – Nurse Planner
Hector O. Ventura, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.A.C.P., F.A.S.H.
Tracy Y. Wang, M.D., M.H.S., M.Sc., F.A.C.C.
Clyde W. Yancy, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.A.H.A., M.A.C.P.
Learner Objectives
The goal of this educational activity is to improve clinicians’ competency by presenting information on both the current state of healthcare disparities and the mission and goals of the American College of Cardiology’s Coalition to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes (credo) initiative.
Upon completion of this program, participants should be able to:
- Understand the mission and goals of credo
- Consider the demographic, clinical and provider value for adopting and applying credo principles and strategies to practice
- Identify and interpret disparity data in ACS, heart failure and primary/secondary prevention based on guideline-derived data from the registries and published research
- Describe and implement provider approaches for reducing disparities in your practice
Target Audience
This activity is designed for cardiologists, nurse practitioners, nurses, physician assistants and primary care physicians.
Format
This webcast is available online.
Hardware/Software Requirements
This activity is optimized for use on both PC’s and Mac’s, and can be viewed with the following browsers:
- Internet Explorer 6 and higher (IE7 or IE8 are preferred)
- Firefox version 3.6 and higher
- Safari version 4 and higher
Supporting Programs
Some portions of the product may require the Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Acrobat Reader or Windows Media Player.
Accreditation Statement
Physicians
The American College of Cardiology Foundation is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The ACCF designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credits commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses
The American College of Cardiology Foundation is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
The ACCF designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 continuing education hours. Requirements for successful completion are completing the pre-test, viewing all six webcasts, and completing the post-test and evaluation.
While offering CME/CE credits as noted above, this activity is not intended to provide extensive training or certification in the field.
Important Dates
Date of Release: July 28, 2010
Term of Approval/Date of CME/CE Expiration: July 27, 2011
Please note that the webcast will be available online only through the term of approval noted above.
Acknowledgments
Founding Sponsorship of credo provided by
Additional sponsorship of credo provided by
This activity is supported by independent educational grants from AstraZeneca; Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.; Eli Lilly USA, LLC. and Medtronic, Inc.