Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) – What Does it All Mean?​

Speaker:

Omair K. Yousuf, Dr - Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Virginia Health, Inova Heart and Vascular Institute, Carient Heart and Vascular

Moderator:

Patti Larkin,  RN, MSN - Registry Product Manager, American College of Cardiology

Description:
​​Increase comprehension of the Appropriate Use Criteria in Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy. 

Learning Objectives:

• Recognize the correlation between AUC and ACC Guidelines.
• Identify how the AUC metrics can be used for quality improvement initiatives.
• Determine how the AUC indications are classified. ​