Upon completion participants should be able to:

1. Reinforce the basic principles of nuclear cardiology physics, stress testing, and SPECT and PET myocardial perfusion imaging workflows for the healthcare team.
2. Identify recent guideline updates regarding the appropriate use and interpretation of SPECT and PET myocardial perfusion imaging, cardiac amyloid radionuclide imaging, and cardiac sarcoidosis imaging.
3. Delineate the evolving role of nuclear cardiology in preoperative evaluation, chronic inflammatory diseases, heart transplantation, and our understanding of ischemic heart disease in women.
4. Discuss new challenges and opportunities in nuclear cardiology, including hybrid imaging, novel radiotracers, molecular imaging, and artificial intelligence.
5. Enhance knowledge and care coordination amongst members of the interdisciplinary team to improve the overall quality of cardiac imaging and patient outcomes.

CME/MOC Information

Joint Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF). ACCF is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physicians

The ACCF designates this enduring material for a maximum of 16 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABIM Maintenance of Certification

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 16 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. Once your MOC claim is submitted to the ACCME no modifications can be made to your overall credit claim. Participants can claim credit only once.

Physician Assistants

The American College of Cardiology Foundation has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 16 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Interprofessional Continuing Education Credit

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 16 credits provided by ACCF Interprofessional Continuing Education credits for learning and change.

Release Date:

March 28, 2025

Expiration Date:

March 27, 2028

Access provided until the product expiration date of March 27, 2028.

Full refund available within 7 days of purchase.

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