Description
This module contains sessions covering the following topics:
- Establishing a Remote Monitoring Clinic
- Training Remote Monitoring Clinic Staff
- Remote Monitoring Clinic Workflows and Efficiencies
- Systems Integration
- Legal and Ethical Considerations in Remote Monitoring
Learning Objectives
- Understand the process of establishing a remote monitoring clinic.
- Identify workflows that are associated with successful remote monitoring clinics of varying sizes and structures.
- Compare efficiencies in remote monitoring clinics.
- Compare staff training models in different remote monitoring clinics.
- Review remote monitoring clinic systems.
- Understand how the IT systems are used in the clinic practice.
- Understand legal and ethical considerations that are specific to remote monitoring clinics.
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
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
Brynn E. Dechert-Crooks, APN, FHRS, CCDS
C.S. Mott Children`s Hospital | Nurse Practitioner
Rakesh Gopinathannair, MA, MD, FHRS
Kansas City Heart Rhythm Institute | Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology
Sallie C. Gustafson, BSN, CCDS
Emory Healthcare | Senior Manager, Emory Cardiac Device Clinics
Amy Kleinhans, DNP, FHRS
HonorHealth Cardiac Arrhythmia Group | Nurse Practitioner
Fred M. Kusumoto, MD, FHRS
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, EP and Pacing Services | Associate Dean Mayo Clinic School of Medicine
Nancy A. Lee, RN, FHRS, CCDS
Prairie Cardiovascular Consultants | Arrhythmia Device Specialist
Renato Pietro Ricci, MD
Cardio Arrhythmology Center | Professor
Bert Vandenberk, MD, PhD
KU Leuven | Professor
Pugazhendhi Vijayaraman, MD, FHRS
Geisinger Heart Institute | Director, CCEP Fellowship
Rebecca Yapejian, BS, BSN, MSN, APRN, FNP, CCDS
Cardiac RMS, DOCS Health | Associate Manager of CIED Operations, Nurse Practitioner
The following Heart Rhythm Society Staff have nothing relevant to disclose:
Gary Bird, PhD
Stephanie Colbert
Sarah K. Sailor, MFA
ACE 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 5 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.
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.
Scientific Validity - those scientific studies cited in the activity conform to standards accepted by the scientific community.
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.
Faculty Disclosures
Faculty
Brynn E. Dechert-Crooks, APN, FHRS, CCDS
C.S. Mott Children`s Hospital | Nurse Practitioner
Nothing relevant to disclose.
Rakesh Gopinathannair, MA, MD, FHRS
Kansas City Heart Rhythm Institute | Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology
Membership on Advisory Committees: Pacemate, AltaThera Pharmaceuticals, Heart Rhythm Society
Honoraria, Speaking and Teaching: Abbott
Sallie C. Gustafson, BSN, CCDS
Emory Healthcare | Senior Manager, Emory Cardiac Device Clinics
Membership on Advisory Committees: Medtronic, Inc.
Honoraria, Speaking and Teaching: Medaxiom
Amy Kleinhans, DNP, FHRS
HonorHealth Cardiac Arrhythmia Group | Nurse Practitioner
Honoraria, Speaking and Teaching: Abbott Medical, Impulse Dynamics USA, CVRx Inc.
Fred M. Kusumoto, MD, FHRS
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, EP and Pacing Services | Associate Dean Mayo Clinic School of Medicine
Nothing relevant to disclose.
Nancy A. Lee, RN, FHRS, CCDS
Prairie Cardiovascular Consultants | Arrhythmia Device Specialist
Honoraria, Speaking and Consulting: Medtronic, Inc., Biotronik
Speaker's Bureau: Mediasphere Medical
Renato Pietro Ricci, MD
Cardio Arrhythmology Center | Professor
Honoraria, Speaking and Consulting: Abbott Dompe Farmaceutici s.p.a.
Bert Vandenberk, MD, PhD
KU Leuven | Professor
Nothing relevant to disclose.
Pugazhendhi Vijayaraman, MD, FHRS
Geisinger Heart Institute | Director, CCEP Fellowship
Honoraria, Speaking and Teaching: Biotronik, Boston Scientific, Medtronic
Research: Medtronic
Honoraria, Speaking and Consulting: Abbott Medical, Abbott
Fellowship Support: Medtronic
Rebecca Yapejian, BS, BSN, MSN, APRN, FNP, CCDS
Cardiac RMS, DOCS Health | Associate Manager of CIED Operations, Nurse Practitioner
Honoraria, Speaking, and Consulting: Pacemate
Course Planners
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.
Contact Information
ACE (formerly CME) and CoP Certificates will be awarded and available to download and print following the completion of the course and the course evaluation. Should you have any questions regarding your ACE certificate, please contact CME@HRSonline.org.