15th Annual Cardiology Update for Primary Care Physicians and Healthcare Providers, presented by Piedmont Heart Institute and held at Four Seasons Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, April 23 – Saturday, April 24, 2010, will provide attendees with breakthrough learning and comprehensive knowledge on leading trends and best practices in cardiovascular disease therapies.

At the conclusion of the course, participants should be better able to:

• Describe the changes in the approach to treating valvular heart disease.
• Identify the new surgical and interventional options in peripheral vascular disease
• Explain the latest guideline recommendations in the evaluation of patients with chest pain
• Review risk stratification in primary prevention patients
• Explain the issues facing pregnant patients with cardiovascular issues
• Report recent advances in heart and vascular imaging including CT, MRI, and echocardiography

This program is designed to meet the educational needs of general cardiologists, primary care physicians, mid-level providers, nurses or technicians.

15th Annual Cardiology Update for Primary Care Physicians and Healthcare Providers strives to provide a comprehensive knowledge of the leading trends and best practices in cardiovascular disease therapies for cardiologists, industry professionals, nurses, technologists and other health professionals with specific interests in interventional cardiology.

This activity is jointly sponsored by Global Education Group and Piedmont Heart Institute.

Commercial support is currently being sought.