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ACCREDITATION STATEMENT

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the Elsevier Office of Continuing Medical Education (EOCME) and Excerpta Medica, Inc. The EOCME is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians.

CREDIT DESIGNATION STATEMENT

DISCLOSURES

As a sponsor accredited by the ACCME, it is the policy of the EOCME to require the disclosure of anyone who is in a position to control the content of an educational activity. All relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests and/or manufacturers must be disclosed to participants at the beginning of each activity. The faculty of this CME activity disclose the following:

RESOLUTION OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST

The EOCME has implemented a process to resolve conflicts of interest for each CME activity. In order to help ensure content objectivity, independence, fair balance, and that the content is aligned with the interest of the public, the EOCME has resolved the conflict by conducting peer review.

UNAPPROVED/OFF-LABEL USE DISCLOSURE

The EOCME requires CME faculty to disclose to the participants:

1. When products or procedures being discussed are off-label, unlabeled, experimental, and/or investigational (not US Food and Drug Administration [FDA] approved); and
2. Any limitations on the information presented, such as data that are preliminary or that represent ongoing research, interim analyses, and/or unsupported opinion.

Faculty may discuss information about pharmaceutical agents that is outside of FDA-approved labeling. This information is intended solely for CME and is not intended to promote off-label use of these medications. If you have questions, contact the medical affairs department of the manufacturer for the most recent prescribing information.

INTENDED AUDIENCE

This activity has been developed for cardiologists, interventional cardiologists, emergency medicine physicians, internists, hospitalists, and other healthcare providers who treat patients with cardiovascular disease.

PROGRAM GOAL

This activity is intended to summarize leading reports presented at the 2008 Annual American College of Cardiology (ACC) Scientific Sessions.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

• Describe the results of recent studies involving the treatment of patients with cardiovascular diseases
• Understand new clinical evidence that will affect future guidelines in order to incorporate the best standards into practice
• Analyze original investigative research to preview and develop an understanding of new science
• Discuss the clinical implications of this important meeting and recognize the effect of the presented information on clinical management

FINANCIAL SUPPORT

This CME activity is supported by an educational grant from sanofi-aventis U.S.

CME PLANNING COMMITTEE

Paul Ruest, PhD
Deepak L. Bhatt, MD
Geno J. Merli, MD
Jennifer DiBenedetto

CME INQUIRIES

For all CME certificate inquiries, please contact Sandy Bakos at s.bakos@elsevier.com

SPECIAL NEEDS

We encourage participation by all individuals. If you have any special needs, please contact Wendy Barker at (908) 547-2183 or w.barker@elsevier.com for assistance.