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Acute coronary syndromes Part 1: New guidelines and therapeutic options for UA and NSTEMI

Cardiology
Curriculum:
Acute coronary syndromes: New guidelines and therapeutics
Credits:
1 AANP Contact Hours 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™
Launch Date:
October 07, 2014
Expiration Date:
The accreditation for this activity has expired.

Primary Audience:

ER Physicians, Cardiologists, Hospitalists, Primary Care MD/DO, and NPs/PAs and other clinicians managing patients with ACS

Relevant Terms:

Acute Coronary Syndromes, NSTEMI, Unstable Angina, STEMI, Antiplatelet Therapy, Discharge Planning

William H. Matthai, Jr., MD, FACC

William H. Matthai, Jr., MD, FACC
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Perelman University of Pennsylvania Medical School
Philadelphia, PA

Dr. Matthai graduated from Vanderbilt Medical School and did his residency and fellowship at the Hospital of the University of PA. He did an additional year of training in Interventional Cardiology at the same institution. Currently, he is on the faculty at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and an Interventional Cardiologist, primarily working out of Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in Philadelphia.  He is Director of Cardiology Clinical Research at Penn Presbyterian as well.

Carl R. Reynolds, M.D., FACC

Carl R. Reynolds, M.D., FACC
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine                                                              
Perelman University of Pennsylvania Medical School
Philadelphia, PA

Dr. Carl Reynolds graduated from Wake Forest University School of Medicine. He completed internal medicine residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and stayed for an additional chief residency year at the same institution. He did general cardiology training at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC, and, finally, one year of electrophysiology training at the Hospital the University of Pennsylvania. He is now on the faculty of the Perelman School of Medicine at the University Pennsylvania as a noninvasive and consultative cardiologist with a special interest in arrhythmia management.

Valerian L. Fernandes, MD, MRCP, FACC

Valerian L. Fernandes, MD, MRCP, FACC
Associate Professor of Medicine
Medical University of South Carolina
Director- Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories
Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center
Charleston, SC

Valerian Fernandes is Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and the Director of Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at Ralph H Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology, and Nuclear Cardiology. Dr. Fernandes’ clinical and research interests include complex coronary interventions, rotational atherectomy, percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty, alcohol septal ablation and hemodynamic Echocardiography. He is the Principal Investigator in sev­eral trials and has co-authored many publications. He is very active in medical educa­tion and has received the MUSC Outstanding Teacher Award and Michael Assey Excellence in Cardiology teaching award on numerous occasions. He is a reviewer for medical journals and a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology.
 
Dr. Fernandes received his MBBS degree from St John’s Medical College, Bangalore and his M.D. (Internal Medicine) from Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) Chandigarh, India following which he received his MRCP, UK in 1994. He did his internship at St. Luke-Roosevelt Hospital NY and his Internal Medicine Residency at the Mayo Clinic, MN followed by Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology fellowships at the Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
1. Review strategies for the diagnosis and risk stratification of unstable angina (UA),  ST-segment myocardial infarction (STEMI), and non-ST-segment myocardial infarction (NSTEMI)
2. Discuss the most recent recommendations for the initial management of patients with UA/NSTEMI or STEMI
3. Utilize appropriate discharge medications for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients
4. Communicate with patients the need for long-term therapy to prevent recurrent thrombotic events after ACS

Planning Committee
Gregg Sherman, MD
Family Practice
Northwest Heart and Heath
Margate, FL
 
Harvey C. Parker, Ph.D., CCMEP
National Association for Continuing Education
Plantation, FL
 
Joshua Kilbridge, President
Kilbridge Associates
San Francisco, CA
 
PROGRAM OVERVIEW:
Acute coronary syndrome (ACS), a potentially life-threatening form of coronary artery disease (CAD), accounts for over 1.4 million hospital admissions in the United States every year. About 9-19% of ACS patients die in the first 6 months after diagnosis, with about one-half of these deaths occurring within 30 days of diagnosis.  Manifestations of ACS include unstable angina, acute myocardial infarction (ST-segment elevation MI [STEMI] and non-STEMI [NSTEMI]), and sudden cardiac death. Risk estimation is important for optimal patient care in ACS and risk assessment tools such as the TIMI and GRACE algorithms can assist in assessing the risk of death and ischemic events, thereby providing a basis for therapeutic decision making.
 
The management of ACS aims at immediate relief of ischemia, reduction in the size of infarct, and prevention of serious adverse events, including death, (recurrent) MI or severe ischemia, and arrhythmias. Antithrombotic therapies for patients with definite ACS include aspirin, thienopyridines, unfractionated heparin (UFH) or low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH), glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor antagonists and newer antiplatelet agents, antithrombins and fibrinolytics, and invasive therapies. Knowledge of specific drugs for acute, and long-term, management is important for optimizing the risk-benefit ratio.

This program will help to bridge the knowledge and performance gaps related to identification, risk stratification, and management of ACS as well as patient communication strategies. There are two activities in this curriculum. Each activity in the series will begin with a brief didactic topic overview followed by two “Patient Continua,” each consisting of the presentation of a patient’s interaction with health care team over a period of time. The patients selected for these continua will all have different presentations and different outcomes. This approach will allow for the curriculum to address four different patient presentations and fully address assessment, diagnosis, initial management, and follow-up management. 
 
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DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST:
 
Faculty
William H. Matthai, Jr., MD, FACC, Course Director, has the following relationships to disclose: Investigator Medicor International, Johnson & Johnson and AstraZenca.
 
Carl R. Reynolds, M.D., FACC, faculty, has no real or apparent conflicts of interest to report. 
 
Valerian L. Fernandes, MD, MRCP, FACC faculty, has no real or apparent conflicts of interest to report. 
 
Planning Committee
Gregg Sherman, MD, has no real or apparent conflicts of interest to report. 
 
Harvey Parker, PhD, has no real or apparent conflicts of interest to report. 
 
Josh Kilbridge has no real or apparent conflicts of interest to report. 
 
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The opinions expressed during the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of NACE. The information is presented for the purpose of advancing the attendees' professional development.
 
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CREDIT DESIGNATION STATEMENT:
NACE designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 
National Association for Continuing Education is approved as a provider of nurse practitioner continuing education by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. AANP Provider Number 121222. This program has been approved for 1.0 hrs contact hours of continuing education (which includes 0.5 hours of pharmacology)
 
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COURSE FORMAT/MEDIUM: Internet CME Activity
 
ESTIMATED TIME TO COMPLETE: 60 minutes
 
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
This activity is sponsored by National Association for Continuing Education.
 
                                
This educational activity is supported by an educational grant from Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., and Lilly. For further information concerning Lilly grant funding visit www.lillygrantoffice.com.
 
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