State of the Heart: 3rd Annual Heart and Vascular Conference

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be better able to:

1. Integrate current diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for the evaluation and management of heart failure, cardiomyopathies, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, including advanced pharmacologic, device-based, and surgical interventions. 
2. Identify emerging technologies and procedural innovations in electrophysiology, cardiovascular imaging, interventional cardiology, and structural heart interventions to optimize patient outcomes. 
3. Implement evidence-based, multidisciplinary approaches for the assessment and management of complex cardiovascular emergencies, incorporating the appropriate use of mechanical circulatory support systems. 
4. Incorporate best practices and evolving evidence into the surgical management of vascular and cardiothoracic conditions, including advanced endovascular, hybrid, and open repair techniques.

Physicians
The University of Nebraska Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 9.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses
The University of Nebraska Medical Center designates this activity for 9.5 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should only claim credit for the actual time spent participating in the activity.

Emergency Medical Services Professionals
The University of Nebraska Medical Center, Center for Continuing Education, EMS  and Trauma Division approves this educational opportunity for 9.5 hours of Emergency Medical Services Continuing Education. 

Maintenance of Certification (MOC)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to ear MOC points in: 

• 9.5 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.

It is the CME Provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting MOC credit.

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DISCLOSURES

The accredited provider has mitigated and is disclosing identified relevant financial relationships for the following faculty, planners, and others in control of content prior to assuming their roles.

Faculty

The following faculty have disclosed relevant financial relationships:

• Adam Burdorf, DO^{† *}
  Speaker's Bureau: Abbott
• Arvind Bhimaraj, MD, MPH, FACC, FHFSA
  Advisory Board: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; BridgeBio Pharma, Inc.; Pfizer Inc.
  Speaker: BridgeBio Pharma, Inc.
• Marvin H. Eng, MD
  Consultant: Medtronic
  Proctor: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
• Scott Lundgren, DO, MS
  Speaker's Bureau: Abbott
• Jason J. Payne
  Advisory Board: Biosense Webster (part of the family of J&J MedTech Companies), Medtronic
  Research: Abbott
  Consultant: Prairie Research Institute
• Douglas A. Stoller, MD, PhD
  Advisory Board: CareDX, Cytokinetics
  Speaker's Bureau: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
  OFF LABEL DRUG USE: Published trial results of aficamten and  mavacamten
• Ronald Zolty, MD, PhD
  Consultant: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Bayer AG; Johnson & Johnson; Merck & Co., Inc.; United Therapeutics Corporation

The following faculty have nothing to disclose:

• Amar R. Annapureddy, MBBS
• Samuel R. Brown, MD
• Brett Duncan, MD^† *
• Kim F. Duncan, MD, FACS
• Brendan Hurley, MD
• Michael J. Moulton, MD, FACS
• Jillian B. Negri, DNP, APRN-NP, ACNP-BC
• Jennifer L. Nickol, DO
• Edward L. O’Leary, MD, MBA, MHCM
• Mrinalini Patil, MD
• Kaveh Razaei Bookani, MD
• Samer H. Sayyed, MD
• Aleem Siddique, MBBS, FACS, FACC
• Shane F. Tsai, MD, MBA*

Planning Committee

The following planning commitee members have nothing to disclose:

• Ellen Addison, MSN, APRN-NP, MBA
• Valeta Creason-Wahl, MMP
• Tori Greenlee
• Julie Huglin
• Heidi Keeler, PhD, MSN/MBA, RN
• Chandra Kuhl, MHA, BSN, RN
• Melissa Lederer, MBA, BSN, RN, CMPE
• Shahbaz Malik, MD, MBBS
• Scott Muldoon
• Renee Paulin, MSN, RN, CWOCN
• Debbie Von Seggern, NRP, EMSI

^† Conference Director
* Faculty and planning committee member