Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is death due to a cardiovascular or unidentifiable cause that occurs within an hour of the onset of symptoms. Death occurs when the heart stops beating or is not beating sufficiently to maintain perfusion and life. Those who have experienced sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) have a higher risk of SCD. Thus, addressing SCA risk factors reduces SCD risk. Since SCD is a high-risk condition, emergency clinicians are often the first professionals to see a patient. However, primary care physicians can prevent SCA and SCD through counseling about healthy lifestyle changes, regular health monitoring, and treatment adherence.This activity for healthcare professionals is designed to improve learners’ proficiency in evaluating and managing SCD. Participants gain a broader grasp of SCD risk factors and evidence-based preventive and treatment strategies. Learners enhance their cardiac diagnostic and management skills to effectively collaborate within an interprofessional team caring for patients at risk of SCD.
- Provider:StatPearls, LLC
- Activity Link: https://www.statpearls.com/ArticleLibrary/viewarticle/29655
- Start Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- End Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- Credit Details: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™️: 1.0 hours
Nursing: 1.0 hours
Pharmacy: 1.0 hours - MOC Credit Details: ABS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Accredited CME (ABS)
ABOS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Accredited CME (ABOS)
ABPATH - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning (ABPATH)
ABA - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning (ABA)
ABTS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Accredited CME (ABTS)
ABIM - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Medical Knowledge (ABIM)
ABS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Self-Assessment (ABS)
ABP - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment (ABP)
ABTS - 1.0 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
- Provider Ship: Directly Provided
- Registration: Open to all
- Specialty: Adolescent Medicine, Adult Cardiac, Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Cardiac Anesthesia, Cardiothoracic, Cardiovascular, Cardiovascular Disease, Congenital Cardiac, Critical Care, Critical Care Medicine, General Operative Anesthesia, General Orthopaedics, General Pediatrics, Geriatric Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology, Neurocritical Care, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, Sports Medicine, Surgical Critical Care, Trauma