Description
This session that was presented at Heart Rhythm 2019 on May 10th in San Francisco, is designed to familiarize attendees with a variety of adjunctive mapping techniques which can be used during AF ablations, and when and how to use them.
Faculty
Edward P. Gerstenfeld, MD, FHRS - Chair
University of California, San Francisco
Paul J. Wang, MD, FHRS - Chair
Stanford Univ School of Medicine
What is the Role Ganglion Plexus Mapping in AF?
Sunny S. Po, MD, PhD
University of Oklahoma, Heart Rhythm Institute
When Should CFAE Mapping Be Used in AF Ablation?
Isabel Deisenhofer, MD
German Heart Center Munich
What is the Role of Scar Mapping in AF?
Nazem Akoum, MD, MS, FHRS
University of Washington
What is the Role and Best Way to Perform Focal Impulse and Rotor Mapping During AF Ablation?
Sanjiv M. Narayan, MD, PhD, FHRS
Stanford University
What is the Role of High Density Mapping in AF Ablation?
Elad Anter, MD
BIDMC
Translational Perspective
Jose Jalife, MD, FHRS
University of Michigan
Faculty Disclosures
Chairs
E.P. Gerstenfeld: Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators only) - Biosense Webster, Inc.; Abbott Vascular. Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Biosense Webster, Inc.; Medtronic, Inc.; Abbott Vascular; Boston Scientific Corp..
P.J. Wang: Nothing relevant to disclose.
Speakers
S.S. Po: Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Biosense Webster, Inc.; Boston Scientific. Intellectual Property Rights - NanoMed Targeting System.
I. Deisenhofer: Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Abbott Laboratories; Biosense Webster, Inc.; Boston Scientific; Bristol-Myers Squibb.
N. Akoum: Nothing relevant to disclose.
S.M. Narayan:Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Abbott Laboratories. Intellectual Property Rights - Topera Medical.
E. Anter: Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee - Biosense Webster, Inc.; Boston Scientific Corp.; Itamar Medical.
J. Jalife: Nothing relevant to disclose.
Reviewers
P. Aziz: Nothing relevant to disclose.
M. Berger: Nothing relevant to disclose.
Staff
R. Werlinich: Nothing to disclose
O. Debela: Nothing to disclose
Accreditation and Credit Designation Statements
The Heart Rhythm Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Heart Rhythm Society designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Credit Information
A CME Certificate (for physicians) or Certificate of Participation (for non-physicians) will be provided to individuals seeking credit from the following organizations which accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ or have identified credit awarded by ACCME accredited providers as being “substantially equivalent” to their own. Note that participants are advised to contact their certifying body for specific information regarding credit submissions:
· American Academy of Family Practice (AAFP) for elective credit
· American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB)
· American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA)
· American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
· American Osteopathic Association (AOA) for Category 2 credit
· Committee on Accreditation of Continuing Medical Education (Canada)
· European Board of Accreditation in Cardiology (EBAC)
· European CME Credits (ECMEC)
· German Chambers of Physicians
· Oman Medical Specialty Board
· Qatar Council for Health Practitioners
· Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Policies
DISCLOSURE POLICY
The Heart Rhythm Society is committed to the provision of Continuing Medical Education (CME) that is balanced, objective, and evidence-based. The Heart Rhythm Society adheres to the Standards for Commercial Support (SCS) of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) which requires that those individuals in a position to control the content of an educational activity (including planners, faculty, authors, committee members, content reviewers, editors, and staff) disclose all relevant financial relationships (for self and for spouse/partner) with an ACCME-defined commercial interest within the 12 months prior to the disclosure.
CONTENT VALIDATION
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Fair Balance - that content is balanced among various options available for treatment and not biased toward a particular product or manufacturer.
Patient Treatment Recommendations - that patient treatment recommendations contained in the content are evidence-based, are appropriate for the target audience, and that the patient treatment recommendations contribute to overall improvement in patient care.
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Learning Objectives - that the educational content supports the learning objectives of the activity, and that the objectives stated for performance-in-practice are actionable and measurable.
Omissions - that no seminal studies, data, or best evidence are missing
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