Cardiology, Internal Medicine, Mass Casualty and Disaster Management
hosted byContinuing Education IncCardiology, Internal Medicine, Mass Casualty and Disaster Management is organized by Continuing Education, Inc. and will be held from Jun 20 - 27, 2024 at Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas, Rome, Italy.
Program Purpose:
Overview of Mass Casualty Incidents (MCI)
• Determine the general factors relevant in an MCI, be familiar with the definition and goals of terrorism, the history of terrorist attacks, and the other most common types of disasters
Pre-Hospital MCI Management
• Identify priorities (TRIAGE/SORT) of field and early hospital management
• Discuss the function and structure of pre-hospital triage and Incident Command
• Discuss their own management system and together we will determine strategies
MCI in natural -induced and man-made disasters: Management process
• Discuss the basic principles of how to treat different injuries in a mass casualty situation where you might possibly have 20-50 injured or more in your hospital at the same time
• Analyze the gaps in equipment, personnel, and surge capacity in order to return to hospitals to update personnel
Non-Conventional Disasters
• Describe anticipated radiological, nuclear, chemical and biological scenarios
• Be familiar with the terms and concepts that are unique to the medical management of mass casualties, including triage, surge capacity, decontamination, and critical mortality
Ethical Challenges, Dilemmas and PTSD
• Assess methods for psycho-emotional support and care of disaster casualties, their families, and responders
• Consider personal experiences and lessons learned as well as results from longitudinal research studies investigating medical teams in Israel
Translating COVID-19 pandemic surge to MCI surge
• Apply the lessons learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic and at the cost of millions of lives lost to be better prepared for future pandemics
Management of Heart Failure
• Apply evidence based therapies for patients with heart failure with reduced and preserved ejection fraction
Optimizing the Management of LDL-Cholesterol for Primary and Secondary Prevention
• Improve evidence based cholesterol management for primary and secondary prevention.
Moving Beyond LDL-C: Contemporary Approach to Triglycerides, HDL-C, and Lipoprotein(a)
• Apply updated evidence to optimize management of HDL-C, Triglycerides and Lp(a)
Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease -- Focus on Cardiometabolic Therapies
• Understand and apply SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP1 RA in clinical practice.
Management of Valvular Heart Disease and Atrial Fibrillation
• Understand the role of valvular intervention and apply evidence regarding anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation.
Clinical Cases in Cardiology
• Familiarize yourself with common clinical scenarios for risk stratification, management of heart failure, valvular disease
