COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The Baptist Health transcatheter aortic-valve replacement (TAVR) interdisciplinary care team translates the latest evidence-based data and best practice guidelines into the development of treatment plans to optimize delivery of cardiovascular care through a case-based, reflective, interactive sessions.

TARGET AUDIENCE:
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement Patient Care Team Members, physicians, and nurses.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

•    Review results from various transcatheter aortic-valve replacement (TAVR) surgery cases.
•    Assess indications for proper patient selection for TAVR. 
•    Implement evidence-based strategies into clinical practice to improve care of the TAVR patient.
 

FACULTY AND DISCLOSURES:

Alexander Kulik, M.D.
Vice Chief of Cardiac Surgery
Baptist Health Heart and Vascular Care
Baptist Health Boca Raton Regional Hospital
Boca Raton, Florida

Michael W. Cammarata, M.D., FACC
Vice Chair of the Department of Cardiology
Medical Director of Echocardiography
Medical Director of Structural Cardiology
Baptist Health Boca Raton Regional Hospital
Boca Raton, Florida

Mikaela Smith, R.N., B.S.N., CNOR
Structural Heart Program Coordinator
Structural Heart Interventions
Boca Raton Regional Hospital

Alexander Kulik, M.D., director of this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose, and has indicated that the presentation(s) or discussion(s) will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.

Michael W. Cammarata, M.D., FACC, director of this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose, and has indicated that the presentation(s) or discussion(s) will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.

Mikaela Smith, R.N., B.S.N., CNOR, interprofessional coordinator of this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose, and has indicated that the presentation(s) or discussion(s) will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.

Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development, and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies*

*Ineligible companies - Companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
 

Disclosure Policy and Disclaimer

ACCREDITATION STATEMENTS AND CREDITS

Baptist Health South Florida is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Baptist Health South Florida designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.   

This activity has been approved for 1 credit hour, CE Broker Course #20-477450, by the Florida Boards of Medicine, Physician Assistants and Osteopathic Medicine.  

This activity has also been approved for 1 credit for Nursing. Baptist Health South Florida CE Broker Provider #50-182.

American Board of Surgery - Maintenance of Certification (MOC) - Accredited CME - Vascular Surgery

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.

Successful completion of this course is submitted to specialty boards through the ACCME's PARS system.