This activity is designed for Physicians, Advanced Practice Providers, and other Allied Professionals in the Field of EP.
Faculty Disclosure(s):
M.J. Ackerman: Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Boston Scientific; Daiichi Sankyo; UpToDate; Medtronic; ARMGO Pharma; LQT Therapeutics; Abbott; Bristol-Myers Squibb. Intellectual Property Rights - AliveCor; Anumana; Pfizer, Inc.. Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators only) - LQT Therapeutics.
Bryan Baranowski: Nothing Relevant to Disclose.
Neal Bhatia: Nothing Relevant to Disclose
T. Bunch: Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators only) - Altathera; Boehringer Ingelheim; Abbott. Training for new ablation balloon - Biosense Webster, Inc.. Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Pfizer, Inc..
E.H. Chung: Nothing relevant to disclose.
James Daubert: Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators only): Boston Scientific, Medtronic, Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting: VytronUS, Inc., LivaNova, Boston Scientific, Medtronic, Biosense Webster, Inc., Syneos Health, Acutus Medical Inc, Farapulse, Biotronik, Philips, Affera, Inc.
S.P. Etheridge: Nothing relevant to disclose.
Ann Garlitski: Cohere Health (Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee), Boston Scientific (Salary from Employment)
T.V. Glotzer: Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Abbott; Medtronic,Inc..
S. Iwai: No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
J. Jacobson: Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: American College of Cardiology, Zoll Medical Corporation; Research (Contracted Grants for PIs Named Investigators Only): Abbott, Phillips; Stocks (Privately Held): Atlas 5D
Elizabeth Kaufman: Nothing Relevant to Disclose
R. Lampert: Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: Medtronic; Research (Contracted Grants for PIs Named Investigators Only): MediLynx, Medtronic, Boston Scientific, Medtronic Inc..
Christopher Madias: Nothing Relevant to Disclose
J.M. Mandrola: Nothing relevant to disclose.
M. Maron: Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators only) - iRhythm Technologies; Celltrion; Takeda; Imbria. chair, Steering Committte - Cytokinetics.
Eric N. Prystowski, MD,FHRS: Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting: Medtronic, Philips
Marwan Refaat: Nothing Relevant to Disclose
Comilla Sasson: Nothing Relevant to Disclose
Staff Disclosure(s) (note: HRS staff are NOT in control of educational content. Disclosures are provided solely for full transparency to the learner):
S. Colbert: No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
J. Glenn: No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
S. Kane: No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
S. Sailor: No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
Disclosure Policy
The Heart Rhythm Society is committed to the provision of Accredited Continuing Education (formerly known as Continuing Medical Education (CME)) that is balanced, objective, and evidence based. HRS adheres to the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) which require that those individuals in a position to control the content of an educational activity (including, but not limited to, planners, faculty, authors, committee members, content reviewers, editors, and staff) disclose all financial relationships with an ACCME-defined ineligible company* within the 24 months prior to the disclosure.
Any individual who refuses to disclose financial relationships is disqualified from participating in HRS ACE-certified activities. Owners and employees of ACCME-defined ineligible companies may have no role in the planning or implementation of ACE activities without a special written exemption from the HRS Chief Learning Officer that will be granted only in specific circumstances that meet ACCME requirements.
ACCME Definition:
*An ineligible company is one whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
Examples of such organizations include:
- Advertising, marketing, or communication firms whose clients are ineligible companies
- Bio-medical startups that have begun a governmental regulatory approval process
- Compounding pharmacies that manufacture proprietary compounds
- Device manufacturers or distributors
- Diagnostic labs that sell proprietary products
- Growers, distributors, manufacturers or sellers of medical foods and dietary supplements
- Manufacturers of health-related wearable products
- Pharmaceutical companies or distributors
- Pharmacy benefit managers
- Reagent manufacturers or sellers
All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.