Human Heart

0908_PAMF_Aortic Health: Strategies for Prevention, Management, and Clinical Success_Live

February 13, 2026

Description: 

Early detection of aortic aneurysms is key to reducing associated morbidity and mortality. This session addresses the knowledge gap in helping physicians identify strategies for improved aortic health maintenance. These include Identifying patient characteristics that increase risk, knowing aortic diameter thresholds for concern, recognizing aortic catastrophes, and initiating appropriate management. We all also discuss our new aortic center and referral process. This education aims to improve patient outcomes through faster diagnosis, evidence-based screening, and streamlined referral pathways for high-risk patients.

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:

  • 1. Phillips, A. R., Andraska, E. A., Reitz, K. M., Habib, S., Martinez-Meehan, D., Dai, Y., Johnson, A. E., & Liang, N. L. (2022). Association between neighborhood deprivation and presenting with a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm before screening age. Journal of vascular surgery, 76(4), 932–941.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2022.03.009
  • 2. Howard, K. A., Witrick, B., Clark, A., Morse, A., Atkinson, K., Kapoor, P., McGinigle, K. L., Minc, S., Alabi, O., Hicks, C. W., Gonzalez, A., Cené, C. W., Cykert, S., & Kalbaugh, C. A. (2024). Investigating Unconscious Race Bias and Bias Awareness Among Vascular Surgeons. medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences, 2024.06.04.24308457. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.06.04.24308457

Target Audience

Nurse Practitioner (NP)

Nurse, Registered (RN)

Pharmacists (PharmD)

Physicians (MD or DO)

Physician Assistant (PA)

Learning Objectives

After attending this activity, learners will be able to:

1. Discuss patient characteristics that increase aortic risk

2. Identify the "red flag" clinical presentations of acute aortic syndromes, to reduce time to diagnosis.

3. Apply current guidelines to determine appropriate screening and referral thresholds

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ABIM MOC

    American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)

    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.00 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. 

  • 1.00 ABS MOC

    American Board of Surgery (ABS)

    Successful completion of this CME activity, [which includes participation in the evaluation component], enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME [and Self-Assessment] requirement(s) of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.

  • 1.00 ACPE

    Pharmacy Credit - Accreditation Council of Pharmacy Education (ACPE) 

    Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1.00 of ACPE credit(s). Credits for pharmacists and technicians will be transmitted to CPE Monitor and will be available within 60 days post-activity pending submission of individual NABP e-PID and DOB (mm/dd only). Pharmacists should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

     

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

    Physician Credit 

    Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

     

  • 1.00 Non-Physician Participation Credit

    Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1.00 Non-Physician Participation Credit. Non-Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    AMA PRA Category 1 Credits HOURS™ Continuing Medical Education is acceptable for meeting the continuing education requirements for Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Psychologists, Registered Nurses, and Respiratory Care Practitioners. For other disciplines, please check with the regulatory board for your discipline to confirm what type of credits meet the continuing education requirements. Continuing education hours for nurses accredited by ANCC, via Joint Accreditation.

     

  • 1.00 ANCC

    Nursing Credit - American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 

    Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1.00 ANCC contact hour(s). Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

     

  • 1.00 CA BRN

    Nursing Credit - California Board of Registered Nursing (CA BRN)
    This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hour(s) by Sutter Health, which is an approved provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing. (Provider Number 17182). Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 1.00 IPCE

    This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

     

Course opens: 
02/13/2026
Course expires: 
03/13/2026
Event starts: 
02/13/2026 - 12:00pm PST
Event ends: 
02/13/2026 - 1:00pm PST
Rating: 
0

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

Shiran Hadas, M.D., a faculty this activity, disclosed consultative services with Vista. AI which is not relevant to the content of this educational activity, no mitigation was necessary.

Dirk Baumann, MD a faculty this activity, disclosed consultative services with Beckton Dickinson This relevant financial disclosure was mitigated by a peer reviewed conducted by Jared Herr, MD who has no financial relationships. 

No one else 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

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, Sutter Health, is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 

Credit Designation Statement

Sutter Health designates this LIVE activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for physicians, 1.00 continuing professional development contact hours for nurses, and 1.00 knowledge-based contact hours for pharmacists. Learners should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Note to Other Disciplines: Non-Physician Participation Credit (AKA - AMA PRA Category 1 Credits HOURS™) Continuing Medical Education is acceptable for meeting the continuing education requirements for Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Psychologists, Registered Nurses, and Respiratory Care Practitioners. For other disciplines, please check with the regulatory board for your discipline to confirm what type of credits meet the continuing education requirements. Continuing education hours for nurses accredited by ANCC, via Joint Accreditation.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ABIM MOC

    American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)

    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.00 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. 

  • 1.00 ABS MOC

    American Board of Surgery (ABS)

    Successful completion of this CME activity, [which includes participation in the evaluation component], enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME [and Self-Assessment] requirement(s) of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.

  • 1.00 ACPE

    Pharmacy Credit - Accreditation Council of Pharmacy Education (ACPE) 

    Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1.00 of ACPE credit(s). Credits for pharmacists and technicians will be transmitted to CPE Monitor and will be available within 60 days post-activity pending submission of individual NABP e-PID and DOB (mm/dd only). Pharmacists should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

     

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

    Physician Credit 

    Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

     

  • 1.00 Non-Physician Participation Credit

    Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1.00 Non-Physician Participation Credit. Non-Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    AMA PRA Category 1 Credits HOURS™ Continuing Medical Education is acceptable for meeting the continuing education requirements for Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Psychologists, Registered Nurses, and Respiratory Care Practitioners. For other disciplines, please check with the regulatory board for your discipline to confirm what type of credits meet the continuing education requirements. Continuing education hours for nurses accredited by ANCC, via Joint Accreditation.

     

  • 1.00 ANCC

    Nursing Credit - American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 

    Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1.00 ANCC contact hour(s). Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

     

  • 1.00 CA BRN

    Nursing Credit - California Board of Registered Nursing (CA BRN)
    This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hour(s) by Sutter Health, which is an approved provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing. (Provider Number 17182). Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 1.00 IPCE

    This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

     

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