Management of Atrial Fibrillation in Athletes: An Impactful Microlearning Approach Focused on New Recommendations for Evaluating and Treating AF in Athletes

This enduring microlearning activity provides athletic trainers with concise, evidence-based education on the evaluation, management, and treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF) in athletes. Addressing gaps in current knowledge and limited familiarity with recent HRS consensus recommendations, the activity equips learners to recognize key risk factors, understand diagnostic nuances specific to athletes, and support rehabilitation following catheter ablation. By strengthening skills in screening, risk identification, and post-procedural care, this activity enhances interdisciplinary collaboration and improves referral pathways, ultimately supporting safer return-to-play decisions and optimized cardiovascular care for athletes with suspected or confirmed AF.

Target Audience

This activity is designed for an audience of Athletic Trainers, Nurses and Physicians.

Learning Objectives

  • Identify special considerations for the diagnosis of atrial fibrillation in athletes suspected of having atrial fibrillation.
  • Summarize clinical evidence regarding the safety and efficacy of catheter ablation for the treatment of atrial fibrillation in the athlete.
  • Apply guideline recommendations for the evaluation and management of athletes suspected of having atrial fibrillation.

Commercial Support
This activity is supported from an independent medical education grant from Biosense Webster, Inc.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
  • 4.00 ANCC
  • 4.00 Attendance
  • 4.00 BOC
Course opens: 
12/11/2025
Course expires: 
12/11/2026
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
0
Date in City, State
United States

Yadira Wood, MPT, B.S.


Yadira Wood is a licensed physical therapist and educator with a strong foundation in both clinical care and academic instruction. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training and a Master in Physical Therapy, bringing diverse experience across orthopedic, pediatric, acute care, rehabilitation settings, as well as in education.


Yadira’s career began in hands-on patient care, where she developed a deep passion for functional recovery and long-term wellness. She began her work in the outpatient orthopedic and sports medicine setting, allowing her to work with various groups of athletes. She transitioned from orthopedics to acute care, rehabilitation, and pediatrics, where she gained experience with a variety of orthopedic and neurological conditions. Her work with a wide range of populations—from pediatrics to aging adults—shaped her approach to rehabilitation, emphasizing not just recovery, but improved quality of life via functional lifelong gains.In recent years, Yadira transitioned into education, where she teaches Biology, Spanish, and Anatomy and Physiology at the secondary level. She has also led student enrichment programs such as HOSA–Health Occupation Students of America, encouraging the next generation to explore careers in healthcare.Whether in the classroom or through continuing education content, Yadira remains committed to evidence-based practice, emerging research, and promoting overall health and wellness.

 

Yadira Wood, MPT(faculty) No disclosures

 

Planners and Reviewers
Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN (President, AKH Inc.)
Michele Bielarski, RN (Reviewer)
 

All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.

Disclosures
None of the planners or faculty for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

It is the policy of AKH Inc. to ensure independence, balance, objectivity, scientific rigor, and integrity in all of its continuing education activities. The author must disclose to the participants any significant relationships with ineligible companies whose products or devices may be mentioned in the activity or with the commercial supporter of this continuing education activity. Identified conflicts of interest are mitigated by AKH prior to accreditation of the activity. AKH planners and reviewers have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Disclosure of Unlabeled Use and Investigational Product 
This educational activity may include discussion of uses of agents that are investigational and/or unapproved by the FDA. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

Disclaimer 
This course is designed solely to provide the healthcare professional with information to assist in his/her practice and professional development and is not to be considered a diagnostic tool to replace professional advice or treatment. The course serves as a general guide to the healthcare professional, and therefore, cannot be considered as giving legal, nursing, medical, or other professional advice in specific cases. AKH Inc. specifically disclaim responsibility for any adverse consequences resulting directly or indirectly from information in the course, for undetected error, or through participants misunderstanding of the content. If you would like to opt out from future communications from AKH please send an email to [email protected] with your information with "Opt Out" in the subject line.

In support of improving patient care, AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare 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.

 

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 4.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

 

Physicians
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this enduring material for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to XX 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.

Nursing
Credit being awarded: 4.0 ANCC contact hours

Athletic Trainers
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare (BOC AP#: JA0007034) is approved by the Board of Certification, Inc. to provide continuing education to Athletic Trainers (ATs). This program is eligible for a maximum of 4.0 Category A hours/CEUs. ATs should claim only those hours actually spent in the educational program.

Available Credit

  • 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
  • 4.00 ANCC
  • 4.00 Attendance
  • 4.00 BOC

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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