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 Other (blended internet live and enduring material) activity for a maximum of 35 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 CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 35 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 CME 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, 2022.
Disclosure of Faculty's Commercial Relationship(s)
CME 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 individual's spouse/partner) with an ACCME-defined commercial interest** from the preceding 12 months.
Any individual who refuses to disclose financial relationships is disqualified from participating in HRS educational activities. Employees and Owners of ACCME-defined commercial interests can have no role in the planning or implementation of CME activities related to their products or services without a special exception from the HRS Chief Learning Officer that is granted only in specific circumstances that meet stringent ACCME requirements.
All relevant financial relationships are reviewed and mitigated.
Faculty Disclosures
Samuel J. Asirvtham, MD, FHRS
Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: St. Jude Medical, Medtronic, Biotronik, Boston Scientific, Biosig Technologies, MediLynxIntellectual Property Rights: AliveCorDavid J. Callans, MD, FHRS, CCDS
Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: Medtronic, Best Doctors, Biotronik, Boston Scientific, Impulse Dynamics USA, Thermedical, Biosense Webster, Inc., Coherex, Baylis Medical Company, Mediasphere MedicalFellowship Support: Biosense Webster, Inc., Biotronik, Boston Scientific, Medtronic, AbbottKenneth A. Ellenbogen, MD, FHRS
Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: Boston Scientific, Medtronic, Kestra, Inc., Hylomorph, Biotronik, MediLynx, Impulse Dynamics USA, Abbott, Biosense Webster, Inc.Edward P. Gerstenfeld, MD, FHRS
Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: Biosense Webster, Inc., Medtronic, Abbott, Boston ScientificResearch (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators only): Biosense Webster, Inc., FarapulseMathew D. Hutchinson, MD, FHRS
Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: Biosense Webster, Inc., St Jude Medical
Barry London, MD, PhD
Nothing to DiscloseFrancis E. Marchlinski, MD, FHRS
Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: Abbott, Biotronik, Boston Scientific, Medtronic, Biosense Webster, Inc., PhilipsGregory F. Michaud, MD, FHRS
Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: Abbott, Mediasphere Medical, Boston Scientific, Biotronik, MedtronicWilliam M. Miles, MD, FHRS
Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: MedtronicFellowship Support: Medtronic, Boston Scientific, St. Jude Medical, Biosense Webster, Inc., Biotronik
John M. Miller, MD, FHRS
Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: Boston Scientific, Biosense Webster, Inc., Biotronik, BioSig, Medtronic, Abbott, Ablacon, Inc. Fellowship Support: Medtronic, Boston Scientific, Biosense Webster, Inc.Jeanne E. Poole, MD, FHRS
Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: EBR SystemsResearch (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators only): Kestra, Inc., AtriCure, Inc., BiotronikWilliam G. Stevenson, MD, FHRS
Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: Biotronik, Abbott, Boston Scientific, Johnson and Johnson, Medtronic, Mediasphere MedicalStock or Stock Options - Public: Apple Inc., Procter & Gamble, Inc., Amazon, AlphabetGordon F. Tomaselli, MD, FHRS
Other non-financial relationships: (Advisory Board) AmgenRoderick Tung, MD, FHRS
Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: Abbott, AtriCure, Inc., Biotronik, MedtronicPugazhendi Vijayaraman, MD, FHRS
Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: Abbott, Medtronic, BiotronikResearch (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators only): MedtronicFellowship Support: Medtronic
The content reviewers have the following disclosures. All relevant financial relationship disclosures have been mitigated.
Nazeem Akoum, MD, MS, FHRS
Nothing Relevant to Disclose
Peter Aziz, MD, FHRS, CEPS-P
Nothing Relevant to Disclose
Marcie Berger, MD
Nothing Relevant to Disclose
Emile Daoud, MD, FHRS
Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: Biotronik
Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators): Abbott, Biosense Webster, Inc., Boston Scientific
Fellowship Support: Biotronik, Medtronic, Biosense Webster, Inc., Boston Scientific, Abbott
Christopher DeSimone, MD, PhD, FHRS
Nothing Relevant to Disclose
Jonathan Dukes, MD
Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: Biotronik, Biosense Webster, Inc., Medtronic, BMS / Pfizer Alliance
Jose A. Joglar, MD, FHRS
Nothing Relevant to Disclose
Hiro Kawata, MD, PhD, FHRS, CEPS-A
Nothing Relevant to Disclose
Michael Lloyd, MD, FHRS
Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting: Medtronic, Boston Scientific
Hemal Nayak, MD, FHRS
Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting: Pfizer, Inc., Bristol-Myers Squibb, Boston Scientific, Abbott, Spectranetics Corporation, Aziyo Biologics, Sanofi, Biotronik, Zoll Medical Corporation, Medtronic, Respicardia
Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators): Philips
Rajeev Pathak, MBBS, PhD, FHRS
Nothing Relevant to Disclose
Kristen K. Patton, MD, FHRS
Nothing Relevant to Disclose
Atul Prakash, MD, FHRS, CCDS, CEPS-A
Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators): Biotronik
Prashanthan Sanders, MBBS, PhD, FHRS
Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: CathRx, Medtronic, Abbott, Boston Scientific, Pacemate
Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators): Medtronic, Abbott, Boston Scientific, MicroPort CRM
The following Heart Rhythm Society Staff have nothing relevant to disclose:
Sarah Albright Alfano, MD, MBA, MPH
Laurel Blaydes
Obse Debela