Target Audience
This activity is intended for physicians, nurses, physician assistants, allied health professionals, and other members of the healthcare team.
Learning Objectives
• Identify the regional active clinical trials.
• Recognize the unique presentation of disease in the ICU.
• List the strategies for the treatment of the aortic valve.
• Define the importance of the Multidisciplinary Heart Team in the process of Shared Decision Making (SDM) and optimal patient experience.
• Describe the diagnosis and management of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM).
• Identify the strategies for the treatment of atrial fibrillation.
• Identify the innovations in heart transplantation.
• Differentiate the novel anticoagulants and reversal strategies.
• Discuss Cardiac Advanced Life Support (CALS) and implementation in the critical care setting.
• Describe the long-term complications of ACHD patients.
• Discuss the medical and surgical management of complex congenital heart diseases.
• Describe surgical complications in ACHD.
• Describe the importance of teamwork in the care of the ACHD patient.
Accreditation
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by MedStar Health and Georgetown University. MedStar Health 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.
Credit Designation
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 23.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.
Nurses:
This activity is approved for 23.0 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Physicians:
MedStar Health designates this enduring material for a maximum of 23.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Physician Assistants:
MedStar Health has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 23.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until December 2025. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by MedStar Health and South Atlantic Cardiovascular Society. MedStar Health 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.
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 21.75 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.