Resources

Implementing Cardiogenomics in Clinical Practice

• Contains 15 to 30-minute modules that let health care professionals and genetic counselors practice assessing patients’ risk for a genetic cardiac condition. Upcoming modules will address genetic test results interpretation and management of patients with hereditary cardiovascular disease (read the press release here).
• Module 1: Identifying Red Flags and Patterns for Hereditary Cardiovascular Disease
• Module 2: Interpreting Positive Results from Cardiac Genetic Testing

UTHealth Adult Cardiovascular Genomics Certificate Program 

• Course Overview: The UTHealth Cardiovascular Genomics Certificate program consists of a series of an online educational modules about the genetics and genomics of adult onset cardiovascular diseases. This course is intended for healthcare providers who do not have specialized training in genetics. By focusing on adult cardiovascular genetics, we intend to address disparities in access to genomic education, which have been largely confined to pediatric and cancer genetics programs. The case-based genomics modules may be taken individually for continuing education credit or completed entirely for the stand-alone Cardiovascular Genomics certificate. Furthermore, individuals can also apply these courses toward the MS Degree in Clinical Research.
• Course Objectives: – To fulfill an unmet need for adult cardiovascular genetics education locally, nationally and internationally – To increase awareness of heritable cardiovascular diseases by all health professionals, who are gatekeepers and partners in the diagnosis and treatment of these patients – To improve the recognition and referral of patients with genetically triggered cardiovascular diseases – To innovate genomics education by creating new online platforms and decision support tools for clinicians – To increase the diversity of faculty perspectives by featuring case-based modules that address genomic issues that are relevant to daily clinical cardiovascular practice.

Genetic Testing in Cardiology: Increasing Awareness and Understanding

• This collection of resources sponsored by the ACC provides materials explaining how to identify inherited cardiac conditions, the utility and best practices of cardiogenomic testing, and the implications of genetic testing on treatment planning for patients and first-degree relatives. 
• Materials:
  • Infographic: Recognizing Mendelian Monogenic Cardiovascular Disease
  • CardiaCast Podcast: Listen to experts discuss about the benefits of cardiogenomic testing in the context of specific inherited cardiac conditions.
  • Expert video – Genetics of Cardiovascular Disease

CardioNerds – Cardiovascular Genomics Page

• The CardioNerds Cardiovascular Genomics series is a multi-institutional collaboration made possible by contributions of expert faculty members and research fellows from across the United States. CardioNerds aims to democratize cardiovascular education, promote diversity and inclusion, provide mentorship and sponsorship, and invigorate a love for cardiovascular medicine and science. 
• Materials:
  • CardioNerds Topic Pages  
  • CME curriculum in partnership with VCU Health Continuing Education 
  • Podcast Episodes
  • “The Heartbeat” Newsletter Signup
  • Video Case Reports
  • Infographics 
  • Recorded Talks 

The Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center for Cardiovascular Genetics has developed several videos to help patients navigate the world of cardiovascular genetic testing. Click on the below links to find the following informative videos:

• What is cardiovascular genetic testing?
• What to expect during an appointment
• What to bring to your appointment

https://professional.heart.org/en/education/guide-to-cardiovascular-genomics
Link to purchase the course (cost: $249)

The American Heart Association has developed a curriculum program consisting of a series of educational modules on Cardiovascular Genomic and Precision Medicine, a rapidly advancing area of health care. Through these modules, the learner will explore the impact of genomic and precision medicine on cardiovascular health. Continuing education credit will be offered for these courses. Instruction is approximately one hour per module. A certificate of completion will be provided upon successful completion of designated modules and practical sessions.

Modules included:

• Introduction to scope of CV genetics and genomics (Core)
• Counseling, risk assessment in probands and family members (Core)
• Variant interpretation (Core)
• Cardiomyopathies
• Channelopathies and sudden death
• Aortopathies and associated connective tissue diseases
• Familial dyslipidemias
• Pharmacogenomics with an emphasis on clinical utility
• Multifactorially inherited and complex disorders, and polygenic risk scores
• Cardiac disorders with a genetic component and multi-system disorders in which there is cardiac involvement
• Congenital and conditions with presentation in childhood
• Establishing a Specialized Clinical CV Genetics Program (Core)