Presented by Franklin Zimmerman, MD, FAACVPR
Overall Course Description: The AACVPR course in electrocardiography will provide the fundamentals of EKG (ECG) interpretation and arrhythmia recognition necessary for the cardiac rehabilitation professional. Specifically designed for the cardiac rehabilitation environment, the course will cover six key areas. These will include: 1) Fundamental concepts of ECG electrophysiology and vectors, 2) Electrocardiography of acute and chronic coronary artery disease, 3) Arrhythmia interpretation, 4) Pacemaker electrocardiography, 5) Chamber enlargement, bundle branch block and preexcitation, 6) Pharmaceutical effects, QT syndromes and metabolic disorders. Educational materials and illustrations will be derived from Dr. Zimmerman’s textbook, ECG Core Curriculum, as well as from actual clinical cases.
Overall Learning Objectives:
At the completion of this course, attendees will be able to:
1. Describe the electrophysiologic basis for the normal ECG.
2. Properly identify and measure ECG intervals, segments and waves.
3. Demonstrate understanding of the vector concept and their relationship to ECG findings, avoiding reliance on pattern recognition.
4. Learn how to diagnose chronic coronary disease and differentiate acute coronary syndromes from “infarction imitators.”
5. Diagnose atrial and ventricular ectopic complexes, tachyarrhythmias and bradyarrhythmias.
6. Recognize chamber enlargement, bundle branch block and preexcitation.
7. Describe heart block and pacemaker electrocardiography.
8. Identify the effects of medications and metabolic disorders on the ECG.
9. Interpret tracings using a system of structured reporting.
10. Recognize “red flags” that warrant intervention or adjustment of exercise.
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How to access CE Credit: Please complete the evaluation at the conclusion of the webinar to obtain your certificate. The webinar evaluation is available in the Learning Center. The evaluation must be completed to download and obtain your certificate.
Credits offered:
AACVPR CE:
This course has been approved by the AACVPR Professional Education Committee for a total of 5.0 AACVPR Continuing Education Credits.
Nurse CE:
An application has been made to Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education activity for 5.0 contact hour for nurses.
Financial Disclosure:
All individuals who have the ability to control or influence the content of an educational activity have disclosed all relevant relationships within the past 12 months with any commercial interest. Relevant relationships are relationships with a commercial interest if the products and services of the commercial interest are related to the content of the educational activity.
Education Committee Chair: Rachel Jarvis, MA, ACSM-RCEP, CES - Nothing to disclose.
Speaker(s):
Franklin Zimmerman, MD, FAACVPR - Nothing to disclose.