How to Obtain AMA
PRA Category 1

Credit(s)™

1. Watch the CME webcast.
2. Take the CME
   posttest.
3. Login to your
   account.
4. Complete the registration /
   evaluation form.
5. Print your
   personalized
   CME certificate.

Estimated Time of Completion

30 minutes

Description

Controversies, Choices & Collaboration CME Series offers a convenient opportunity to gain knowledge of new advancements in cardiovascular disease management. This three-part interactive series offers presentations and discussions of patient case histories and new medical and surgical advancements. Surgeons and Internists will take away practical knowledge to assist in developing strategies to optimize patient outcomes.

Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

1. Describe the options for the latest therapies in atrial fibrillation and choose
   the appropriate therapy for an individual patient.
2. Recognize the importance of the left atrial appendage in the pathogenesis of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation.

Target Audience

This activity is intended for Cardiologists, Cardiac Surgeons, Internists,
and other Healthcare Professionals.

Accreditation

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Participants claiming CME credit from this activity may submit the credit hours to the American Osteopathic Association Council on Continuing Medical Education for Category 2 credit.

Activity Directors

A. Marc Gillinov, MD
The Judith Dion Pyle Chair in Heart Valve Research
Director, The Center for Atrial Fibrillation
Staff Surgeon
Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Cleveland Clinic Heart and Vascular Institute
Cleveland, Ohio

William Stewart, MD
Staff, Cardiovascular Medicine
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio

Authors / Faculty

Jennifer Cummings, MD; A. Marc Gillinov, MD

Faculty Disclosure

In accordance with the Standards for Commercial Support issued by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education requires resolution of all faculty conflicts of interest to ensure CME activities are free of commercial bias.

The following faculty have indicated that they may have a relationship, which in the context of their presentation(s), could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest:

The following faculty have indicated they have no relationship which, in the context of their presentation(s), could be preceived as a potential conflict of interest:

William Stewart, MD