Activity Description
This CME-accredited on-demand webinar, originally broadcast live on May 6, 2026, features leading experts who review optimal clinical decision-making strategies, demonstrate techniques, assess implementation best practices, and evaluate the evidence supporting the use of cryoNB after sternotomy. The faculty also addresses attendees' questions and helps contextualize CryoNB's role in improving postoperative recovery.
Agenda
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Agenda |
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Welcome and Introductions |
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Why Nonpharmacologic? The Case for cryoNB in a Multimodal Sternotomy Strategy |
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Mastering the Freeze: Technique and Application of cryoNB in Sternotomy |
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The Right Patient, the Right Conversation: Selection, Education, Post-Operative & Sternal Precautions |
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Outcomes That Matter: Building the Evidence and the Internal Case for cryoNB |
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From Skeptic to Champion: Overcoming Adoption Barriers and Growing a cryoNB Program |
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Panel Discussion with Q&A |
Commercial Support
The activity is supported through an educational grant from AtriCure, Inc.
Joint Providership:
MediaSphere Medical, LLC and Ciné-Med
Faculty
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Moderator |
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Robert Lyons, MD |
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Presenters and Panelists |
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Murtaza Dawood, MD |
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Eric Hoenicke, MD |
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Kyle Maskell, NP |
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Nathaniel Melton, MD |
CME Accreditation
On-Demand Webinar: Claiming CME Credits and Certificate Fulfillment
Valid until 5/12/2027
Participants in the on-demand webinar must complete the activity online within the specified credit period listed above to earn Continuing Medical Education credits. After watching the video, click the Claim Credit button and complete the online credit and evaluation form. Once submitted, you can download or print a certificate.
Live Webinar: Claiming CME Credits and Certificate Fulfillment
Attendees of the live webinar may claim Continuing Medical Education Credits following completion of the post-activity evaluation form. One CME Certificate is provided electronically for the total credits earned, based on your level of participation.
Important: Claiming Credit Note: Participants who have claimed CME credits through the live webinar are not eligible to also claim credits via the on-demand webinar.
Target Audience
This activity has been developed to meet the educational needs of thoracic and cardiothoracic surgeons, associated professionals, and other members of the surgical care team.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this educational activity, participants will be able to:
- Examine the role of cryoNB in a multimodal sternotomy strategy.
- Review techniques and the application of cryoNB in sternotomy.
- Assess patient selection, education, post-operative, and sternal precautions.
- Evaluate strategies to overcome adoption barriers and cultivate a cryoNB program.
Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented by MediaSphere Medical and Ciné-Med to improve patient care. Ciné-Med is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Physicians. This educational activity is accredited for a maximum of 1.75 AMA PRA CATEGORY 1 Credits™ for Physicians. Nurses and Other Healthcare Professionals. All other healthcare professionals will receive a Certificate of Participation. Consult your professional licensing board for information on the applicability and acceptance of Certificates of Participation for activities designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
Disclosure Policy
MediaSphere Medical and Ciné-Med adhere to accreditation requirements concerning industry support of continuing medical education. Speakers are required to openly disclose any limitations of data and/or any discussion of any off-label, experimental, or investigational uses of drugs or devices in their presentations. Speakers will disclose any relationships at the beginning of their presentations.
All MediaSphere Medical and Ciné-Med employees with content-control responsibilities have indicated they have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
It is the policy of MediaSphere Medical and Ciné-Med to promote balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all educational programs it supports. All faculty members involved in educational activities must disclose to the program audience any real or apparent conflicts of interest from the past 12 months.
MediaSphere Medical and Ciné-Med establish a process to identify and resolve all conflicts of interest before delivering the educational activity to learners.
Non-Endorsement Statement
MediaSphere Medical and Ciné-Med confirm that sound educational principles are demonstrated in the development of this educational offering, as shown by the review of its objectives, teaching plan, faculty, and activity evaluation process. MediaSphere Medical and Ciné-Med do not endorse or support the actual opinions or material content as presented by the speaker(s) and/or sponsoring organization.
Commercial Support
The activity is supported through an educational grant from AtriCure, Inc.
Joint Providership:
MediaSphere Medical, LLC and Ciné-Med