Conferences
Weekly educational conferences form a core part of fellows’ education and come from throughout the Division of Cardiology and Heart Center. Topics include general cardiology as well as sub-specialties. For fellows, three required weekly conferences offer a core didactic curriculum: Cardiology Grand Rounds, Core Curriculum Conference and Clinical Case Conference. In addition, there are multiple sub-specialty conferences that our general fellows attend when rotating on sub-specialty services. Here is a sample schedule.
| Date | Time | Conference | Sample Speaker | Sample Topic | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday |
12-1pm 5-6pm |
Diagnostic Case Conference Innovation Lecture Series |
Mark Kittipibul, MD Ashley Swavely, MS Marat Fudim, MD and Jonathan Kusner, MD |
Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Data and Variables Innovation in Healthcare- Needs Identification |
2nd Monday of every month (hybrid) 1st Monday of every month (virtual) |
| Tuesday |
12-1pm 5-6pm |
Medicine LEADS Cardiology Grand Rounds |
Karen Young, MD John Dennis, MD Zach Dailey, MD Schuyler Jones, MD |
Diagnostic Reasoning "Vasculitis" Peripheral Artery Disease: 2024 ACC/AHA Guidelines Update |
2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month (hybrid) Weekly (hybrid) |
| Wednesday |
7:20-8am 12-1pm |
CICU Conference CD Fellows Core Curriculum Conference |
Willard Applefeld, MD and CICU fellows Nishkala Shivakumar, MD |
Challenging CICU Cases EP Case Presentation |
2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month (hybrid) Weekly (hybrid) |
| Thursday | 12-1pm | Cardiovascular Imaging Conference | Bharathi Upadhya, MD | Aortic Stenosis | Weekly (virtual) |
| Friday |
8-9am 12-1pm |
Medicine Grand Rounds CD Fellows Core Curriculum Conference |
Chris Holley, MD, PhD Michelle Kelsey, MD |
Role of Novel RNA Modifications in Cardiometabolic Disease EKG Review |
Weekly (hybrid) Weekly (virtual) |
Clinical Cardiology Fellows are responsible for weekly fellow clinical conferences. These conferences consist of case-based presentations by the clinical fellows (usually of an unknown patient case), facilitated by faculty mentors. Each Friday, one fellow from various clinical rotations presents a case with an interesting diagnostic or therapeutic challenge as a springboard for reviewing pertinent medical literature and open discussion of the management of the condition.
- Fridays, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. | Rm 1308, Duke North | lunch provided
Cardiovascular Grand Rounds are a weekly divisional conference. Duke faculty and visiting professors present the latest clinical, translational and basic science research; these lectures supplement and update textbook and journal readings in all areas of cardiology. Cardiology Fellows are responsible for one yearly presentation to the entire Division as part of Cardiology Grand Rounds during their last year of fellowship.
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Tuesdays, 7:15 - 8:15 a.m. | Room 2003, Duke North | light refreshments served
- Duke faculty clinical, translational and basic science
- Research presentations
- Senior cardiology fellow research presentations
- Visiting professors
This conferences builds medical knowledge about established and evolving biomedical, clinical, and cognate (e.g. epidemiological and social-behavioral) sciences and the application of this knowledge to patient care. Cardiology faculty present didactic instruction which covers the core/basic medical knowledge for fellowship training.
- Wednesdays, 12:00 noon-1:00 pm | location varies
- Cardiology fellows boot camp lectures
- ACC guidelines/physical exam/echocardiography
- ECG review
- Grant-writing curriculum
- Vascular Noninvasive Imaging Curriculum
Other conferences are optional but highly recommended to increase knowledge in the sub-specialties, especially on specific rotations or based on the fellow's own interest. Additionally, the Department of Medicine publishes a weekly listing of departmental conferences.
- MRI Conference (Tues 12-1 pm)
- Echo Grand Rounds (Thurs 12-1 pm)
- DCRI Research Conference Tues 12-1 pm)
- Journal Club (monthly, TBA)
- EP Conference (TBA)
- Medicine Grand Rounds (Fridays, 8-9 am, Duke North 2002)
Additional Educational Resources
A Cardiology Learning Laboratory has been established on the 7th floor and is open to all Cardiology Fellows. In addition to these AV resources, other educational resources are available for all fellows including:
- Access to Cardiosource Plus — Institutional license, with access to all SAP programs, guidelines, scientific statements, and journal articles
- Mayo Clinic Board Review DVDs
- Mayo Echo DVDs
- Archive of conference presentations, board review notes, fellowship materials is stored on Fellows' Duke Box
Travel
Cardiovascular Disease fellows are supported to attend one major, national scientific conference per academic year, such as the AHA, ACC Scientific Sessions, Heart Failure Society of America, or Heart Rhythm Society. Fellows generally receive support from their faculty mentors to attend meetings during their research year(s) or advanced training.