Description
Module One of Core Concepts in Remote Monitoring is The Current State of Remote Monitoring in EP. This module is designed to provide a baseline of knowledge about the practice of remote monitoring within the field of electrophysiology. The sessions in this module provide an overview of the 2023 Remote Monitoring Concensus document and highlight the updates made since the release of the 2015 Remote Monitoring Guidelines. Sessions are also devoted to studies of digital wearable devices, as well as the use of those devices and best practices for interpreting their data. Global remote monitoring experts also provide case studies to aid in the understanding of remote monitoring operations in clinic settings.
Sessions Include:
- An Overview of Current Best Practices in Remote Monitoring
- Device Types and Indicators
- A Panel Discussion of Device Cases
- A Round Table Discussion: Hear from Current Practitioners and Patients
- International Perspectives and the Geography of Remote Monitoring
Learning Objectives
- Become familiar with the updated guidelines and best practices for remote monitoring as outlined in the new 2023 HRS/EHRA/APHRS/LAHRS Expert Consensus Statement on Practical Management of the Remote Device Clinic.
- Identify key changes made in the 2023 Concensus document as compared to the 2015 Remote Monitoring Guidelines.
- Review the growing number of digital patient wearable health devices that are enabled to play a role in the remote monitoring of cardiac conditions and the specific strengths and challenges that are associated with them.
- Interpret data from sample remote monitoring cases and review diagnostics and case management with experts in the field.
Target Audience
This activity is designed for Physicians, Advanced Practice Providers, Registered Nurses, Cardiac Technicians/ Technologist/ Therapist/ Physiologist, Genetic Counselor, and other non-Physicians seeking a comprehensive overview of Remote Monitoring in the field of electrophysiology.
Course Planners
Course Planners
Wendy Boettcher, BSN, CRAT, RN, CCDS, CDRMS, UTHealth EPHeart Training Center | Clinical Educational Trainer
Lynn M. Brewer, BS, CCDS, Penn Medicine/Lancaster General Health | Manager, EP & Pacing Services
Brynn E. Dechert-Crooks, APN, FHRS, CCDS, C.S. Mott Children`s Hospital | Nurse Practitioner
Jay Cullivan, BSN, RN, CCDS, Massachusetts General Hospital | CIED Clinic & Arrhythmia Remote Monitoring Manager
Martha G. Ferrara, DNP, FNP, RN, FHRS, CCDS, White Plains Hospital | Nurse Practitioner
Aileen M. Ferrick, PhD, ACNP, RN, FHRS, White Plains Hospital EP | Nurse Practitioner/Clinical Researcher
Rakesh Gopinathannair, MA, MD, FHRS, Kansas City Heart Rhythm Institute | Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology
Anthony D. Mercando, BSEE, MD, White Plains Hospital Physician Associates | Physician
Gregory F. Michaud, MD, FHRS, Massachusetts General Hospital | Physician
Suneet Mittal, BA, MD, FHRS, The Valley Hospital | Director Electrophysiology Lab
Andreas Pflaumer, MD, FHRS, CEPS-P, Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne | Pediatric Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist
Carissa Rose Pistilli, MSN, The Valley Hospital | Nurse Practitioner
Lynda E. Rosenfeld, MD, FHRS, Yale University School of Medicine | Emerita Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
Stephanie Toth, ACNP, Bryn Mawr Medical Specialists/ Triangulate Health | Nurse Practitioner
Faculty
Tina Baykaner, MD, MPH
Stanford University | Electrophysiologist
Neil Connery, MSN, APRN
Yale New Haven Hospital | Nurse Practitioner
Aarti Dalal, DO, FHRS, CEPS-P
Vanderbilt University | Assistant Professor
Brynn E. Dechert-Crooks, APN, FHRS, CCDS
C.S. Mott Children`s Hospital | Nurse Practitioner
David Duncker, MD, FHRS
Hannover Heart Rhythm Center, Hannover Medical School | Professor
Martha G. Ferrara, DNP, FNP, FHRS, CCDS
White Plains Hospital | Nurse Practitioner
Aileen M. Ferrick, PhD, ACNP, RN, FHRS
White Plains Hospital EP | Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Researcher
Eric M. Grubman, MD, FHRS
Yale University School of Medicine | Physician
Pipin Kojodjojo, MBBS, PhD, FHRS
Asian Heart & Vascular Centre | Senior Consultant Cardiologist
Starr DeEllen Mirza
Patient Advocate
Suneet Mittal, MD, FHRS
The Valley Hospital | Director Electrophysiology Lab
Prashanthan Sanders, MBBS, PhD, FHRS
University of Adelaide | Electrophysiologist
Ricardo Alkmim Teixeira, MD, PhD
Hospital Renascentista | Director
ACE (formerly CME) Statements
Accreditation Statement
The Heart Rhythm Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Physicians AMA Designation Statement
The Heart Rhythm Society designates this internet enduring activity for a maximum of 3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclosure Policy
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.
Disclosure of Faculty's Commercial Relationship(s)
All relevant financial relationships are reviewed and mitigated.
Faculty Disclosures
Tina Baykaner, MD, MPH
Research (Contracted Grants for Pls and Named Investigators Only), Research Role: NIH
Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee (Consulting): Medtronic, Pacemate
Neil Connery, MSN, APRN
Nothing relevant to disclose.
Aarti Dalal, DO, FHRS, CEPS-P
Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee (Speaking and Teaching): Medtronic, Inc.
