Please join us for Division of Cardiology Grand Rounds, featuring Aken Desai, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz; and Jessica Yu Rove, MD, John T. M. Wright Endowed Chair in Heart Valve Surgery, Director of Robotic Cardiac Surgery, Director of Quality and Safety, and Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Colorado Anschutz.

Academic Office 1 Room 7000 (Lunch Provided) or via Zoom.

Title: Heart Team Decision Making: Mitral Valve Disease

Learning Objectives:

• Learn the role of the multi-disciplinary heart team and patient centered decision making in mitral valve disease.
• Identify patients appropriate for robotic mitral valve surgery and transcatheter intervention.
• Understand the nuance beyond the guidelines and how it impacts decision making.

Disclosure Statement:

Dr. Desai reports a financial relationship as a consultant for Edwards, a research support recipient for Abbott and Medtronic, and a data safety monitoring board for Occlutech. Dr. Tumolo reports financial relationship as a speaker for Boston Scientific, Abbott and Biosense Webster. All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated. All of the other planners, faculty, or individuals in control of content for this educational activity have no relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

ABIM MOC Statement: Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1 MOC point in the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit information to ACGME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Accreditation & Designation Statement: The University of Colorado School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Colorado School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.