OAFP Conferences

Audio Continuing Medical Education Conferences

Cardiovascular Genetics in Family Medicine

In partnership with the Ohio Department of Health (ODH), OAFP has developed an audio continuing medical education (CME) program titled, "Taking Heredity to Heart: What Family Physicians Should Know About Cardiovascular Genetics" with featured family physician presenter, Clint Koenig, M.D., from Grant Medical Center Family Medicine Residency Program and certified genetic counselor, Amy Sturm, from the Division of Human Genetics at The Ohio State University. The program was previously recorded live on April 11, 2007.

Program Overview
Family physicians are uniquely positioned to identify families with hereditary risk factors that may benefit from genetic counseling and genetic testing—heart disease is no exception. Through the identification of these high risk families, family physicians can help to provide options for prevention, screening and/or treatment for various forms of genetic and familial heart disease so that the family may benefit for generations to come.

Directions: To listen to the audio CME conference click on the segment (1-8) listed below. Each segment is approximately 5-7 minutes long.

Audio CME Conference:

Downloadable Patient Handouts

Learning Objectives
1. Be able to identify a high risk cardiovascular family history that might warrant genetic evaluation.
2. Become familiar with the most common types of Mendelian heart disease.
3. Learn the genetic causes of sudden cardiac death.

Accreditation Statement
Application for Enduring material CME credit has been filed with the American Academy of Family Physicians. Determination of credit is pending.