Accreditation

Released: 10/25/2023; Valid for credit through 10/25/2024

Claiming Credits and CME Certificate Fulfillment
To earn credit, participants must complete the activity online during the valid credit period that is noted above. Please click on the Claim Credit Button, and complete the series of assessment questions within the online credit form.  You will be able to download or print a Certificate once the form has been submitted.

Accreditation Designation
The educational activity is designated for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA CATEGORY 1 Credit™ and 1 Contact Hour for Nurse.

Target Audience
This activity has been developed to meet the educational needs of thoracic and cardiothoracic surgeons, electrophysiologists, cardiologists, and other physician groups and allied healthcare professionals with a clinical interest in the management of patients with Atrial Fibrillation.

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

• Examine current challenges and strategies to overcome existing barriers to expansion of a Surgical AF Program
• Review the benefits of multidisciplinary collaboration between Cardiothoracic Surgery and Electrophysiology for optimizing the care of AF patients.
• Discuss the potential benefits and impact of establishing a Hybrid AF program, and role of Left Atrial Appendage Management to eliminate the risk of AF-related stroke.

Accreditation Statement
To support the improvement of patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by MediaSphere Medical and Ciné-Med. Ciné-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 health-care team.

Ciné-Med designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA CATEGORY 1 Credit™.
Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Ciné-Med designates this activity for 1 Contact Hour for Nurses.

Disclosure Policy
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.

Commercial Support
This activity is supported through educational grant from AtriCure

Joint Providership:
MediaSphere Medical, LLC and Ciné-Med

On-Demand Education

Arrhythmia Treatment and Left Atrial Appendage Management

The educational on-demand webinars feature leading experts in the field who review significant outcomes data and practice guidelines, optimal clinical decision-making strategies and therapeutic approaches for managing AF patients, including the role of Concomitant Surgical Ablation, Hybrid AF Therapy, and Left Atrial Appendage Management to improve outcomes.

The on-demand webinars are designated for AMA PRA CATEGORY 1 Credits™ for Physicians and Contact Hours for Nurses

Cryo Nerve Block for Pain Management

The educational on-demand webinars provide practical knowledge on fundamental principles of post-operative pain management and examine optimal strategies for reducing pain in patients who undergo certain invasive cardiac or thoracic surgical procedures, including the emerging role of Cryo Nerve Block (CryoNB).

The on-demand webinars are designated for AMA PRA CATEGORY 1 Credits™ for Physicians and Contact Hours for Nurses  

Women’s Cardiac Health Awareness Series

The Women's Cardiac Health Awareness Series, led by the Program Directors, Dr. Roxana Mehran, Dr. Andrea Russo, and Dr. HelenMari Merritt, is dedicated to providing educational programming focused on evidence-based strategies to improve the quality of cardiac treatment in women, through an interactive virtual forum, comprised of Live Accredited Session Broadcasts which are complimented with On-Demand Archives. The Mission of the Women's Cardiac Health Awareness Series is to serve as a leading resource that delivers high quality education, increases awareness, and advocates for the advancement of strategies and approaches amongst the global multidisciplinary cardiac care team of healthcare professions who are dedicated to the management of cardia care in women.