Sealing the Gaps in Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation Care: Use of Digital Tools to Optimize Treatment and Reduce Costs

CMEO Webcast

Premiere Date: Monday, November 19, 2018

This activity offers CE credit for:

1. Physicians (CME)
2. ABIM
3. Other

All other clinicians will receive a Certificate of Attendance stating this activity was certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

Credit Expiration Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 

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Faculty

Statement of Need

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia in clinical practice and a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. When treating non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF), the importance of tools that can engage patients in their own care should not be overlooked. Digital health tools such as digital coaching and use of e-consults help foster shared decision-making and facilitate collaborative care strategies, thus optimizing treatment outcomes and costs. 

In this CME Outfitters On Demand, expert faculty explore digital tools and the data that support them showing their impact on outcomes and costs, as well as reviewing best practice models that clinicians can use.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this CE activity, participants should be able to:

• Incorporate the use of digital health tools to facilitate collaborative care strategies to optimize treatment outcomes and costs.

Financial Support

Supported by an educational grant from the Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer Alliance.

Target Audience

Primary care physicians, cardiologists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, and pharmacists who treat patients with non-vascular atrial fibrillation.

Credit Information

CME Credit (Physicians):
CME Outfitters, LLC, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

CME Outfitters, LLC, designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Note to Nurse Practitioners: Nurse practitioners can apply for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). AANP will accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ from organizations accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education. Nurse Practitioners can also apply for credit through their state boards. 

Note to Physician Assistants: AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education. 

ABIM/MOC Credit: 
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 0.25 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. 

Learning Formats 
Enduring material 

Post-tests, credit request forms, and activity evaluations must be completed online at www.cmeoutfitters.com/TST28451 (requires free account activation), and participants can print their certificate or statement of credit immediately (75% pass rate required). This website supports all browsers except Internet Explorer for Mac. For complete technical requirements and privacy policy, visit www.neurosciencecme.com/technical.asp.

Disclosure Declaration

It is the policy of CME Outfitters, LLC, to ensure independence, balance, objectivity, and scientific rigor and integrity in all of their CE activities. Faculty must disclose to the participants any relationships with commercial companies whose products or devices may be mentioned in faculty presentations, or with the commercial supporter of this CE activity. CME Outfitters, LLC, has evaluated, identified, and attempted to resolve any potential conflicts of interest through a rigorous content validation procedure, use of evidence-based data/research, and a multidisciplinary peer review process. The following information is for participant information only. It is not assumed that these relationships will have a negative impact on the presentations. 

Dr. Cannon reports that he receives research grants from Amgen Inc.; Boehringer-Ingelheim (BI); Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMS); Daiichi Sankyo; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Merck & Co., Inc. He is a consultant for Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Amarin Corporation; Amgen Inc.; Boehringer-Ingelheim (BI); Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMS); Eisai Inc.; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.; Merck & Co., Inc.; Pfizer Inc.; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC. 

Dr. Bhatt reports that he receives research grants from Abbott; Amarin Corporation; Amgen Inc.; Astra Zeneca; Bayer Corporation; Boehringer Ingelheim; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Chiesi USA, Inc.; Eisai Inc.; Ethicon USA, LLC; Forest Laboratories; Idorsia Pharmaceuticals Ltd; Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Ischemix; Lilly USA; Medtronic; PhaseBio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Pfizer Inc.; Regeneron; Roche; sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC; Synaptic; and The Medicines Company. 

Dr. Hylek reports that she received a research grant from Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Speakers sympoisa for Boehringer Ingelheim; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Medtronic; Pfizer Inc. She is consultant for Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Medtronic

Dr. Helfand (peer reviewer) has no disclosures to report. 

Ms. Ochoa (peer reviewer) has no disclosures to report. 

Kashemi D. Rorie, PHD (planning committee) has no disclosures to report. 

Sharon Tordoff (planning committee) has no disclosures to report. 

Disclosures were obtained from the CME Outfitters, LLC staff: No disclosures to report. 

Faculty of this CE activity may include discussions of products or devices that are not currently labeled for use by the FDA. The faculty have been informed of their responsibility to disclose to the audience if they will be discussing off-label or investigational uses (any uses not approved by the FDA) of products or devices. 

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