CME: The United States CTEPH Proceedings 2021, Part 1
ACCREDITATION EXPIRED: December 14, 2022
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The North American Thrombosis Forum's (NATF’s) "United States CTEPH Proceedings 2021" provides a multidisciplinary framework for the evaluation and management of patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). The activity is comprised of didactic presentations, debates, and panel discussions involving national and international experts in the field.
Covered topics in the series will include:
- The epidemiology of chronic thromboembolic disease in the US
- Contemporary approaches to diagnosing CTEPH
- The latest in surgical advancements
- The role of pulmonary hypertension (PH) targeted medical therapy and balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) in the management of inoperable CTEPH
Target Audience:
This activity has been designed to provide internists, pulmonologists, cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, interventional cardiologists and radiologists, anesthesiologists, thoracic radiologists, nurses, and allied healthcare professionals with state-of-the-art information to evaluate and manage patients with CTEPH.
Supported by educational grants from: Abbott Laboratories; Acceleron Pharma Inc.; Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc., a Janssen Pharmaceutical Company of Johnson & Johnson; and Boston Scientific Corporation.
This internet enduring material activity is part of a series of activities. Participation in this activity is free of charge.
Release Date: December 15, 2021 -- Expiration Date: December 14, 2022
Faculty: Multiple Faculty,
Agenda
Transition from Acute PE to CTEPH: Implications for Future Therapeutics? Sudarshan Rajagopal, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Co-Director, Pulmonary Vascular Disease Center, Duke University Medical Center
Screening for Chronic Thromboembolic Disease and CTEPH - F.A. Klok, MD, PhD (30 minutes)
The Ongoing Challenges of Diagnosing CTEPH -Gustavo Heresi, MD, MS (30 minutes)
The Tools of Diagnosis
Advances in CT and MR Imaging: Implications for CTEPH Diagnosis and Management - Deepa Gopalan, FRCP, FRCR (40 minutes)
The Art of Pulmonary Angiography - Lori Daniels, MD, FACC (30 minutes)
Exercise Testing in Chronic PE - Paul Forfia, MD (30 minutes)
- Symptomatic 6 Months Following a PE…What to Do? Peter Hountras, MD
- Is That Acute or Chronic Clot On CT? Sonja Bartolome, MD
- VQ, CT, Pulmonary Angiogram…Is It All Necessary? Victor M. Moles, MD
Learning Objectives
By the end of the session the participant will be able to:
- Discuss an updated understanding of the pathophysiology of CTEPH and apply that information to a patient case
- Describe the latest diagnostic and evaluative approaches to patients with suspected chronic thromboembolic disease and apply that information to a patient case
- Discuss advances in pulmonary thromboendarterectomy for patients with chronic thromboembolic disease and CTEPH
Accreditation
ACCME Activity #201861288
ACCREDITATION FOR THIS COURSE HAS EXPIRED. YOU MAY VIEW THE PROGRAM, BUT CME / CE IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE AND NO CERTIFICATE WILL BE ISSUED.
Faculty Disclosure and Resolution of COI
Disclosure Relevant Financial Relationships for Faculty, Moderators, Course Planners, and Content Reviewers:
- William R. Auger, MD, FCPP: Consultant – Bayer, Janssen PH, Cereno Scientific
- Sonja Bartolome, MD: Consultant – Janssen
- Todd Bull, MD: Consultant – Bayer; Researcher – Johnson & Johnson, United Therapeutics, Actelion
- Michael Cuttica, MD: Consultant, Speaker Bureau, Advisory Board, PI – Bayer; Speaker Bureau, Advisory Board, Consultant – United Therapeutics, Janssen
- Paul Forfia, MD: Consultant – Bayer, Janssen, United Therapeutics
- Deepa Gopalan, FRCP, FRCR: Speaker – Bayer Pharma AG
- Gustavo Heresi, MD: Consultant, non-branded Speakers Bureau – Bayer; Consultant – Janssen
- Peter Hountras, MD: Primary Investigator, Phase 3 Trial – Actelion
- Kim M. Kerr, MD: Research Support – Bayer; Consultant – Actelion
- F.A. Klok, MD, PhD: Unrestricted Research Support – Bayer, Actelion, BSCI
- Sudarshan Rajagopal, MD, PhD: Research: United Therapeutics, Janssen, Corvista; Paid consulting – Janssen, United Therapeutics, Bayer, Altavant, Insmed, Apie Therapeutics; Patent – Licensed to Polarean
- Alison Witkin, MD: Advisory Board, United Therapeutics
Individuals with no conflicts of interest to disclose:
- Lori Daniels, MD, FACC
- Victor M. Moles, MD
- Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, President, ScientiaCME (Reviewer)
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