Accreditation Information

After attending Heart Rhythm 2026 in person or online, the learner should be able to:

• Identify and analyze the latest scientific advances and innovations in the field of heart rhythm disorders  

• Select appropriate, evidence-directed pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies to achieve optimal outcomes for patients with heart rhythm disorders.  

• Describe and discuss how to operationalize a multidisciplinary approach to optimize the management of heart rhythm disorders including, but not limited to, the use of inter-professional teams, care coordination, patient engagement, and communication.  

• Utilize quality improvement measures, methods, and tools to foster systems-based improvements in heart rhythm care, outcomes, and value.  

• Assess the impact of regulatory and institutional policies, and societal and cultural norms, on safety, timeliness, equity, effectiveness, efficiency, patient-centered care, and value.  

• Evaluate the latest technology, including wearables and consumer products, available in the field of heart rhythm disorders.  

• Utilize shared decision-making resources in discussing monitoring and treatment of patients with heart rhythm disorders.  

• Summarize and discuss strategies for incorporating digital health into the practice of electrophysiology including inpatient vs. outpatient settings, remote monitoring, and reimbursement management.  

• Explain best practices for mapping and ablation of ventricular fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, PVCs, atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, and supraventricular fibrillation.  

• Explain best practices for implanting conduction system pacemakers, leadless pacemakers, and non-transvenous implantable cardioverter defibrillators.  

• Describe and discuss prediction and prevention of sudden cardiac death.   

• Review the anatomy and physiology of the autonomic nervous system within the heart and describe the role of cardioneuroablation in electrophysiology.  

• Describe and discuss the utilization of AI and digital health innovations for the identification and management of heart rhythm disorders, selection of patients for heart rhythm interventions, and for advancing basic and translational arrhythmia research.  

• Review the role of the electrophysiologist in sports-related cardiology and management.  

• Summarize the role of genetic testing and assessment of genetic risk factors in the management of patients with heart rhythm disorders.  

• Apply systems-based process changes to improve care and outcomes for patients with heart rhythm disorders.  

• Describe new advances in basic and translational arrhythmia research. 

Accreditation Statement

The Heart Rhythm Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Physicians AMA Designation Statement

The Heart Rhythm Society designates this internet-enduring activity for a maximum of 125 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Deadline to Claim ACE Credits: December 31, 2026.

ABIM Maintenance of Certification Statement

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 125 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Deadline to Claim ABIM MOC Points: Before December 31, 2026.

ABP Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Statement

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the activity and individual assessment of and feedback to the learner, enables the learner to earn up to 125 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.

Deadline to Claim ABP MOC Points: Before December 31, 2026.

The National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) has authorized the Heart Rhythm Society to offer up to 1.6 CEUs or 16 Category 1 contact hours for the activity Heart Rhythm Society 2026. The American Board of Genetic Counseling (ABGC) will accept CEUs earned at this program for the purposes of genetic counselor recertification.

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada MOC Recognition Statement

Through an agreement between the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, medical practitioners participating in the Royal College MOC Program may record completion of accredited activities registered under the ACCME’s “CME in Support of MOC” program in Section 3 of the Royal College’s MOC Program.

Other Credit Available

A Credit Certificate (for physicians) or Certificate of Participation (for non-physicians) will be provided to individuals seeking credit from the following organizations that accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Note that participants are advised to contact their certifying body for specific information regarding credit submissions:

• American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) for elective credit
• American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB)
• American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA)
• American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
• American Osteopathic Association (AOA) for Category 2
• Committee on Accreditation of Continuing Medical Education (Canada)
• European Board for Accreditation in Cardiology (EBAC)
• European CME Credits (ECMEC)
• German Chambers of Physicians
• Oman Medical Specialty Board
• Qatar Council for Healthcare Practitioners
• Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC)