Program Overview
This symposium was designed to provide clinicians with practical knowledge on the care and management of patients with ICD or CRT devices who are remotely monitored. Discussion points include implementation, compliance and best practices related to remote monitoring.
Who Can Benefit from this Content?
This program was designed to meet the needs of Allied Health Professionals who are involved in the care of patients with ICD and/or CRT devices and who wish to enhance their knowledge of remote monitoring as it relates to ICD/CRT concepts and systems.
Program Faculty
Co-Chairs
Rebecca Angerstein, MA, MSN, CCRN, CNS, FAHA
Ann Anderson, RN, MSN, FNP, CCA
Faculty
Julie Shea, MS, RNCS, ANP
Deborah Riley, RN
Program Objectives
- Describe the role of remote monitoring in the care of patients with implanted CRM devices
- Describe how data of known clinical value can make a significant impact on patient care outcomes via review of case studies
- Discuss methods to integrate remote monitoring into clinical practice as a workflow optimization tool
- Describe the patient benefit of remote monitoring, including increased patient compliance
- Discuss the role of patient education in patient populations with implanted ICD or CRT devices
- Identify opportunities to work collaboratively with other patient care providers for the enhancement of improved patient care outcomes (panel discussion)
- Discuss the future impact of remote monitoring (panel discussion)
This program is supported by Boston Scientific
