The focus of this recorded webinar is the role of imaging in cardiac amyloidosis. Moderated by Allan Klein, MD, FASE and Dermont Phelan, MD, PhD, FASE, presented by Sarah Cuddy, MB, BCh, Madeline Jankowski BS, RDCS, FASE and Jai Singh, MD, the tips and tricks of optimal imaging strategies for the sonographer audience will be provided. A comprehensive review of the role of echocardiography from basic to advanced techniques, including an evaluation of the role of strain imaging, will be discussed. Viewers will gain an understanding of the connection between the modalities for evaluating amyloidosis. Sonographers will receive scanning advice, during this very concise and informative webinar.

Moderator(s): Allan Klein, MD, FASE; Dermont Phelan, MD, PhD, FASE

Speaker(s): Sarah Cuddy, MB, BCh; Madeline Jankowski, BS, RDCS, FASE; Jai Singh, MD

This webinar is supported by an unrestricted, educational grant from Pfizer, Inc.

CME Information: 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM

Release Date: October 31, 2020

Expiration Date (Enduring Version): October 31, 2023 - CME/MOC must be claimed by this date.

Target Audience: This activity is designed for all cardiovascular sonographers and physicians with a primary interest and knowledge base in the field of cardiovascular imaging including echocardiography, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, nuclear imaging, and others. In addition, it is designed for cardio-oncologists, oncologists, residents, researchers, clinicians, intensivists, and other medical professionals.

Accreditation Statement:

The American Society of Echocardiography is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American Society of Echocardiography designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is ASE’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC points.   Physicians will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity.

ARDMS and CCI recognize ASE’s certificates and have agreed to honor the CME credit hours toward their registry requirements for sonographers.

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While a monetary or professional affiliation with an ineligible company does not necessarily influence a speaker’s presentation, the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education and policies of the ACCME require that all financial relationships with ineligible companies* be identified and mitigated prior to engaging in an accredited CE activity. In accordance with these policies, ASE actively identified relevant financial relationships between faculty in control of this accredited CE activity and ineligible companies and implemented mitigation strategies to eliminate any potential influence from persons or organizations that may have an incentive to insert commercial bias in this activity. (*Companies that are ineligible to be accredited in the ACCME System (“ineligible companies”) are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, reselling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.)

Members of the ASE CME Committee members (not serving as faculty) do not have any financial relationships with ineligible companies.  Click here for a list of these members.

None of the ASE staff who were involved in the planning and implementation of this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies.  Click here for a list of ASE staff members.

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