Role of Catheter Directed Therapies in Acute Pulmonary Embolism

Step Status
Pretest
Material
Posttest
Evaluation
Type: Enduring Material
Credits: 0.5
Description:
Cost: $10
NOTE: Course is free to HSHS colleagues, please contact kgeist@prairieresearch.com to get discount code if you do not have it already.

Hardware/Software Requirements: 
High speed connection to the Internet. Browser: the most current version of Microsoft Internet Explorer, Chrome, Safari or Mozilla Firefox. The ability to access and view Adobe pdf documents, Adobe Reader and Adobe Flash Player are recommended. To download/update Adobe Reader and Flash Player, go to http://www.adobe.com/ and follow download the instructions. Printer access recommended to print completion certificate. 

Format: 
The teaching method for this program will consist of a YouTube video with corresponding quiz. Participants will use what they have learned in the video, to complete  a follow-up evaluation and quiz to assess new knowledge acquisition.  Participants must answer 2 out of 3 questions correctly to pass this course. The program should take approximately 30 minutes to complete. All presentations will be peer reviewed by physician participants before credit is awarded.

References: 
Access to appropriate bibliographic sources are available throughout the activity to allow for further study.

Confidentiality Statement: 
We must protect the confidentiality of the information handled by Prairie/HSHS CME and Prairie Education and Research Cooperative. We will take precautions to avoid improper, inappropriate or inadvertent disclosures of sensitive, confidential or privileged information, records or documents. 

Continuing Medical Education: 
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the direct providership of Prairie/HSHS and Prairie Education and Research Cooperative.  Prairie/HSHS is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  
Prairie/HSHS designates this educational activity for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category I Credits ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 0.50 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC point's equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participation completion information to ACCME for the purpose of gaining ABIM MOC credit.

Learning Objectives Disclaimer: This activity is a part of a group of online courses that was approved under one CME application. The learning objectives/outcomes for this activity encompass all online courses associated with the initial live activity. For a list of courses included, please contact PERC continuing education.
Objectives: Objective 1: Recognize the most current treatments and strategy, according to ACCF/AHA guidelines, for the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease

Objective 2: Recall the results of recent clinical trials and integrate findings into patient management, in turn improving patient outcomes

Objective 3: Analyze difficult cardiovascular cases and determine appropriate diagnostic strategies, along with recalling the basis of recent controversies in cardiovascular medicine

Speaker

Rizwan Khan, MD