As an accredited provider of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. In compliance with these standards, it is ASNC’s policy to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific merit in its educational activities through the disclosure of all financial relationship with ineligible companies and mitigation of conflicts of interest. The financial interest or relationships requiring disclosure are outlined in ASNC’s CME Conflict of Interest Policy. All planners, reviewers, and presenters involved with this activity were required to disclose all financial relationships. The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology has reviewed these disclosures and mitigated or managed all identified conflicts of interest through a peer review process.
The following course directors, planners, presenters, reviewers, and staff reported no financial relationships:
Niti R. Aggarwal, MD, FASNC
Marianna Dakanali, PhD
E. Gordon DePuey, MD, MASNC
Rami Doukky, MD, MSc, MBA, FASNC
Dawn Edgerton (ASNC staff)
Simran Grewal, DO
Matthew E. Harinstein, MD
Maria L. Mackin, CNMT, RT(N), FASNC
Wendy Passerell (ASNC staff)
Ronald G. Schwartz, MD, MS, FACC, FAHA, ABNM, MASNC
Anam Waheed, MD
David E. Winchester, MD, MS, FACP, FACC, FASNC
The following planners, presenters, peer reviewers, and staff reported financial relationships:
Karthik Ananthasubramaniam, MD, FASNC: Research grants: Alynylam Pharmaceuticals, Bristol Myers Squibb, Ionis Pharmaceuticals; Speakers Bureau: Bristol Myers Squibb
Benjamin Auer, PhD: Consultant fee: Spectrum Dynamics Medical
Victoria Anderson (ASNC staff): Stock Interest: Abbott, AbbVie Inc.
Jamieson Bourque, MD, MHS, FASNC: Advisory Board: GE Healthcare
James A. Case, PhD, MASNC: Consultant fee: General Electric; Research Grants: Bracco Diagnostics; General Electric, Spectrum Dynamics; Intellectual Property Rights: Cardiovascular Imaging Technologies; Salaried Employee or Owner: Cardiovascular Imaging Technologies
Panithaya Chareonthaitawee, MD, FACC, FAHA: Consultant fee: Clario, Ionetix; Speakers Bureau: Ionetix; Royalties: UpToDate®
C. David Cooke, MSEE: Royalty: Syntermed, Inc. (Sales of Emory Cardiac Toolbox Software); Salaried Employee or Owner: Part-time employee of Syntermed, Inc.
Sanjay Divakaran, MD, MPH: Consultant fee: Kinevant Sciences
Mark C. Hyun, CNMT, NCT, RT(N)(R)(CT), FASNC: Consultant fee: Astellas
Saurabh Malhotra, MD, MPH, FACC, FASNC: Advisory Board: Alnylam, Pfizer; Consultant fees: Viz.ai; Speakers Bureau: Alnylam, AstraZeneca, Pfizer
Prem Soman, MD, PhD, MASNC, FACC, FRCP (UK): Consultant fees: Alnylam, Eidos, Pfizer, Spectrum Dynamics; Research Grants: Pfizer Inc.