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Pauley adds educational programs for APPs

Pauley expands its educational programs to include monthly conferences specifically tailored to advanced practice providers.

Once again taking the lead among peer institutions, Pauley has expanded its educational programs to include monthly conferences specifically tailored to advanced practice providers. Each one-hour session allows attendees to hear from VCU Health experts in the field of cardiology and interactively learn about the latest techniques, innovations and research.

“Medicine is continually evolving,” explained Kristyn G. Rudisill, PA-C, VCU Health lead advanced practice provider for heart failure and outpatient cardiology. “Our goal is the continued education of our team members and providers in the community to optimize patient outcomes.”

Conferences are free, and participants do not have to register ahead of time. Additionally, selected conferences allow attendees to earn continuing medical education (CME) credits as well as continuing education (CE) credits.

Pauley Heart Center has more than 40 APPs working in the areas of cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery and vascular surgery. After surveying their interests, Rudisill developed a schedule of monthly conferences and opened them to APPs throughout the commonwealth. The programming kicked off last December when Dr. Hem Bhardwaj, associate professor/director, noninvasive cardiology, inpatient cardiology and safety/quality, spoke on the topic of echocardiography interpretation. “We had 50 providers that tuned in, which we thought was fantastic for our first conference,” Rudisill said. “I think we’ll see growth in participation.”

Upcoming topics include transcatheter aortic valve replacement, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, cardiorenal syndrome and diuretic resistance, and pulmonary hypertension.

Sharing Pauley’s expertise with the community is another goal of the APP conferences. “This platform helps demonstrate the knowledge and expertise of our physicians and encourages the practice of evidence-based medicine,” Rudisill said.

The APP conferences support Pauley’s mission to provide education and training to cardiology students and professionals.

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