Enhance your clinical approach to ATTR-CM by exploring its presentation across diverse populations, including differences in prevalence and the unique challenges women and minority populations may face in receiving a timely diagnosis. Discover practical, team-based strategies and culturally responsive communication techniques to improve diagnostic decision-making, strengthen patient engagement, and promote equitable management.
Learning Objectives
- Recognize clinical and echocardiographic red flags of ATTR-CM across diverse populations including key signs and imaging features to differentiate from other causes
- Describe the epidemiology of ATTR-CM, including the higher varying prevalence based on ancestry, and explain how implicit bias, access barriers, and misattribution of symptoms contribute to delayed diagnosis in minority populations (including women)
- Discuss equitable, team-based strategies application of evidence-based diagnostic pathways and culturally responsive communication strategies to promote timely testing, referral, and patient engagement in diverse clinical settings.
CE certificate available upon successful completion of the post-test and program evaluation.
MD, FACC, FASE, FSCMR
BSN, RN
Accreditation:
PCNA is accredited by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners® as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education. Provider number: 030602. This activity is approved for 0.75 contact hour(s) (which includes 0.0 hour(s) of pharmacology).
