Faculty

Moderator and Presenter
	Marc Gerdisch, MD Franciscan Health   Indianapolis, IN
Presenters and Panelists
	Armin Kiankhooy, MD Smidt Heart Institute Cedars-Sinai Cardiac Surgery at Huntington Health Pasadena, CA
	Robert Lyons, MD Trinity Health IHA Medical Group Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery – Ann Arbor Ypsilanti , MI
	Richard Whitlock, MD, PhD Professor, Surgery McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

CME Accreditation

Released: 6/10/2025; Valid for credit through 6/10/2026   

Claiming Credits and Certificate Fulfillment
Participants must complete the activity online during the valid credit period noted above to receive Continuing Medical Educational credits. Please click the Claim Credit Button and complete the series of assessment questions within the online credit form. Once the form has been submitted, you can download or print a Certificate.           

Accreditation Designation
The educational activity is designated for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA CATEGORY 1 Credit(s)™ and 1 Contact Hours for Nurses.

Target Audience
This activity has been developed to meet the educational needs of thoracic and cardiothoracic surgeons, associated professionals, and other members of the surgical care team.

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

• Examine methods for identifying pre-operative AF.
• Evaluate treatment strategies for the coronary and aortic patient.
• Assess whether post-operative AF is benign.
• Review the patient's benefits of sinus rhythm.

Accreditation Statement
MediaSphere Medical and Ciné-Med have planned and implemented this activity to improve patient care. 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 healthcare team.

Ciné-Med designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA CATEGORY 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Ciné-Med designates this activity for 1.5 Contact Hours 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
The activity is supported through an educational grant from AtriCure, Inc.

Joint Providership:
MediaSphere Medical, LLC and Ciné-Med