Description: 

Cardiovascular disease is a complex condition which has a mortality and is associated with high hospital readmission rate. Current guidelines recommend case conferencing with the interprofessional and specialist teams to improve evidence-based care for cardiac patients. In this bimonthly patient care conference, cardiac nuclear medicine case studies, associated images, and findings are presented and collaboratively discussed. Current evidence-based guidelines for patient management are reviewed and recent research is shared and considered for implementation.

Target Audience: 

Nurse Practitioner (NP)

Nurse, Registered (RN)

Physicians (MD or DO)

Physician Assistant (PA)

Other Healthcare Professionals

Students of Health Professions

Learning objectives: 

Upon completion of this course, learners should be able to:

1. Adopt new techniques and methods, guidelines, scientific evidence, and best practice recommendations in nuclear cardiology.

2. Integrate knowledge of new and emerging technologies in nuclear 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.

Accreditation:

In support of improving patient care, Sutter Health, is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Designation Statement

Sutter Health designates this LIVE activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for physicians and 1.00 continuing professional development contact hours for nurses. Learners should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Note to Other Disciplines: AMA PRA Category 1 Credits HOURS™ Continuing Medical Education is acceptable for meeting the continuing education requirements for Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Psychologists, Registered Nurses, and Respiratory Care Practitioners. For other disciplines, please check with the regulatory board for your discipline to confirm what type of credits meet the continuing education requirements. Continuing education hours for nurses accredited by ANCC, via Joint Accreditation.