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 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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 may have no role in the planning or implementation of CME activities without a special exception from the HRS Chief Learning Officer that is granted only in specific circumstances that meet stringent ACCME requirements.
ACCME Definitions:
*Relevant financial relationships are financial relationships in any amount, which occurred in the twelve-month period preceding the time that the individual was asked to assume a role controlling content of the CME activity, and which relate to the content of the educational activity, causing a conflict of interest. The ACCME considers financial relationships to create conflicts of interest in CME when individuals have both a financial relationship with a commercial interest and the opportunity to affect the content of CME about the products or services of that commercial interest.
**A commercial interest is any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients. The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical service directly to patients to be commercial interests - unless the provider of clinical service is owned, or controlled by, an ACCME-defined commercial interest.
Faculty Disclosures
Moderators:
- Hugh Calkins, MD, FHRS, CCDS: Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: Boston Scientific, Medtronic, Abbott, AtriCure, Bosense Webster, Abbott. Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators only): Boston Scientific
- Andrea Russo, MD, FHRS: Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: Biosense Webster, Medtronic Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators only): Boston Scientific, MedyLinx. Royalty Income: Uptodate
Speakers:
- David DeLurgio, MD, FHRS: Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: AtriCure, Boston Scientific, Medtronic
- Andy Kiser, MBA, MD: Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: AtriCure, Angiodynamics
- DJ Lakkireddy, MD, FHRS Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee and Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators only): Abbott, Jenssen, AtriCure, SentreHeart, Biotronik, Biosense Webster, Boston Scientific, Medtronic
- David Wilber, MD, FHRS: Research (Contracted Grants for PIs and Named Investigators only): Boston Scientific, Biosense Webster, Inc. Abbott, Thermedi
- Luigi Di Biasi, MD, PhD, FHRS: Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: Bristol-Myers Squibb, Biosense Webster, Stereotaxis Inc, Medtronic, Biotronik, Abbott, Boston Scientific, Pfizer, Rhythm Management Group Corp.
- Suneet Mittal, BA, MD, FHRS: Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: Sentreheart, Abbott, Boston Scientific, Cardiva Medical, Medtronic, AtriCure
Content Reviewer:
Ralph Verdino, MD, FHRS: Nothing Relevant to Disclose
Staff Disclosures: Tonia Jones: Nothing to Disclose
Pam Magnani: Nothing to DiscloseObse Debela: Nothing to Disclose
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 with an ACCME-defined commercial interest within the 12 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 - that 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