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ForwardEchocardiography and Noninvasive Vascular Testing Lecture Series: Multimodality Imaging of Pericardial Disease
Although pericardial diseases are common in daily clinical practice and can result in significant morbidity and mortality, imaging of patients with suspected or known pericardial disorders remains challenging. Echocardiography, cardiac computed tomography and cardiovascular magnetic resonance are often used as complementary imaging modalities. This educational activity will highlight the respective role of each technique according to the clinical diagnosis and management of pericardial diseases.
Target Audience
Cardiologists, vascular surgeons, interventional radiologists, echocardiography and noninvasive vascular testing specialists, nurses, sonographers, pharmacists, respiratory therapists
American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography - Sonographers and vascular technologists may use these credits to fulfill their ARDMS requirements. The ARDMS accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
Learning Objectives
- Identify the role of echocardiography, cardiac MR and cardiac CT in the diagnosis of pericardial diseases.
- Demonstrate the clinical presentation, patient selection for testing and diagnostic criteria used in classifying and managing pericardial diseases.
Socrates V. Kakoulides, M.D.
Medical Director, Diagnostic Center
Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute
Baptist Health Medical Group
Socrates Kakoulides, M.D., speaker for this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationships to disclose, and his presentation will not include discussion of off-label or unapproved usage.
Other non-faculty contributors involved in the planning, development and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
*Ineligible Companies - Companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
Planning Group Disclosures
Muhammad Hasan, MBBCh, RPVI, indicated that neither he nor his spouse/partner has relevant financial relationships with commercial interest companies, and he will include off-label or unapproved product usage in his presentation(s) or discussion(s).Planning Group Disclosures
Elliott J. Elias, M.D., co-conference director for this educational activity, disclosed that he is a member of the speakers’ bureau for Abbott Laboratories, Boston Scientific, Philips Healthcare and Bioventrix. All of the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.
Brian J. Schiro, M.D., co-conference director for this educational activity, disclosed that he is a consultant to Philips Medical and is a member of the speakers’ bureau for Philips Medical, Medtronic, Penumbra and Sirtex. All of the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.
Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development, and editing/review of the content have relevant financial relationships to disclose.
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 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This activity has been approved for 1.5 credit hours, CE Broker Course #20-853879, by the Florida Boards of Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine and by the Florida Council of Physician Assistants.
This activity has also been approved for 1.5 credit hours for Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Pharmacists and Respiratory Therapists. Baptist Health South Florida CE Broker Provider #50-182.
American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography - Sonographers and vascular technologists may use these credits to fulfill their ARDMS requirements. The ARDMS accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
Available Credit
- 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 1.50 General certificate of attendance
- 1.50 Nurse Practitioners
- 1.50 Florida Board of Nursing
- 1.50 Florida Board of Pharmacy
- 1.50 Florida Board of Respiratory Therapy
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