RSS Coordinator(s):
  • ASHLEY BARTLETT
Series date: 
01/01/2025 - 12:00am CST to 12/31/2025 - 11:59pm CST

Series Overview

This series will utilize lectures, cases, and panel discussions aimed at enhancing knowledge and competence among fellows, advanced practice providers, MDs, and referring physicians specializing in advanced heart failure and transplant, cardiothoracic surgery and cardiac ICU. The evolving series will be designed with input from learners. We will cover a wide range of topics pertaining to advances in AHFTx, best practices, and examination of patient outcomes. 

Global Objectives

As a result of participation in this educational series, members of the healthcare team will be able to:

  • Apply guideline-directed medical and device therapy in heart failure patients.
  • Identify the transition from stable to advanced heart failure.
  • Examine novel monitoring strategies and treatment approaches in heart failure.
  • Prioritize a team-based approach to patient care and value diversity in clinical encounters.

Intended Audience

MD/DO, APRN, Physician Assistants, and Fellows

Planning Committee

Veli Topkara, MD, MSc, Chair  Peter Marogil, MDAshley Bartlett, Coordinator
Eric Rogers, PA-CBeth Westerfeldt, NPAndrew Pap, MD

Accreditation

Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, the University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP 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.


Credit Designation Statements

American Medical Association (AMA)

The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)

The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 ANCC contact hour.

The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1 AAPA Category 1 CME credits.  PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA)

 

This activity contributes to the CME component of the American Board of Anesthesiology’s (ABA) redesigned Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology (MOCA®) Program, known as MOCA 2.0®. Please consult the ABA website, www.theaba.org, for a list of all MOCA 2.0 requirements.

By completing the requirements for this activity, the learner gives UW-Madison ICEP permission to share completion data with the ACCME and the certifying board(s).

American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) - with Self-Assessment
ABIM CME MOC Accredited logo

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.0 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.

By completing the requirements for this activity, the learner gives UW-Madison ICEP permission to share completion data with the ACCME and the certifying board(s).

American Board of Thoracic Surgery (ABTS) - with Self-Assessment
 

Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME and Self-Assessment requirements of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABTS credit.

By completing the requirements for this activity, the learner gives UW-Madison ICEP permission to share completion data with the ACCME and the certifying board(s).

American Board of Surgery (ABS) - with Self-Assessment
American Board of Surgery (ABS) Logo

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME and Self-Assessment requirements of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.

By completing the requirements for this activity, the learner gives UW-Madison ICEP permission to share completion data with the ACCME and the certifying board(s).

Continuing Education Units
The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP, as a member of the University Professional & Continuing Education Association (UPCEA), authorizes this program for 0.1 continuing education units (CEUs) or 1 hour.

Policy on Faculty and Sponsor Disclosure

It is the policy of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP) to identify, mitigate and disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* held by the  speakers/presenters, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence content of this accredited continuing education (CE).  In addition, speakers, presenters and authors must disclose any planned discussion of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation. For this accredited continuing education activity, all relevant financial relationships have been mitigated and detailed disclosures are listed below.

* Ineligible companies are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical service directly to patients to be ineligible companies.

Detailed disclosures will be available prior to the start of the activity.

Disclosures for Planning Committee

COMPETENCIES

ACGME/NURSING

  • Patient Care and Procedural Skills
  • Medical Knowledge
  • Practice-Based Learning and Improvement

NAM/NURSING 

  • Provide Patient/Person-Centered Care
  • Employ Evidence-based Practice
  • Apply Quality Improvement

INTERPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COLLABORATIVE 

  • Teams and Teamwork

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION COMPETENCIES

  • Value Diversity in the Clinical Encounter

ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY GOALS

JAC 14

IP — COMPETENCE

Series location: 
In-person and Virtually
600 Highland Ave
CSC
Madison, WI 53705
United States
RSS Format: 
Grand Rounds
Live Stream Available: 
Yes
Global Objectives: 

See above

Interprofessional RSS: 
Yes
Intended Audience: 
Nurse Practitioner
Physician
Physician Assistant
Resident/Fellow
Student
Specialty: 
Cardiovascular Medicine
Surgery
Credits Available: 
AAPA Category 1 CME
MOCA 2.0®: ABA Lifelong Learning Points (Part II)
MOC: ABIM Medical Knowledge Points (Part II)
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
ANCC Contact Hours
University of Wisconsin–Madison Continuing Education Hours