EP and Device Therapy for Allied Professionals: Applying Knowledge to Clinical Practice
Saturday, February 12, 2011 | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Oklahoma Heart Institute
1265 S Utica Ave # 300
24760 Stewart Street
Tulsa, OK 74104-4243
Registration Rates
- $50.00 – Heart Rhythm Society Members
- $75.00 – Non-Members
- $40 per person – Team Rate (Available for groups of three or more persons who register from a single institution. Rate applies to both members and non-members.)
Program Information
EP and Device Therapy for Allied Professionals: Applying Knowledge to Clinical Practice is a one-day program taking place in Tulsa, OK. The purpose of this popular program is to bring together allied professionals from the South Eastern 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, attendees have an opportunity to receive a comprehensive educational overview of how to best manage arrhythmia patients.
Target Audience
This activity is ideal for Allied Professionals including but not limited to:
- Nurses
- Nurse Practitioners
- Physician Assistants
- Telemetry and CCU Nurses
- Cath Lab Staff
- Cardiac Rehabilitation Staff
- Radiation Technologists
- Respiratory Therapists
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this educational activity, participants will be able to:
- Employ device interrogation and interpretation
- Recognize concepts related to mapping and ablation technologies in the EP lab setting
- Identify peri-procedural patient management for EP, ablation and device therapies
- Describe regulatory and health policy issues related to EP and device patient care
- Recognize the best outpatient follow-up and diagnostic methods
Regional Course Directors
- Joy Guy, MHA, R.T. (R), (CV)
- Pamela Reiswig Timothy, MS, ANP-BC
- Sudha Pai, MD, FACC
- Vilma I. Torres, MD, FACC
National Course Directors
- Robin A. Leahy, RN, BSN, FHRS, CCDS
- Nancy A. Lee, RN, FHRS, CCDS
Accreditation Statement
The Heart Rhythm Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA Credit Designation Statement
The Heart Rhythm Society designated this Live activity for a maximum of 5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Continuing Education (CE)
Loma Linda University Medical Center, Staff Development is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 00239, to offer this course for 5.0 contact hours.
Loma Linda University Medical Center, Staff Development is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. (ANCC). This conference has been approved for 5.0 ANCC hours.
Category A CE credit is pending approval by the ASRT.
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME.
American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
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 certified educational activities. Everyone involved in the planning and participation of continuing medical education activities are required to disclose any real or apparent conflict of interest related to the content of their presentations and also disclose discussions of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentations. In accordance with the ACCME's Standards for Commercial Support of Continuing Medical Education, all faculty and planning partners must disclose any financial relationship(s) or other relationship(s) held within the past 12 months. The Heart Rhythm Society implements a mechanism to identify and resolve all conflicts of 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.
For More Information
Please contact Sheila Brantley, Manager of Certified Live Education, at (202) 464-3449 or e-mail at sbrantley@HRSonline.org.
The Heart Rhythm Society acknowledges an educational grant from the following companies in support of this educational activity.
Hands-on activities are supported by an educational grant from
St. Jude Medical.
