Release date: February 4, 2011 Termination date: February 4, 2013 Available credit: 1.25 The estimated time to complete this activity is 1.25 hours.
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia, occurring in 1–2% of the general population. Its prevalence is estimated to at least double in the next 50 years as the population ages. AF confers a 5-fold risk of stroke, and one in five of all strokes is attributed to this arrhythmia. Ischemic strokes in association with AF are often fatal, and those patients who survive are left more disabled by their stroke and more likely to suffer a recurrence than patients with other causes of stroke. In consequence, the risk of death from AF-related stroke is doubled and the cost of care is increased 1.5-fold. Appropriate management of the AF patient has been shown to reduce the related morbidity and mortality.
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AB 1820: This bill requires sufficient course work in the field of geriatrics for medical students and physicians to ensure that every general internist and family physician has the requisite knowledge and skills to competently treat California’s older population by the year 2010.
General internists and family physicians who have 25% or more of their patients 65 years of age or older are required to complete at least 20% (five hours per year) of their mandatory Category I CME in the field of geriatrics. All other physicians are encouraged to take courses in geriatrics including geriatric pharmacology.
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