Overview
Join Drs. Panithaya Chareonthaitawee, Benjamin J. Chow, Ron Blankstein as they discuss managing patients with chronic angina based on the results of multi-modality testing including exercise ECG, nuclear scintigraphy, coronary computed tomography angiography, and coronary angiography.
Click the Start Program button to begin improving your competence in the evaluation, risk stratification, and subsequent management of chronic angina based on the results of multi-modality testing.
Target Audience
- Cardiologists, surgeons and cardiology fellows
- Primary care physicians
- Nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants
Important Dates
Date of Release: December 2011
Term of Approval/Date of CME/CE Expiration: December 2012
Learner Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, the learner should be able to:
- Synthesize discordant test results in patients with chronic angina.
- Evaluate risk using discordant test results in chronic angina.
- Select appropriate patients for conservative management based on results of multi-modality testing.
- Select appropriate patients for revascularization for chronic angina based on results of multi-modality testing.
Method of Participation and Claiming Credit
ACCF
Meeting on Demand™
Programs feature captured lecture content, abstract summaries, and self-assessment questions. To be eligible for credit, you must attain a score of 70% or better on the self-assessment exams included in the activity.
Requesting AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credit™ or CE Credit for this Activity
To request credit, you must:
- Read all text and view all slide and video presentations in the modules for which you wish to receive credit.
- Answer the Self-Assessment questions in each module for which you wish to claim credit. After you have answered all the questions in the module, click on the Exam Summary button. A Claim Credit button will appear on this page if you have achieved a passing score of 70% or better. If you did not achieve a passing score, please click the Reset Scores link and retake the exam.
- Click the Claim Credit button and answer the evaluation questions in the pop-up window.
- Enter the total amount of time you actually spent in the activity in the box provided. Please note that you may only claim once for each module in this activity. Click Submit.
- You will receive a message that your request has been submitted and a link to view your certificate. You may view and download the certificate when you receive the message, you may also view it at any time in the My Transcript section of My CardioSource.