Course Overview

This is a Live Webinar event that will be held on June 30, 2024 - 1pm PDT, 4pm EDT, 5pm BRT, 9pm BST, 10pm CEST, 1:30am IST, 6am AEST, 8am NZST.

This is an updated version of our previous course. Cardiac drugs as a class are the most commonly prescribed drugs in the US. Lipitor, a statin drug to treat cholesterol is the most commonly prescribed drug. Several hypertension drugs are also in the top ten prescribed.

This seminar examines major cardiac drugs and the dangers Chinese medical practitioners need to be aware of when combining with herbs and acupuncture. We will look at various types of biomedical treatments for hypertension, arrhythmia, high cholesterol, and coagulative states. Herb-drug acupuncture-drug interactions will be explored for each type of drug. Each of the following drug classes will be explored: antihypertensive agents, anti-hyperlipidemic agents, anti-arrhythmics, and anticoagulants.

The recordings will be made available for you to review after the event!

Course Objectives

• Understand how cardiac drugs and herbs interact.
• Identify the most common cardiac drugs with potential for drug-herb interactions.
• Explore how major cardiac drugs act on the body.
• Protect oneself from potential medico-legal issues arising from interactions.

Course Outline

June 30, 2024 - 1pm PDT, 4pm EDT, 5pm BRT, 9pm BST, 10pm CEST, 1:30am IST, 6am AEST, 8am NZST (3 hrs)Introduction.Discussion of individual cardiac drug classes including functions, mechanisms of action, adverse drug reactions, red flags, Chinese medical affects, and specific drug-herb interactions.Summary.