CME/CE On-Demand Activities

Challenges and Promise of Antiplatelet Treatments in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Congress Monitor from EuroPCR 2008 Jul 02, 2008 - To receive credit for this activity, read the monograph, and complete the posttest and evaluation. Once complete, you will receive via email an instant CME certification letter verifying your 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

A 24-Year-Old Obese Caucasian Man Presents With Chest Pain Jun 30, 2008 - New! In this virtual case study, follow a patient from the emergency department to the cardiac catheterization lab and beyond. Initial diagnosis, intervention, treatment and follow-up are all discussed in this interactive activity authored by plateletNEWS.org faculty member, Marc Cohen, MD.

Identifying and Addressing Unmet Needs in Platelet Inhibition in Cardiology Jun 24, 2008 - This CME-certified webcast features 3 cardiologists on the Expert Panel of PlateletNEWS.org presenting various aspects of antiplatelet therapy. The contemporary use of antiplatelet therapy in acute coronary syndrome patients and those who undergo percutaneous coronary interventions is discussed. There is also robust discussion about unmet clinical needs in the field and novel antiplatelet therapy and the agents that are on the horizon.

Audio Journal Club: Discussion of Clopidogrel Use and Long-Term Clinical Outcomes After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation Apr 25, 2008 - Listen to a didactic interview with Glenn N. Levine, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI and Cindy Grines, MD as they discuss Clopidogrel Use and Long-Term Clinical Outcomes After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation.

Audio Journal Club: Association of Aspirin Resistance and Recurrent Cardiovascular Events: A Recent Meta-Analysis Jan 31, 2008 - Listen to a didactic interview with Paul Gurbel, MD and Alan Michelson, MD as they discuss the principal findings from the recently publilshed meta-analysis by Snoep and colleagues concerning the association of laboratory defined aspirin resistance with the risk of cardiovascular events.

Patient Case: Noncardiac Surgery following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) with a Drug-Eluting Stent Jan 31, 2008 - Review therapeutic options to prevent perioperative stent thrombosis in a patient who recently underwent PCI with stent placement and subsequently undergoes noncardiac surgical intervention.

Antiplatelet Therapies in ACS and PCI: A Congress Monitor from AHA Scientific Sessions 2007 Jan 31, 2008 - To receive credit for this activity, read the monograph, and complete the posttest and evaluation. You will then be asked to verify and submit by email your contact information. Once complete, you will receive via email an instant CME certification letter verifying your AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ awarded.

Audio Journal Club: Discussion of the Facilitated Intervention with Enhanced Reperfusion Speed to Stop Events (FINESSE). Presented at: Annual Congress of the European Society of Cardiology Jan 31, 2008 - Listen to a didactic interview with Glenn N. Levine, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI and Michael Lincoff, MD as they discuss the principal findings concerning the use of facilitated PCI in patients with ACS from the FINESSE trial, and the clinical implications of these findings.

Patient Case: Suspected Allergic Reaction to Clopidogrel Shortly After Receiving a Drug-Eluting Stent Jan 22, 2008 - Review a recommendation for therapeutic modification in a patient exhibiting an allergic reaction to clopidogrel.

Patient Case: One Patient, Many Complex Options Jan 22, 2008 - Review potential adjunctive pharmacologic options for a patient with a history of worsening angina and unknown coronary anatomy.

Webcast: Clinical Advances in Acute Coronary Syndrome: Peer-to-Peer Forums Jan 22, 2008 - Learn and apply how to utilize current ACC/AHA Class I Recommendations for Antithrombotic Therapy in clinical practice, identify and relate current standards of care and the latest clinical studies of pharmaceuticals used in ACS, to your clinical practice, define potential avenues of anti-platelet resistance in Acute Coronary Syndrome therapy and apply best practices in managing patients with various stent types.

Webcast: Antiplatelet Strategies - Current and Future Directions in PCI Jan 22, 2008 - Learn and apply how platelet inhibitors are administered in patients with STEMI and NSTE ACS and assess their effectiveness.

Patient Case: Percutaneous Coronary and Valvular Intervention Apr 01, 2007 - Review the clinical evidence supporting the use of PCI and valvular intervention for the treatment of ischemic coronary artery disease (CAD).

Audio Slide Presentation: An Overview of Oral Antiplatelet Therapy Apr 01, 2007 - Review the current antiplatelet therapy in the treatment of cardiovascular disease, and educate physicians on the appropriate indications for treatment.