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10/30/2022繼續教育講座内容介紹（英文）
岑瀑啸教授– 從案例讲述医学伦理学原则, 心血管病预防及诊治的进展
1. Healthcare Ethics from a Private Practice Viewpoint, 2 hours
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This cardiology overview course is designed for those who want to stay on top of established evidence and guidelines in cardiology. This course will give you a learning curriculum that will give enable you to bring the most current medical knowledge back to your daily practice.
COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of this review course, participants should be able to:
Apply current management strategies to the primary and secondary prevention of CAD, including therapies to reduce risk factors and appropriate counseling on lifestyle changes;
Describe and choose among treatment options for rhythm control in atrial fibrillation, including medications, cardioversion, and ablation;
Recognize the presentation, select appropriate testing, and choose effective management options for patients with valvular diseases;
Develop a comprehensive approach to the clinical evaluation of patients with congestive heart failure;
Describe the etiology and pathophysiology of dilated, hypertrophic, restrictive cardiomyopathies and use this information to effectively diagnose and manage patients with these disorders.
TARGET AUDIENCE
This course is intended for licensed acupuncturists.
Content
1. ASCVD management, including modifications of risk factors, eg. obesity, diabetes, hypertension, smoking;
2. Cardiomyopathies;
3. Valvular heart Disease;
4. AF, SVT, VT, cardiac arrest and their management pathways;
5. Peripheral Vascular Disease;
6. Diseases of the Aorta;
7. Carotid and Renal Vascular Disease;
8. Thromboembolism;
9. Pregnancy and the Heart;
10. Congenital Heart Diseases;
11. Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology.
2. Overview and state of the art of cardiovascular care, 2 hours
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This healthcare ethics overview course is designed for those who want an introduction to the current issues confront in private medical practice. This course will give you a learning curriculum that will enable you to bring the most current medical knowledge back to your daily practice.
COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of this review course, participants should be able to:
Explain the foundational principles of healthcare ethics through a careful examination of the practice environment.
Apply healthcare ethics principles to clinical cases involving ethical decision-making.
Describe the different factors that present ethical challenges in private, academic and public practice of medicine.
Recognize the ethical dilemmas confronted in private practice medicine and ways to avoid them.
TARGET AUDIENCE
This course is intended for licensed acupuncturists.
Content
Healthcare Ethics from a Private Practice Viewpoint
1. Foundations of Ethics
a. Biomedical Ethics – Principlism
b. Utilitarian vs deontological ethics in medicine
2. Private Practice vs Academic and Public Practice
a. Impact of “For-profit” label on perception of Private Practice
b. Ethical Concern – Conflict of interest
c. Self-referral and autonomy of choice for patients in the context of clinics owned by physicians
d. Cherry-picking and inequity of care
3. Care provision in a managed care environment
4. Resource Allocation
a. Misuse of resources
b. PPE, treatment allocation and patient safety during COVID
c. Ordering tests and procedures – profit vs liability mitigation
5. Patient information – 21st Century Cures Act
6. Conclusion
