Questions and Answers in Cardiovascular Anesthesiology—

Acute Blood Pressure Management
in Cardiovascular Surgery

Webcast CME Disclosure

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Release Date:

June 1, 2009

Expiration Date:

June 1, 2011

Intended Audience:

• Cardiologists, non-invasive specialists
• Cardiovascular anesthesiologists
• Prevention-oriented cardiologists
• Cardiologists, invasive specialists
• Cardiovascu lar nurses
• Coronary care unit (CCU) specialists and directors
• Specialists in invasive vascular management
• Program direc tors, cardiovascular medicine
• Fellows in cardiovascular medi cine
• Clinical pharmacists and pharmacologists
• Pharmacy directors (cardiovascular medicine)
• Investigators and clinical trial specialists, invasive cardiology

Registration:

Enrollment for this WebCAST is complimentary, and clinicians are invited to participate in this CME-certified WebCAST and/or share this invitation with other colleagues, departmental staff members, and healthcare professionals.

Grantor Support:

Supported by an independent educational grant from The Medicines Company.
 

Accreditation Statement:

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of The University of Massachusetts Medical School, Office of CME and CMEducation Resources, LLC. The University of Massachusetts Medical School is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement:

The University of Massachusetts Medical School designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s). Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Policy on Faculty & Provider Disclosure:

It is the policy of the University of Massachusetts Medical School to ensure fair balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all activities. All faculty participating in CME activities sponsored by the University of Massachusetts Medical School are required to present evidence-based data, identify and reference off-label product use and disclose all relevant financial relationships with those supporting the activity or others whose products or services are discussed. Faculty disclosure will be provided in the activity materials.

Program Faculty and Disclosures:

Jerrold H. Levy, MD– Program Co-Chairman
Professor and Deputy Chair for Research
Emory University School of Medicine
Director of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology and Critical Care Emory Healthcare
Atlanta, GA

Consultant: The Medicines Company
Speaker’s Bureau: The Medicines Company

Solomon Aronson, MD – Program Co-Chairman
Professor of Anesthesiology
Duke University Medical Center
Executive Vice Chairman
Department of Anesthesiology
Durham, NC

No Information to Disclose

Edwin G. Avery, IV, MD
Chief, Division of Cardiac Anesthesia
Massachusetts General Hospital
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Grant/Research: The Medicines Company
Consultant: The Medicines Company
Speaker’s Bureau: The Medicines Company

Educational Objectives:

Participants in this CME-certified WebCAST will:

• Learn to manage the hemodynamic derangements and complications of serious and/or life-threatening elevations in systolic and/or diastolic blood pressure in the perioperative setting.

• Learn how to select among intravenous pharmacologic agents, including calcium channel blockers/dihydropyridines that are indicated for blood pressure control in the setting of cardiovascular disease.

• Learn how landmark trials and analyses focusing on BP re duction may have an impact on current and future strategies for management of BP elevations in the setting of cardiovascular surgery.

• Understand the efficacy and safety profiles of specific pharmacologic agents used for anesthesiology-based control of systemic blood pressure.

• Be able to discuss the potential impact that new agents will have on future manage ment of patients with BP elevation in the perioperative setting.

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