Program #791 • Available Saturday, November 30, 2002
Certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
through Wednesday, November 30, 2005
Contemporary Management of the Syncopal Patient
Faculty
Jonathan
S.
Steinberg, MD
Professor of Medicine
Columbia Unversity College of Physicians & Surgeons
Chief, Division of Cardiology
Director, Arrhythmia Service
St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY
Director, Arrhythmia Service, Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, NJ
Wishwa
N.
Kapoor, MD,MPH
Falk Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine
Director, Clinical Research Training Program
Director, Center for Research on Health Care
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA
Andy
Jagoda, MD
Professor and Vice Chair
Department of Emergency Medicine
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York
Program Description
Syncope—simple fainting—is the transient loss of consciousness with
rapid and spontaneous return to normal. It can be completely benign, requiring
little or no work-up, but it can also be a warning of life-threatening
illness. Because patients rarely present during the syncopal episode, however,
the physician typically enters the picture after the fact, when the patient
is fully recovered. Was it a seizure? Is it just a vasovagal event? Does
the patient have heart disease? Is hospitalization necessary? Three experts
on syncope—an emergency physician, a general internist, and a cardiologist—
share their perspectives on risk stratification, what constitutes the
necessary and sufficient work-up, and selection of accurate but cost-effective
diagnostic tests. Because cardiac causes of syncope are potentially the
most serious, an extended discussion of electrophysiologic testing, tilttable
testing, and catheter ablation of serious arrhythmias is included.
(50 minutes)
Credit Information
Up to 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
This activity is designed for primary care physicians, internists,
surgeons, and other health care professionals with an interest in caring for
syncopal patients.
Learning Objectives
After taking part in this CME activity, participants should be able to:
CME Credit Designations
ACCME The Network for Continuing Medical Education (NCME) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA NCME designates this educational activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their
participation in the activity.
AAFP This activity has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 2 Prescribed credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians. AAFP accreditation begins Sunday, November 30, 2003. Term of approval is for one year from this date, with option for yearly renewal.
AOA This activity is eligible for up to 2 hours of credit in Category 2-A of the American Osteopathic Association.