Series Description: 

In these weekly patient care conference, case studies, associated images, and findings for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) and Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair (TEER) patients are presented and discussed. Current evidence-based guidelines and recommendations for patient management and imaging are reviewed and recent research is shared to fine-tune care plan recommendations.

Target Audience: 

Nurse Practitioner (NP)

Nurse, Registered (RN)

Physicians (MD or DO)

Other Healthcare Professionals

Learning Objectives: 

1. Adopt new techniques and methods, guidelines, scientific evidence, and best practice recommendations for TAVI, TEER, and other valve patients shared through these conferences.

2. Integrate knowledge of new and emerging technologies in diagnostic, therapeutic, and interventional cardiology procedures.

3. Acquire new information to identify implicit bias and better manage special patient populations, such as those with racial/ethnicity differences, gender differences, and substance abuse disorders.

Culturally Appropriate Care which is Free of Implicit Biases (AB 1195 & 241):

Learners are strongly encouraged to engage in self-directed learning related to the impact of implicit biases in this clinical area via the references provided below:

1. Jilani, M., Javed, Z., Yahya, T.,  Valero-Elizondo, J., Khan, S., Kash, B., Blankstein, R., Virani, S., Blaha, M. Dubey, P., Hyder, A., Vahidy, F., Cainzos-Achirica, M., & Nasir, K. Social determinants of health and cardiovascular disease: Current state and future directions towards healthcare equity. Curr Atheroscler Re.;23(9):55. Doi: 10.1007/s11883-021-00949-w. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34308497/
2. Daugherty, S., Blair, I., Havranek, E., Furniss, A., Dickinson, L. Karimkhani, E., Main, D. & Masoudi, F. (2107). Implicit gender bias and the use of cardiovascular tests among cardiologists. J AM Heart Assoc;6(12):e006872. Doi: 10.1161/JAHA.117.006872. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29187391
3. Banerjee, S., Cader, F., Gulati, M. & Capers, Q. (2021). Racism and cariology: A global call to action. CJC Open;3(12):S165-173. Doi: 10.1016/j.cjco.2021.09.014. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8712707/

Disclosure of Financial or In-Kind Commercial Support & Conflict of Interest

Dr. Roberts, planner and faculty for this activity, has ineligible financial relationships in the form of speaker fees from Edwards and Abbott. These ineligible relationships were mitigated via a speaker attestation form that all content presented will be free of commercial bias and conform to generally accepted standards for research and education quality that is well supported by peer-reviewed evidence. Similarly, Dr. Huang, planner and faculty for this activity, has ineligible financial relationships in the form of speaker fees from Edwards, Abbott, and Medtronic which was mitigated through a speaker attestation form.

No one else involved in the planning or presentation of this educational activity have any relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. No financial or in-kind commercial support was received to produce or promote this educational activity.   

– Provider Designee/Verification:  Kerri Maya, PhD(c), MSL, RN, NPD-BC