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CME / ABIM MOC / CE

Goals and Guidelines for Atrial Fibrillation Detection and Stroke Prevention

  • Authors: Christian T. Ruff, MD, MPH; Elaine M. Hylek, MD, MPH
  • CME / ABIM MOC / CE Released: 7/18/2023
  • Valid for credit through: 7/18/2024, 11:59 PM EST
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  • Credits Available

    Physicians - maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

    ABIM Diplomates - maximum of 0.25 ABIM MOC points

    Nurses - 0.25 ANCC Contact Hour(s) (0 contact hours are in the area of pharmacology)

    Pharmacists - 0.25 Knowledge-based ACPE (0.025 CEUs)

    IPCE - 0.25 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit

    You Are Eligible For

    • Letter of Completion
    • ABIM MOC points

Target Audience and Goal Statement

This activity is intended for cardiologists, surgeons, primary care physicians, hematologists and oncologists, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals involved in the care of patients with AF, venous thromboembolism, coronary artery disease, or peripheral arterial disease.

The goal of this activity is for learners to be better able to define guideline-based screening and treatment recommendations in patients with AF to reduce the risk of stroke.

Upon completion of this activity, participants will:

  • Have increased knowledge regarding the
    • Guideline-based stroke prevention strategies in patients with AF
  • Have greater competence related to
    • Initiating stroke prevention strategies with direct oral anticoagulants in patients with AF in accordance with latest guidelines and evidence
  • Demonstrate greater confidence in their ability to
    • Work as part of the interprofessional team to optimize stroke prevention strategies in patients with AF


Disclosures

Medscape, LLC requires every individual in a position to control educational content to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies that have occurred within the past 24 months. Ineligible companies are organizations whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

All relevant financial relationships for anyone with the ability to control the content of this educational activity are listed below and have been mitigated. Others involved in the planning of this activity have no relevant financial relationships.


Faculty

  • Christian T. Ruff, MD, MPH

    Associate Professor of Medicine
    Harvard Medical School
    Director of General Cardiology
    Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Senior Investigator, TIMI Study Group
    Boston, Massachusetts

    Disclosures

    Christian T. Ruff, MD, MPH, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Consultant or advisor for: Anthos Therapeutics; Bayer; Bristol Myers Squibb Company; Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.; Janssen Biotech, Inc.; Pfizer, Inc.
    Research funding from: Anthos Therapeutics; AstraZeneca; Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.; Janssen Biotech, Inc.; Novartis

  • Elaine M. Hylek, MD, MPH

    Professor of Medicine
    Boston University School of Medicine
    Director, Thrombosis Clinic and Anticoagulation Service
    Boston Medical Center
    Boston, Massachusetts

    Disclosures

    Elaine M. Hylek, MD, MPH, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Consultant or advisor for: Bayer; Janssen Biotech, Inc.
    Speaker or member of speakers bureau for: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Research funding from: Abbott; Anthos Therapeutics; Medtronic, Inc.

Editors

  • Joy P. Marko, MS, APN-C, CCMEP

    Senior Medical Education Director, Medscape, LLC 

    Disclosures

    Joy P. Marko, MS, APN-C, CCMEP, has no relevant financial relationships.

  • Frederick Stange, DO

    Scientific Content Manager, Medscape, LLC 

    Disclosures

    Frederick Stange, DO, has no relevant financial relationships. 

Compliance Reviewer/Nurse Planner

  • Leigh Schmidt, MSN, RN, CNE, CHCP

    Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance, Medscape, LLC

    Disclosures

    Leigh Schmidt, MSN, RN, CNE, CHCP, has no relevant financial relationships.

Peer Reviewer

This activity has been peer reviewed and the reviewer has no relevant financial relationships.


Accreditation Statements

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IPCE

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 0.25 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

    For Physicians

  • Medscape, LLC designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.25 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 0.25 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. Aggregate participant data will be shared with commercial supporters of this activity.

    College of Family Physicians of Canada Mainpro+® participants may claim certified credits for any AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™, up to a maximum of 50 credits per five-year cycle. Any additional credits are eligible as non-certified credits. College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) members must log into Mainpro+® to claim this activity.

    Through an agreement between the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, medical practitioners participating in the Royal College MOC Program may record completion of accredited activities registered under the ACCME’s “CME in Support of MOC” program in Section 3 of the Royal College’s MOC Program.

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    For Nurses

  • Awarded 0.25 contact hour(s) of nursing continuing professional development for RNs and APNs; 0.00 contact hours are in the area of pharmacology.

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    For Pharmacists

  • Medscape designates this continuing education activity for 0.25 contact hour(s) (0.025 CEUs) (Universal Activity Number: JA0007105-0000-23-301-H01-P).

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CME / ABIM MOC / CE

Goals and Guidelines for Atrial Fibrillation Detection and Stroke Prevention

Authors: Christian T. Ruff, MD, MPH; Elaine M. Hylek, MD, MPHFaculty and Disclosures

CME / ABIM MOC / CE Released: 7/18/2023

Valid for credit through: 7/18/2024, 11:59 PM EST

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