Courses Event - 6149 - Cardiac Arrhythmias 2008

Continuing Medical Education

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Ninth Symposium on Cardiac Arrhythmias: Update 2008

Date of Online Release: April 18, 2008
Credits: 2.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
See link to Course Materials below.

CME Information - Overview

This symposium focuses on recent findings regarding common problems facing physicians who treat patients with cardiac arrhythmias. Presentations discuss evaluation and treatment of patients with supraventricular and ventricular arrhythmias, including pharmacologic therapies, the use of implantable cardioverter defibrillators, and ablation techniques. The molecular and cellular basis of conduction disturbances is also discussed with the goal of providing insights into the fundamental mechanisms of cardiac arrhythmias and the identification of appropriate targets for antiarrhythmic therapy.

Educational Objectives
The intended result of this activity is increased knowledge. At the conclusion of this program, participants should be able to—

Discuss treatment guidelines for atrial fibrillation.
Identify the indications and potential complications of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.
Determine when to anticoagulate in atrial fibrillation.
Identify the uses of amiodarone, dofetilide, and dronedarone.
Discuss approaches to the care of a patient with a cardiac device.
Discuss the genetics of cardiac arrhythmias.
Summarize the utilization of ablation therapy for various types of ventricular tachycardia, including outflow tract, fascicular, and ischemic ventricular tachycardia.

Target Audience
The intended audience for this continuing medical education activity includes cardiac electrophysiologists, cardiologists with an interest in electrophysiology, and internists with an interest in cardiology. The symposium will also benefit those physicians who practice internal medicine, family medicine, and emergency medicine.

Method of Instruction / Participation
This enduring material comprises slide sets with text and audio derived from a live symposium with post activity assessment and evaluation.

Evaluation / Feedback
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Program Director

Ali Massumi, MD
Texas Heart Institute and St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
Houston, Texas

Acknowledgement of Support
We acknowledge the following for their support of the live event from which this activity was derived: Boston Scientific Cardiac Rhythm Management, Medtronic, and St. Jude Medical. No grants were received for the production of these enduring materials.

Accreditation

Texas Heart Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Texas Heart Institute designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The estimated time to complete this activity, including review of the materials is 2 hours and 45 minutes.

Repurposing Statement
If you previously completed and received credit for the CME-sponsored live symposium entitled Ninth Symposium on Cardiac Arrhythmias: Update 2008, please note that you will not receive credit for completing this activity. Participants who take part in an identical activity, even in order to validate learning or to clarify specific topics, cannot claim, nor will the Texas Heart Institute award, duplicate credit for the activity.

Term of Approval
April 18, 2008 through April 18, 2011. Continuation of CME credit from April 18, 2011 depends on a thorough review of the content for currency and accuracy.

Peer Review
In April 2008, this continuing medical education activity was reviewed for currency and accuracy of content by Patrick J. Hogan, MD, FACC—Director, Learning Resource Center and Co-Chairman, Medical Education Committee, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas.

Disclosure of Relationships / Faculty Disclosure
It is the intent of the Texas Heart Institute to ensure that its educational mission and its continuing medical activities in particular, should not be influenced by the special interests of individuals associated with its program. No grants were received for the production of these materials.

In accordance with the guidelines of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, faculty members have disclosed their relationships with the manufacturers of commercial products discussed. Each faculty disclosure statement is posted in the individual presenter's slide presentation.

In addition, the program director, Dr. Massumi, and peer reviewer, Dr. Hogan, have nothing to disclose relevant to this program.

Course Materials and CME Credit

This enduring material comprises 7 presentations. By clicking on the course materials link below, you acknowledge that you have reviewed the CME information provided above. After viewing all presentations, After viewing all presentations, you must complete an assessment and evaluation to obtain CME credit for this activity.

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