EP and Device Therapy for Allied Professionals: Applying Knowledge to Clinical Practice

Hosted by: Stony Brook University Medical Center East Loop Road Stony Brook, NY 11790

Saturday, October 23, 2010
Stony Brook University Medical Center
Stony Brook, NY
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Program Information
EP and Device Therapy for Allied Professionals: Applying Knowledge to Clinical Practice was a single-day program that took place in Stony Brook, NY. The purpose of this popular program was to bring together allied professionals from the Northeastern region of the U.S. to discuss current practices and trends within the heart rhythm community. 

Through didactic sessions, panel discussions and hands-on opportunities, clinicians working in device clinics and electrophysiology labs had an opportunity to achieve a comprehensive understanding of how to best manage arrhythmia patients.

Learning Objectives

• Review device interrogation and interpretation
• Recognize concepts related to mapping and ablation technologies in the EP lab setting
• Identify periprocedural patient management for EP, ablation and device therapies
• Describe regulatory and health policy issues related to EP and device patient care
• Recognize the best out-patient follow-up and diagnostic methods

National Course Directors

• Robin A. Leahy, RN, BSN, FHRS
• Nancy A. Lee, RN, FHRS

Regional Course Directors

• Sei Iwai, MD, FHRS
• Deborah A. Schwartz, RN, MS, ANP, CEPS
• Nancy A. Wichtendahl, RN, ANP-C, ACNP

Program Schedule
7:15 – 8:00 a.m.	Registration Open
8:00– 8:15 a.m.	Welcome and Why Allied Professionals Are Critical! Sei Iwai, MD, FHRS
8:15– 8:45 a.m.	AF Ablation: A Patient's Perspective Before, During and After the Procedure Reva Gajer, RN, MSN, ANP
8:45 – 9:15 a.m.	Devices: What’s New in the Lab for Implant and Out of the Lab for Follow-up Jill Ryan, RN, MSN, ANP-C
9:15 – 9:30 a.m.	Break
9:30 – 10:10 a.m.	Hands-on Breakout Round 1*
10:15 – 10:55 a.m.	Hands-on Breakout Round 2*
11:00 – 11:40 a.m.	Hands-on Breakout Round 3*
11:45 a.m.– noon	Break
noon – 1:00 p.m.	Lunch with Didactic Presentation: State of the Art EP Lab: What's Going On in There? Nancy A. Wichtendahl, RN, ANP-C, ACNP
1:00 – 1:30 p.m.	Sedation for Implants and Ablations Deborah A. Schwartz, RN, MS, ANP, CEPS
1:30 – 2:00 p.m.	Devices: Out Patient Follow-up and Diagnostics Jaclyn Aloise-Cotgreave, RPA-C
2:00 – 2:45 p.m.	Town Hall Panel Discussion / Bring Your Questions to the Experts
2:45 – 3:15 p.m.	Allied Professionals in Electrophysiology: The Present and the Future Sei Iwai, MD, FHRS Deborah A. Schwartz, RN, MSN, ANP, CEPS Nancy A. Wichtendahl, RN, ANP-C, ACNP
*Featured Hands-On Breakout Sessions - Note: CME/CE is not available for the Hands-on Sessions
	Industry EP Hands-On Case Demonstration Facilitator: Nancy A. Wichtendahl, RN, ANP-C, ACNP Industry Device Hands-On Demonstration Facilitator: Bridget Murphy, RPA-C Industry Remote Monitoring Hands-On Demonstration Facilitator: Jill Ryan, RN, MSN, ANP-C Heart Anatomy Dissection Hands-On Facilitator: Michele Xikis, ANP-C

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 7M7R3X-PRV-09-17.

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.

This program was supported by a grant from Medtronic.