2025 North Carolina Cardiovascular Update - Featuring the 24th Annual Ernest and Hazel Craige Lecture
Oct 10, 2025 Planning Medicine Nursing
Description
This educational activity will provide a refresher on optimal treatment of various cardiovascular diseases. New technologies and drug therapies will also be discussed. Challenging cases will be reviewed to put current treatment recommendations in perspective. Lastly, panel discussions will be held and questions solicited from the audience.
Program Agenda
Jointly Provided by
Target Audience
Cardiologists, Cardiac Surgeons, Internists, Family Practice and Primary Care Physicians, Emergency Physicians, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants and other health professionals involved in the treatment of cardiovascular disease
Objectives
- Improve diagnostic accuracy and therapeutic decision-making in the management of heart failure, cardio-obstetric conditions, and perioperative cardiovascular risk
- Integrate advanced cardiovascular imaging modalities, including coronary CT angiography and outpatient hemodynamic monitoring, to guide individualized care strategies for patients with chest pain, coronary artery disease, and recurrent pericarditis
- Evaluate the role of emerging pharmacologic and device-based interventions—including new lipid-lowering agents, antiplatelet regimens, ICDs, renal denervation, and obesity treatment guidelines—in optimizing outcomes for patients with complex cardiovascular and cardio-metabolic conditions
- Synthesize multidisciplinary perspectives and case-based discussions to enhance clinical reasoning
- Apply precision medicine approaches in the management of structural heart disease, cardio-renal-metabolic syndrome, and acute thromboembolic events
Faculty
- Matt Cavender, MD, MPH, FACC
- Cody S. Deen, MD
- Kevin A. Friede, MD
- Robert Harrington, MD
- Larry Klein, MD
- Tabitha L. Linville, MSN, AGACNP-BC, AGPCNP-BC
- Tripp Mostertz, MD
- Sameer Prasada, MD
- Ross J. Simpson, Jr., MD, PhD, MPH
- Joseph Sivak, MD, FACC
- Sidney C. Smith, Jr., MD, MACC, FAHA, FESC
- Rick Stouffer, MD
- Faisal Syed, MD, MBChB
- John P. Vavalle, MD, MHS, FACC
- Thelsa T. Weickert, MD
Sessions
2025 North Carolina Cardiovascular Update - Featuring the 24th Annual Ernest and Hazel Craige Lecture
10/10 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Credits
.700 CEU
The Mountain Area Health Education Center designates this entire live continuing education activity as meeting the criteria for 0.70 CEUs as established by the National Task Force on the Continuing Education Unit.
6.750 Contact Hours
MAHEC designates this live continuing education activity as meeting the criteria for 6.75 Contact Hours.
6.750 Nursing Contact Hours
6.75 Nursing Contact Hours Activity # AP 008-2465
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the North Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
6.750 CME for Physician Assistants
Physician Assistants: AAPA accepts certificate of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician Assistants may receive a maximum of 6.75 hours of Category 1 credit for completing this program.
6.750 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit TM
Accreditation: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Southern States CME Collaborative (SSCC) through the joint providership of Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) and UNC School of Medicine. MAHEC is accredited by the SSCC to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation: MAHEC designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
