Curated Content for Device Specialists is a curated set of content pulled from the Core Concepts in EP for Allied Professionals course. The sessions included in this set are specifically applicable to the work of nurses and technicians with a device specialty. Purchasing this set allows allied professionals to focus their learning on technologies, strategies, knowledge, and techniques that directly apply to their daily work.

The set contains the following individual sessions:

Arrhythmias

• Bradycardia Attributed to SND
• Bradycardia Attributed to AV Block
• Bradycardia Attributed to AV Block- Advanced
• VT Storm-Acute Management and Implications

CIEDs

• Indications of CIED Therapy – Overview of Conduction System Pacing (His bundle vs. LBB Area Pacing)
• Managing and Recognizing Lead Issues
• CIED Lead Management
• Lead Management - Recognizing and Managing CIED Infection
• A Practical and Clinically Oriented Guide to Remote CIED Monitoring
• Remote CIED Monitoring – Management of Red Alerts & A Fib Detection

Pediatric EP and Adult Congenital Heart Disease

• You Can’t Get There from Here, Part I: Ablation in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease
• You Can’t Get There from Here, Part II: CIED Implantation in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease
• We Can’t Wait for A Growth Spurt II: Pediatric CIED Implantation

Cardiomyopathies

• HCM - Obstruction and Symptoms
• Pediatric HCM & Device Selection – Unique Aspects 

Special Sessions

• Cardiac Arrhythmic Syncope
• Pro/Con Debate - A Patient with Syncope and a Normal ECG, the Next Step is the Insertion of an ILR in the Emergency Department, then Discharge
• How to Implement Pacemaker Therapy for VVS
• Managing Atrial and Ventricular Arrhythmias in LVAD Recipients
• Managing and Programming ICDs in the Setting of Ventricular Assist Devices
• Pro/Con Debate - There is a Need to Replace a Primary Prevention ICD Generator after a Patient Undergoes Implantation of VAD

Please note that these sessions are selected from the Core Concepts in EP for Allied Professionals course. If you have already purchased Core Concepts in EP for Allied Professionals course, you do not need to purchase Curated Content for Device Specialists.

Accreditation Statement

The Heart Rhythm Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation Statement

The Heart Rhythm Society designates this internet enduring activity for a maximum of 10.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABIM Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Statement

Successful completion of this ACE activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 10.25 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the ACE activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Deadline to Report MOC Points to ABIM 

ABIM MOC Points: Claim your points before December 31, 2023.

ABP Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Statement 

Successful completion of this ACE activity, which includes participation in the activity and individual assessment of and feedback to the learner, enables the learner to earn up to 10.25 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the ACE activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.

Deadline to Report MOC Points to ABP

ABP MOC Points: Claim your points before December 31, 2023.

ACE 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.

All relevant financial relationships are reviewed and mitigated.  

Faculty Disclosures

Andrew D. Beaser, MD

No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

David J. Bradley, MD, FHRS, CEPS-P

No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Michele Brignole, MD

No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Scott J. Cox, MS, PAC, CEPS

Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: ScottCare Inc.

Ryan Cunnane, MD

No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Brynn E. Dechert-Crooks, APN, FHRS, CCDS

No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Artur Fedorowski, MD, PhD

Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: Medtronic, Finapres Medical Systems B.V., Argenx, Pfizer/BMS

Rakesh Gopinathannair, MA, MD, FHRS

Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: Sanofi, Abbott, Boston Scientific, Biosense Webster, Inc., Pfizer, Inc.

Other Non-Financial Relationships: Pacemate

Officer, Trustee, Director, Committee Chair, or Advisor: Heart Rhythm Society

Jennifer Gower, PAC

No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

David Lin, MD, FHRS

Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: BioTelemetry, Inc., Abbott Medical, Philips

Philippe Maury, MD

No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Christina Y. Miyake, MD, MS

No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Jeremy P. Moore, MD, MS, FHRS, CCDS, CEPS-P

No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Brian Olshanky, MD, FHRS, CCDS

Other Financial Relationships: AstraZeneca

Steve Ommen, MD

No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Tara Parham, DNP

No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Akash R. Patel, MD, FHRS, CEPS-P

No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Laurie K. Racenet, MSN, FNP, FHRS, CEPS, CCDS

No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Frederic Sacher, MD, PhD

Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: Biosense Webster, Inc., Boston Scientific, Abbott, Boehringer Ingelheim, MicroPort Scientific Corporation, inHEART

Emilie Sauser, APN, FNP

No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Win-Kuang Shen, MD, FHRS

No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Susan Turpin, MS, CPNP-AC, CNS, CCDS

No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Wendy S. Tzou, MD, FHRS

Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: Biosig Technologies, Inc., American Heart Association, Biotronik, Medtronic, Zoll Medical Corporation, Baylis Medical Company, Abbott, Biosense Webster, Inc., Boston Scientific, Mediasphere Medical, Medtronic, BioTelemetry, Inc.

Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators Only): Abbott Medical

Jonathan Walter Dukes, MD

Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: Medtronic, Pfizer/BMS, Biosense Webster, Inc., Biotronik

Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators Only): Boston Scientific

Amayrah Yaeger, BSN, RN

No relevant financial relationships to disclose.


The content reviewers have the following disclosures. All relevant financial relationship disclosures have been mitigated.

Scott C. Brancato, MD, FHRS

No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Janice Y. Chyou, MD, FHRS

Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: Medtronic, Inc.

Aarti Dalal, DO, FHRS, CEPS-P

No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Freddy Del Carpio Munoz, MD, FHRS

No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Ali Elsharkawi, MD

No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

James K. Gabriels, MD

No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Celine Gallagher, BSN, MS, PhD, RN

No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Alok Gambhir, MD, FHRS

No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Sandeep Gautam, MD, MPH, FHRS

No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Ayman A. Hussein, MD, FHRS

No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Margaret Infeld, MD, MS

Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: Biosense Webster, Inc.

Bharat K. Kanthari, MD, FHRS

No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Hiro Kawata, MD, PhD, FHRS, CEPS-A

Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: Biotronik
David Lin, MD, FHRS

Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: Biosense Webster, Inc., BioTelemetry, Inc., Abbott Medical

Thomas McGarry, MD, PhD, FHRS

No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Talal Moukabary, MD, FHRS

No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Stavros Mountantonakis, MD

Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: Medtronic, Biotronik

Crstiano F. Pisani, MD, PhD

Speakers’ Bureau: Biosense Webster, Inc.

Rachel Schreier, MSN, ACNP, APRN

No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Komandoor S. Srivathsan, MD

Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: Abbott

Venkatakrishna N. Tholakanahalli, MD, FHRS

Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators Only): St. Jude Medical, Cardialen, Inc., Imricor Intellectual Property Rights: Kobara Medical Inc

Aneesh V. Tolat, MD, FHRS

Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators Only): Abbott Medical

Staff Disclosures
Sarah Albright Alfano, MD, MBA, MPH
Nothing relevant to disclose.
Pam Magnani
Nothing relevant to disclose.
Jordan Glenn
Nothing relevant to disclose.
Sarah Sailor
Nothing relevant to disclose.
Stephen Sye
Ownership/Partnership/Principal: Futures First Gaming