Revolutionary Clinical Trials in Arrhythmia and LAA Management

Activity Description
The enduring on-demand archive features the proceedings of a CME lunch symposium held at the 61st Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. The activity features leading experts who examine the latest clinical trial data and real-world experiences of transformational treatment strategies and evaluate their potential impact on daily practice.

Agenda

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Agenda

Welcome and Introduction
Richard Whitlock, MD, PhD

LeAAPS Clinical Trial: Will this be the Gold Standard of LAA Management?
Richard Whitlock, MD, PhD

The Future of Post-Operative AFib Management: The BoxX-NoAF Trial
Armin Kiankhooy, MD

A Novel Approach to Creating Maze Lesions

Insights from TAMPA 2
Andrew Sherman, MD
Review of GP Maze
Gregory Rushing, MD

Panel Discussion with Q&A
Moderator: Richard Whitlock, MD, PhD
Panel: Ibrahim Sultan, MD, Armin Kiankhooy, MD, Gregory Rushing, MD, and Andrew Sherman, MD

Commercial Support
The activity is supported through an educational grant from AtriCure, Inc.

Joint Providership:
MediaSphere Medical, LLC and Ciné-Med

Faculty

Program Chair
	Richard Whitlock, MD, PhD Professor, Surgery McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Faculty
	Ibrahim Sultan, MD Chief, Division of Cardiac Surgery Professor and Executive Vice Chair, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Co-Director, Heart and Vascular Institute Director, UPMC Center for Thoracic Aortic Disease Surgical Director, UPMC Center for Heart Valve Disease Pittsburgh, PA
	Armin Kiankhooy, MD Smidt Heart Institute Cedars-Sinai Cardiac Surgery at Huntington Health Pasadena, CA
	Gregory Rushing, MD Lead of Cardiac Surgery Program; University Hospitals Parma Medical Center Associate Professor of Surgery; Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland, OH
	Andrew Sherman, MD Chief, Department of Cardiac, Vascular & Vascular & Thoracic Surgery St. Joseph’s Hospital Chair, Adult Cardiac Surgery and Structure Heart BayCare Health System Tampa, FL

CME Accreditation

CME Released: 3/4/2025; Valid for credit through 3/4/2025

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CME 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.

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 who are dedicated to the management of cardiac arrhythmia patients.

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

Examine the LeAAPS Clinical Trial results and evaluate the impact on LAA management in daily practice.
Assess the future of post-operative AFib management through the prism of the BOXX Trial.
Evaluate novel approaches to creating Maze Lesions in consideration of the TAMPA 2 and GP Maze studies.

Activity Goal
This activity is designed to address the following core and team competencies: Patient care, medical knowledge, practice-based learning and improvement, interprofessional collaboration, and roles and responsibilities.

Accreditation Statement
Jointly Accredited Provider TM To support the improvement of patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by MediaSphere Medical and Ciné-Med. 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 health-care team.

Ciné-Med designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 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 Contact Hours for nurses.

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