EP and Device Therapy for Allied Professionals: Applying Knowledge to Clinical Practice Beyond the Basics

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Saturday, March 5, 2011
Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)
Charleston, SC

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  Program Information
  EP and Device Therapy for Allied Professionals: Applying Knowledge to Clinical Practice was a one-day program, designed to bring together advanced practice allied professionals from Charleston, SC and other nearby cities in the Southeast region of the U.S. to discuss current practices and trends within the heart rhythm community.

This advanced level program explored the increasingly expanding allied professional role in patient and system management using a case-based presentation approach to broaden critical thinking, evaluation, and management skills. Topics addressed during the program included device selection, assessment, and programming; ablation management in the care continuum; pharmacologic management; and advanced ECG interpretation and management.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of the advanced level program, participants will be able to:

• Apply evidence-based guidelines to the management of patients with atrial fibrillation
• Identify emerging device technologies for managing arrhythmia issues in complex patients
• Discuss the integrated mapping approach for ablation systems
• Plan a strategy for periprocedural management of complex patients with a variety of device and medication challenges
• Apply and analyze advanced programming algorithms for optimizing the outpatient management of patients with implanted cardiac devices

National Course Directors

• Aileen Ferrick, ACNP-C, FHRS
  
• Heather M. Ross, DNP, ANP-BC, CCDS, CEPS, FHRS
  

Regional Course Directors

• Frank Cuoco, MD
• Judy R. Walling, MSN, FNP-BC

Continuing Medical Education (CME)

Accreditation
The Heart Rhythm Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians and by the New York State Nurses Association to provide continuing education for nurses and nurse practitioners.

Designation
The Heart Rhythm Society designates this live activity for a maximum of 5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Continuing Education (CE) for Nurses
The Heart Rhythm Society is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the New York State Nurses Association, which is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission of Accreditation.

It has been assigned code 7M7R3X-PRV-09-17.

A maximum of 5 contact hours are available for this educational activity.

Disclosure of Faculty's Commercial Relationship(s)
It is the policy of the Heart Rhythm Society to ensure balance, independent objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its sponsored educational programs. All faculty members participating in continuing medical education activities are required to disclose to the program audience any real or apparent conflicts of interest held within the past 12 months. The Heart Rhythm Society implements a mechanism to identify and resolve all conflicts on interest prior to delivering the educational activity to learners.

Disclaimer
The course, EP and Device Therapy for Allied Professionals: Applying Knowledge to Clinical Practice, provides a forum for the open exchange and discussion of research results and scientific advancements in the field of cardiovascular pacing and electrophysiology; however, the Society makes no representation or warranty as to the truth, originality, or accuracy of the information presented at the course or in materials distributed in connection with it. Nor are the views expressed by the individual speakers necessarily the views of the Society. The Heart Rhythm Society supports the ACCME's policy on evidence-based content and encourages faculty to adhere to these standards when planning a presentation.

The Heart Rhythm Society acknowledges an educational grant from the following companies in support of this educational activity.

Hands-on activities were supported by an educational grant from
St. Jude Medical.