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VTE Guidelines Detective

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In this educational game, learners play the part of a detective. Learners will encounter a collection of fictitious patient cases. Within each case, the learner will study case evidence to determine the patient diagnoses of each case. Then learners continue to decide the best treatment option for each diagnosis.

Course Objectives

  • Acquaint clinicians with the most up-to-date guidelines for treating patients with VTE.
  • Identify treatment options that have shown efficacy in the clinical management of submassive and massive syndromes in PE.
  • The learner will be able to determine when to use which risk stratification.
  • Determine the optimal location to treat patients with VTE (home or in hospital).
  • Review therapies for various anticoagulation.
  • Learn about underlying hypercoagulable states change treatment in PE.

Supported by an educational grant from Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Administered by Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC

Publication expiration date: December 30, 2025

Item Number: 92821.5

Chair

Shari Bronsahan, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Associate Program Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship
Investigator, NYU Langone Translational Lung Biology Laboratory
New York University Langone Health System
New York, NY

Faculty

Parth Rali, MD
Associate Professor,
Director, TUHS PERT program
Chair, National PERT Consortium Protocol Committee
Division of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery,
Lewis Katz School of Medicine,
Temple University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA

Kevin Doerschug, MD, MS, FCCP
Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Diseases, Critical Care, and Occupational
Medicine Medical Director,
Medical Intensive Care Unit University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

CME/CE Claim Instructions
VTE Guidelines Detective

To complete the CME Activity Evaluation for the VTE Guidelines Detective, claim CME/CE credits, and download CME/CE certificates and certificates of attendance (COA), please see the instructions below. You must complete your evaluation and download your certificate prior to the product expiration date..

  1. Sign in and navigate to your “My Learning” account at education.chestnet.org.
  2. Find the course or event in your list, and complete all required post-course work.
  3. Complete the course evaluation, and then claim your credits when prompted.

Note: Your certificate and transcript can be viewed at any time under Claimed Activities on the Manage CME page.

If you need help, contact the CHEST Help Team at HelpTeam@chestnet.org. For faster assistance, outline the specific problem you are having, and provide your CHEST ID and contact information.

YOU MUST COMPLETE THE POST-COURSE ASSESSMENT AND EDUCATION ACTIVITY EVALUATION PRIOR TO THE PRODUCT EXPIRATION DATE


Physician Credit
The American College of Chest Physicians is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American College of Chest Physicians designates this enduring material for a maximum of .5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing Credit
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 16433, for .5 contact hour.

Nurse Practitioners
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME. Individuals are responsible for checking with the AANPCP for further guidelines.

Physician Assistants
American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. PAs may receive a maximum of .5 Category 1 credit for completing this activity.

Maintenance of Certification Statement
Successful completion of this CME activity enables the participant to earn up to .5 MOC point in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC points.

Upon successful completion of this course, CHEST will submit your completion data to ABIM via ACCME's Program and Activity Reporting System (PARS) for MOC points. Please allow 3-5 business days after claiming for points to be reflected on your ABIM record.

Disclaimer
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CHEST Learning Category(s)
Learning Category 2: Self-Directed

Maintenance of Licensure
Scope of Practice – Pulmonary

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