Sponsored by Boston University School of Medicine
Target Audience
This activity is designed for emergency physicians.
Learning Objectives
After completing this activity, participants should be able to:
- Summarize the methods of risk assessment, including risk-stratification models, to be applied in a patient presenting to the emergency department with chest pain in order to triage the patient appropriately
- Describe the role of reperfusion, percutaneous coronary interventions, and medical management in the risk-directed treatment of a patient with acute coronary syndrome (ACS)
- Summarize the recent clinical trial results regarding the safety and effectiveness of anticoagulants in the ACS patient
- Put into practice updated guidelines to ensure effective outcomes in ACS management
Credit Eligibility
To be eligible for documentation of credit, all participants must read all monograph content (print or online), log on to www.princetoncme.com to complete the 10-question post-test with a score of 70% or better, and complete the online evaluation form. Participants who successfully complete the post-test and evaluation form online may immediately print their documentation of credit. Please e-mail info@princetoncme.com or call 609-371-1137 if you have questions or need additional information.
Release Date: February 25, 2008
Expiration Date: February 25, 2009
Estimated time to complete: 1 hour
There is no fee associated with this activity.
This activity is made available online and in print.
CME Accreditation
Boston University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Boston University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
To contact Boston University School of Medicine with CME questions related to this activity, please e-mail cme@bu.edu.
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Emergency Physicians Accreditation
Approved by the American College of Emergency Physicians for 1 hour of ACEP Category I credit.
Grant Support
This activity is supported by an educational grant from GlaxoSmithKline plc.
Faculty
James Hoekstra, MD
Professor and Chairman
Department of Emergency Medicine
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Charles V. Pollack, Jr, MA, MD
Chairman
Department of Emergency Medicine
Pennsylvania Hospital
Professor of Emergency Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Course Director
Michael D. Klein, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Electrocardiogram Heart Station
Boston University School of Medicine
Cardiac Care Unit Teaching Attending
Boston Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts
DISCLOSURE INFORMATION
Boston University School of Medicine asks all individuals involved in the development and presentation of Continuing Medical Education (CME) activities to disclose all relationships with commercial interests. This information is disclosed to CME activity participants. Boston University School of Medicine has procedures to resolve any apparent conflicts of interest. In addition, faculty members are asked to disclose when any discussion of unapproved use of pharmaceuticals and devices is being discussed.
The following unlabeled/investigational uses of commercial products are discussed in this activity: The use of fondaparinux and bivalirudin for the treatment of patients in the emergency room.
The faculty reported the following:
Dr. Hoekstra: Speaker’s bureau—Bristol-Myers Squibb, sanofi-aventis US, Schering-Plough; Consultant—sanofi-aventis US, Schering-Plough, The Medicines Company.
Dr. Pollack: Speaker’s bureau—sanofi-aventis US, Schering-Plough; Consultant—GlaxoSmithKline plc, sanofi-aventis US, Schering-Plough; Grant support—GlaxoSmithKline plc.
Dr. Klein disclosed no financial relationships with any commercial interests.
Planning Committee members Ilana Hardesty, CME, Boston University School of Medicine; Randy Robbin and John Savage, Princeton CME; Rosemary Hodgson and Erin Phelps, Princeton Media Communications disclosed no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests.
DISCLAIMER
THESE MATERIALS AND ALL OTHER MATERIALS PROVIDED IN CONJUNCTION WITH CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION ACTIVITIES ARE INTENDED SOLELY FOR PURPOSES OF SUPPLEMENTING CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR QUALIFIED HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. ANYONE USING THE MATERIALS ASSUMES FULL RESPONSIBILITY AND ALL RISKS FOR THEIR APPROPRIATE USE. TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY MAKE NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS WHATSOEVER REGARDING THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, CURRENTNESS, NONINFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF THE MATERIALS. IN NO EVENT WILL TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY BE LIABLE TO ANYONE FOR ANY DECISION MADE OR ACTION TAKEN IN RELIANCE ON THE MATERIALS. IN NO EVENT SHOULD THE INFORMATION IN THE MATERIALS BE USED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR PROFESSIONAL CARE.
