University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson, Room 5403
1501 N. Campbell Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85724
OR
Banner - University Medical Center South, Conference Room 3030
2800 E. Ajo Way
Tucson, AZ 85713
TOPIC: "Racial and Gender Disparities in Advanced Heart Failure: Time for a 21st Century Plot Twist"
Khadijah Breathett, MD, MS, FACC
UAHS 5403 (LIVE) and Banner-UMC-SC 3030 (VIDEO CONFERENCED)
Watch It LIVE!http://streaming.biocom.arizona.edu
About the Speaker
Khadijah Breathett, MD, MS, FACC is Assistant Professor in the UA College of Medicine- Tucson, Division of Cardiology, and heart failure specialist with the Advanced Heart Failure, Mechanical Circulatory Support and Cardiac Transplantation Team at Banner- University Medical Center Tucson. Dr. Breathett is a graduate of the University of Michigan Medical School with distinction in service. She completed training in internal medicine at Duke University Medical Center, and cardiology and advanced heart failure/transplant subspecialty fellowship at the Ohio State University. She completed a postdoctoral research fellowship funded by the National Institute of Health and the American Heart Association while obtaining a Master of Science in Clinical Science at the University of Colorado. Dr. Breathett is board certified in internal medicine, cardiology, and advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology. She has developed pilot trials, outcomes studies, observational population studies, and community interventions focused on reducing racial and gender disparities in cardiovascular disease. Dr. Breathett’s research has been published in high impact journals including Circulation: Heart Failure, JACC: Heart Failure, and The American Journal of Medicine. Her works have received press acknowledgment in Reuters, MedPage Today, U.S. News & World Report, and Business Insider among others. She has been recognized as a Heart Failure Society of America Emerging Leader and selected for the American Heart Association Research Leader’s Academy. Dr. Breathett’s study addressing U.S. healthcare policy and allocation of advanced care therapies based upon race was listed as one of the most impactful manuscripts in JACC: Heart Failure at the 2018 American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions. Dr. Breathett maintains a pulse on the community by providing educational presentations, consultations at health fairs, and volunteering at free cardiology clinics. Dr. Breathett is passionate about reducing racial/ethnic and gender disparities in heart failure.
The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
All Faculty, CME Planning Committee Members, and CME Office Reviewers have disclosed that they have no financial relationships with commercial interests that would constitute a conflict of interest concerning this CME activity.
Learning Objectives:
1.Diagnose a variety of internal medicine illnesses
2.Understand more clearly advances in therapy
3.Become truly professional physicians