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ForwardNC & SC Chapters ACC 33rd Annual Joint Conference
The North & South Carolina Chapters of the American College of Cardiology are state chapters of the American College of Cardiology (ACC), is a nonprofit medical professional society and teaching institution dedicated to fostering optimal cardiovascular care and disease prevention through professional education, promotion of research, and leadership in the development of standards and formulation of health care policy. The chapters serve as a conduit for the flow of information to and from the membership and national organization.
The SC/NC Chapters of the ACC Annual Meeting is a joint meeting with the North Carolina Chapter of the ACC. The Annual Meeting is a three-day Friday – Sunday format.
This activity supports the cardiovascular team's evolving scope and highlights common cardiology issues while emphasizing the importance and effectiveness of team-based care. Attendees will include cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, technicians, nurse practitioners, PAs, nurses, program administrators, and guests traveling from across the Carolinas and beyond.
Target Audience
Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists, and Physicians
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of the educational activity, participants should be able to:
- Evaluate advances in cardiac electrophysiology and device therapy, including conduction system pacing, leadless technology, and post-procedural antithrombotic management, and apply these innovations to optimize patient outcomes.
- Differentiate diagnostic and management strategies for complex cardiovascular conditions, such as SCAD, MINOCA, resistant hypertension, and cardiac amyloidosis, using current evidence-based approaches.
- Integrate emerging therapies and technologies in cardiovascular care, including cardiac neuromodulation, transcatheter valve interventions, and advanced imaging modalities (e.g., cardiac CT), into clinical decision-making.
- Assess contemporary approaches to prevention and chronic disease management, including lipid management, inflammation, and evolving treatment paradigms in pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary embolism.
- Apply patient-centered, multidisciplinary strategies to advanced cardiovascular disease, including determining when to pursue aggressive therapies versus palliative approaches in complex cases.
Commercial Support
There is no commercial support for this activity.
All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.
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, this activity has been planned and implemented by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare and South Carolina Chapter, American College of Cardiology. 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 10.5 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.
Available Credit
- 10.50 AAPA Category 1 CME
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 10.50 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation. - 10.50 MOC_ABIM Medical Knowledge
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 10.50 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
- 4.50 ACPE Pharmacist
Pharmacists
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this continuing education activity for 4.50 contact hours. - 10.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Physicians
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 10.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. - 10.50 Attendance
Credits: 10.50
- 10.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Non-MD
Non-Physicians Seeking AMA Credit
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 10.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Price
Criteria for Success
To obtain credit, you must complete the activity evaluation and claim credit based on your attendance. The Certificate of Completion is immediately available for download after submitting your evaluation. It will remain in your profile transcript for future retrieval if needed. It can be found under My Account > My Activities > Completed Activities.
If you have any questions, contact [email protected].