Office of Continuing Medical Education

University of Tennessee Medical Center Heart Lung Vascular Institute and
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine, Knoxville
Present:

30th Annual Heart Lung Vascular Update for the Primary Care Provider

November 6, 2026

Bridgewater Place
205 Bridgewater Road
Knoxville, TN

All registration questions should be referred to the UT Conference Center at (865) 974-0280 or Conferences@utk.edu

Course Overview

This conference provides a focused, evidence based update on the diagnosis and management of common cardiovascular, pulmonary, and vascular conditions encountered in primary care. Participants will review the latest guidelines and practical strategies for conditions such as chest pain, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, atrial fibrillation, pulmonary embolism, COPD, and asthma. Designed for busy clinicians, this activity equips providers with actionable tools to deliver efficient, up-to-date care and improve patient outcomes.

Course Objectives

After this program, the participants should be able to:

Understand the management and diagnostic testing available for the patient with chest pain.
Apply new guidelines for management and treatment of hypertension.
Apply new guidelines for management and treatment of hyperlipidemia.
Understand the role of wearable technology for the evaluation of atrial fibrillation.
Understand and apply new treatment guidelines for pulmonary embolism.
Apply new guidelines and management strategies to patients with COPD and asthma.

Registration Fees

Fees include all program sessions, access to online program materials, continuing education credit, breakfast, breaks, lunch on Friday, and parking at the Bridgewater Place.

Early Bird	After Sept 25, 2026
$200	$250

Accreditation

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of The University of Tennessee College of Medicine and the University of Tennessee Medical Center Heart Lung Vascular Institute. The University of Tennessee College of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians

Education Credits

The University of Tennessee College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to:

-7 MOC points in the American Board of Thoracic Surgery's Maintenance of Certification program; and

-7 MOC points in the American Board of Surgery's (ABS) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.

It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABTS or ABS MOC credit.

PAs, NPs, and Nurses: Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, and Nurses may use these credit hours toward certification renewal. This credit is acceptable by the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), the American Nurses Credentialing Association (ANCC), and the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).

Disclosures

There is no minimum threshold for financial disclosures; individuals must disclose all financial relationships, regardless of the amount, with ineligible companies within the past 24 months. Individuals must disclose regardless of their view of the relevance of the relationship to the education. Companies that are ineligible to be accredited in the ACCME System (ineligible companies) are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

The UTHSC College of Medicine, Knoxville Office of Continuing Medical Education and the Co-Course Directors have taken appropriate steps to mitigate relationships before the individuals assume their roles. CME Planning Staff have no actual or potential conflicts of interest with the content of the conference.