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CME
Maximum Credit hours: Total of 21.25
Credit hours per day: Wed. 2.5 hrs.; Thurs. 6.5 hrs.; Fri. 6.25 hrs., Sat. 6 hrs.
CME - Physicians
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essentials Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) and Society of Chest Pain Centers. The University of Massachusetts Medical School is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The UMMS designates this continuing medical education activity for a maximum of 21.25 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s) ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Approved by the American College of Emergency Physicians for 21.25 hours of ACEP Category I credit.
CONTACT HOURS - Nurses
This offering meets the requirements 27 contact hours for nurses as specified by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in nursing (244-CMR 5.04). Each nurse should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity .
DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
It is the policy of the University of Massachusetts Medical School to ensure fair balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all activities. All faculty participating in CME activities sponsored by the University of Massachusetts Medical School are required to present evidence-based data, identify and reference off-label product use and disclose all relevant financial relationships with those supporting the activity or others whose products or services are discussed. Faculty disclosure will be provided in the activity materials.
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11th Congress of Chest Pain Centers
Overall Learning Objectives
• Review and discuss the key studies that have impacted the new NSTE-ACS (Acute Coronary Syndromes) guidelines, review the guidelines, and discuss significant changes, and highlight key areas that will impact the care of the patient in the Chest Pain Center .
• Review updates in biomarkers and clinical applications in the acute setting for the diagnosis of ACS.
• Highlight the challenges to improving the contact-to-balloon times for STEMI patients. Understand the current STEMI intervention recommendations and present practical measures to reduce times to reperfusion.
• Explore the controversies associated with diversion of the STEMI patient for PCI intervention.
• Discuss the guidelines and evidence of primary and secondary prevention of ACS diseases.
• Describe the financial outcomes for the operation of a successful Chest Pain Center .
• Demonstrate how Chest Pain Center accreditation improves care for the chest pain patient.
• Discuss recent clinical guidelines, late breaking trials, research, new treatment therapies, and recent scientific advancements in ACS and ADHF (acute decompensated heart failure).
• Discuss the impact of ACS and ADHF in women.
• Describe current evidence based medicine for emergency ADHF observation – assessment and treatment.
• Discuss the current available methods for the diagnosis and treatment of ADHF.
• Identify current controversies, advantages and disadvantages involved in providing therapeutic interventions to ADHF patients.