Practitioners use the terms sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) and sudden cardiac death interchangeably; however, their definitions are distinct. Sudden cardiac arrest is the sudden cessation of cardiac activity leading to an unresponsive victim who cannot breathe normally and does not have signs of functional circulation. If the condition is not addressed immediately, sudden cardiac arrest progresses to sudden cardiac death. In some patients, the placement of an implantable cardiac defibrillator significantly reduces the risk of sudden cardiac death. This activity describes the implantable cardiac defibrillator’s indications, contraindications, and complications. It highlights the role of the interprofessional team in the management of patients who are at high risk for sudden death.
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- Start Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- End Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- Credit Details: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™️: 2.0 hours
Nursing: 2.0 hours
Pharmacy: 2.0 hours - MOC Credit Details: ABS - 2.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Accredited CME (ABS)
ABOS - 2.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Accredited CME (ABOS)
ABPATH - 2.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning (ABPATH)
ABA - 2.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning (ABA)
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ABIM - 2.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Medical Knowledge (ABIM)
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ABP - 2.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment (ABP)
ABTS - 2.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Self-Assessment (ABTS) - Commercial Support: No
- Activity Type: Enduring Material
- CME Finder Type: Online Learning
- Fee to Participate: Variable
- Measured Outcome: Learner Knowledge, Learner/Team Competence
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- Specialty: Adolescent Medicine, Adult Cardiac, Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, All Practice Areas (e.g. ethics), Ambulatory/Outpatient, Cardiac Anesthesia, Cardiothoracic, Cardiovascular, Cardiovascular Disease, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, Congenital Cardiac, Critical Care, Critical Care Medicine, General Operative Anesthesia, General Pediatrics, General Thoracic, Geriatric Medicine, Hospice & Palliative Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology, Non-Thoracic Surgery, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Surgical Critical Care