Activity Description:

This session will explore the role of cardiac stress testing in the evaluation of non-acute chest pain patients encountered by prehospital providers. We will delve into the clinical decision-making proess for EMS personnel, focusing on identifying patients who may benefit from further workup for obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD).

Target Audience: 

Hospitalists, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Advance Practice Nurses, Registered Nurses, Allied Health Professionals, Physicians and Residents, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) providers.

Learning Objectives:

1. Differentiate between acute and non-acute chest pain presentations in the prehospital setting.
2. Identify key risk factors for obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) relevant to prehospital assessments.
3. Utilize clinical decision-making tools and protocols for determining the need for further evaluation of chest pain in non-acute patients.
4. Explain the role of cardiac stress testing in the diagnosis of CAD and its applicability to non-acute chest pain patients.
5. Describe the typical patient flow from prehospital encounter through potential cardiac stress testing for non-acute chest pain.

Moderator:

Philip Fuller, PA

Doug Maddux, Paramedic/TMCA EMS Director 

Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies.*

*Ineligible companies – Companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Accreditation:

The HCA Healthcare Continental Division is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

Credit Designation:

The HCA Healthcare Continental Division designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1^TM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Commercial Support:  

This Activity was developed without support from any ineligible company.*The ACCME defines ineligible companies as those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Note: The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical service directly to patients to be commercial interests – unless the provider of clinical services is owned, or controlled by, and ACCME defined ineligible company.

Disclosure: 

The HCA Healthcare Continental Division is committed to providing CME that is balanced, objective, and evidenced-based. In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education Standards for Integrity and Independence all parties involved in content development are required to disclose all conflicts of interest with ACCME defined ineligible companies. The HCA Healthcare Continental Division has identified, reviewed, and mitigated all conflicts of interest that speakers, authors, course directors, planners, peer reviewers, or relevant staff disclose prior to the delivery of any educational activity. The CME planning committee who are in a position to control the content of this CME Activity, have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.