AFib Detection and Personalized Stroke Prevention Approaches in Atrial Fibrillation

Activity Description
This accredited on-demand webcast features world renowned experts who provide their insights about fundamentals and optimal clinical decision-making strategies surrounding AFib detection and personalized stroke prevention approaches in Atrial Fibrillation.

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On-Demand Access
Click on session titles within the agenda to view that segment of the activity

CME/CE Credit: To earn credit, participants must successfully complete the post-activity CME test at the conclusion of each session. A separate CME/CE certificate will be awarded for each session.

Training and Self-Assessment Material: Select presentations are complemented with Training and Self-Assessment Slide Sets that have been designed to enhance core knowledge through personal training, which are accessible below.

Session I
	Introduction: Afib Detection and Personalized Stroke Prevention Approaches in Atrial Fibrillation Edip Gurol, MD, MSc and Eric Smith, MD, MPH, FRCP(C), FAHA
	Detection of Atrial Fibrillation: Why, How, When, How Much? Lee Schwamm, MD
	Relevance of Neuroimaging Markers of High ICH Risk on AFib Detection & Management Edip Gurol, MD, MSc
	Etiologic Classification of Intracerebral Hemorrhage Eric Smith, MD, MPH, FRCP(C), FAHA Training and Self-Assessment Set >>
	Session 1 CME Test >>

Session II
	Detection/Rating of White Matter Disease, Lacunes, Microinfarcts and EPVS Vasileios-Arsenios Lioutas, MD Training and Self-Assessment Set >>
	Detection and Etiologic Classification of Symptomatic and “Silent” Cerebral Infarcts Ava Liberman, MD Training and Self-Assessment Set >>
	Role of the Left Atrial Appendage in NVAF-Related Thrombus Formation Shadi Yaghi, MD, FAHA
	Session 2 CME Test >>

Session III
	Left Atrial Appendage Closure for Stroke Prevention in NVAF Vivek Reddy, MD
	Lifelong Antithrombotic Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation Edip Gurol, MD, MSc
	AFib Ablation and Emerging Approaches Moussa Mansour, MD, FHRS, FACC
	Session 3 CME Test >>

Educational support provided by:
This activity is supported by educational grants from Biosense Webster, Inc., Boston Scientific, Medtronic and the Bristol Myers Squibb, and Pfizer Alliance.

Joint Providership
MediaSphere Medical, LLC and Ciné-Med

Faculty

Course Co-Directors
Edip Gurol, MD., MSc Director, High Hemorrhage Risk Stroke Prevention Clinic Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School Boston, MA		Eric Smith, MD, MPH, FRCP(C), FAHA Katthy Taylor Chair in Vascular Dementia Associate Professor of Neurology and the Katthy Taylor Chair in Vascular Dementia Department of Clinical Neurosciences University of Calgary and Hotchkiss Brain Institute Calgary, AB, Canada
Faculty
Ava Liberman, MD Assistant Professor of Neurology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine Clinical Stroke Neurologist at Montefiore Medical Bronx, NY Vasileios-Arsenios Lioutas, MD Assistant Professor of Neurology Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston MA Moussa Mansour, MD, FHRS, FACC Director, Atrial Fibrillation Program Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA		Vivek Reddy, MD Director of Cardiac Arrhythmia Services The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY Lee Schwamm, MD Vascular Neurologist \| Neurologist Executive Vice Chairman, Department of Neurology Director, MGH Comprehensive Stroke Center Director, MGH Center for TeleHealth Boston, MA Shadi Yaghi, MD FAHA Assistant Professor of Neurology, NYU Langone Medical School Comprehensive Stroke Center Director, NYU Langone Brooklyn Director of Clinical Stroke Research, NYU Langone Health Brooklyn, NY

CME

CME Released: 6/22/2020; Valid for credit through 6/22/2023

CME Certificate Fulfillment
In order to claim your CME/CE credits, access the Obtain CME Credit tab upon viewing presentations within each session, and successfully complete the applicable post-activity CME test. A certificate will be emailed upon successful completion.

*A separate CME certificate will be issued for each Session.

Target Audience
This activity has been developed to meet the educational needs of stroke neurologists, cardiologists, primary care physicians and other physician and allied healthcare professionals with an interest in Afib detection and personalized stroke prevention approaches in Atrial Fibrillation.

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this educational activity, participants will be able to:

Session 1

Review optimal approaches in the detection of Atrial Fibrillation.
Assess the relevance of neuroimaging markers of high ICH risk on Afib detection and management
Examine the detection of microbleeds, cortical superficial siderosis and etiologic classification of ICH.

Session 2

Evaluate detection/rating of white matter disease, lacunes, microinfarcts and EPVS.
Review detection and etiologic classification of symptomatic and “silent” cerebral infarcts.
Discuss the role of the left atrial appendage in NVAF-related thrombus formation.

Session 3

Review the safety and efficacy of left atrial appendage closure for stroke prevention in NVAF
Discuss the efficacy of lifelong antithrombotic therapy for NVAF.
Assess AFib ablation and emerging approaches for stroke presentation in AF.

Activity Goal
This activity is designed to address the following core and team competencies:
Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Practice-based learning and improvement, Interprofessional Collaboration, and Roles & Responsibilities.

Accreditation Statement
Jointly Accredited Provider TM This activity has been planned and implemented by Ciné-Med and MediaSphere Medical. Ciné-Med is 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.

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

Nurses: Ciné-Med provides 1 Contact Hour for Nurses.

Session 2
Physicians: Ciné-Med designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses: Ciné-Med provides 1 Contact Hour for Nurses.

Session 3
Physicians: Ciné-Med designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses: Ciné-Med provides 1 Contact Hour for Nurses.

Disclosure
MediaSphere Medical and Ciné-Med adheres to accreditation requirements concerning industry support of continuing medical education. 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. Speakers will disclose any relationships at the beginning of their presentations.
All MediaSphere Medical and Ciné-Med employees in control of content have indicated that they have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

It is the policy of MediaSphere Medical and Ciné-Med to ensure balance, independent objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its supported educational programs. All faculty members participating in educational activities are required to disclose to the program audience any real of apparent conflicts of interest held within the past 12 months.

MediaSphere Medical and Ciné-Med implement a mechanism to identify and resolve all conflicts of interest prior to delivering the educational activity to learners.

Non-Endorsement Statement
MediaSphere Medical and Ciné-Med verify 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. MediaSphere Medical and Ciné-Med does not endorse or support the actual opinions or material content as presented by the speaker(s) and/or sponsoring organization.

Educational grant support provided by:
This activity is supported by educational grants from Biosense Webster, Inc., Boston Scientific, Medtronic and the Bristol Myers Squibb, and Pfizer Alliance.

Joint Providership
MediaSphere Medical, LLC and Ciné-Med

Training and Self-Assessment Materials

Training and Self-Assessment

Select presentations from the educational activity are complemented with Training and Self-Assessment Material that have been designed to enhance core knowledge through personal training.

Click on the titles below to access the Training and Self-Assessment Sets.

Etiologic Classification of Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Eric Smith, MD, MPH, FRCP(C), FAHA

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Detection/Rating of White Matter Disease, Lacunes, Microinfarcts and EPVS
Vasileios-Arsenios Lioutas, MD

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Detection and Etiologic Classification of Symptomatic and “Silent” Cerebral Infarcts
Ava Liberman, MD

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