Changing Your Practice: A Case-Based Approach to the New STS Guidelines

Activity Description
This CME-accredited webinar features renowned experts who provide invaluable insights on the impact of the latest STS Guidelines. The activity features insightful lectures, case-based reviews, and panel discussions that explore Left Atrial Appendage Closure, Concomitant AF Ablation, SAVR with Maze versus TAVR, and Stand-Alone AF Treatment with Hybrid Ablation. The faculty also discusses practical applications of the new guidelines in clinical decision-making and step-wise procedural approaches and offers key take-home lessons that can be immediately applied to real-world practice.

Agenda

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Curriculum

Welcome and New Guidelines Overview
Patrick McCarthy, MD, FACC

Left Atrial Appendage Closure for Patients with Pre-op AF
HelenMari Merritt-Genore, DO

Concomitant AF Ablation for Valve Surgery and Coronary Artery Bypass: The Evidence Behind the Class I Recommendation
Marc Gerdisch, MD

Case Reviews with Panel Discussions
Minimally Invasive Mitral Repair in the Setting of Persistent AF
Marc Gerdisch, MD

Concomitant AF Ablation: Step-Wise Decision-Making Strategies and Procedural Approaches
Patrick McCarthy, MD, FACC

SAVR with Maze versus TAVR
Anthony Tran, MB, BCh

Stand-Alone AF Treatment with Convergent Hybrid Ablation
HelenMari Merritt-Genore, DO

Educational grant support provided by:
AtriCure

Joint Providership:
MediaSphere Medical, LLC and Ciné-Med

Faculty

Program Chair
	Patrick McCarthy, MD, FACC Executive Director, Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute Vice President, Northwestern Medical Group Heller-Sacks Professor of Surgery Chicago, IL
Faculty
	HelenMari Merritt-Genore, DO Cardiothoracic Surgeon Executive Committee and Board of Directors Member Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE
	Marc Gerdisch, MD Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Franciscan Health Heart Center Co-Medical Director, Heart Valve Center at Franciscan Health Indianapolis, IN
	Anthony Tran, MB, BCh Doylestown Hospital Doylestown, PA

CME Accreditation

Released: 3/27/2024; Valid for credit through 3/27/2025

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Claiming Credits and Certificate Fulfillment
To successfully earn credit, participants must complete the activity online during the valid credit period that is noted above. To receive CME Credits or Contact Hours, you must receive a minimum score of 70% on the post-test, accessible through the Claim Credit Button. Certificates are issued via email upon successful completion.

Accreditation Designation
The educational activity is designated for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA CATEGORY 1 Credit(s)™ and 1.5 Contact Hours for Nurses.

Target Audience
This activity has been developed to meet the educational needs of thoracic and cardiothoracic surgeons, associated professionals, and other members of the surgical care team.

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this educational activity, participants will be able to:

Examine the new STS Guidelines and review the impact on Left Atrial Appendage Closure for patients with pre-operative AF
Assess the evidence behind the Class I recommendation for concomitant AF ablation for Valve Surgery and Coronary Artery Bypass
Discuss the practical applications of the new guidelines on procedural approaches.
Evaluate essential AF ablation techniques and assess optimal strategies for the seamless adoption of new technologies and procedures

Accreditation Statement
Jointly Accredited Provider TM This activity has been planned and implemented by MediaSphere Medical and Ciné-Med to improve patient care. Ciné-Med is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Ciné-Med designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA CATEGORY 1 Credit(s)™.
Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Ciné-Med designates this activity for 1.5 Contact Hours for Nurses.

Disclosure Policy
MediaSphere Medical and Ciné-Med adheres to accreditation requirements concerning industry support of continuing medical education. Speakers are required to openly disclose any limitations of data and/or any discussion of any off-label, experimental, or investigational uses of drugs or devices in their presentations. Speakers will disclose any relationships at the beginning of their presentations.
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Non-Endorsement Statement
MediaSphere Medical and Ciné-Med verify that sound education principles have been demonstrated in the development of this educational offering as evidenced by the review of its objectives, teaching plan, faculty, and activity evaluation process. MediaSphere Medical and Ciné-Med does not endorse or support the actual opinions or material content as presented by the speaker(s) and/or sponsoring organization.

Commercial Support
This activity is supported through educational grant from AtriCure

Joint Providership:
MediaSphere Medical, LLC and Ciné-Med