EKY Heart & Vascular Symposium Course

Release Date: March 9, 2026
Expiration Date: December 31, 2026
(Please note that credit will no longer be issued for this activity after this date)

Media Type: Internet Enduring Material Activity

Completion Time: 7 hours

Registration Fee: FREE

Target Audience:

This symposium is designed to meet the educational needs of physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, family practitioners, family practice residents, medial students, nurses, EMS and all other allied health care professionals caring for cardiovascular patients

Agenda

1. 00:00:00 – Chase Reynolds, MD – Introduction

2. 00:08:02 – Maen Assali, MD, FACC, FSCAI – Transcatheter Valve Intervention: TAVR & TEER Advances, Outcomes & Clinical Integration

3. 01:09:13 – Kevin Parrott, MD – Tricuspid Regurgitation: EP-Structural Collaboration in the Extraction Era

4. 02:03:36 – Joseph Souza, MD, MS, FACC, FHRS – Atrial Fibrillation Management in the Modern Era

5. 03:13:57 – Ashley Brunmeier, MD – Management of Women with Cardiovascular Disease and Congenital Heart Disease During Pregnancy and Post-Partum

6. 04:17:20 – Adrian W. Messerli, MD – Complex Coronary Interventions and High-Risk Patients: Navigating Techniques, Technology, and Evidence

7. 05:18:52 – Robert Lewis, MD, PhD, MBA – Pacemaker & ICD Infection Management

8. 06:19:01 – John Gurley, MD, FACC, FACP – Mechanical Circulatory Support for Heart Failure and Cardiogenic Shock

Overall Learning Objectives:

At the completion of this program, the participants will be able to apply current evidence-based strategies in the diagnosis, management, and intervention of structural heart disease, heart failure, arrhythmias, and other complex cardiovascular conditions, including considerations for special populations, to improve patient care and outcome.

Instructions for Participation and Credit:

To receive credit you are required to:

· Review video content

· Score at least 80% on the required post-test to assess the knowledge gained from reviewing the video

· Submit the CME/CE link.

After completion of the activity, a certificate will be sent to you via your preferred retrieval method. If you have questions about the participation process, please e-mail CME@pikevillehospital.org or call 606-430-8110. If you would like to be awarded MOC points, please e-mail us to receive the additional required documents, which must be completed and returned for processing.

Accreditation Statement

Physicians

Pikeville Medical Center is accredited by the Kentucky Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Pikeville Medical Center designates this internet enduring material for a maximum of 7 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses

Pikeville Medical Center is approved by the Kentucky Board of Nursing as a continuing medical education provider and will award 7 nursing contact hours for this program.

KBN provider number 4-0042-12-26-0014. “Kentucky Board of Nursing approval of an individual nursing education provider does not constitute endorsement of program content.”

American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Recognition Statement

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participant to earn up to 7 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Disclaimer

The opinions and recommendations expressed by faculty and other experts, whose input is included in this activity, are their own and do not represent Pikeville Medical Center endorsement. Please review the complete prescribing information of specific drugs or combinations of drugs, including indications, contraindications, warnings and adverse effects before administering pharmacological therapy to patients.

Special Needs Statement

If you have special needs, please contact our office and we will do our best to accommodate you.

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships

It is the policy of Pikeville Medical Center to adhere to ACCME Criteria, Policies, and Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education in order to ensure fair balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its accredited activities. All faculty and planners, along with the Activity Director and Co-Director, participating in accredited activities are expected to disclose relevant financial relationships pertaining to their contribution to the activity. Relationship information is analyzed to determine whether conflicts of interest exist. All conflicts of interest are mitigated prior to participation in the planning or implementation of this activity.

Faculty members are also expected to disclose any discussion of (1) off label or investigational uses of FDA approved commercial products or devices or (2) products or devices not yet approved in the United States. All disclosures will be made at the time of this accredited continuing education activity:

Course Faculty Name of Ineligible Company(s) Nature of Relevant Financial Relationship
Chase Reynolds, MD

Philips Medical
Abbott
Atricure
Zoll Medical
Boston Scientific
Medtronic, Inc

Speaker
Consultant
Trainer
Researcher

Maen Assali, MD, FACC, FSCAI

Medtronic
Pfizer
Johnson & Johnson
Edwards Lifescience

Stockholder
Robert Lewis, MD, PhD, MBA

Boston Scientific
Medtronic, Inc
Johnson & Johnson
Philips

Consultant
Speaker
Research

Kevin Parrott, MD

Medtronic, Inc
Merit Medical

Consultant
Speaker
Proctor

Joseph Souza, MD, MS, FACC, FHRS
Medtronic, Inc

Consultant
Advisor Board

The following Course Faculty and Planning Committee have reported having no relevant financial relationships with any ineligible company related to the content of this educational activity.

Course Faculty:

John Gurley, MD, FACC, FHRS

Ashley Burnmeier, MD

Adrian W. Messerli, MD

Planning Committee:

Brenda Adams, CCMEC, Director Continuing Medical Education

Amy Tibbs, Medical Education Coordinator

Keylee Coleman, BSN, RN Staff Development Specialist

Commercial Support:

This educational activity is supported in part by an independent educational grant from Philips.

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1. What is the standard post–TAVR antithrombotic care?
2. If a patient experiences a stroke following TAVR, how does management change?
3. When is lead extraction indicated for tricuspid regurgitation caused by lead interference?
4. Do coronary sinus leads for standard ICDs use passive fixation?
5. What is a key advantage of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) compared with warfarin?
6. Which antiarrhythmic drug is not FDA-approved for atrial fibrillation?
7. Where should pregnant cardiac patients deliver?
8. Which of the following are key risk factors in high-risk PCI?
9. What is the effect of capped or abandoned leads?
10. What are risk factors for venous obstruction following device implantation?
11. What is the role of mechanical circulatory support (MCS) in acute left heart failure with cardiogenic shock?
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