Cardiac Care Pathways: Heart Failure, Atrial Fibrillation

The Cardiac Care Pathway process reflects a collaborative effort by Aurora primary care providers and cardiovascular specialists to assemble and condense the most current guidelines, best practices and assessment tools to manage patients.This course will walk you through two important pathways for Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure by assisting you in effective and efficient management of patients as well as give you resources within Aurora Health Care.

The course presents the Heart Failure Pathway content followed by a short quiz, and then the Atrial Fibrillation Pathway content followed by a short quiz. You must pass both quizzes with 100% to receive credit. At the end of each slide presentation, you will need to close the window to return back to the main course content.

Estimated Time needed to complete this Educational Activity (same as the number of credit hours designated): 1 hour

 

 

Target Audience

Aurora Health Care Cardiologists and Primary Care Providers

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of the activity, participants should be able to:

  1. Identify high risk patients
  2. Identify treatment algorithms
  3. Identify patients who may benefit from advanced treatment options
  4. Reduce re-admissions for HF and AF.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    Aurora Health Care is accredited by the Wisconsin Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Aurora Health Care designates this activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 1.00 Attendance
    Attendance Credit
Course opens: 
07/28/2017
Course expires: 
12/31/2019
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
0

Faculty

Course Directors:

Vinay Thohan, MD; Advanced Heart Failure Therapies, Medical Director Advanced Cardiac Care/Heart Transplant/VAD Programs; Advocate Aurora Health 

Indrajit Choudhuri, MD; Physician Cardiology Electrophysiology,; Advocate Aurora Health 

Disclosures:

The planners and speaker(s) have indicated that there are no financial relationships with any commercial interests to be disclosed..

 

 

Accreditation Statement

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

Credit Designation Statement

Advocate Aurora Health designates this internet enduring activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    Aurora Health Care is accredited by the Wisconsin Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Aurora Health Care designates this activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 1.00 Attendance
    Attendance Credit

Price

Cost:
$0.00
Please login or register to take this course.

This course is available to Aurora Health Care providers (employed and independent) and caregivers only. If you are not already logged in, please use "Aurora Login" to access the course.  Then update your profile. If you need help enrolling or logging in, please contact Advocate Aurora Health CME Office at cme@aurora.org or at (414) 219-5490