Topic
The Role of Percutaneous Cardiac Interventions in Stroke Prevention

Hosted By
Drexel Neurosciences Institute

Speaker
Sahil Banka, MD, Department of Cardiology, Hahnemann University Hospital

Learning Objectives

• Discuss patients who may benefit from left atrial occlusion
• Discuss patients who may benefit from PFO closure
• Discuss structural heart devices and procedures

Target Audience
DUCoM faculty, all physicians, fellows, residents, medical students, PAs, CRNPs, RNs; all medical specialties

Continuing Medical Education Credits
Drexel University College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement: The Drexel University College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AOA: This program is eligible for 1 credits in Category 2A of the American Osteopathic Association.

Disclosure
Speakers at continuing medical education activities are required to disclose to the audience, any relevant commercial interest (which is any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients). Any conflicts of interest must be resolved prior to the presentation and announced to the audience.

Dr. Banka has disclosed that he will use slides provided by Boston Scientific and that he doesn’t have a commercial interest with them; he has also disclosed that he has some commercial interest in St. Jude Medical. He will resolve these conflicts of interest by supporting his presentation with the "best available evidence” from the medical literature.