Evidence-based Clinical Care: Acute Myocardial Infarction Clinical Pathway

The course will discuss a standardized approach to acute myocardial infarction (AMI) documentation, as well as a common definition and classification system, to harmonize levels of care for AMI clinical pathways across Baptist Health South Florida. Inpatient code rescue and chest pain protocols will also be reviewed.

Note to Physicians: Be sure to bookmark this course to access all protocols, pathways, policies and procedures at your convenience via your CME Portal account. All power plans are available in Cerner. All EBCC deliverables will be available on the EBCC website.

Original Release Date: August 2018
Review Date: January 2022

Target Audience

Cardiologists, Interventional Cardiologists, Emergency Department Physicians, Hospitalists, Intensivists, Anesthesiologists, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Cardiovascular Technicians, Healthcare Administrators/Leaders and HIM/Medical Record Coders.

Learning Objectives

  • Recognize the necessity of Baptist Health’s standardization of treatment options for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) based on current evidence-based practices.
  • Implement current AMI clinical pathways and power plans consistently in the acute care settings.
  • Adhere to the definition of AMI and universal classification of myocardial infarction (MI) – developed by a national consensus of experts – in an effort to improve medical record clinical documentation and coding.
  • Utilize the Chest Pain Code Rescue protocol effectively.
  • Identify alternative treatment options for AMI patients when PCI is not an appropriate intervention.
Additional information
Bibliography: 
  • Kristian Thygesen, Joseph S. Alpert, Allan S. Jaffe…et al. Expert Consensus Document JACC Vol. 60, No. x, 2012 
  • Benjamin EJ, Blaha MJ, Chiuve SE, Cushman M, Das SR, Deo R, de Ferranti SD, Floyd J, Fornage M, Gillespie C, Isasi CR, Jimenez MC, Jordan LC, Judd SE, Lackland D, Lichtman JH, Lisabeth L, Liu S, Longenecker CT, Mackey RH, Matsushita K, Mozaffarian D, Mussolino ME, Nasir K, Neumar RW, Palaniappan L, Pandey DK, Thiagarajan RR, Reeves MJ, Ritchey M, Rodriguez CJ, Roth GA, Rosamond WD, Sasson C, Towfighi A, Tsao CW, Turner MB, Virani SS, Voeks JH, Willey JZ, Wilkins JT, Wu JHY, Alger HM, Wong SS, Muntner P; on behalf of the American Heart Association Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee. Heart disease and stroke statistics—2017 update: a report from the American Heart Association [published online ahead of print January 25, 2017]. Circulation. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000485
Resources: 

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Course Summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ABA MOCA II
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 General certificate of attendance
  • 1.00 Nurse Practitioners
Course opens: 
08/01/2018
Course expires: 
01/31/2024

Percy Aitken, M.D.
Medical Director of Cardiology
Doctors Hospital
Coral Gables, Florida

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

Eric Schroeder, M.D., conference director of this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose.

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

Baptist Health South Florida is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Baptist Health has been re-surveyed by the ACCME and awarded Commendation for 6 years as a provider of CME for physicians.

Baptist Health South Florida designates this enduring material 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 contributes to the CME component of the American Board of Anesthesiology’s redesigned Maintenance of Certification in AnesthesiologyTM(MOCA®) program, known as MOCA 2.0®. Please consult the ABA website, www.theABA.org, for a list of all MOCA 2.0 requirements.

Your participation information will be shared with specialty boards through the ACCME's PARS reporting system. Successful completion of a course examination is required. Submissions are recorded in approximately 48 hours. You will receive an email when your credits have been processed.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ABA MOCA II
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 General certificate of attendance
  • 1.00 Nurse Practitioners
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