CIED and MRI: Overcoming Challenges to Meet Patient Needs

Description

This session will explore some of the issues in MRI scanning for patients with CIEDs: safety concerns for MRI-conditional and non-conditional systems, workflow and involvement of EP staff and resources, and what is needed on the regulatory front for MRI-conditional labeling. The panel discussion to answer practical questions as well as what HRS is doing to move this issue forward should be helpful for everyone working with CIED patients.

Learning Objectives

Understand the data involved in MRI scanning of CIED patients
Understand scientific principles in risk of MRI in various CIED situations
Understand the regulatory considerations for MRI-conditional labeling

Session Chair(s)

Molly Sachdev, MD, MPH
Timothy Larsen, DO

Presentation

MRI in CIED: What Do the Data Tell Us About Risks?
Presenter(s): Robert J. Russo, MD, PhD

CIED Clinician's Role in Off-label MRI Scans: Necessary Service or Unnecessary Burden?
Presenter(s): Martha G. Ferrara, DNP, FNP

MRI-conditional Labeling: Regulatory Considerations
Presenter(s): Mark Fellman

Panel Discussion: What's Next to Facilitate CIED Patients' Access to MRI?
Presenter(s): Christopher F. Liu, MD

Disclosures

Robert Russo:

Nothing Relevant to Disclose

Martha Ferrara:

Medtronic,Inc. (Travel/Entertainment - Pre-HRS Conference)
Boston Scientific (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels)
iRhythm Technologies (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Speaking and Teaching)
Abbott Medical (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Speaking and Teaching)
Biotronik (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)

Mark Fellman:

Medical Device Companies (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Consulting)

Christopher Liu:

Nothing Relevant to Disclose

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Education Framework

General Concepts
-- Communication Skills and Shared Decision Making
-- 9. Know how to communicate effectively and age-appropriately with patients, families and interprofessional teams across a broad range of cultural, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds, including those with special needs.

Summary


Availability:	No future session


Cost:	FREE


Credit Offered:	No Credit Offered

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