CGR-Improving Survival from Cardiac Arrest is All About Cheating Time

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023, 7:30 AM - Thursday, September 12, 2024, 11:59 PM


Examine the out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival ceiling that exists within the Chain of Survival.

1. Describe the out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival ceiling that exists within the Chain of Survival.
2. Describe how the physical time-to-treatment barrier neutralizes the effectiveness of defibrillation and drugs.
3. Discuss how the next frontier in EMS will be to enhance bystander effectiveness through 9-1-1 dispatcher-delivered drugs, devices, and directions on their use.

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Participants must watch the entire video, score at least 100% on the post-test, and complete an evaluation in order to receive credit. For any questions regarding the activity, please contact us at [email protected] or (804) 828-3640.

The following planning committee member has nothing to disclose:

Amir Doshi, MD

• Greg Hundley, MD
• Leila Islam, MD
• Mary Kay Jarrett, NP
• Megan Maltby, MSW
• Virginia McGhee, RN
• Ajay Pillai, MD
• Kristyn Rudisill, PA
• Fadi Salloum, PhD
• Benjamin Van Tassell, PharmD

 

In support of improving patient care, VCU Health Continuing Education 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.

 

VCU Health Continuing Education designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

VCU Health Continuing Education designates this activity for a maximum of 1.00 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity provides 1.00 contact hours (1.00 CEUs) of continuing education credit. ACPE Universal Activity Number (UAN): JA4008237-0000-23-169-H01-P.

NOTE FOR PHARMACISTS: VCU Health Continuing Education will upload the pharmacy-related continuing education information to CPE Monitor within 60 days of activity completion. Per ACPE rules, VCU Health Continuing Education does not have access nor the ability to upload credits requested more than 60 days after activity completion. It is the responsibility of the pharmacist or pharmacy technician to provide the correct information [NABP ePID and DOB (in MMDD format)] in order to receive credit for participating in a continuing education activity.

1.00 CE credits will be awarded for psychologists attending the entire program. Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibly for the content of the programs.

 

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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.

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.

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AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (1.00 hours), ACPE - Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (1.00 hours), ANCC - American Nurses Credentialing Center (1.00 hours), ABIM MOC Part 2 (1.00 hours), APA - American Psychological Association (1.00 hours), ASWB Approved Continuing Education (ACE) (1.00 hours), IPCE - Interprofessional Continuing Education Credit (1.00 hours)

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