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The New IBHRE Physician EP Exam – Expanding Eligibility July 1, 2011

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The International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners (IBHRE) is launching an international Board Certification Examination for Competency in Cardiac Electrophysiology for the Physician in late 2011. The new Physician EP exam will bridge the difference between language and practice to meet the certification needs of internationally diverse healthcare systems, facilitating worldwide advancement of the heart rhythm profession. (more…)

HRS Joins with AMA to Stop Dual Chamber Pacemaker Audits June 27, 2011

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The Heart Rhythm Society has joined with the American Medical Association (AMA) to help stop Medicare audits of dual chamber pacemakers. 

The Society and the American College of Cardiology submitted a resolution to the AMA for review at its recent House of Delegates meeting. After the resolution was discussed, the AMA House broadened the proposal to benefit the entire house of medicine and passed the resolution.  We were able to advocate for this issue and protect our members from unwarranted audits due to the support of Society members who also became members of AMA, which provided HRS with a seat in the AMA House of Delegate in 2009.

Learn more  and tell us your thoughts in the comment section below.

HRS Offers Complimentary AF Awareness Resource Kit June 24, 2011

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Looking ahead to National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month in September, the Heart Rhythm Society has created complimentary AF Awareness Resource Kits.  The kits contain materials to increase patients’ knowledge about AF risk factors, symptoms, and available treatment options.  The kits include the “A-Fib Feels Like” poster, CHADS2 Scorecard, Practical Rate & Rhythm Management of Atrial Fibrillation Pocket Guide, patient education brochures, and more. 

Physicians and caregivers can complete and submit the online order form and visit the Society’s website for AF education opportunities and additional resources.

Let us know in the comment section below if there are other items that would help you discuss Afib with your patients.

Help Publicize Our New AF Awareness PSA! June 16, 2011

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The Heart Rhythm Society kicked off its national Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Campaign with a new public service announcement (PSA), “A-Fib Feels Like.”

Please help publicize this important message by including the PSA on the website where you work, on your own blog or your social media profiles.

In addition, if you have strong relationships with television and/or radio affiliates in your area,  please contact Kennesha Baldwin, Manager of Media & Public Relations to learn how you can help bring attention to the PSA.

Finally, if you haven’t done so already, please view the PSA and tell us what you think!

HRS Advocates for Allied Professionals and Requests Changes to CARE Act June 15, 2011

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The Heart Rhythm Society, along with two other cardiovascular specialty organizations, sent a letter to Rep. Edward Whitfield (R-KY) and Rep. John Barrow (D-GA)  requesting an exemption in the CARE Act of 2011 (H.R. 2104) for allied professionals who work under the personal supervision of a physician. (more…)

May’s Most Popular Posts June 10, 2011

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 We would like to share May’s most popular posts with you, encourage you to read any that you may have missed and suggest that you contribute to the growing conversation among heart rhythm professionals.

Why is the Speaker Ready Room Red? Erica Zado, PAC, FHRS

Guest blogger Erica Zado shares her thoughts on the highlights of this year’s Scientific Sessions, including improvements in the Speaker Resource Center and the Advanced Associated Professionals Forum II. (more…)

New HRS Afib Awareness Campaign: Watch the PSA May 27, 2011

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The Heart Rhythm Society is dedicated to improving the care of people living with heart rhythm disorders. It does this by providing physicians and patients with the latest information, research, news and tools needed to advance the field of electrophysiology, by fostering better treatments and by improving doctor-patient communication. Our goal is to end suffering and death caused by heart rhythm disorders.

As part of this effort, the Society has launched a national Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Awareness Campaign. (more…)

Guest Blogger: Twitter and Heart Rhythm 2011: The Audience has Spoken May 26, 2011

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Guest Blogger Benjamin Wilkoff

Benjamin Wilkoff, Heart Rhythm 2011 Guest Blogger

The simple ratio of presenter to audience is what makes a conference session such a unique    experience. The people on stage have captivating expertise. They have the research and the ability to speak with authority. And yet, in an age of ubiquitous access and online networking, the audience must be engaged more than by the session content or the speaker’s tone and style. The audience must be asked to participate and to leverage their considerable numbers to lend an authenticity and relevance to the speaker’s words. It is this goal of audience participation that came to fruition at Heart Rhythm 2011. (more…)

IBHRE Physician EP Certification – Why the New Exam? May 23, 2011

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As a global leader in cardiac rhythm device therapy and electrophysiology certification, IBHRE is expanding its competency examinations internationally to:

  • Standardize the practice of cardiac rhythm management worldwide
  • Maintain a diverse and high level of expertise among cardiac care professionals
  • Advance the heart rhythm profession by meeting the specific credentialing needs of international healthcare systems

The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) currently offers EP certification for physicians; however, there are many physicians who would like to obtain the credential for “Board Certified Electrophysiologist” but are not eligible for the ABIM Board Exam. (more…)

Friday Highlights of the Scientific Sessions May 11, 2011

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Editor’s Note: Guest Blogger Matthew R. Ginks, MBBS, a clinical EP Fellow at Guy’s and St. Thomas’  NHS Trust,  shares his experience attending Heart Rhythm 2011 sessions.  

During Heart Rhythm 2011, there were two stand-out sessions for me on Friday coming from either end of the EP spectrum. Sadly neither of these was the session in which I was presenting!! It was a pleasure and a privilege to listen to (not see, as I was in the – albeit very wisely arranged – overflow room) Drs. Bradley Knight and Bill Stevenson go through diagnostic pacing manoeuvres (that is how we spell it across the pond in the Queen’s English) for supraventricular tachycardias (SVT). Theirs is a rare combination of abilities to identify and to teach some of the most clinically useful diagnostic manoeuvres in SVT diagnosis. A fellow audience member commented that it was the clearest explanation that he’d ever heard. (more…)

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