The 50th Annual Samuel D. Plotkin 2021 - Group 2 Recordings

 

Enrollment Note: If you have received credit for attending the September 21 live webinar, you will not be able to enroll in these lectures. 

10:30 - 11:00  Heart Failure and CardioMEMS:  Latest Advances to Improve Patient Care - Leeor Jaffee, MD & Gregory Giugliano, MD, SM, FACC, FSCI
11:05 - 11:35  Therapeutic Interventions for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation - Brian Wasserman, MD, MCSI
11:40 - 12:25  The Role of Left Atrial Appendage Closure in Atrial Fibrillation Patient - Amir Lotfi, MD, FRCPC, FASCA


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Goal:
The 50th Annual Samuel D. Plotkin Symposium is a conference that demonstrates the importance of a comprehensive cardiology program encompassing patient care, education, and research that would benefit the Western Massachusetts community.

Provided by:
Baystate Heart & Vascular Program and Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education

Target Audience:
This course is designed for cardiologists, hospitalists, primary care physicians, physician assistants, emergency medicine physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses and cardiovascular technologist.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.75 AAPA Category 1 CME credit
    Baystate Health has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.75 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PA’s should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
  • 1.75 ACPE Contact Hours
  • 1.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.75 ANCC Contact Hours
  • 1.75 BCIPE Instructional Hours
Course opens: 
10/11/2021
Course expires: 
10/29/2022
Cost:
$0.00

Program Director
Ashequl Islam, MD, MPH, FACE, FSCAI*
Professor of Medicine
Program Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship
 UMASS Medical School - Baystate
Director, Strategic Development and Growth
Medical Director, Valvular Heart Disease Program, Baystate Heart & Vascular Program
Baystate Medical Center

Gregory R. Giugliano, MD, SM, FACC, FSCAI*
Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
Director, Heart and Vascular Research
Associate Professor of Medicine
UMASS Medical School – Baystate
Associate Professor of Medicine
Tufts University School of Medicine
Baystate Medical Center

Leeor Jaffe, MD*
Advanced Heart Disease Cardiologist
Department of Cardiology
Baystate Medical Center

Amir Lotfi, MD, FRCPC, FSCAI*
Associate Chief, Cardiology Division
Interim Medical Director, Baystate Health Patient Placement and Transfers
Medical Director, Inpatient Heart & Vascular
Medical Director, Baystate Regional MI Program
Associate Professor of Medicine
UMASS Medical School - Baystate

Brian Wasserman, MD, MSCI*
Non-Invasive Cardiologist
Department of Cardiology
Baystate Medical Center


Faculty Disclosure

The design and content of Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education ( CE ) activities support quality improvement in healthcare and provide fair and balanced views of therapeutic options.  Faculty or planner conflicts of interest are resolved before the educational activity.

Faculty and planners marked with an * have no commercial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling or distributing health care goods and services consumed by, or used on, patients. 

Daniel Engelman, MD indicates Other, e.g. royalty, honoraria, employee with the Edwards Devise Safety Monitoring Board.

Kevin W. Lobdell, MD indicates Consultant with Medtronic, Inc. Quality Consultant, Abiomed, Inc. Steering Committee and Grant/Research Support with Perfect Caze Grant – The Duke Endowment

 

In support of improving patient care, Baystate Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available Credit

  • 1.75 AAPA Category 1 CME credit
    Baystate Health has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.75 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PA’s should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
  • 1.75 ACPE Contact Hours
  • 1.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.75 ANCC Contact Hours
  • 1.75 BCIPE Instructional Hours

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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