Learning objectives
Upon completing this module, participants should be better able to:
- To understand when infective endocarditis should be suspected
- To understand the criteria for diagnosis
- To understand the principles of management
- To understand the criteria for surgery.
Faculty
Dr Jonathan Sandoe, Department of Microbiology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds
Professor John Chambers, St Thomas’ Hospital, London
Accreditation
1 CPD/CME credit, 1 hour
BJC Learning has assigned one hour of CPD/CME credit to this module
The European Board for Accreditation in Cardiology (EBAC) has assigned one CME credit to this module. German participants should contact EBAC to receive a German VNR code for this course.
email: [email protected]
website: http://www.ebac-cme.org/
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