Accreditation Statements
AANP
This activity is approved for 7.0 contact hour(s) of continuing education (which includes 5.0 hours of pharmacology) by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. Activity ID 21054980. This activity was planned in
accordance with AANP Accreditation Standards and Policies
ANCC
Accreditation Statement
This activity is provided by the American Association of Heart Failure Nurses (AAHFN). The American Association of Heart Failure Nurses (AAHFN) is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's (ANCC) Commission on Accreditation.
Learning Outcome/ Purpose Statement
(For Bootcamp) The purpose of this meeting is to provide attendees with comprehensive knowledge and skills essential in the care and management of patients undergoing MCS implantation.
(For Virtual 17th Annual Meeting) The primary purpose of the AAHFNs Annual Meeting is to provide nurses, nurse practitioners, and other health care professionals contemporary research and information on medical management, device therapies, and care strategies for patients and caregivers living with heart failure.
Attendees may earn (up to) 13.5 contact hours by attending this LIVE activity and completing the evaluation. 7 pharmacology hours and 7.25 2nd Annual MCS Bootcamp are also available.
"This program is Approved by the National Association of Social Workers
(Approval # 886856663-5719) for 7 continuing education contact hours.
Claiming Contact Hours
Attendees can earn one nursing contact hour for every hour of educational time. Learners must complete an evaluation to receive contact hours. The evaluations are available now.
Disclosure/Conflicts of Interest
The planners and faculty for this activity do not have any relevant relationships to disclose unless listed below. Any resulting conflicts of interest have been resolved according to ANCC guidance.
For the MCS Bootcamp:
Jonathan Greinstein
Medtronic: Speaker
Abbott: Consultant and speaker
Michael Kiernan
Medtronic: Steering Committee and Advisory Board
Tim Robbins
Abbott Laboratories, Inc.: Consultant and speaker
Acelis: Advisory Board Member
Stuart Russell
Abbott: Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB)
Medtronic: Consultant for FDA issues
Sarah Schettle
Medtronic: Advisory board
Dr. Jason Katz, Duke University
Abbott Corporation: modest research support
Dr. Samer Najjar, MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Medtronic: Received research grant support paid to Institution
Abbott: Received research grant support paid to Institution and received consulting fees
Dr. Michael Rinaldi, Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute
Abbott Vascular: Provide teaching courses, serve as a consultant, speaker & proctor
Boston Scientific: Serve as a consultant, speaker, on Advisory Board and receipt of research grant
Edwards: Provide teaching courses; serve as a consultant, speaker & proctor
Baim Institute (Corvia): Serves on the steering committee
Mardil Medical: Case selection committee, steering committee
For the Virtual 17th Annual Meeting:
Chris Bell, RN, ACNP, Cardiology Associates of North MS
AstraZeneca: Speakers Bureau
NovoNordisk: Advisory Board
Emily Brown, MGC, CGC Johns Hopkins Hospital
PCNA: Consultant to create a resource for amyloidosis
My Gene Counsel: Consultant for cardiomyopathy content
Marat Fudim, MD, Duke University
Dr. Fudim was supported by NHLBI K23HL151744 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the American Heart Association grant No 20IPA35310955, Mario Family Award, Duke Chair’s Award, Translating Duke Health Award, Bayer and BTG Specialty Pharmaceuticals.
AxonTherapies: Consultant fees
Bodyport: Consultant fees
CVRx: Consultant fees
Daxor: Consultant fees
Edwards LifeSciences: Consultant fees
Fire: Consultant fees
NXT Biomedical: Consultant fees
Zoll: Consultant fees
Viscardia: Consultant fees
Hamza Hashmi, MD, Medical University of South Carolina
Sanofi: Speakers Bureau
Daniel Judge, MD, Medical University of South Carolina
ADRx Inc: Consultant
Cytokinetics: Consultant
Pfizer: Consultant
Tenaya Therapeutics: Consultant
Capricor: Member of the DSMB
TRiNDS:Member of the DSMB
Dana Miller, NP, University of Kansas Medical Center
Alnylam: Speakers Bureau
Akcea Therapeutics Virtual Insights Forum: hATTR amyloidosis National Nurse Practitioners Advisory Board
Linda J Ordway, RN, MS, ACNP-BC, CHFN, Tufts Medical Center
Medtronic: Speaker in a VAD conference
Sara Paul, DNP, RN, ACNP, Catawba Valley Health System
Abbott: Steering committee member GUIDE-HF
Kismet Rasmusson, DNP, FNP, Intermountain Healthcare
Novartis: Speaker with honoraria
Lisa Rathman, MSN, CRNP, CHFN, The Heart Group of Lancaster General
Abbott: Steering committee member for post-approval study and Speaker
Novartis: Disease state speaker
Boehringer Ingelheim: Consultant
SC Pharma: Consultant
Impulse Dynamics: Consultant
Farooq H. Sheikh, MD, MedStar Heart Institute
Alnylam: Received royalties for advisory board, educational development
Akcea: Received royalties for advisory board, educational development
Pfizer: Received royalty for serving on an advisory board
American College of Cardiology: Received royalty for giving ATTR lecture for the Michigan ACC Chapter
Eidos: Received royalty for leading an advisory/educational meeting.
Jagmeet P. Singh, MD, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital
Abbott Inc: Consultant and Researcher
Biotronik Inc: Consultant
Boston Scientific: Consultant and Researcher
Cardiologs Inc: Consultant
EBR Inc: Consultant and Researcher
Impulse Dynamics: Consultant
Medtronic Inc: Consultant and Researcher
Microport Inc.: Consultant
New Century Health: Consultant
Nopras Tech. Inc: Consultant
Orchestra BioMed Inc: Consultant
Toray Inc.: Consultant
Jesus Vargas, MD, PhD, UPMC Pinnacle
Novartis: Provided feedback on commercial ideas for Entresto
Clyde W. Yancy, MD, Northwestern Medical
Abbott, Inc.: Spouse is a former employee
Dr. William Abraham, The Ohio State University
Impulse Dynamics: Consulting fees
Dr. Javed Butler, University of Mississippi Medical Center
Medtronic: Consultant
Impulse Dynamics: Consultant
LivaNova: Consultant
Occutech: Consultant
Dr. J. Thomas Heywood, Scripps Clinic
Abbott: Research, Honoraria
Impedimed: Research
Novartis: Honoraria
Dr. Michael Rinaldi, Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute
Abbott Vascular: Provide teaching courses, serve as a consultant, speaker & proctor
Boston Scientific: Serve as a consultant, speaker, on Advisory Board and receipt of research grant
Edwards: Provide teaching courses; serve as a consultant, speaker & proctor
Baim Institute (Corvia): Serves on steering committee
Mardil Medical: Case selection committee, steering committee
Dr. George Ruiz, Geisinger Health
United Therapeutics /PH therapies: Speaker's bureau
Dr. Kelly Stamp, UNC Greensboro
This study was funded by Abbott Laboratories
Dr. Beth Towery-Davidson, TriStar Centennial Medical Center - Nashville TN
Abbott: Speakers bureau - HF disease state/mitral regurgitation;
Myokardia: Advisory board
Akcea: Advisory board
Disclosure of Commercial Support
AAHFN received commercial support from the following organizations:
Abbott
This live activity is valid from June 16, 2021, to July 16, 2021.