This CD is designed to meet the needs of all physicians in accordance with ACCME essentials, raise awareness, and present the preventative measures and treatment protocols of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), with the goal of potentially saving the lives of their patients.

At the end of this course, the participant will be able to:

• Accurately diagram and describe coronary circulation, identifying the process, structures, and potential for disease
• Define the significance of specific coronary structures and their purpose.
• Identify coronary tissue types and cells from slides and describe their function.
• Describe and define the cellular events process which results in atherosclerosis.
• Accurately assess the statistical danger to the world population from Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
• Identify all risk factors involved in CAD and define treatment protocols.
• Accurately describe the levels of the diagnostic process for CAD, the information available at each level, and the reasons for choosing or avoiding each type.
• Describe medical management of chronic stable angina, identification and treatment of associated diseases, and the process of reduction of coronary risk factors.
• Identify types of drugs used for CAD and match these with specific associated physiological indicators of disease.
• Describe the goal of coronary interventions.
• Outline and describe indications, procedure, risks and benefits of Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery.

The mission, goals, and objectives for this CD program were created in direct response to the need for information stated by physicians in a national survey.

Contents:

• Human Coronary Circulation
• The Normal Coronary Artery
• Cellular Composition of the Coronary Arteries
• The Atherosclerotic Process
• Epidemiology of Coronary Artery Disease
• Risk Factors for Coronary Artery Disease
• Stable Ischemic Syndromes
• Non-Invasive Testing
• Management of Chronic Stable Angina
• Pharmacological Management
• Beta-Adrenoreceptor Blocking Agents
• Calcium Antagonists
• Cardiac Catheterization
• Coronary Bypass Surgery
• This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine and Global Health Initiative. The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
• The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 20 hours in category 1 credit towards the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity