Managing the Patient at Risk for Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Friday, October 8, 2010 | Pittsburgh Marriott City Center | Pittsburgh, PA
In conjunction with Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month, the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association (SCAA), the Heart Rhythm Society and the University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine are collaborating on an outstanding one-day educational program for physicians, nurses, allied health professionals and EMTs seeking to expand their knowledge of SCA and to discuss trends in research and care.
The overall goal of this program is to update the practicing health care providers on managing heart disease, focusing on the immediate, short-term, and long-term treatment of patients at risk for experiencing sudden cardiac arrest. Register today!
Learning Objectives:
By the end of Managing the Patient at Risk for Sudden Cardiac Arrest, attendees will be able to:
- Identify the most important aspects of the acute management of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA)
- Understand and apply the new CPR guidelines
- Describe the rationale behind the use of hypothermia early after resuscitation from sudden cardiac arrest
- Describe current best practices for identifying patients at risk for sudden death.
- Understand the use of genetic testing to detect inherited arrhythmia syndromes and other genetic diseases
- Identify the basics of ICD function, and common issues and problems in the management of patients with ICDs.
- Identify promising therapies and approaches for the future treatment of SCA
- Evaluate the role of pharmacologic therapy in the management of patients with SCA
- Identify how to work with patients and family members to address concerns and anxieties
- Recognize the importance of community preparedness and the role of immediate bystander action
Target Audience:
- General and interventional cardiologists
- Cardiac electrophysiologists
- Primary care physicians
- Emergency medical technicians and other first responders
- Nurses
- Emergency Physicians
- Allied professionals
Course Directors
- Leonard Ganz, MD, FHRS
Chair, Education Committee, Heart Rhythm Society
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineElectrophysiology Section, UPMC-Shadyside
- Vincent N Mosesso, Jr, MD
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Medical Director, Prehospital Care University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Medical Director, Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association
Managing the Patient at Risk for Sudden Cardiac Arrest instructional methods will include didactic lectures, panel discussions, case studies and survivor stories, which will cover sudden cardiac arrest as it relates to patient experiences before, during and after hospital stay, including information on Acute Care, Therapeutic Hypothermia, Mechanisms of Ventricular Arrhythmias and Risk Stratification.
Course Highlights
- Implementing Effective Community SCA Response Systems
- Back to Basics: Importance and Definition of Good CPR
- Post Resuscitation Care and its Importance in Maximizing Recovery Outcomes
- Managing Heart Disease and the Importance of Pharmacological Therapy
- Medical Imaging and Other Diagnostic Tools for Identifying Patients at Risk
- The New Frontier: Genetic Testing
- Prevention and the role of ICD Therapy
- Survivor/Patient Rehabilitation and Support
Disclaimer
Managing the Patient at Risk for Sudden Cardiac Arrest provides a forum for the open exchange and discussion of electrophysiology, however, the Society and SCAA makes no representation or warranty as to the truth, originality, or accuracy of the information presented or in materials distributed in connection with them. Nor are the views expressed by the individual speakers necessarily the views of the Society or SCAA. The Society and SCAA supports the ACCME’s policy on evidence-based content and encourages faculty to adhere to these standards when planning a presentation.
Disclosure Policy
It is the policy of the Society and SCAA 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 conflict of interest related to the content of their presentations within the last 12 months.
Invited speakers have agreed that their presentations will be objective that they will provide a balanced view of diagnostic and therapeutic options, and that discussion of any off-label or investigational use of a commercial product will be disclosed to the audience.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
The Society and SCAA supports the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Should you require specific aids or other services to accommodate your participation at the symposium, please notify the Society or SCAA in advance. A staff member will contact those individuals who have requested assistance to determine what special arrangements need to be made.
