Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)

Program Description:

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the United States, primarily due to the effects of heart disease and stroke. The goal of this case-based interview, which is part of a webcast series presented by the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, is to educate clinicians on aortic valve stenosis and indications for surgical replacement versus new catheter based valve delivery.

INTENDED AUDIENCE:

This educational activity is intended for Physicians and other healthcare clinicians who treat patients with cardiovascular/cerebrovascular diseases and stroke. There are no prerequisites.

Activity Objectives:

At the conclusion of this activity, the participant should demonstrate the ability to:

• Discuss indications and outcomes of surgical aortic valve replacement, risk factors for higher complication rates following surgical aortic valve replacement, and early results of transcatheter aortic valve implantation.

Faculty:

PROGRAM COURSE DIRECTOR AND MODERATOR
Steven Jones, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

PROGRAM FACULTY
Jon Resar, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiology
Director, Adult Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
Director, Interventional Cardiology
The Johns Hopkins Hospital

Disclosures:

Johns Hopkins Statement of Responsibility
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CME activity.

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As a provider approved by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), it is the policy of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Office of Continuing Medical Education (OCME) to require signed disclosure of the existence of financial relationships with industry from any individual in a position to control the content of a CME activity sponsored by OCME. Members of the Planning Committee are required to disclose all relationships regardless of their relevance to the content of the activity. Faculty are required to disclose only those relationships that are relevant to their specific presentation. The following relationships have been reported for this activity:

Steven Jones, MD, reports the following interests:
Grant/Research Support: Atherotech Diagnostics Lab
Consultant: Amylin

Jon Resar, MD,reports the following interests:
Grant/Research Support: Medtronic

No other planners have indicated that they have any financial interests or relationships with a commercial entity.

Note: Grants to investigators at The Johns Hopkins University are negotiated and administered by the institution which receives the grants, typically through the Office of Research Administration. Individual investigators who participate in the sponsored project(s) are not directly compensated by the sponsor, but may receive salary or other support from the institution to support their effort on the project(s).

Off-Label Product Discussion
No speaker has indicated that he/she will reference unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or products.

Disclaimer
The opinions and recommendations expressed by faculty and other experts whose input is included in this program are their own. This enduring material is produced for educational purposes only. Use of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine name implies review of educational format design and approach. Please review the complete prescribing information of specific drugs or combination of drugs, including indications, contraindications, warnings and adverse effects before administering pharmacologic therapy to patients.

This program is presented by the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.



There is no commercial support affiliated with this program

Produced by Haymarket Medical Education.






If you have any questions relating to the accreditation of this activity, please contact Lisa Barnhill at lbarnhill@jhmi.edu

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Instructions:

To obtain credit, a score of 70% or better is required. This CME is offered at no cost to participants. Please proceed with the activity until you have successfully completed this program, answered all test questions, completed the posttest survey, and have received your digital copy of your credit certificate. Your online certificate will be saved on myCME.com within your Profile/Exam History, which you can then access at any time.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

WINDOWS PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
266-MHz Pentium II; Windows 98 or higher; 64 MB RAM; 800 x 600 screen resolution set for “High Color (16-Bit)”; Macromedia Flash Player 6 or higher.

MACINTOSH^® SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
Power Mac g3 at 300 MHz; System 8.5 or higher (excluding Mac OSX); 96 MB RAM; 20 MB minimum hard disk space available; 800 x 600 screen resolution set to “Thousands of Colors”; Macromedia Flash Player 6 or higher.