Accreditation

Activity Description

The purpose of this educational activity is to provide a current review of new information on the basic pathophysiology of ventricular arrhythmias. It is also designed to provide an in-depth understanding of the various management strategies that are currently being developed for the management of ventricular arrhythmias in various disease states, including non-pharmacologic therapies such as implantable device therapy and advances in catheter ablation techniques.

While attendees of Virtual VT2020, October 8-10, 2020 are eligible to obtain CME certifications for the accredited live activity, Virtual VT2020 ON-DEMAND does not offer CME accreditation.

The enduring on-demand archive from the Satellite Session, VT Summit: From Mechanisms to Innovations is CME accredited.

Activity Goal

This activity is designed to address the following ABMS/IOM competencies: Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, and Practice-Based Learning.

Target Audience

This course has been developed to meet the educational needs of electrophysiologists, cardiologists and other physicians and associated professionals with an interest in the pathophysiology and management of ventricular arrhythmias.

Accreditation

This activity has been planned and implemented by Cine-Med and MediaSphere Medical. Cine-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 healthcare team.

Designation of Credit

Physicians: Ciné-Med designates this live activity for a maximum of 20.5 AMA PRA Category 1Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses: Ciné-Med designates this activity for 20.5 Contact Hours for nurses.

CME Certificates

Instructions to Obtain CME Certificates:

Click on Obtain VT2020 CME’s button, select sessions attended, and complete the post activity CME evaluation form.

Upon successful submission, continuing medical education certificates will be issued via email upon verification of attendance.

Physicians and Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Notes: The online credit tracking form should only be completed one-time at the conclusion of the virtual activity. Note: Those participating in the Asia-Pacific Session should claim their credits using the Friday or Saturday US-based schedules.

Disclosure Policy

MediaSphere Medical and Ciné-Med adheres to accreditation requirements regarding industry support of continuing medical education. Disclosure of the planning committee and faculty’s commercial relationships will be made known at the activity on course hand-outs and during faculty presentations. Speakers are required to openly disclose any limitations of data and/or any discussion of any off-label, experimental, or investigational uses of drugs or devices in their presentations.

All MediaSphere Medical and Ciné-Med employees in control of content have indicated that they have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

It is the policy of MediaSphere Medical and Ciné-Med to ensure balance, independent objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its supported educational programs. All faculty members participating in educational activities are required to disclose to the program audience any real of apparent conflicts of interest held within the past 12 months.

MediaSphere Medical and Ciné-Med implement a mechanism to identify and resolve all conflicts of interest prior to delivering the educational activity to learners. Faculty disclosures will be made available on the course syllabus book and faculty introductory slides.

Non-Endorsement Statement

MediaSphere Medical and Ciné-Med verifies that sound education principles have been demonstrated in the development of this educational offering as evidenced by the review of its objectives, teaching plan, faculty, and activity evaluation process.  MediaSphere Medical and Ciné-Med does not endorse or support the actual opinions or material content as presented by the speaker(s) and/or sponsoring organization.