Purpose
The mission of the Texas Heart Institute’s continuing medical education program is to provide comprehensive and innovative continuing education for the Institute’s Professional Staff and other cardiovascular specialists with educational activities that are designed to increase physicians’ medical knowledge and skills and, ultimately, improve patient care.

Content
The content of the educational activities is determined through assessment of needs as derived from scientific advancements in the field of cardiovascular medicine and surgery, clinical outcome data to evaluate current practice standards defined by practice guidelines and expert consensus statements, and perception of the need by the Institute’s Professional Staff and intended audiences.

Audience
The primary audience for the Institute’s continuing medical education activities consists of
physicians who are involved in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases of the heart and vessels.

Type of Activities
Activities are provided through faculty-led programs as well as a library of printed and electronic enduring materials to support self-directed learning.