7th Annual Western New England Acute Cardiology Conference

October 14, 2020

Date & Location:

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Goal:

The goal of this conference is to support ideal cardiovascular care for our patients and the health of our community. The field of acute cardiology is rapidly changing with new and innovative treatment protocols for a wide range of conditions.

Provided by:

Baystate Medical Center Heart and Vascular and Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education

Target Audience

This course is designed for cardiologists, hospitalists, primary care physicians, physician assistants, pharmacists, emergency medicine physicians, EMTs, paramedics, nurse practitioners, nurses, and cardiovascular technologists.

Learning Objectives

Evaluate different clinical perspectives and evidence based practice in the management of STEMI patients during the COVID era.
Discuss recent updates to research and evidence in regard to the management of STEMI patients.
Review the evaluation, identification and management of patients with cardiogenic shock from the perspective of one’s unique clinical role.
Assess best practices/processes of establishing and maintaining cardiogenic shock programs for both referring and receiving centers.
Categorize ECMO/ECLS criteria and appropriate use of these therapies in critically ill cardiac patients as related to one’s unique clinical role.
Interpret the role and practice scope of the critical care nurse managing ECMO therapy in a facility that has implemented nurse-driven ECMO protocols.
Determine evidence-based techniques to the access and management of impella or intra-aortic balloon pump patients.
Compare variances in the management of critically ill cardiac patients requiring impella and/or intra-aortic balloon pump therapies.
Establish understanding of TherOx SSO2 technology for the LAD STEMI patient.
Critique the newest research for management of out of hospital cardiac arrest patients as related to one’s unique clinical role and scope of practice.

Course summary

Available credit:

4.75 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 4.75 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PA’s should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
4.75 ACPE Contact Hours
4.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
4.75 ANCC Contact Hours
4.75 BCIPE Instructional Hours
4.00 OEMS Credit Hours

Course opens:

08/03/2020

Course expires:

05/31/2021

Event starts:

10/14/2020 - 8:00am EDT

Event ends:

10/14/2020 - 1:15pm EDT

Cost:

$0.00

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Rating:

The 7^th Annual Western New England Acute Cardiology Conference (WNEACC)
Topics and Speakers:
8:00	Commencement: AHA Awards & 2019 STEMI Top 10	*Amir Lotfi MD & AHA Representatives
Block 1: STEMI & COVID
8:10	STEMI in the COVID Era	*Dan Fisher MD
8:25	STEMI in the COVID Era: EMS Perspective	*Kevin Clark NRP
8:40	STEMI in the COVID Era: Cath Lab Perspective	Nicole Hoffman RN & Mary O'Sullivan RN
8:55	STEMI in the COVID Era: Critical Care Perspective	*Kim Legros RN
9:10	Mobile Care Solutions in the COVID Era	Nathan Stanaway MS NRP & Alina Capatina MSN
9:25	COVID in the MICU From a Cardiac Perspective	Mark Tidswell MD
9:40	*Live Q&A With Block 1 Moderators*
Block 2: Cardiogenic Shock
9:50	Refractory Cardiogenic Shock: Assessment and Escalation	*Sean Van Diepen MD
10:05	Refractory Cardiogenic Shock: Establishing Referral Centers	*Syed Tanveer Rab MD
10:20	Refractory Cardiogenic Shock: Invasive Management	Perwaiz Meraj MD
10:35	Cardiogenic Shock: Infarct Related Artery Versus Multivessel Intervention	*Avneet Singh MD
10:50	Women in Interventional Cardiology	Cindy Grines MD
11:05	*Live Q&A With Block 2 Moderators*
11:10	*BREAK & Exhibits*
Workshop 1
11:20	ECMO and ECLS: Who will benefit?	*Demetri Yannopoulos MD
11:20	ECMO: Critical Care Nursing	*Melody Nungaray-Ortiz RN
Workshop 2
11:35	Percutaneous Axillary Access for Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump or Impella	Duane Pinto MD
11:35	Management of Percutaneous Impella in the Critical Care Setting	Jaime Hernandez MD
Block 3: Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest
11:50	Out of hospital Cardiac Arrest Assessment: Who Should Go to the Cath Lab?	*Lloyd W Klein MD
12:05	Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest: EMS perspective in the COVID Era	*Erin Markt Paramedic
12:20	Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Critical Care Management	*Alexandra Marra RN
12:35	TherOx SSO2 technology for the LAD STEMI patient	*Saini Abhimanyu MD
12:50	*Live Q&A With Block 3 Moderators*
13:00	Patient Experience: Cardiac Arrest	* Patient S.J. & *First Responders
13:15	Adjourn	*Amir Lotfi MD

Attendees should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

None of the members of the planning committee nor faculty marked with an * have relationships with commercial companies providing goods or services used on patients.

