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CE Symmetry and Amedco are proud to bring you this educational program.
The Amedco and CE Symmetry teams have extensive experience in innovative CME delivery methods including live events, virtual events, and online, enduring activities. Please reach out to us via email at help@BioMarkerEDU.com if you would like to learn more about our services or other programs.
These accredited, educational programs have been planned and executed in accordance with the ACCME Essential Areas and Elements including the Standards for Commercial Support.
Educational materials were developed in accordance with all regulations, guidelines, standards, and codes that apply to independent education including, but not limited to, OIG Compliance Program Guidance for Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and PhRMA Code on Interaction with Health Care Professionals.
About BioMarkerEDU
CE Symmetry is pleased and excited to provide this innovative, educational resource focused on the evolving role of biomarker technology. Our goal with BioMarkerEDU.com is to provide a wide array of content, accredited and non-accredited, to help further the understanding and use of biomarker assays in the clinical, drug development and public health settings.
Biomarkers, defined in part by the World Health Organization as “any measurement reflecting an interaction between a biological system and a potential hazard, which may be chemical, physical, or biological. The measured response may be functional and physiological, biochemical at the cellular level, or a molecular interaction”, have experienced a remarkable growth in the past 10 – 15 years. The role of biomarkers is anticipated to expand and will maintain a critical role in disease diagnosis and management, in clinical trial design and execution and will increasingly see a role in the public health sector.
We are now providing content related to 3 different therapeutic areas.
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Myocardial Infarction/CVD
- Sepsis/Antimicrobial Stewardship
Our most recent addition is on role of a new core labs biomarker in diagnosing Traumatic Brain Injury. Our expert faculty review the role the TBI biomarker assay will have in the hospital setting, impact on patient disposition in the ED and the need to address changes in the EHR in relation to ongoing care for TBI patients.
The TBI content is accompanied by two substantial courses on the use of High-Sensitivity Troponin testing in the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction. This new technology provides more precise diagnostic workup for the evaluation of chest pain in the ED. Our faculty discuss the role hs-Tn plays in the rule out of MI in the hospital.
“The High-Sensitivity Troponin Upgrade: It’s About Time” goes in depth into the rational for converting to high-sensitivity troponin testing. The expert faculty of Chris Baugh, Frank Peacock, Allan Jaffe, Brian Patel and Sayon Dutta all provide their thoughts and expertise on why hospitals should make this upgrade to their advanced diagnostic protocol (ADP) for MI diagnosis.
We also provide a video series on “how” to successfully adopt High-Sensitivity Troponin testing into the hospital’s advanced diagnostic protocol. Alan Wu joins Chris Baugh and Frank Peacock in presenting “Adoption of High-Sensitivity Troponin: A Step-by-Step Collaborative Guide”. This discussion focuses on the “how-to” setup a well-coordinated, well-resourced process to ensure a successful adoption of high-sensitivity troponin.The lessons learned from this series can be useful in preventing unnecessary challenges in implementing the change. It is a long but manageable process and our Subject Matter Experts provide remarkable insights from their own experiences.
Our initial activity was a multi-faceted program launched in 2020 that focused on the use of procalcitonin in antimicrobial decision making. We were fortunate to be joined in this discussion by Dr. Jim Neuenschwander, Dr. Michael Broyles, and Dr. Eric Gluck. Their unique perspectives included laboratory, pharmacy, critical care, hospital, and emergency medicine. The panel reviewed the economics of procalcitonin and how it can improve practice behavior and improve patient outcomes.
We are also offering a limited number of “live” events to institutions and chapters of appropriate medical societies. There will be no faculty associated cost to the institution / chapter to host a live event. We even provide a grant to your chapter to be used at the chapter’s discretion.
If you have an interest in conducting an event with your society/chapter, please email cme@BioMarkerEDU.com and we will reach out to you within 24 hours.
Thank you again for your interest.
We look forward to seeing your feedback.
About CE Symmetry
CE Symmetry develops and delivers Continuing Education programs and activities that change practice behavior and improve patient care.
CE Symmetry is a well-established Medical Education Company with greater than 40 years of experience in the design, development, and delivery of continuing healthcare education to physicians, pharmacists, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other healthcare professionals.
Our Mission
To create educational content that leads to a positive change in practice and improved patient care.
We strive to develop educational programs and formats that go beyond just a change in knowledge. We seek to change practice behavior in order to benefit patients.
Our Philosophy
Education should be robust, rigorous and engaging. Diverse and engaging formats should be employed to enhance the learners experience.
Working with US and International thought leaders from across a wide range of therapeutic areas allows CE Symmetry to develop educational content that is of the highest quality.
Content that is not seen or completed is of little value. With that reality in mind, CE Symmetry endeavors to deliver content via innovative and captivating formats. We create programs for live lectures at academic medical centers, professional medical societies and local medical centers as well as online, on-demand educational content.
CE Symmetry, LLC was founded in 2008 and has had a highly successful first decade+. The company focuses on a number of therapeutic areas and has a special affinity for Emergency and Hospital Medicine as well as working with small disease states. Many of these are in the rare disorder category.
Educational Design
CE Symmetry (CES) strives to provide unique and differentiating educational concepts and delivery methods designed to effectively convey critical and relevant educational content to address practice issues and information needs of the healthcare community.
Effective educational programs must now be a combination of scientifically rigorous, evidence-based content delivered through unique and engaging adult learning models. No longer will simple “talking head” presentations attract and maintain learners. Today’s learners are far more invested and want a greater value in return for the time they spend on activities.
CES continues to have the luxury of working with the top experts in a wide range of therapeutic areas. We work hard in our vetting of faculty members for our programs, and partner with only those who maintain a high degree of knowledge in their respective therapeutic area as well as outstanding presentation skills.
For more information about our team and our services, please visit our website at www.cesym.com.
About Amedco, LLC
Amedco is one of the top 10 joint accreditation providers in the US. We are good at what we do because we’ve been doing it for a long time and it is all that we do. Thirty years has focused our skills and knowledge in every aspect of Continuing Education. Amedco serves a variety of clients from large professional associations to small continuing education organizations. Our clients cover a variety of specialties across the country. https://www.amedcoedu.com/
About Hospital Quality Foundation
The Hospital Quality Foundation (HQF) is a 501c3 not-for-profit organization whose mission is to improve the quality of healthcare by supporting the development and/or delivery of information and education related to hospital medicine.
The goal of the HQF is to identify and educate practitioners on strategies and processes that promote healthcare quality improvement. The HQF disseminates healthcare information, provides a focal point for a cross section of stakeholders and leaders, and establishes a repository of information for local, national, and international healthcare provider education.
The HQF is directed by a board of highly qualified individuals with experience and expertise in healthcare quality, emergency medicine, hospital medicine, pharmacy, and transitions of care.
In conjunction with its sponsors, emphasis is placed on educating and engaging physicians and other healthcare providers in advancing hospital quality improvement.
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Thank you for your interest in these educational activities. If you have any questions about the educational material or need help with any technical difficulties, please reach out.
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