Continuing Medical Education

 

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Ciné-Med and Lahey Clinic, Inc. for ACCME, ACPE, and ANCC continuing medical education (CME) credits.

 
 

TARGET AUDIENCE

This activity is designed for practicing cardiologists, internists, pediatricians, and other healthcare professionals with an interest in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, including clinicians and basic researchers directly involved with HCM.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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

  • Describe the progress in contemporary management strategies for high-risk and other patient subgroups, including surgical septal myectomy, alcohol septal ablation, and prevention of sudden death with implantable defibrillators and advanced heart failure for nonobstructive HCM patients. 

  • Outline the causes of sudden death in competitive athletes and the profile of HCM in athlete populations. 

  • Outline the pros and cons of different mass screening strategies for detecting HCM in general populations. 

  • Interpret new advances in drug treatment, LV outflow obstruction relief with novel operative or percutaneous techniques, and the potential application of personalized medicine to HCM.

  • Discuss advanced gene therapy and its potential application to the HCM population.

  • Identify the differences in HCM practices and management strategies within various cultures and countries.

ACTIVITY GOALS

This activity is designed to address the following core and team competencies:  

  • Patient Care

  • Medical Knowledge

  • Practice-based Learning

  • System-based Practice

  • Evidence-based Practice

  • Quality Improvement

ACCREDITATION

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Cine-Med and Lahey Clinic, Inc. Cine-Med 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.

Physicians:

Cine-Med designates this other activity for a maximum of 17.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.


NURSES:

This activity provides 17.75 contact hours for nurses.

Health Professionals:

All other healthcare professionals will receive a Certificate of Participation. For information on the applicability and acceptance of Certificates of Participation for activities designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, consult your professional licensing board.

Requirements for Successful Completion:

To receive continuing education (CE) credit/contact hours, participants must check in to the live event, attend the activity, and complete and submit the online survey (linked below) that will be provided to all qualifying attendees post-event. Partial credit/contact hours will be awarded for attending one or more presentations. This is a one-time credit submission.  Credits should be tracked at the completion of the meeting. Participants will be able to download or print a certificate once the form has been submitted.

Certificates:

To claim your credits, complete the online Credit and Evaluation form here: LINK WILL BE PROVIDED POST-EVENT.

PLANNING COMMITTEE

  • Martin S. Maron, MD - Lahey Hospital & Medical Center

  • Steve R. Ommen, MD - May Clinic

  • Deatrah DuBose, ACPN, BC - Atlantic Health System

  • Michelle Michels, MD, PhD - Erasmus University Medical Centre

  • Anjali T. Owens, MD - Penn Medicine

  • Stacey Titus - Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association (HCMA)

INDUSTRY SUPPORT

This activity is being supported in part by educational grants from the following (routinely updated list of) entities:

EXHIBITORS

Please visit the Exhibitors page for a complete list of commercial industry partners and exhibitors.

DISCLOSURE SUMMARY

Ciné-Med adheres to accreditation requirements regarding industry support of continuing medical education. Disclosure of the planning committee and faculty's commercial relationships will be made known at the activity. Speakers are required to openly disclose any limitations of data and/or any discussion of any off-label, experimental, or investigational uses of drugs or devices in their presentations.

All provider employees, activity planners, and activity directors in control of content have indicated that they have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

FACULTY DISCLOSURES

Disclosure information from faculty and all others in control of content will be provided to participants prior to the beginning of the educational activity via an e-blast and will also be included during the live event on the screens in the ballroom as well as in the syllabus handed to each attendee.

NON-ENDORSEMENT STATEMENT

Ciné-Med verifies that sound education principles have been demonstrated in the development of this educational offering as evidenced by the review of its objectives, teaching plan, faculty, and activity evaluation process.  Ciné-Med does not endorse or support the actual opinions or material content as presented by the speaker(s) and/or sponsoring organization.