EP and Device Therapy for Allied Professionals:
Applying Knowledge to Clinical Practice
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn
Scottsdale, AZ
5 CME/CE hours are available
EP and Device Therapy for Allied Professionals: Applying Knowledge to Clinical Practice is a NEW one-day program presented by the Heart Rhythm Society and hosted at the Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn in Scottsdale, AZ. Download Registration Form (PDF, 166K).
The purpose of this program is to bring together allied professionals from the southwest region of the United States to discuss current practices and trends within the heart rhythm community. Through didactic sessions, panel discussions and hands-on opportunities clinicians working in device and electrophysiology labs will gain a comprehensive understanding of how to best manage arrhythmia patients.
Who Should Attend
The target audience includes nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and technologists.
Learning Objectives
- Demonstrate knowledge of device interrogation and interpretation
- Understand concepts related to mapping and ablation technologies in the EP lab setting
- Discuss periprocedural patient management for EP, ablation and device therapies
- Understand ethical issues related to EP and device patient care
- Recognize the best out-patient follow-up and diagnostic methods
Course Directors
- Gayle B. Bodner, MMS, PA-C, CCDS
- Thomas A. Mattioni, MD
- Heather M. Ross, MS, ANP-BC, CEPS, CCDS
- Aileen Ferrick, ACNP-C, FHRS
Program Outline
7:15–8:00 a.m. Registration Open
8:00–-8:15 a.m. Welcome and Why Allied Professionals Are Critical!
Thomas A. Mattioni, MD, Arizona Arrhythmia Consultants
8:15–8:45 a.m. State of the Art EP Lab: What's Going On in There?
Shelley Merjil, RN, RCES, CEPS
8:45–9:30 a.m. Devices: What's New in the Lab for Implant and Out of the Lab for Follow-up
Heather M. Ross, MS, ANP-BC, CEPS, CCDS
9:45–10:00 a.m. Break
10:00–10:30 a.m. Sedation for Implants and Ablations
Kara (Kay) Rogers, CRNA
10:30–11:00 a.m. Out Patient Follow-up and Diagnostics
Jane Bazzell, RN, CCDS
11:30 a.m.–12:00 noon Town Hall Panel Discussion / Bring Your Questions to the Experts
Faculty Panel
noon–1:00 p.m. Lunch (PROVIDED)
Afternoon Breakouts
Industry EP Hands-On Demo in St. Raphael’s Lab
Note: CME/CE is not available for this activity
Facilitator: Angela Krebsbach, MAB, PA-C
Industry Device Hands-On Demo
Note: CME/CE is not available for this activity
Facilitator: Aileen Ferrick, ACNP-C, FHRS
Remote Monitoring: Caring for patients we never see
Note: CME/CE is not available for this activity
Facilitator: Gayle B. Bodner, MMS, PA-C, CCDS
Career Development for Allied Professionals
Moderator: Heather M. Ross, MS, ANP-BC, CEPS, CCDS
1:00–1:40 p.m. — Breakout Round 1
1:45–2:25 p.m. — Breakout Round 2
2:30–3:10 p.m. — Breakout Round 3
3:15–3:45 p.m. — Wrap-up Course Fees
- Heart Rhythm Society Member — $30
- Non-Member —$40
Accreditation
The Heart Rhythm Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians and by the New York State Nurses Association to provide continuing education for nurses and nurse practitioners.
Continuing Medical Education (CME)
The Heart Rhythm Society designates this educational activity for a maximum of 5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The AMA has determined that physicians not licensed in the USA who participate in this CME activity are eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
Continuing Education (CE) for Nurses
The Heart Rhythm Society is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the New York State Nurses Association, which is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission of Accreditation.
It has been assigned code 6GDPMX-PRV-066.
A maximum of 5 contact hours are available for this educational activity.
Disclosure of Faculty's Commercial Relationship(s)
It is the policy of the Heart Rhythm Society to ensure balance, independent objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its sponsored educational programs. All faculty members participating in continuing medical education activities are required to disclose to the program audience any real or apparent conflicts of interest held within the past 12 months. The Heart Rhythm Society implements a mechanism to identify and resolve all conflicts on interest prior to delivering the educational activity to learners.
Disclaimer
The course, EP and Device Therapy for Allied Professionals: Applying Knowledge to Clinical Practice, provides a forum for the open exchange and discussion of research results and scientific advancements in the field of cardiovascular pacing and electrophysiology; however, the Society makes no representation or warranty as to the truth, originality, or accuracy of the information presented at the course or in materials distributed in connection with it. Nor are the views expressed by the individual speakers necessarily the views of the Society. The Heart Rhythm Society supports the ACCME’s policy on evidence-based content and encourages faculty to adhere to these standards when planning a presentation.
