Program Description

Case studies have served as an excellent tool for testing and evaluating diagnostic and clinical management skills. This activity will provide clinicians with a chance to review clinical case-based scenarios and test their knowledge and aptitude on guidelines pertaining to secondary prevention of sudden cardiac death through interactive case-based and post-test questions.

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this program the learner will be able to:

• Identify the indications for ICD implantation in the secondary prevention of sudden cardiac death

Target Audience

This program is intended for:

• Electrophysiologists
• Clinical cardiologists
• Allied Professionals

Author

Andrea M. Russo, MD, FHRS
Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center

Accreditation

The Heart Rhythm Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Continuing Medical Education (CME)

The Heart Rhythm Society designates this educational activity eligible for 0.5 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, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. It has been assigned code R3X-PRV-09-05. A maximum of 0.5 credit hours are available for this educational activity.

Secondary Prevention: Understanding the Guidelines Case Study

Secondary Prevention: Understanding the Guidelines

Claim CME/CE Credit!

In order to claim 1.0 CME or CE credit you must complete two case studies.

If you have passed two case study programs and would like to claim CME or CE credit, print the page displaying the passing quiz results and fax it, along with the completed Program Evaluation Form (PDF, 12K), to:

Heart Rhythm Society
Attn: Education Department
(202) 464-3401