Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) Patient and Family Session 2019


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Add to Calendar Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) Patient and Family Session 2019 10/5/2019 12:00:00 PM 10/5/2019 4:00:00 PM America/New_York For More Details: https://medstar.cloud-cme.com/ACHDPatient Description: Online registration is now closed. We will start onsite registration at 12:30 pm on 10/5/19.If you have any questions regarding your current registration, please call 202-780-1655 before 2:00 pm on 10/3/19.Learn more about current guidelines for CHD patients at the 8th Annual Adult Congenital Heart Disease in the 21st Century Patient and Family Session. This half day session is led by providers, patients and family memb... Bethesda Marriott Hotel false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Saturday, October 5, 2019, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Bethesda Marriott Hotel

Overview

Online registration is now closed.  We will start onsite registration at 12:30 pm on 10/5/19.

If you have any questions regarding your current registration, please call 202-780-1655 before 2:00 pm on 10/3/19.

Learn more about current guidelines for CHD patients at the 8th Annual Adult Congenital Heart Disease in the 21st Century Patient and Family Session. This half day session is led by providers, patients and family members and includes a panel on the impact of CHD on the family, featuring an interactive discussion with patients, family members and providers. Breakouts following the panel include addressing the challenges of living with CHD and the importance of self-care.

Light refreshments and parking are included in the registration fee.


Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, the learner will be able to:

  1. Identify the increasing prevalence of adults with congenital heart disease and address some of the complications that can result from lifelong congenital heart disease.
  2. Consult and coordinate with expert maternal-fetal medicine care for optimization of outcomes for mothers and babies.
  3. Review current and innovative imaging techniques for simple and complex congenital heart lesion.
  4. Review new and innovative PAH therapies that might be utilized for patients with adult congenital heart disease
  5. Review new and innovative advanced mechanical support therapies that might be utilized for patients with adult congenital heart disease
  6. Consult and coordinate with ACHD and PH experts for the care of ACHD patients with PAH and single ventricle heart disease
  7. Consult and coordinate with ACHD experts for cardiac transplantation and advanced mechanical support evaluation in ACHD patients
  8. Recognize the importance of consulting ACHD specialists in the evaluation and care of pregnant ACHD patients
  9. Appraise the catheter-based interventional procedures in adults with congenital heart disease.
  10. Appraise the indications of pacemaker and defibrillator therapy in adults with congenital heart disease.
  11. Identify the increasing prevalence of adults with congenital heart disease and address some of the complications that can result from lifelong congenital heart disease.
  12. Consult and coordinate with expert maternal/fetal medicine care for optimization of outcomes for mothers and babies and determining appropriate contraceptive options.
  13. Identify underlying cardiac anatomy and structural repairs in congenital heart disease

Registration

Type

Fee

1 Patient/Family Member

$20

2 Patients/Family Members

$30

3 Patients/Family Members

$35

4 Patients/Family Members

$40

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by MedStar Health. 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. 

Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ Physician (12.50 hours), IPCE (12.50 hours), Non-Physician Member of the Healthcare Team (12.50 hours), Nurse - ANCC (12.50 hours)