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Specialty Roundtable Discussions: Cardiology
Activity description
These materials are only intended for those that attended the live activity held on June 18, 2024.
The discussion will discuss congestive heart failure and will explore topics surrounding cardiac symptoms, diagnosis and appropriate testing.
Provided by
This activity is jointly provided by Optum Health Education and Reliant Medical Group.
Commercial support
There was no commercial support received for this activity.
Target Audience
This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of APCs practicing in primary care same-day services as well as APCs with a specific interest in cardiology.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this educational activity, participants should be able to:
- Identify appropriate consult methods to include Econsult and discuss testing approaches needed prior to the consult that may include asymptomatic abnormal cardiac testing, and examine active cardiac symptoms and risk factor stratification.
- Discuss the appropriate diagnostic testing, which stress test to order and medications to hold prior to a stress test, and review how to prepare a patient for cardiac testing.
- Outline the management of common cardiac diagnoses and provide examples when managing Eliquis for atrial fibrillation versus valve replacement, and the expected duration of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
Presenters
Cynthia Royal, NP and Mariessa Ricciardi, PA
Reliant Medical Group
Activity planner
Rebecca Gleason, RN, CCM
Clinical Activity Manager
Optum Health Education
Disclosures of relevant financial relationships
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education's (ACCME) Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Optum Health Education (OHE) requires all those in control of educational content to disclose their financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24 months. Ineligible companies are defined by the ACCME as companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care products used by or on patients. Individuals must disclose all financial relationships, regardless of the amount, with ineligible companies and regardless of their view of the relevance of the relationship to the education. OHE ensures that the content is independent of commercial bias.
The presenter and planners have no financial relationships to disclose.
Accreditation statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Optum Health Education and Reliant Medical Group. Optum Health 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 healthcare team.
Credit designation statements
Physicians
Optum Health Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
PAs
The AAPA accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME.
Nurses
The participant will be awarded up to 2.00 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.
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 pre-approved 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
- 2.00 AMA - Physicians
- 2.00 ANCC - Nurses
- 2.00 Attendance - General Attendance
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