The most utilized ultrasound enhancing agent is approved for use in pediatric patients
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The DEFINITY® Illuminate Series
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High DEF(INITY)™
The DEFINITY® Illuminate Series is designed to increase quality and efficiency, reduce costs, enhance diagnostic accuracy, and improve adherence to UEA guidelines1-4
Through the DEFINITY® Illuminate Series, Lantheus provides you with institutional and educational value presentations, webinars, and an operational efficiencies toolkit. They aim to:
- Drive clinical and diagnostic value across stakeholders
- Deliver clinical and technical support
- Support the efficient implementation of DEFINITY® across clinical settings
- Optimize DEFINITY® images
- Help to integrate UEA policy
- Help echo lab with sonographer administration of DEFINITY®
CLINICAL SPECIALIST PROGRAMS
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Dedicated on-site clinical and technical support delivered by expert sonographers to assist with the efficient implementation of DEFINITY®.*
SPEAKERS PROGRAMS
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Physicians and sonographers share their knowledge and experience on the diagnostic and clinical impact of DEFINITY® on echocardiograms in speaker program presentations.*
NURSE PROGRAMS
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Presentations that address nursing staff needs on the safety and efficacy of DEFINITY® and the overall impact it has on patient care.†
- These programs fulfill a need for structured teaching opportunities for non-reading clinicians, which benefits both patient care and interspecialty collaboration5
PHYSICIAN ROUNDTABLES
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Physician-to-physician forums where HCPs can connect and share how UEAs impact the diagnostic capability of echocardiography.
IMPROVE PROGRAM
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Designed to enhance echocardiography by identifying suboptimal echo rates and to illustrate the clinical and economic benefits that can be achieved with appropriate use of DEFINITY®. This quality improvement program helps participants:
- Define and quantify the challenge and impact of suboptimal echo
- Recognize the important role that DEFINITY® has in improving diagnostic quality, cardiac diagnosis, and patient management2,3
- Identify costs of using DEFINITY® for patients with suboptimal echoes compared to the cost of other imaging modalities and related expenses associated with the need for additional downstream diagnostic procedures2,3
- Evaluate the clinical and economic benefits that are possible with the appropriate use of DEFINITY®2-4
- Initiate a quality echo program that will better serve their patients and their institution
INFORMATIONAL WEBINARS
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Live and on-demand webinars designed to provide timely and important information on the use, implementation, and impact DEFINITY® has on cardiac diagnosis, patient management, and cost-effectiveness in echocardiography.* Topics include:
- Cardiac diagnosis and patient management
- Case study review
- Contrast echo in critical care
- DEFINITY® across multiple care settings
- DEFINITY® implementation and administration
- DEFINITY® safety profile
- Guidelines and standards
- Image optimization
- Improving patient outcomes
- Optimizing the value of DEFINITY®
- Quality-driven echocardiography
- Workflow efficiency
OPERATIONAL TOOL KIT
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A detailed guide to help implement DEFINITY® in your institution, including a summary of American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) Guidelines, discussion framework for roles and responsibilities for optimizing DEFINITY® use, and detailed instructions and troubleshooting tools.
* Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS) credits are available for sonographers who enroll in these programs.
† American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) credits are available for nurses who enroll in these programs.
UEA=ultrasound enhancing agent
Annually, Lantheus educates ~10,000 HCPs through >1000 programs. A majority of the programs provide SDMS and AACN credits.1
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Kurt M, Shaikh KA, Peterson L, et al. Impact of contrast echocardiography on evaluation of ventricular function and clinical management in a large prospective cohort. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009;53(9):802-810. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2009.01.005
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Main ML, Fu JW, Gundrum J, LaPointe NA, Gillam LD, Mulvagh SL. Impact of contrast echocardiography on outcomes in critically ill patients. Am J Cardiol. 2021;150:117-122. doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.03.039
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Lester SJ, Askew JW, Hurst RT, et al. Contrast echocardiography: experience in a clinical echocardiography laboratory. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2006;19(7):919-923. doi:10.1016/j.echo.2006.01.025
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Ayesa SL, Katelaris AG, Brennan PC, Grieve SM. Medical imaging education opportunities for junior doctors and non-radiologist clinicians: a review. J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol. 2021;65(6):710-718. doi:10.1111/1754-9485.13266