Sponsorship Statement

This activity is sponsored by The Ponce Medical School Foundation, Inc. and the American College of Cardiology Puerto Rico Chapter.

Accreditation Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of The Ponce Medical School Foundation, Inc and the American College of Cardiology Puerto Rico Chapter.  The Ponce Medical School Foundation, Inc is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), Provider’s No. 0007249, to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Ponce Medical School Foundation, Inc is accredited by the Puerto Rico Board of Licensing and Medical Disciplines, provider’s No. 016-DC23-JLDM.

Credit Designation

The Ponce Medical School Foundation, Inc designates this educational activity for a maximum of 5.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ subject to approval. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Faculty Disclosure Policy

It is the policy of Ponce Medical School Foundation, Inc to ensure independence, balance, objectivity, scientific rigor and integrity in all of its sponsored educational activities.

All persons who are in a position to control the educational content of a sponsored activity are expected to disclose to the participants any relevant financial relationship(s) they and/or spouse/partner have with the commercial supporters and/or providers of commercial services and/or manufacturers of any commercial products discussed during the educational activity. All conflicts of interest have been identified and resolved prior to the release of this activity.

The faculty will report financial relationships or relationships to products or devices they or their spouse/partner have with commercial interests related to the content of this CME activity.

Target Audience

This CME activity has been designed for Physicians.

Cardiac electrophysiology has experienced growth in an exponential manner, we have moved from the implantation of very large and poorly powered pacemakers to the deployment of transvenously delivered MRI compatible miniaturized leadless capsules capable of pacing for decades, from the implantation of large epicardial defibrillating paddles around the heart to the implantation of totally subcutaneous systems, from performing electrophysiologic studies with primitive bipolar catheters to having almost automated three dimensional mapping systems capable of obtaining over 2000 arrhythmia points in just over 5 minutes.

Despite these advances, many patients continue to live with cardiac arrhythmias and patients continue to present to emergency rooms, internists and general cardiology and electrophysiologists offices with complex situations that require rapid recognition and treatment.  This year summit’s objective is to update all of us, in the diagnosis and up to date management of conditions like supraventricular arrhythmias, ventricular tachycardia and atrial fibrillation as well as cardiac device management.  We will review all recent updated guidelines on these topics and as usual, have sessions on basic electrocardiographic diagnosis of arrhythmias. 

OBJECTIVES

1. Updates in Management of Atrial Fibrillation
2. How to proceed with anti-coagulation after left atrial appendage occlusion
3. Recommendation of management of subclinical and device-detected atrial fibrillation
4. Integration of wearable technology for arrhythmia detection
5. Updates in cardiac ablation technology
6. Review of cryoablation vs radiofrequency ablation pulmonary vein isolation
7. Appropriate risk Stratification for Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes
8. Evaluation and Management of Asymptomatic Bradycardia and Conduction Blocks
9. Syncope: evaluation and management
10. Appropriate approach of anti-arrhythmic drugs use

TARGET AUDIENCE

This activity has been designed for internists, cardiology fellows, cardiologists, interventional cardiologists, electrophysiologists, cardiovascular surgeons involved in the management of cardiovascular diseases and any other physicians interested in the cardiology field.

Accreditation for this program is only approved for NURSES.

AACN Approval Notification of CNE Individual Activity

File Number: 24280

This nursing continuing professional individual activity is approved for 6.00 contact hours.  

Approval for this activity begins 10/1/2022 and expires 2 years from this date.

This nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED