San Francisco Marriott
55 Fourth Street
San Francisco, CA 94103

Room: Nob Hill

May 15, 2008 • 6:00AM – 7:45AM

Faculty
Jonathan Steinberg, MD – Chair
Education of Referring Physicians about Advancements in Atrial Flutter Ablation: Developing an Increase in Referrals
The St. Lukes – Roosevelt Hospital Center
New York, NY

Richard C. Klein, M.D.
Education of Patients through Resources on the Benefits of Catheter Ablation For Atrial Flutter
University Hospitals and Clinics
Salt Lake City, UT

Suneet Mittal, MD
The Traditional Pharmacological Approach to the Management Of Atrial Flutter: Clinical and Economic Limitations
The St. Lukes – Roosevelt Hospital Center
New York, NYeferrals

Kevin Wheelan, MD
Economical Impact of Atrial Flutter Ablation
Baylor Heart and Vascular Hospital
Dallas, TX

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TARGET AUDIENCE: Physicians, nurses, and technologists

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this educational activity, participants should be able to:
• Provide data on the underserved patient population with flutter (statistics for the United States),
ie, discuss the standard treatment path and how much money and time are wasted on drug treatments
• Empower attending physicians with approaches and tools to speak to the referring physicians about
ablation as the treatment of choice for simple arrhythmias
• Provide patient education tools on arrhythmias to a referral community.

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MD/DO: This activity is sponsored by the North American Center for Continuing Medical Education (NACCME). NACCME is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. NACCME designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This activity has been planned and produced in accordance with the ACCME Essential Areas and Policies.
Nurses: ANCC: NACCME is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the PA State Nurses Association for 1.5 contact hours (Provider Number 110-3-E-06). Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 13255, for 1.5 contact hours.
Technologists: Approved by the AHRA for 1.5 Category A, ARRT continuing education credits

Faculty Disclosures: All those with control over the content of continuing education programs sponsored by NACCME are expected to disclose whether they do or do not have any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest or other relationships related to the content of their presentation(s). It is not assumed that these relationships will have an adverse impact on presentations. Full faculty disclosures will be presented at the meeting.

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This program is not part of the Heart Rhythm 2008 Official Scientific Sessions as planned by the Heart Rhythm Society
Scientific Sessions Committee. This event is neither sponsored nor endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society.

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Commercial Support Provided by Biosense Webster.

This activity is sponsored by the North American Center for Continuing Medical Education.

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