Update in Atrial Fibrillation Who Should be Referred to EP & What’s New In Remote Monitoring

Dr. Mehak Dhande and Dr. Genevieve Everett-Sigwalt present two essential online training sessions, “Update in Atrial Fibrillation: Who Should be Referred to EP” and “Update in Atrial Fibrillation: What’s New In Remote Monitoring.” Designed for healthcare professionals, these sessions will enhance your diagnostic accuracy and improve patient outcomes in arrhythmia management.

Target Audience

Physician, Advanced Practice Provider, Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Pharmacist, Physician Assistant, and Other Healthcare Professional.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Improve diagnostic accuracy of arrhythmia evaluation by comparing the strengths and weaknesses of various monitor modalities.
  • Improve patient outcomes by increasing the timely and accurate diagnosis of arrhythmias.

 

 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.75 AAPA Category I CME
  • 0.75 ABIM MOC II
  • 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 0.75 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 0.75 Attendance
Course opens: 
10/10/2024
Course expires: 
04/30/2025
Part of: 
Updates in Internal Medicine 2024: October 24 - AM Sessions

Presenters (in alphabetical order)

Mehak Dhande, MD, MS
Faculty Clinical Instructor and T32 Research Fellow
Division of Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology 
UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute
MS Clinical Informatics and Management Student 
Stanford University School of Medicine

  • Dr. Dhande receives grant/research support in the form of donation of tech resources by Lucia Guidelines. Dr. Dhande is a Consultant with Cortex.Inc, and an Advisor for Dune Health and Nurse Brain. 

Genevieve Everett-Sigwalt MD, MBA, FACC, FHRS
Cardiac Electrophysiology, UPMC Altoona

CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE

No other members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

DISCLAIMER STATEMENT

The information presented at this CME program represents the views and opinions of the individual presenters, and does not constitute the opinion or endorsement of, or promotion by, the UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences, UPMC / University of Pittsburgh Medical Center or Affiliates and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.  Reasonable efforts have been taken intending for educational subject matter to be presented in a balanced, unbiased fashion and in compliance with regulatory requirements. However, each program attendee must always use his/her own personal and professional judgment when considering further application of this information, particularly as it may relate to patient diagnostic or treatment decisions including, without limitation, FDA-approved uses and any off-label uses.

 

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh 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.

Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this CME activity enables the participant to earn MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn ABIM MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity.

Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 0.75 contact hours.

Physician Assistant (AAPA)
The University of Pittsburgh has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 0.75 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.  

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Available Credit

  • 0.75 AAPA Category I CME
  • 0.75 ABIM MOC II
  • 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 0.75 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 0.75 Attendance
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