Description: 

This monthly Adult Cath Case Conference offers a collaborative learning environment where complex cardiac catheterization cases are reviewed using real patient data, images, and procedural findings. The sessions emphasize quality improvement initiatives, analysis of outcomes data, and integration of published evidence-based guidelines and current research. Through expert consultation and collaborative discussion, participants explore novel therapies, emerging technologies, and practice innovations aimed at advancing program performance and enhancing the clinical knowledge and skills of the care team.

Target Audience: 

Nurse Practitioner (NP)

Nurse, Registered (RN)

Physicians (MD or DO)

Physician Assistant (PA)

Other Healthcare Professionals

Learning Objectives: 

At the completion of this activity, learners will be able to:

1. Apply to practice new guidelines, scientific evidence, and best practice recommendations shared through these conferences.

2. Integrate knowledge of new and emerging techniques and technologies in diagnostic and interventional cardiology.

3. Assess personal implicit biases and consider approaches to better manage special patient populations, such as those with racial/ethnicity differences, gender differences, and substance abuse disorders.

Assembly Bills 1195 & 241- Culturally Appropriate Care which is Free of Implicit Biases:

Learners are strongly encouraged to engage in self-directed learning related to the impact of implicit biases in this clinical area via the references provided below:

• Jilani, M. H., Javed, Z., Yahya, T., Valero-Elizondo, J., Khan, S. U., Kash, B., Blankstein, R., Virani, S. S., Blaha, M. J., Dubey, P., Hyder, A. A., Vahidy, F. S., Cainzos-Achirica, M., & Nasir, K. (2021). Social determinants of health and cardiovascular disease: Current state and future directions towards healthcare equity. Current Atherosclerosis Reports, 23(9), 55. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11883-021-00949-w

Disclosure of Financial or In-Kind Commercial Support & Conflict of Interest

No one involved in the planning or presentation of this educational activity have any relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. No financial or in-kind commercial support was received to produce or promote this educational activity.   

– Provider Designee/Verification: Fozia Ferozali, Ed.D

Faculty List: 

Medical Director(s)

Pei-Hsiu Huang, MD has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Planner(s)

Kristen Bernard has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Pei-Hsiu Huang, MD has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Jennifer Pellegrini, RCIS has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Amy Whitesell, FNP-BC has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

April Yeargin  has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Speaker(s)

Pei-Hsiu Huang, MD has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.