To view all faculty and their potential conflicts of interest, click on the Faculty tab.

Webinar

*Alina Capatina, CCRN MSN
ACS/STEMI Program Coordinator
Baystate Medical Center

*Kevin Clark, NRP
EMS Coordinator
Baystate Medical Center

*Sean van Diepen, MD MSc
Associate Professor
Department of Critical Care Medicine and Divisions of Cardiology
Department of Medicine
University of Alberta

*Daniel Fisher, MD PhD
Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, Interventional Cardiology
UMass Memorial Medical Center
UMass Medical School

Cindy L Grines, MD MSCAI FACC
Chief Scientific Officer
Northside Hospital Cardiovascular Institute, LLC
Dr. Grines is a consultant for the Abiomed Advisory Board

Jaime Hernandez-Montfort, MD MPH
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist
Cleveland Clinic Florida
Dr. Hernandez is a consultant for Abiomed and Livanova

*Nicole Hoffman, CCRN CEN
Cardiac Cath Lab RN
Baystate Medical Center

*Lloyd W Klein, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco

*Kimberly Legros, BSN RN CCRN
Heart and Vascular Critical Care RN
Baystate Medical Center

*Amir Lotfi, MD FRCPC FSCAI
Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Chief, Cardiology Division
Medical Director, Inpatient Heart & Vascular
Medical Director, Regional MI Program
Baystate Medical Center
Tufts University School of Medicine

*Erin Markt, Paramedic
Senior Prehospital & EMS Coordinator
Baystate Health

*Alexandra Marra, BSN CCRN EMT-B
Critical Care Transport Nurse
Baystate Medical Center

Perwaiz Meraj, MD FACC FSCAI
Associate Professor
Interventional Cardiology
Northwell Health
Dr. Meraj receives grant & research support from Abiomed, Medtronic and Boston Scientific.

*Melody Nungaray-Ortiz, BSN RN CCRN
CVICU RN & ECMO Specialist
Banner University Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ

*Mary E O'Sullivan, BSN-BC
Cardiac Cath Lab RN
Baystate Medical Center

Duane Pinto, MD MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine
Chief, Interventional Section
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Harvard Medical School
Dr. Pinto is a consultant for Abbott Vascular, Abiomed, Boston Scientific, Medtronic, NuPulseCV, Teleflex, Inari, receives grant & research support from Medtronic, Abiomed, Boston Scientific, HiLife, Penumbra, CSL Behring and receives author royalties from UpToDate.

*Tanveer Rab, MD FACC FSCAI
Professor of Medicine
Emory University

*Abhimanyu Saini, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Cook County Health, UI Health
Rush Hospital and Health Systems

*Avneet Singh, MD
Assistant Professor
Director of Interventional Cardiology
Northwell Health

Mark A Tidswell, MD
Associate Professor
MICU Medical Director
Baystate Medical Center
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Dr. Tidswell receives research support from Spectral Medical, Inc, RevImmume SAS, Edesa Biotech, and Beyond Air, Inc.

*Nathan Stanaway, MS NRP
Senior Manager
Mobile Care, EMS, Critical Care Transport, AHA Training Center
Baystate Health

*Demetris Yannopoulos, MD
Professor of Medicine and Emergency Medicine
Medical Director, Center for Resuscitation Medicine
MN Mobile Resuscitation Consortium
University of Minnesota Medical School

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.

None of the members of the planning committee nor faculty marked by an * have relationships with commercial companies providing goods or services used on patients.

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

4.75 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 4.75 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PA’s should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
4.75 ACPE Contact Hours
4.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
4.75 ANCC Contact Hours
4.75 BCIPE Instructional Hours
4.00 OEMS Credit Hours

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VIRTUAL EXHIBIT HALL

Welcome to the Virtual Exhibit Hall for the 7th Annual Western New England Acute Cardiology Conference. This is a space where companies share information about their products and services, showcase their latest innovations, and connect with attendees, faculty and course directors. Check out the "booths" below to learn about each exhibitor. You will have the opportunity to speak with some of the representatives when you click on their booth.