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The Advancing Management of Transthyretin Amyloidosis: A Practical Guide

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  • Heart Failure

Available Credit:

  • 1.00 EBAC

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Overview

Radcliffe Medical Education bring together a globally-renowned faculty, including Prof Julian Gillmore (University College London, London, UK) as he chairs a panel of distinguished experts, Dr Martha Grogan (Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, US), Dr Laura Obici (I.R.C.C.S. San Matteo Polyclinic, IT) and Prof Arnt Kristen (University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, DE) in this interactive symposium covering the unique challenges of ATTR in diagnosis, assessment, long-term management and future treatment options.
 

During this session, the panel discuss key aspects related to ATTR-cm including the need for standardised and coordinated care, identifying disease progression and assessing quality of life after initiating treatment.

Support Statement

This Satellite Symposium was supported by an unrestricted educational grant from AstraZeneca who has no involvement in the content.

Disclosure

In compliance with EBAC guidelines, all speakers/chairpersons participating in this programme have disclosed or indicated potential conflicts of interest which might cause a bias in the presentations. The Organising Committee/Course Director is responsible for ensuring that all potential conflicts of interest relevant to the event are declared to the audience prior to the CME activities.

Terms & Conditions

Radcliffe Education requires contributors to our CME programmes to disclose any relevant financial relationships that have occurred within the past 12 months that could create a conflict of interest. These will be identified in the faculty section if applicable.
 

The session, ‘Individualising Antithrombotic Strategies for Established Coronary Artery Disease’ is accredited by the European Board for Accreditation of Continuing Education for Health Professionals (EBAC) for 1 hour of external CME credits. 
 

Each participant should claim only those hours of credit that have actually been spent in the educational activity. EBAC works according to the quality standards of the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME), which is an institution of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS).
 

Through an agreement between the European Board for Accreditation of Continuing Education for Health Professionalsand the American Medical Association, physicians may convert EBAC External CME credits to AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Information on the process to convert EBAC credit to AMA credit can be found on the AMA website.

Instruction to Participants

There is no fee for taking part in this online learning activity.
 

Activities are designed to be completed within 90 minutes and must be completed by the registered user. Physicians should only claim credits for time spent on the activity. To successfully earn credit, participants must complete the activity in full in the indicated time frame.
 

To complete the course and claim certification participants must:
 

  • Read the course outline information supplied and complete pre-test questions if supplied prior to starting the activity. Users must read and study the activity in its entirety before completing the post-test questions.
  • Your results will be automatically saved and if a pass score is achieved (where applicable), you may be eligible to claim credit for the activity and receive a certificate of completion.

Target Audience

  • Heart Failure Specialist
  • Echocardiologist
  • Cardiac Amyloidosis Specialist

Learning Objectives

  • To differentiate ATTR phenotypes based on presenting signs and symptoms.
  • To select appropriate tests to monitor symptomatic ATTR-cm from imaging, biomarker, functional and QoL assessments.
  • To recall how to identify disease progression across ATTR-cm.
  • To describe the different disease modifying treatments for ATTR including novel agents.

Module

Title

Duration

Speakers

Session 1 ATTR – A Multi-system Disease Posing Unique Challenges 11m 43s Julian Gillmore (Amsterdam, NL)
Session 2 Assessing Cardiac Manifestations of ATTR 16:57 Martha Grogan (Amsterdam, NL)
Session 3 Long-term Management 15m 23s Laura Obici (Amsterdam, NL)
Session 4 What’s in our Future Toolbox? 8m 47s Arnt Kristen (Amsterdam, NL)
Session 5 Meeting Summary and Conclusions 2m 11s Julian Gillmore (Amsterdam, NL) Martha Grogan (Amsterdam, NL) Arnt Kristen (Amsterdam, NL) Laura Obici (Amsterdam, NL)
Session 1.

ATTR – A Multi-system Disease Posing Unique Challenges

Duration: 11m 43s

Speakers: Julian Gillmore (Amsterdam, NL)

Session 2.

Assessing Cardiac Manifestations of ATTR

Duration: 16:57

Speakers: Martha Grogan (Amsterdam, NL)

Session 3.

Long-term Management

Duration: 15m 23s

Speakers: Laura Obici (Amsterdam, NL)

Session 4.

What’s in our Future Toolbox?

Duration: 8m 47s

Speakers: Arnt Kristen (Amsterdam, NL)

Course Director

Julian Gillmore

University College London, London, UK

Julian Gillmore gained his medical degree at University of London. He trained in nephrology and undertook MD and PhD degrees in the field of amyloidosis. His research interests include pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of amyloidosis.

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Speaker

Martha Grogan

Dr Martha Grogan, is a Former Chief of Internal Medicine and Medical Director, Assistant Warden, at the Federal Medical Center while fulfilling a National Health Service Corps commitment.

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Speaker

Arnt Kristen

University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, DE

Arnt Kristen practices in Heidelberg, Germany. His top areas of expertise are Primary Amyloidosis, Transthyretin Amyloidosis, Cardiac Amyloidosis, Heart Transplant, and Tissue Biopsy.

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Speaker

Laura Obici

I.R.C.C.S. San Matteo Polyclinic, Pavia, IT

Laura Obici practices in Pavia, Italy. Dr Obici and is regarded in 16 conditions. Her top areas of expertise are Transthyretin Amyloidosis, Primary Amyloidosis, Familial Transthyretin Amyloidosis, Cardiac Amyloidosis, and Tissue Biopsy.

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1.00 EBAC

 The Advancing Management of Transthyretin Amyloidosis: A Practical Guide's programme has been accredited by the European Board for Accreditation of Continuing Education for Health Professionals (EBAC) for 1 CME point, equating to 1 hour of learning. Physicians may convert EBAC External CME credits to AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

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