Brynn E. Dechert-Crooks, APN, FHRS, CCDS
Nothing relevant to disclose.
David Duncker, MD, FHRS
Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee (Speaking and Teaching): Boston Scientific, Boehringer Ingelheim, Pfizer, Inc., Abbott Medical, AstraZeneca, Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, BMS / Pfizer Alliance, CVRx, Inc., Medtronic, Zoll Medical Corporation, Sanofi.
Martha G. Ferrara, DNP, FNP, FHRS, CCDS
Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee (Consulting): Rhythm Management Group Corp., Boston Scientific
Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee (Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels): Boston Scientific
Travel/Entertainment: Medtronic, Inc.
Aileen M. Ferrick, PhD, ACNP, RN, FHRS
Nothing relevant to disclose.
Eric M. Grubman, MD, FHRS
Nothing relevant to disclose.
Pipin Kojodjojo, MBBS, PhD, FHRS
Nothing relevant to disclose.
Starr DeEllen Mirza
Nothing relevant to disclose.
Suneet Mittal, MD, FHRS
Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee (Consulting): BioTelemetry, Inc., Boston Scientific, Catawba, CVRx Inc., Haemonics, Impulse Dynamics USA, Abbott, iRhythm Technologies, Medtronic, Philips, ScottCare Inc., Vektor Remote Care, Viz. AI, AltaThera Pharmaceuticals, AtriCure, Inc., Baylis Medical Company, BMS / Pfizer Alliance, Implicity.
Prashanthan Sanders, MBBS, PhD, FHRS
Research (Contracted Grants for Pls and Named Investigators Only), Research Role: Boston Scientific, Abbott, Medtronic, Becton Dickinson, CathRx.
Research (Contracted Grants for Pls and Named Investigators Only), Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels: Pacemate.
Other Financial Relationships, Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels: Medtronic PLC, Boston Scientific, Pacemate, CathRx.
Ricardo Alkmim Teixeira, MD, PhD
Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee (Speaking and Teaching): Daiichi Sankyo, Spectranetics Corporation
The Content Reviewers have the following disclosures. All relevant financial relationship disclosures have been mitigated.
Weeranun Dechyapirom Bode, MD
Nothing relevant to disclose.
Ashley Greathouse, BSN, MSN, APRN
Nothing relevant to disclose.
Rachel Schreier, MSN, ACNP, APRN
Nothing relevant to disclose.
The Course Planners have the following disclosures. All relevant financial relationship disclosures have been mitigated.
Wendy Boettcher, BSN, CRAT, RN, CCDS, CDRMS
Nothing relevant to disclose.
Lynn M. Brewer, BS, CCDS
Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee (Speaking and Teaching): St. Jude Medical
Brynn E. Dechert-Crooks, APN, FHRS, CCDS
Nothing relevant to disclose.
Jay Cullivan, BSN, RN, CCDS
Nothing relevant to disclose.
Martha G. Ferrara, DNP, FNP, RN, FHRS, CCDS
Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee (Consulting): Rhythm Management Group Corp., Boston Scientific
Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee (Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels): Boston Scientific
Travel/Entertainment: Medtronic, Inc.
Aileen M. Ferrick, PhD, ACNP, RN, FHRS
Nothing relevant to disclose.
Rakesh Gopinathannair, MA, MD, FHRS
Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee (Speaking and Teaching): Abbott
Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee (Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels): AltaThera Pharmaceuticals
Other Non-Financial Relationships (Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels): Pacemate
Officer, Trustee, Director, Committee Chair, or any Fiduciary Role (Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels): Heart Rhythm Society
Anthony D. Mercando, BSEE, MD
Nothing relevant to disclose.
Gregory F. Michaud, MD, FHRS
Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee (Speaking and Teaching): Heart Rhythm Society, Abbott, Mediasphere Medical, Boston Scientific, Biotronik, Medtronic, Arrhythmia Alliance
Research (Contracted Grants for Pls and Named Investigators Only), Research Role: American Heart Association
Suneet Mittal, BA, MD, FHRS
Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee (Consulting): BioTelemetry, Inc., Boston Scientific, Catawba, CVRx Inc., Haemonics, Impulse Dynamics USA, Abbott, iRhythm Technologies, Medtronic, Philips, ScottCare Inc., Vektor Remote Care, Viz. AI, AltaThera Pharmaceuticals, AtriCure, Inc., Baylis Medical Company, BMS / Pfizer Alliance, Implicity.
Andreas Pflaumer, MD, FHRS, CEPS-P
Officer, Trustee, Director, Committee Chair, or any Fiduciary Role (Board Membership): Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society, PACES
Other Financial Relationships, Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels: Navi Medical Systems
Carissa Rose Pistilli, MSN
Nothing relevant to disclose.
Lynda E. Rosenfeld, MD, FHRS
Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee (Consulting): ImStem Biotechnology, Inc.
Stocks, Publicly Traded: Abbott, Procter & Gamble, Inc., General Electric
Stephanie Toth, ACNP
Nothing relevant to disclose.
The following Heart Rhythm Society Staff have nothing relevant to disclose:
Gary Bird, PhD
Stephanie Colbert
Jordan Glenn
Schae Kane
Sarah K. Sailor, MFA
Content Validation 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.
The Heart Rhythm Society takes steps to assure its learners and the public that the content of certified activities is accurate and reliable. The following principles are applied to the process of validating CME content. The content is peer-reviewed to ensure the following:
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.
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Contact Information
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