Coronary Artery Disease (CAD): Emphasis on Secondary Prevention, Post AMI/PCI

August 27, 2019

Activity description 

Individuals surviving an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) today have the option of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), also known as coronary angioplasty, reducing mortality and enabling individuals to restore their health. This activity will focus on current practices, recent pharmacologic treatments and advances in the management of CAD based on evidence-based medicine. Through the use of case study examples, learn the importance of screening and assessing mental and physical health in CAD.

Provided by
This activity is provided by OptumHealth Education.

Commercial support
There was no commercial support received for this activity.

Hardware/Software requirements
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Target Audience

This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of counselors, social workers, therapists, nurses, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and physicians interested in CAD.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this educational activity, participants should be able to:

  • Identify current practices and pharmacologic management of CAD based on guideline-directed medical therapy.
  • Discuss the role of lipid management in primary and secondary treatment of CAD.
  • Discuss the role of antithrombotic therapy in the management of CAD.
  • Review selective mechanisms by which behavioral health influences CAD outcomes.
  • Discuss screening and assessment of physical and behavioral health in CAD.
  • Explain current management of CAD through the use of case study examples.
Activity summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ACPE - Pharmacists
  • 1.00 ACPE - Pharmacy Technicians
  • 1.00 AMA - Physicians
  • 1.00 ANCC - Nurses
  • 1.00 APA - Psychologists
  • 1.00 Attendance - General Attendance
  • 1.00 ASWB - Social Workers
Activity opens: 
06/20/2019
Activity expires: 
09/27/2019
Event starts: 
08/27/2019 - 2:00pm EDT
Event ends: 
08/27/2019 - 3:00pm EDT
Rating: 
0

Faculty
Michael D. Horowitz, MD, MBA, FACS, FACC
National Medical Director
Subject Matter Expert, Coronary Artery Disease and Shared Decision Making
Optum

Jose Calderon-Abbo, MD
Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine
Medical Director for Behavioral Health UHC-LA C&S

Randee Fullenwider, PharmD, BCACP
Clinical Pharmacist, Synchronization and CCMU
Optum Operations, Population Health Solutions and Prevention

Planners
Sarah Chart, RN
Senior Director
OptumHealth Education

Rebecca Gleason, RN, CCM
Activity Manager
OptumHealth Education

Dianna Candelaria, PharmD, BCACP
Clinical Pharmacy Manager
Optum, Population Health Solutions and Prevention

Disclosures of relevant financial relationships
In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Commercial SupportSM, OptumHealth Education (OHE) requires all those involved in the development of activity content to disclose their relevant financial relationships. An individual has a relevant financial relationship if such person (or his/her spouse/partner) has a financial relationship in any amount occurring in the last 12 months with a commercial interest. OHE ensures that the content is independent of commercial bias.
Dr. Calderon-Abbo, Ms. Chart and Ms. Gleason have indicated that they are employees of and own stock in UnitedHealth Group.
The remaining activity faculty or planners have no financial relationships to disclose.

Accreditation statement
Joint Accreditation LogoIn support of improving patient care, OptumHealth Education is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the health care team.

Credit designation statements
IPCE Credit LogoThis activity was planned by and for the health care team, and learners will receive 1.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.

Nurses
The participant will be awarded up to 1.00 contact hour(s) of credit for attendance and completion of supplemental materials.

Nurse practitioners
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME and ANCC.

Pharmacists/Pharmacy technicians
This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hour ([0.10] CEU) in states that recognize ACPE.
Attending the full program will earn 1.00 contact hour.
Unique Activity Number(s): JA0007123-0000-19-165-L01-P/T

Physicians
OptumHealth Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

PAs
The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME.

AAPC-Certified coders 
AAPC will honor 1-for-1 CEUs for any live event offering CME credit or AMA PRA Category 1 Credit. A certificate of attendance or completion is necessary to show participation. The certificate will give the total CMEs possible for the offering. Physicians are advised to claim only the actual hours that they were present during the education. We ask that AAPC-certified members abide by this request also. One hour of instruction is worth 1 CEU.

Counselors, psychologists, social workers and/or marriage and family therapists
Participants must have attended the entire Web-based activity and completed an evaluation to receive a certificate. Partial credit is not available.

Psychologists
OptumHealth Education is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to offer continuing education for psychologists. OptumHealth Education maintains responsibility for this program. 1.00 CE hour.

Social workers
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, OptumHealth Education is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. OptumHealth Education maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.00 live continuing education credits.

Counselors and/or marriage and family therapists
CA: The Board of Behavioral Sciences has deferred CE course approvals to APA and ASWB for its licensees. See those approvals under Psychologists and Social Workers.
Other States: If your state is not specifically listed, nearly all state Counselor and MFT boards accept either APA or ASWB approval, or are reciprocal with other state licensing board approvals, such as those listed below. Check with your board to be sure.

Disability access
If you require ADA accommodations, please contact our office 14 days or more before the event. We cannot ensure accommodations without adequate prior notification.

Please note: Licensing Boards change regulations often and, while we attempt to stay abreast of their most recent changes, if you have questions or concerns about this course meeting your specific board's approval, we recommend you contact your board directly to obtain a ruling.

Attendance
A certificate of attendance will be provided to learners upon completion of activity requirements, enabling participants to register with licensing boards or associations that have not been preapproved for credits. To apply for credit types not listed above, participants should use the procedure established by the specific organization with which they wish to obtain credit.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ACPE - Pharmacists
  • 1.00 ACPE - Pharmacy Technicians
  • 1.00 AMA - Physicians
  • 1.00 ANCC - Nurses
  • 1.00 APA - Psychologists
  • 1.00 Attendance - General Attendance
  • 1.00 ASWB - Social Workers
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Registration Information

This webcast is intended for invited Optum/UnitedHealth Group employees only.

Activity date/time: This webcast will be held on Tuesday, August 27, 2019, from 1–2 p.m. CDT.

Registration instructions: You must be logged into your account in order to register for this webcast. Once logged in, click “Continue/Begin”, enter the access code (provided via email or your manager), click "Unlock"; then follow the prompts.

Registration confirmation: Registrants will receive an email confirmation upon successful completion of registration. This confirmation will be sent to the email address associated with your optumhealtheducation.com account. If you do not receive a confirmation email within 30 minutes after registering, please contact moreinfo@optumhealtheducation.com.

Fees: There are no fees for participating in or receiving credit for this activity.

Questions: Email moreinfo@optumhealtheducation.com